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.

- Please download a project summary (PDF).

- May 25th 2020:  Plant ‘probiotics’ could keep soil healthy and pests at bay without pesticides

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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

Helen Hipperson, University of Sheffield.

Cathryn Lambourne, AHDB.

Kim Parker, AHDB.

Our Protocols

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