Paul Mäder
Dr. Paul Mäder
Head of the Soil Sciences Division
Department of Soil Sciences
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
FiBLAckerstrasse
CH-5070 Frick
Switzerland
Mailing Address:
Department of Soil Sciences
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
FiBL
Postfach 113
-5070 Frick
Phone: +41 (0) 62 865 72 32
Phone2: +41 (0) 62 865 72 72
Fax: +41 (0) 62 865 72 73
E-mail:
paul.maeder(at)fibl.orgURL Institution:
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Additional functions:
Department head Soil Sciences FiBL Scientific advisory board of system comparison trials SYSCOM FiBL Involved in various EU projects (SoilClim, EcoServe, iSQAPER, SolACE, Diverimpacts)
Key Publications of Paul Mäder (up to ten) :
Adamtey, N., Musyoka, M.W., Zundel, C., Cobo, J.G., Karanja, E., Fiaboe, K.K.M., Muriuki, A., Mucheru-Muna, M., Vanlauwe, B., Berset, E., Messmer, M.M., Gattinger, A., Bhullar, G.S., Cadisch, G., Fliessbach, A., Mäder, P., Niggli, U., Foster, D., 2016. Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 235: 6179.
Cooper, J., Baranski, M., Stewart, G., Nobel-de Lange, M., Bàrberi, P., Fließbach, A., Peigné, J., Berner, A., Brock, C., Casagrande, M., Crowley, O., David, C., De Vliegher, A., Döring, T.F., Dupont, A., Entz, M., Grosse, M., Haase, T., Halde, C., Hammerl, V., Huiting, H., Leithold, G., Messmer, M., Schloter, M., Sukkel, W., van der Heijden, M.G.A., Willekens, K., Wittwer, R., Mäder, P., 2016. Shallow noninversion tillage in organic farming maintains crop yields and increases soil C stocks: a meta-analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 36: 22.
Eyhorn, F. Ramakrishnan, M. and Mäder, P., 2007: The viability of cotton-based organic farming systems in India. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 5: 25-38.
Fließbach, A., Oberholzer, H.-R., Gunst, L. and Mäder, P., 2007: Soil organic matter and biological soil quality indicators after 21 years of organic and conventional farming. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 118: 273-284.
Gattinger, A., Muller, A., Haeni, M., Skinner, C., Fliessbach, A., Buchmann, N., Mäder, P., Stolze, M., Smith, P., Scialabbad, N. and Niggli, U., 2013: Reply to Leifeld et al.: Enhanced top soil carbon stocks under organic farming is not equated with climate change mitigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(11), E985E985.
Krauss, M., Ruser, R., Müller, T., Hansen, S., Mäder, P., Gattinger, A., 2017: Impact of reduced tillage on greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon stocks in an organic grassclover ley-winter wheat cropping sequence. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 239: 324-333.
Lori, M., Symnaczik, S., Mäder, P., De Deyn, G., Gattinger, A., 2017: Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity—A meta-analysis and meta-regression. PloS one 12, e0180442.
Mäder P., Frey, B., Vierheilig, H., Streitwolf-Engel, R., Boller, T., Christie, P. and Wiemken, A., 2000: Transport of 15N from a soil compartment separated by a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane to plant roots via the hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist, 146: 155-161.
Mäder, P., Fließbach, A., Dubois, D., Gunst, L., Fried, P. and Niggli, U., 2002: Soil fertility and biodiversity in organic farming. Science, 296: 1694-1697.
Mäder, P., Kaiser, F., Adholeya, A., Singh, R., Uppal, HS., Sharma, A.K., Srivastava, R., Sahai, V., Aragno, M., Wiemken, A., Johri, B.N., Fried, P.M., 2011: Inoculation of root microorganisms for sustainable wheat-rice and wheat-black gram rotations in India. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43: 609-619.
Expertise of Paul Mäder:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
Topic Atmosphere | Global Warming |
Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Soil Formation |
| Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants |
| Biodiversity |
Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Carbon Cycle |
| Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Food Security |
Topic Technology | Technology |
| Biotechnology |
| Recycling |
Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability |
Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Lowland |
Spatial Scale | Spatial Scale |
Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Recent / Today |
| Future |
Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Decadal / Centennial |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Applied Research / Technology |
Specialties of Paul Mäder:
Agronomic and ecological performance of farming systems in the North and South
Soil carbon evolution in long-term agricultural system comparisons as related to microbial diversity
Biofertilizers in low-input systems as carbon mitagation strategy
Design of agricultural systems
Integration of modern technologies such as root symbionts in agricultural systems
Development of reduced tillage systems in organic agriculture as a tool to sequester carbon dioxide
Last update: 5/23/18
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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