Dr. Gina Garland
Dr. Gina Garland
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
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Research area
My work explores how different agricultural practices impact soil functioning and environmental sustainability across various global contexts. My ever-expanding research interests lie at the interface between soil, microbial, and plant interactions within agroecosystems. Specifically, I aim to better understand how agricultural management influences nutrient cycling and the bioavailability and uptake of key nutrients and potential micropollutants by crops. My overall goal is to sustainably improve crop yields through harnessing natural biogeochemical processes, in effort to contribute towards improving global food security and community livelihoods.
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As a Group Leader in the Soil Resources group of ITES, I am currently leading a five-year SNSF-Prima funded project entitled "Understanding the impacts of antibiotics from human excreta derived fertilizers on the soil-microbial-plant nexus". Further information of the project can be found on the group website.