New research shows how plants' secretion of chemicals affects the composition of the microbiome in and around plant roots, keeping plant pathogens at bay and making plants less vulnerable to infection. But it's a delicate balance, as too little or too much of the chemicals can adversely affect the composition of beneficial microorganisms.

Do you work with breeding? Then join the breeding network meeting at Aarhus University on 27 October, where researchers and companies in both plant and animal breeding present the latest knowledge and visions in the field.

A new Horizon Europe project called Wet Horizons wants to promote feasible and more ambitious legislation towards protecting and restoring European wetlands to increase the benefits to both climate change and biodiversity.

Not only ruminants emit the greenhouse gas methane. Horses do too, but there is sparse knowledge about how much. Therefore, researchers from the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Aarhus University will investigate this further in a project collaboration with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

Researchers from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University will investigate whether different integrated pest management tools in combination with e.g., biological control agents and plant extracts can control septoria in wheat and mildew in onions.

The research facilities at the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences have been expanded with new advanced respiration chambers for pigs. This will allow for a wide range of possible research projects in the future – not least in relation to the animals' greenhouse gas emissions and climate impact.

Fodder radish is a popular autumn catch crop, but when plenty of nitrogen is available in the upper soil layers, its ability to take up nitrogen in the deep soil layers is reduced - and this can lead to increased leaching. The deep roots, on the other hand, are very effective when nitrogen availability in the topsoil is lower. This is the conclusion of a new study from Aarhus University.

Researchers from QGG and fellow project researchers have generated a cattle genotype–tissue expression atlas (CattleGTEx) based on the analysis of 7,180 public RNA-sequencing samples. The study was selected for the cover of the September issue of Nature Genetics.

Good transport connections to Viborg, good food all day and a strong social environment around the study programme. A wealth of good ideas were up for discussion when around 40 upper secondary school students visited AU Viborg last week to give their input on how Aarhus University can create an attractive campus for future students.

Cultivating legumes can help increase sustainability and yields, especially in organic farming systems or monocultures, while reducing environmental impact as well as the need for fertilisers and pesticides, according to a new study.