Landmark Nature paper: first field proof that boreal plants absorb organic N (amino acids) directly.
The definitive, highly-cited review establishing organic N uptake as mainstream plant science.
Shows soil supplies plants predominantly organic N: overturns the conventional assumption.
Arevo's arginine formulation cut nitrate leaching in Scots pine seedling production.
Arginine-based nutrition drastically reduces N leaching losses vs conventional fertilizer.
Most boreal plant species: not just a few: can absorb amino acids.
Field proof that a major crop takes up intact amino acids.
Key crops take up organic N directly under field conditions.
Clover takes up organic N even when mineral N is available: not just a fallback.
Identifies the root transporter (LHT1) for amino-acid uptake: arginine is a cationic amino acid.
Maps the transporter system enabling amino-acid uptake at real soil concentrations.
Genetic proof that specific transporters drive substantial organic N uptake.
Defines how much of a plant's N demand amino acids can meet.
Explains the 'carbon bonus' that makes organic N more efficient than mineral N: key theory.
Quantifies the carbon-efficiency benefits of organic N nutrition.
Introduces the microdialysis method to measure real soil N: the methodological backbone.
Substantial amino acids are present in agricultural soil solution.
Conifer seedlings grow as well or better on arginine than on mineral N.
Organic N (arginine) improves early Scots pine growth.
arGrow arginine-phosphate improves seedling survival and growth across three tree species.
A small early arginine-based dose boosts pine establishment and beneficial root fungi.
Targeted outplanting fertilization improves seedling growth and root-fungal establishment in the field.
Reviews the evidence base for organic N acquisition in boreal forests.
Broad review of how widely plants use organic N across ecosystems.
Research-community perspective reaffirming the role of organic N.
Isotope evidence linking mycorrhizal fungi to plant N supply.
Plants can even take up whole microbes/proteins as N: extends the concept.
Extends the transporter mechanism from model plants to trees.
Characterises the kinetics of active amino-acid uptake by barley roots.
Tracks how pine takes up and processes organic vs inorganic N.
N source (organic vs mineral) changes how plants allocate growth (e.g. more root).
Amino-acid nutrition supports proper autumn hardening: relevant to seedling frost hardiness.
Reviews the molecular machinery of amino-acid transport and organic N nutrition.
Measures how N availability shifts early in the season in forest soils.
Mass flow delivers more N to roots than previously assumed.
Conventional fertilizer N is mismatched with what roots can take up: evidence of inefficiency/loss.
Root exudates change soil N availability.
Recent opinion piece reaffirming the importance of organic N.
Amino-acid-based fertilizer benefits turfgrass on golf greens.
Lichens take up and allocate organic N.
Compares organic vs inorganic N uptake in lichens.
Opinion piece on resource sharing among trees.
Organic N nutrition can influence plant disease resistance.
A plant biotechnology/genetics method paper.
Reviews abiotic nitrogen cycling in soils: background context.
Editorial reviewing open questions in soil C/N cycling.