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Curriculum
Post-doc research associate (June 2018 – Present)
Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University, Germany
Ph.D. (October 2014 – April 2018)
Dissertation: Plant-microbial interactions in the rhizosphere: root mediated changes in microbial activity and soil organic matter turnover
University of Bayreuth and Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany
Visiting Scholar (June – August 2017)
Phillips Lab (Prof. Richard P. Phillips)
Dept. of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Research Intern (March – May 2014)
National Institute of Plant Genetic Research, Delhi, India
M.Phil. Botany (Natural Resource Management Lab; 2012 – 2014)
Dissertation: Effects of different plantations on soil properties
University of Delhi, India
M.Sc. Botany (2010 – 2012)
Dissertation: Drought: A major threat to plants
University of Delhi, India
B.Sc. Botany (Honors; 2007 – 2010)
University of Delhi, India
Keywords
- Ecosystems Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Orientation-driven photosynthesized carbon belowground mediates intercropped peanut microbiota changes for pathogen resistance
Lu, J., Shen, Y., He, G., Li, S., Kumar, A., Sun, B. & Chen, Y., 01.2025, In: Plant and Soil. 506, 1, p. 209-226 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Shifts in plant functional trait dynamics in relation to soil microbiome in modern and wild barley
Kumar, A., Kuznetsova, O., Gschwendtner, S., Chen, H., Alonso-Crespo, I. M., Yusuf, M., Schulz, S., Bonkowski, M., Schloter, M. & Temperton, V. M., 11.2024, In: Plants People Planet. 6, 6, p. 1398-1412 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Effects of pesticide application and plant sexual identity on leaf physiological traits and phyllosphere bacterial communities
Zhu, Z., He, Y., Xu, J., Zhou, Z., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 01.04.2023, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 16, 2, 12 p., rtac084.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus) -
Straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor controlling N losses and immobilization in a soil cooling-warming experiment
Chen, H., Rosinger, C., Blagodatsky, S., Reichel, R., Li, B., Kumar, A., Rothardt, S., Luo, J., Brüggemann, N., Kage, H. & Bonkowski, M., 20.04.2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 870, 11 p., 162007.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
19 Citations (Scopus) -
Carbon fluxes within tree-crop-grass agroforestry system: 13C field labeling and tracing
Zhou, J., Shao, G., Kumar, A., Shi, L., Kuzyakov, Y. & Pausch, J., 01.10.2022, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 58, 7, p. 733-743 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Positive intercropping effects on biomass production are species-specific and involve rhizosphere enzyme activities: Evidence from a field study
Kumar, A. (Creator), BonaRes Data Centre (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)), 04.03.2022
DOI: 10.20387/bonares-9d7x-5k08, https://maps.bonares.de/mapapps/resources/apps/bonares/index.html?lang=en&mid=fca18db3-fc1b-4c1c-bb81-afc0dcadc29e
Dataset
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Raw data used in Kumar et al. 2020: Barley shoot biomass responds strongly to N:P stoichiometry and intraspecific competition, whereas roots only alter their foraging
Kumar, A. (Creator), Duijnen, R. V. (Creator), Delory, B. M. (Creator), Reichel, R. (Creator), Brüggemann, N. (Creator) & Temperton, V. M. (Creator), ZENODO, 20.01.2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3613622, https://zenodo.org/record/3613623
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