Paul Mäder

Dr. Paul Mäder
Head of the Soil Sciences Division
Department of Soil Sciences
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
FiBL
Ackerstrasse
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.org
URL Institution: www.fibl.org/en/homepage.html
Personal URL: link


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 CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeExpert Type
    Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
    Topic AtmosphereGlobal Warming
    Topic PedospherePedosphere
    Soil Formation
    Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification
    Topic BiosphereBiosphere
    Plants
    Biodiversity
    Topic Integrated SystemsIntegrated Systems and Ecology
    Carbon Cycle
    Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon
    Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain
    Topic EcosystemsEcosystems
    Terrestrial Ecosystems
    Topic Economy/ResourceUseEconomy / Resource Use
    Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
    Food Security
    Topic TechnologyTechnology
    Biotechnology
    Recycling
    Topic SustainabilitySustainability
    Ecological Sustainability
    Spatial ZonesSpatial Zones
    Lowland
    Spatial ScaleSpatial Scale
    Time FrameTime Frame
    Recent / Today
    Future
    Time ScaleTime Scale
    Decadal / Centennial
    MethodsData 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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