Arne Ven

Arne finished his PhD in December 2019 at University of Antwerp where he studied plant-mycorrhizal nutrient interactions under the supervision of Sara Vicca. After teaching at a local high school he is looking forward to be back at University of Antwerp this summer to work as a climate change expert for, among others, the Scientists4Climate initiative ‘Klimaatlink’ as lecturer for schools and wider public (https://www.scientists4climate.be/).

Plant carbon allocation, soil nutrient availability and the mycorrhizal business

Arne Ven June 4, 2020

The soil market: plants spend some of their carbon on buying nutrients from mycorrhizae Similar to the way that we take up carbon (C) through the food we eat, plants absorb C in the form of CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and use it to build sugars (Fig. 1). After having a good snack, …[Read More]