Soils – Dirt with Life in It! – Alex Dumbrell

Alex Dumbrell

Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex

“In which order should crops be rotated to get the best outcome, and why? The answers were hidden in the soil, but are finally being revealed with forensic technologies such as DNA Barcoding. It offers unprecedented insights into the fungi and bacterial communities that have such a huge impact on crop growth and yield. Now is the time to finally find out what is happening beneath your feet.”