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Muhammad Riaz
@riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
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Professor of Environmental Science

| Biogeochemistry | Nutrient cycling | Biochar | SOM | Soil pollution, quality and health indicators |
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1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social
If any plant nerds want to come work with me on soil-plant interactions... we should chat :) www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation
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October 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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unep.org
While essential for life, excess nitrogen is turning fertile soil toxic, endangering marine life, and polluting the air we breathe.

UNEP’s interactive explains what nitrogen pollution is, where it comes from, and how we can #BeatNitrogenPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
How can we measure the environmental effects of livestock systems? Our work with FAO provides the answers. Check out the new global guide: "Ecosystem Services Assessment in Livestock Agroecosystems”. #EcosystemServices #LivestockFarming #GlobalGuidance @fao.org @ipcc.bsky.social @ilri.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
#ReactiveNitrogen has a huge impact on our planet. We're proud to have contributed to new international guidance on how to assess it. The "INMS Guidance Document on Nitrogen Impact Assessment Methods" is out now. @towardsinms.bsky.social @in-net.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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ai4soilhealth.bsky.social
Could you be @au.dk's next Professor in Soil Science? Find out more about the role in the Department of Agroecology and apply now! agro.au.dk/en/current-n... #UniversityJobs #SoilScienceJobs
Professor in soil science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Agroecology - Soil Physics and Hydropedology, Aarhus University
agro.au.dk
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Muhammad Riaz
oikosjournal.bsky.social
3️⃣0️⃣Three decades of experimental nitrogen fertilization increases the frequency of a defensive plant morph

📷 © Mia M. Howard

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#ArchitecturalDefense #Galls #Herbivory #LongtermEcologicalResearch #Microevolution #RapidEvolution #ResourceAvailabilityHypothesis #Solidago

August 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Call for Abstracts

International Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon: Drylands to Global Perspectives

October 28–29, 2025 | Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

Submission email: soc2025@gcuf.edu.pk
Submission deadline: September 25, 2025

#SOC #Drylands #GlobalAgroecosystems
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reposted by Muhammad Riaz
riccardopicone.bsky.social
I'm very happy to share that the first article of my PhD thesis was published in Plant and Soil. We propose an extension of the traditional plant-soil feedback theory by using legume-cereal intercropping systems as a case study @pathanshamina.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The contemporary plant-soil feedback in legume-cereal intercropping systems: a review of carbon, nutrient, and microbial dynamics - Plant and Soil
Background Crop diversification practices, such as legume-cereal intercropping, are receiving increasing attention for the large-scale implementation because of crop yield advantages while simultaneou...
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August 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Call for Abstracts

International Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon: Drylands to Global Perspectives

October 28–29, 2025 | Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

Submission email: soc2025@gcuf.edu.pk
Submission deadline: September 25, 2025

#SOC #Drylands #GlobalAgroecosystems
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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remicardinael.bsky.social
Two great 3-year #postdocs to work on synergies/trade-offs of cocoa 🍫/coffee ☕ #agroforestry 🌳 for #people, #biodiversity and #carbon, one in Brazil, one in the US @nature.org @susancookpatton.bsky.social
Deadline: 31/07. Go 🏃🏃‍♀️!!!
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July 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
#LEGUMINOSE #SummerSchool on #LegumeCereal #InterCropping & its effects on #CropProductivity & #SoilQuality conducted on June 23-27, 2025 at #GCUF. Great invited talks, #SWOT analysis and group work and presentations by participants. #SustainableAgriculture @pathanshamina.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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remicardinael.bsky.social
📢 Great postdoc (3 years) opportunity in our group @cirad.bsky.social in the FairCarboN #ALAMOD project to coordinate a modeling excercice @agmip.bsky.social on #soilorganicmatter and nitrogen dynamics in tropical cropping systems.
Deadline: 08/05/25

