New ideas from international experts
The advisory board affiliated to the Deep Frontier project consists of a strong team of international experts. Last week, the team led a ph.d. course at the project facility at Højbakkegaard. The advisory board members also gave valuable input to the further development and design of the research taking place in the project.
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The advisory board also discussed dissemination potentials with the project members and suggested a wide range of novel ways to use the test field plots and root towers for research purposes as well as practical tips suited for closer examination of roots and root-soil interaction. The group consists of: (left to rigth in photo):
- Allain Pierret,Research Scientist, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France (stationed in Laos)
- Tim Crews, Director of Research and Ecologist at The Land Institute, USA
- Ebbe Sønderriis, freelance journalist, Denmark
- John Kirkegaard, Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Agriculture, Australia
- Philippe Hinsinger, Senior Scientist at Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France