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Pål Axel Olsson

Pål Axel Olsson

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
13354
World Ranking
1207
National Ranking
22

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Mycorrhiza, Hypha, Mycelium and Fatty acid. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Symbiosis, Phycomycetes and Rhizosphere. His Mycorrhiza research integrates issues from Biomass, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Agronomy.

His studies in Hypha integrate themes in fields like Nutrient, Fungus and Spore. Mycelium and Hyphal growth are commonly linked in his work. The various areas that he examines in his Fatty acid study include Cellulose, Phospholipid, Ectomycorrhiza, Soil water and Yeast.

His most cited work include:

  • Signature fatty acids provide tools for determination of the distribution and interactions of mycorrhizal fungi in soil (635 citations)
  • Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome. (412 citations)
  • The use of phospholipid and neutral lipid fatty-acids to estimate biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil (377 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Agronomy, Mycorrhiza, Mycelium and Ecology. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Symbiosis and Nutrient. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil water, Topsoil, Soil pH, Ecosystem and Calcareous.

His Mycorrhiza research incorporates themes from Biomass, Colonisation, Phycomycetes and Fatty acid. His Fatty acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Phospholipid and Isotopes of carbon. In general Mycelium study, his work on Mycelial cord often relates to the realm of Trifolium subterraneum, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (57.50%)
  • Agronomy (34.17%)
  • Mycorrhiza (31.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (34.17%)
  • Ecology (22.50%)
  • Topsoil (10.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Pål Axel Olsson spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Ecology, Topsoil, Biodiversity and Ecosystem. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Abundance, Agriculture, Soil water, Arbuscular mycorrhiza and Nutrient. His work in Nutrient addresses subjects such as Symbiosis, which are connected to disciplines such as Respiration, Biomass, Heterotrophic respiration and Colonization.

His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mycorrhizal fungi and Arbuscular mycorrhizal. His Topsoil research includes elements of Edaphic, Tundra, Primary production, Nutrient cycle and Calcareous. His Ecosystem research focuses on Microorganism and how it relates to Rhizosphere, Plant physiology, Botany, Aquatic ecosystem and Q10.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome. (412 citations)
  • Responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to long-term inorganic and organic nutrient addition in a lowland tropical forest (20 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza under water — Carbon‒phosphorus exchange between rice and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under different flooding regimes (16 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Ecosystem, Ecology, Agronomy, Nutrient and Microbiome are his primary areas of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Microorganism, Organic matter, Temperate climate and Microbial population biology. His Ecology study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Q10.

His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Wetland. His Nutrient research integrates issues from Productivity, Abundance, Soil microbiology and Colonization. His work in Microbiome incorporates the disciplines of Soil classification, Soil pH, Microbial ecology, Competition and Topsoil.

Best Publications

  • Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome.

    Mohammad Bahram;Mohammad Bahram;Mohammad Bahram;Falk Hildebrand;Sofia K. Forslund;Sofia K. Forslund;Jennifer L. Anderson

  • Signature fatty acids provide tools for determination of the distribution and interactions of mycorrhizal fungi in soil

    PÃ¥l Axel Olsson

  • The use of phospholipid and neutral lipid fatty-acids to estimate biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil

    Pål Axel Olsson;Erland Bååth;Iver Jakobsen;Bengt Söderström

  • Estimation of the biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a linseed field

    P.A Olsson;I Thingstrup;I Jakobsen;E Bååth

  • Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality.

    Raphaeel A. Wittwer;S. Franz Bender;Kyle Hartman;Sofia Hydbom

  • A mycorrhizal fungus grows on biochar and captures phosphorus from its surfaces

    Edith C. Hammer;Edith C. Hammer;Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad;Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad;Iver Jakobsen;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Nitrogen metabolism of external hyphae of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

    Anders Johansen;Roger D. Finlay;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Phosphorus effects on the mycelium and storage structures of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus as studied in the soil and roots by analysis of Fatty Acid signatures.

    Pål Axel Olsson;Erland Bååth;Iver Jakobsen

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi respond to the substrate pH of their extraradical mycelium by altered growth and root colonization

    Ingrid M. Van Aarle;Pål Axel Olsson;Bengt Söderström

  • Elemental composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at high salinity.

    Edith C. Hammer;Hafedh Nasr;Jan Pallon;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Suppression of the biocontrol agent trichoderma harzianum by mycelium of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus glomus intraradices in root-free soil

    Helge Green;John Larsen;Pål Axel Olsson;Dan Funck Jensen

  • Ergosterol and fatty acids for biomass estimation of mycorrhizal fungi

    Pål Axel Olsson;Lennart Larsson;Bert Bago;Håkan Wallander

  • Tit for tat? A mycorrhizal fungus accumulates phosphorus under low plant carbon availability.

    Edith C. Hammer;Jan Pallon;Håkan Wallander;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Mechanical soil disturbance as a determinant of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in semi-natural grassland

    Tim Krone Schnoor;Ylva Lekberg;Søren Rosendahl;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Lipid and fatty acid composition of hyphae and spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at different growth stages

    Pål Axel Olsson;Anders Johansen

  • Carbon dynamics in mycorrhizal symbioses is linked to carbon costs and phosphorus benefits.

    Pål Axel Olsson;Jannice Rahm;Nasser Aliasgharzad

  • Fungal lipid accumulation and development of mycelial structures by two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Ingrid M. van Aarle;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Global biogeography of fungal and bacterial biomass carbon in topsoil

    Liyuan He;Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues;Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia;Milagros Barceló

  • Tracking carbon from the atmosphere to the rhizosphere

    Pål Axel Olsson;Nancy Johnson

  • The growth of external AM fungal mycelium in sand dunes and in experimental systems

    Pål Axel Olsson;Petra Wilhelmsson

  • Sparing land for biodiversity at multiple spatial scales

    Johan Ekroos;Anja M. Ödman;Georg K. S. Andersson;Klaus Birkhofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Håkan Wallander
Håkan Wallander Lund University
Iver Jakobsen
Iver Jakobsen University of Copenhagen
Bengt Söderström
Bengt Söderström Lund University
Erland Bååth
Erland Bååth Lund University
Søren Rosendahl
Søren Rosendahl University of Copenhagen
Johannes Rousk
Johannes Rousk Lund University
Ylva Lekberg
Ylva Lekberg University of Montana
Benjamin L. Turner
Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University
Emma J. Sayer
Emma J. Sayer Lancaster University
Germund Tyler
Germund Tyler Lund University

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