During his PhD studies, Stamatios Thomopoulos investigated the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in soil health under conservation agriculture (CA), focusing on their relationship with glomalin-related soil proteins and different soil properties. Additionally, he documented the annual dynamics of N₂O emissions under CA and explored a potential relationship between N₂O emissions and AMF biomass. The study highlights AMF’s contributions to soil health and deepens our understanding of their role in supporting sustainable agroecosystems.

The PhD study was completed at Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University.

This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Wednesday, 19 March 2025 at 13:00
Place: Auditorium, Aarhus University, Flakkebjerg, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse
Title of PhD thesis: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under conservation agriculture: Implications for soil health and N₂O emissions
Contact information: Stamatios Thomopoulos, e-mail: sthom@agro.au.dk
Members of the assessment committee:
Professor Marcel van der Heijden, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Associate Professor Rasmus Kjøller, Terrestrial Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Chair: Associate Professor Fiona Hay, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Main supervisor:
Associate Professor Sabine Ravnskov, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Co-supervisor:
Professor Lars Juhl Munkholm, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Lars Elsgaard, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English

The defence is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences/GSTS, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, 8000 Aarhus C.