Introducing Disease Suppressive Microbes

Harnessing and integrating disease suppressive microbes and synthetic soils for sustainable, low input horticulture.
We will investigate the microbiome that characterises disease-suppressive soils and look to develop synthetic growth materials for sustainable farming.

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Meet the Team

Duncan Cameron, University of Sheffield. Project Leader.

Tim Daniell, University of Sheffield. WP1 leader

Tony Ryan, University of Sheffield. WP3 leader.

Juriann Ton, University of Sheffield. Co-I.

Steve Rolfe, University of Sheffield. Co-I.

Ellie Harrison, University of Sheffield. Co-I.

Heather Walker, University of Sheffield. Co-I.

Jonathan Leake, University of Sheffield. Co-I.

Anne Cotton, University of Sheffield. Researcher Co-I.

Jacob Nickles, University of Sheffield. Research Associate.

Harry Wright, University of Sheffield. Research Associate.

David Pardo, University of Sheffield. Research Technician

Our Protocols

Please check back later for a list of our experimental protocols and for a description of our stakeholder engagement strategies.