Doreen Babin
@doreenbabin.bsky.social
Head of the microbial ecology group at Julius Kühn Institute @jki-research.bsky.social, Braunschweig @agmicro-lab.bsky.social
PhD, interested in microbiology, soil science, plant health and agriculture 🌱🦠🧫
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PhD, interested in microbiology, soil science, plant health and agriculture 🌱🦠🧫
Researchgate.net/profile/Doreen-Babin
Job alert: We are seeking a PhD student (65%, 3 years) for a collaboration project with @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social
If you are interested on molecular plant-microbe interactions and conducting basic research to solve current agricultural problems, then please check 👉 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
If you are interested on molecular plant-microbe interactions and conducting basic research to solve current agricultural problems, then please check 👉 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Job alert: We are seeking a PhD student (65%, 3 years) for a collaboration project with @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social
If you are interested on molecular plant-microbe interactions and conducting basic research to solve current agricultural problems, then please check 👉 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
If you are interested on molecular plant-microbe interactions and conducting basic research to solve current agricultural problems, then please check 👉 interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
Made my day: Our publication from the RhizoWheat project is the most read and 3rd most cited article in the APS society journal Phytobiomes 2025. We are very happy and proud! 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks to everyone who contributed to it! 🙏🏻
@jki-research.bsky.social
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to it! 🙏🏻
@jki-research.bsky.social
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
The Microbiome of Continuous Wheat Rotations: Minor Shifts in Bacterial and Archaeal Communities but a Source for Functionally Active Plant-Beneficial Bacteria | Phytobiomes Journal
Continuous wheat cropping often leads to yield decline, with suspected causes including increased pathogen susceptibility, decreased root growth, or low nutrient use efficiency, although the exact cau...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Made my day: Our publication from the RhizoWheat project is the most read and 3rd most cited article in the APS society journal Phytobiomes 2025. We are very happy and proud! 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks to everyone who contributed to it! 🙏🏻
@jki-research.bsky.social
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
Thanks to everyone who contributed to it! 🙏🏻
@jki-research.bsky.social
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
I am glad for the opportunity to contribute to this successful bilateral collaboration between JKI and INTA! 🇩🇪🇦🇷
Thanks and muchas gracias to @gaby-gnecco.bsky.social who joined our group this year to push this project forward together with INTA colleagues resulting in a systematic literature research and a review article submitted. A perfect basis for hopefully many more collaborations with Argentina!
#JKI and #INTA intensify international #cooperation: German & Argentine researchers analyze #conservation #agriculture from both perspectives, covering biodiversity, soil health & climate resilience, aiming to build robust evidence for more sustainable farming in both countries.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am glad for the opportunity to contribute to this successful bilateral collaboration between JKI and INTA! 🇩🇪🇦🇷
In this recent study by my colleague Nemanja Kuzmanovic @jki-research.bsky.social we revealed the extraordinary genome plasticity of Rhizobiaceae members - a family comprising both nonpathogenic and pathogenic strains: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Novel insights into the genome organization of Rhizobiaceae: identification of linear plasmids
Members of the family Rhizobiaceae typically have multipartite genomes that are split between two or more replicons, including the chromosome and a variable number of extrachromosomal replicons (chrom...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In this recent study by my colleague Nemanja Kuzmanovic @jki-research.bsky.social we revealed the extraordinary genome plasticity of Rhizobiaceae members - a family comprising both nonpathogenic and pathogenic strains: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Glad to join for the first time the Plant Microbiome Symposium #PMS2025. Looking forward to a week full of interesting talks and inspiring discussions. I will present a poster on Thursday about synergistic effects between resident microbes and inoculants for improved maize performance under drought.
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Glad to join for the first time the Plant Microbiome Symposium #PMS2025. Looking forward to a week full of interesting talks and inspiring discussions. I will present a poster on Thursday about synergistic effects between resident microbes and inoculants for improved maize performance under drought.
This week I had the wonderful opportunity to teach in the framework of a postgraduate course about all facets of the rhizosphere microbiome and how to utilize it for a more sustainable agriculture. Thanks to my colleague Dr. Gabriela Fernandez-Gnecco for organizing the course and involving me! 🇦🇷
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This week I had the wonderful opportunity to teach in the framework of a postgraduate course about all facets of the rhizosphere microbiome and how to utilize it for a more sustainable agriculture. Thanks to my colleague Dr. Gabriela Fernandez-Gnecco for organizing the course and involving me! 🇦🇷
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📢 IT'S A NEW ISSUE OF SOIL ORGANISMS 🤩
In the August issue of S.O. articles on #collembola, effects of #urbanization & the chapter on #soilbiodiversity in the Faktencheck Artenvielfalt, the German report on biodiversity, are highlighted.