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Cirad - Chercheur.e en modélisation de la matière organique dans les systèmes de culture tropicaux
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April 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Applications are invited for the “LEGUMINOSE Summer School on Crop Productivity & Soil Quality under Cereal-Legume Intercropping” organized within our Horizon Europe
LEGUMINOSE Project.
Dates: June 23-27, 2025
Location: GCUF, Pakistan
Deadline: May 11, 2025
Seats: 25
@pathanshamina.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Delivered a keynote talk on #soilquality #indicators in #ricewheat #croppingsystems at #CimateChangeCoference at #UniversityOfSwabi. Soil health is crucial for #foodsecurity and should be integrated in #farm #managementtools and #education.
April 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Delighted to join the #Nitrogen & #Climate #WG of @in-net.bsky.social project. #iN.Net bridges together international networks aiming to #HalveNitrogenWaste by 2030. Excited for working with global leaders of #NitrogenScience. #InternationalNitrogenNetwork #ReduceNirogenWaste #NICCEE
April 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Our dedicated #LEGUMINOSE Project team participated in a #FarmersDay & collected soil and grain samples from #WheatPea #Intercropping #LivingLabs at farmers' fields. Our #LEGUMINOSE team included PhD students, MS/MPhil student and undergraduate internees.
@pathanshamina.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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anhacademy.bsky.social
Water is intrinsically linked to food security, health, and well-being. 🌍💙 Water scarcity impacts food production & livelihoods. Water is vital for food prep & hygiene. Water insecurity fuels distress & depression.
This #WorldWaterDay, let’s recognise these interdisciplinary links 🔎 bit.ly/3CXYFBv
HWISE: A novel tool for the assessment of household-level water insecurity: scale refinement, validation, and manual development
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March 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
Our #LEGUMINOSE team participated in a #FarmerDay and also visited #WheatPeaLivingLabs to record data and took soil and plant samples. #LegumeCereal #Intercropping #SustainableAgriculture #SoilHealth #HorizonEurope #EuropeanCommission #AgroEcology
@pathanshamina.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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panospanagos.bsky.social
Soil organic carbon is at risk in a large part of European agricultural 🧑‍🌾🌱🌿 land. The topsoil organic carbon pool is at high risk in 43 to 83 million hectares of EU and UK🧪🔬. A new study published by @naturecomms.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Muhammad Riaz
unep.org
If we can’t live without water, why are we poisoning our rivers?
If we can’t live without forests, why are we cutting them down?
If we can’t live without soil, why are we stripping it of life?

We depend on nature—not the other way around. So why are we pushing our best ally to the brink?
The image features two white and black butterflies delicately perched on a vibrant pink flower. The text, “Humanity’s survival depends on nature,” is positioned on the left in white, bold font. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) logo is placed in the top right corner for branding.
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
riazbiogeochem.bsky.social
What a lovely day to be in the field! Visit to our wheat-pea #livinglabs under #Leguminose_EU Project at famers' fields across various locations. #LegumeCereal #Intercropping #SustainableAgriculture #Biodiversity #Nitrogen #SoilHealth #HorizonEurope @pathanshamina.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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thesoilassociation.bsky.social
🌍😷 Excess nitrogen pollutes our rivers, oceans, air, wildlife and climate.

🚜💚🌍 But farmers could improve their environmental impact and save costs by adopting best practice from organic farms, where farmers use nature-based solutions instead of artificial fertilisers youtube.com/shorts/oz9Vq...
#Nitrogen pollutes our #rivers, oceans, air, #biodiversity and #climate. So what can we do about it?
YouTube video by The Soil Association Videos
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March 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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thomasshimizu.bsky.social
+Our paper now out in @nature.com. We designed and built at AMOLF a robot that maps & tracks fungal networks as they trade nutrients with plants. We discovered how fungi build and operate hyper-efficient 'supply chains' for underground ecosystems.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Muhammad Riaz
mrillig.bsky.social
Paper out:

Li et al.
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has minor impacts on the abundance and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their contribution to soil carbon stock in tropical forests.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has minor impacts on the abundance and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their contribution to soil carbon stock in tropical forests
Knowledge about arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is crucial for understanding nutrient limitations on primary productivity and soil organic carbon (…
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February 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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mrillig.bsky.social
Happy to share that my paper on creativity in research labs is out in the "Ten Simply Rules" article series.

Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs

I hope you find it to be useful.

#AcademicSky

journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
Research lab groups are hotspots for the education of the next generation of scientists, and making these units work as creatively as possible is essential for solving pressing issues in biology, the ...
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February 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM