George A. Kowalchuk

Utrecht University — Netherlands

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(99), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity(50), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(46), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis(40), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(34)

Publications282 total

Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities
New Phytologist·2026Open Access
Iron and sulphur regulate carbon dioxide emissions in drained coastal peatlands of The Netherlands
Biogeochemistry·2026Open Access
Harnessing soil feedback from resistant bananas to suppress pathogens in susceptible varieties
Journal of Applied Ecology·2025Open Access
Applying complementarity in ecological restoration
Trends in Ecology & Evolution·2025· 1 cited
Plant Diversity Maintains Soil Detritivore Activity Under Drought
Global Change Biology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Phosphate-cycling activity of the soil microbiome in response to the recycled phosphates struvite and vivianite
Applied Soil Ecology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Synergy between AMF and accompanying microbiome enriched with PGPB enhances root development and microbiome dynamics
npj Sustainable Agriculture·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities
2025Open Access
Identity and timing of protist inoculation affect plant performance largely irrespective of changes in the rhizosphere microbial community
Applied and Environmental Microbiology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
The Impact of Compaction on Porosity and Decomposition in Peat
2025Open Access
Does Plant Diversity Safeguard Soil Carbon During Drought in a Large-Scale Biodiversity and Climate Experiment?
2025Open Access
Deletion of ACC Deaminase in Symbionts Converts the Host Plant From Water Waster to Water Saver
Plant Cell & Environment·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Phosphorus availability influences disease-suppressive soil microbiome through plant-microbe interactions
Microbiome·2024· 53 citedOpen Access
The Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment (BioCliVE): Quantifying the role of biodiversity in buffering ecosystems against climatic variability
Research Ideas and Outcomes·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Investigating protistan predators and bacteria within soil microbiomes in agricultural ecosystems under organic and chemical fertilizer applications
Biology and Fertility of Soils·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Divergent impacts of fertilization regimes on below-ground prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities in the Tibetan Plateau
Journal of Environmental Management·2024· 2 cited
Protist communities as indicators of fertilization-induced changes in a species-rich grassland ecosystem
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Enhancement of soil aggregation and physical properties through fungal amendments under varying moisture conditions
Environmental Microbiology·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Aerobic and anaerobic decomposition rates in drained peatlands: Impact of botanical composition
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 19 citedOpen Access
Stem decomposition of temperate tree species is determined by stem traits and fungal community composition during early stem decay
Journal of Ecology·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

J. Stephen(11), Johannes A. van Veen(9), Alexandre Jousset(7), Étienne Yergeau(7), Qirong Shen(6), Wietse de Boer(5), Wu Xiong(5), Stefan Geisen(5), James I. Prosser(4), J. W. Woldendorp(4), Rong Li(4), Erik Verbruggen(3), T. Martin Embley(3), Jan Dirk van Elsas(3), Jizhong Zhou(3), Sai Guo(3), Dawn Field(2), Jack A. Gilbert(2), Philip Hugenholtz(2), Anna M. Kielak(2)