CHECK IT OUT ⬇️ Please REPOST
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO
In the August issue of S.O. articles on #collembola, effects of #urbanization & the chapter on #soilbiodiversity in the Faktencheck Artenvielfalt, the German report on biodiversity, are highlighted.
CHECK IT OUT ⬇️ Please REPOST
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO
August 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
📢 IT'S A NEW ISSUE OF SOIL ORGANISMS 🤩
In the August issue of S.O. articles on #collembola, effects of #urbanization & the chapter on #soilbiodiversity in the Faktencheck Artenvielfalt, the German report on biodiversity, are highlighted.
CHECK IT OUT ⬇️ Please REPOST
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO
In the August issue of S.O. articles on #collembola, effects of #urbanization & the chapter on #soilbiodiversity in the Faktencheck Artenvielfalt, the German report on biodiversity, are highlighted.
CHECK IT OUT ⬇️ Please REPOST
soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO
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Congratulations to our Phd student Kristin Hauschild to her first-author-paper no.3 🥳 Here we tested whether different soil amendment strategies (catch crops, microbial inoculants) can improve apple plant performance in replant disease-affected soil.
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Catch crop amendments and microbial inoculants differently modulate apple rhizosphere microbiomes and plant responses
Catch crop amendments and microbial inoculants induce distinct alterations in the rhizosphere and soil microbiome of apple grown under replanting condition
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June 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Congratulations to our Phd student Kristin Hauschild to her first-author-paper no.3 🥳 Here we tested whether different soil amendment strategies (catch crops, microbial inoculants) can improve apple plant performance in replant disease-affected soil.
academic.oup.com/femsec/artic...
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Unfortunately I can't attend #Rhizosphere6 conference this time. But my colleagues are there with exciting new results from our lab 👇🏻
We are excited to attend the #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh. Don't miss the presentation of @jonkampouris.bsky.social on Monday 16th June 11:40am (session Rhizosphere Microbiome-Function BC2) and the poster presentation by Andrea Braun-Kiewnick on Monday 16th June 5pm!
June 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Unfortunately I can't attend #Rhizosphere6 conference this time. But my colleagues are there with exciting new results from our lab 👇🏻
Wonderful surprise on a Sunday morning. Big thank you to @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social for selecting our publication as Editor's pick!
Extremly grateful that our publication Braun-Kiewnick et al. was selected as Editor’s Pick @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
The Microbiome of Continuous Wheat Rotations: Minor Shifts in Bacterial and Archaeal Communities but a Source for Functionally Active Plant-Beneficial Bacteria | Phytobiomes Journal
Continuous wheat cropping often leads to yield decline, with suspected causes including increased pathogen susceptibility, decreased root growth, or low nutrient use efficiency, although the exact cau...
apsjournals.apsnet.org
June 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Wonderful surprise on a Sunday morning. Big thank you to @phytobiomesjournal.bsky.social for selecting our publication as Editor's pick!
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New publication out describing data collection since 2004 in a Central Germany field trial with contrasting tillage and fertilization. Data comprises soil nutrients, microbiome, plant gene expression, yield @doreenbabin.bsky.social
@jonkampouris@bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@jonkampouris@bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Two decades long-term field trial data on fertilization, tillage, and crop rotation focusing on soil microbes - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Two decades long-term field trial data on fertilization, tillage, and crop rotation focusing on soil microbes
doi.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New publication out describing data collection since 2004 in a Central Germany field trial with contrasting tillage and fertilization. Data comprises soil nutrients, microbiome, plant gene expression, yield @doreenbabin.bsky.social
@jonkampouris@bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@jonkampouris@bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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June 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
What a pleasure presenting the final results of a two years inoculation field experiment at IOBC-WPRS Biocontrol meeting in Turin today - sampling&analysis was a lot of work, but with many great people and the results paid off. The study will soon be published (proof loading). Stay tuned 😉
June 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What a pleasure presenting the final results of a two years inoculation field experiment at IOBC-WPRS Biocontrol meeting in Turin today - sampling&analysis was a lot of work, but with many great people and the results paid off. The study will soon be published (proof loading). Stay tuned 😉
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Inoculation with a microbial consortium mitigates early drought in maize under field conditions. Finally published: rdcu.be/eo0iU
Great collaboration within the DiControl project of @jonkampouris.bsky.social @doreenbabin.bsky.social @igzleibniz.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social and many more
Great collaboration within the DiControl project of @jonkampouris.bsky.social @doreenbabin.bsky.social @igzleibniz.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social and many more
Microbial inoculants modulate the rhizosphere microbiome, alleviate plant stress responses, and enhance maize growth at field scale
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June 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Inoculation with a microbial consortium mitigates early drought in maize under field conditions. Finally published: rdcu.be/eo0iU
Great collaboration within the DiControl project of @jonkampouris.bsky.social @doreenbabin.bsky.social @igzleibniz.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social and many more
Great collaboration within the DiControl project of @jonkampouris.bsky.social @doreenbabin.bsky.social @igzleibniz.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social and many more
Full of ideas after a productive retreat with @jki-research.bsky.social EP colleagues in the idyllic place Dresden-Pillnitz. Thanks to JKI-ZO colleagues for hosting us! @drhheuer.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Full of ideas after a productive retreat with @jki-research.bsky.social EP colleagues in the idyllic place Dresden-Pillnitz. Thanks to JKI-ZO colleagues for hosting us! @drhheuer.bsky.social
Recent publication from the lab. Great collaboration between @jki-research.bsky.social and INIA Uruguay
What does pasture presence in a crop sequence do to the soil microbiome, soil health and crop performance? The answer is here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/bac...
Frontiers | Plant-beneficial bacteria are promoted in pasture-crop rotations in the Uruguayan Pampa, contributing to soil health and crop performance
IntroductionUnderstanding how pasture-crop rotation design influences long-term soil health and microbial dynamics is crucial for sustainable agroecosystems....
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May 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Recent publication from the lab. Great collaboration between @jki-research.bsky.social and INIA Uruguay
Teaser: inoculated wheat after wheat performs similarly good as wheat after rapeseed. If you want to know more, pass by at the poster session this afternoon 👇🏻
Is Bacillus inoculation the solution to mitigate wheat yield decline? Get the answer from Andrea Braun-Kiewnick's poster about RhizoWheat project results at the Rhizo4Bio Statusseminar presented by @doreenbabin.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Teaser: inoculated wheat after wheat performs similarly good as wheat after rapeseed. If you want to know more, pass by at the poster session this afternoon 👇🏻
Final piece of our DFG project published. Great collaboration between JKI and TU Dresden @agmicro-lab.bsky.social @jhtzethof.bsky.social
Under non-stressful plant conditions is the ability to form biofilm not essential for inoculant rhizocompetence. Result from our new published study 👇🏻
doi.org/10.1016/j.rh...
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Redirecting
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April 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Final piece of our DFG project published. Great collaboration between JKI and TU Dresden @agmicro-lab.bsky.social @jhtzethof.bsky.social
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This year I am presenting in #VAAM 2025 a piece of my work as a postdoc in @agmicro-lab.bsky.social led by @doreenbabin.bsky.social, with a focus on drought stress and interactions of inoculated plant-BMs with the resident rhizosphere microbiome.
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This year I am presenting in #VAAM 2025 a piece of my work as a postdoc in @agmicro-lab.bsky.social led by @doreenbabin.bsky.social, with a focus on drought stress and interactions of inoculated plant-BMs with the resident rhizosphere microbiome.
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Job alert: Are you interested in agroecology? We are looking for a 65%PhD student to work on weed-suppressive microbes in the frame of a European research consortium. More details and how to apply here:
interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
(english pdf announcement under "Anlagen")
interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
(english pdf announcement under "Anlagen")
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Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (m/w/d)
interamt.de
March 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Job alert: Are you interested in agroecology? We are looking for a 65%PhD student to work on weed-suppressive microbes in the frame of a European research consortium. More details and how to apply here:
interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
(english pdf announcement under "Anlagen")
interamt.de/koop/app/ste...
(english pdf announcement under "Anlagen")
Proud that our GFFA stand about the GER-URY bilateral project Micro2Health made it into the Uruguayan newspaper
January 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Proud that our GFFA stand about the GER-URY bilateral project Micro2Health made it into the Uruguayan newspaper
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First paper 2025 from our group fresh off the press: seed inoculation with beneficial microbes can attenuate drought stress during maize growth
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link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Exploring the potential of seed inoculation with microbial consortia to mitigate drought stress in maize plants under greenhouse conditions - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Plant-beneficial microbes may attenuate climate change-induced stresses on plants such as drought. We investigated the potential of beneficial microbial consortia (BMc) on plant gr...
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January 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
First paper 2025 from our group fresh off the press: seed inoculation with beneficial microbes can attenuate drought stress during maize growth
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Bye bye X @DoreenBabin and hello bluesky!
December 27, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Bye bye X @DoreenBabin and hello bluesky!