Companies
Aarhus University
researchers screened 18 benzoxazinoids and found seven (BOA, MBOA, DIBOA, DIMBOA) strongly suppress Nitrosomonas europaea; BNI wheat lines with a Leymus racemosus fragment inhibited nitrification up to two-fold more than the parent.
- Country
- Denmark
Research
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| agri-inputs-biocontrol | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology - Crop Health | pure.au.dk |
| Research focus | Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI), benzoxazinoids (BXs) in wheat, chemical ecology, and sustainable crop production | agro.au.dk · doi.org · pure.au.dk · au.dk |
| Facility | Aarhus University research station in Flakkebjerg | agro.au.dk · pure.au.dk · millingjournal.com · the-microbiologist.com |
| Grant | Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) BioNI project (Grant No. NNF22SA0078638) and CropSustaiN/AU-AGRO project (Sub-grant Agreement No. GWP-2024-115) | agro.au.dk · dca.au.dk · pure.au.dk |
| Publications | Benzoxazinoids as candidate compounds for biological nitrification inhibition in wheat (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2026) | agro.au.dk · doi.org · pure.au.dk · sciencedirect.com |
| Principal staff | Jawameer Hama, Purna Kumar Khatri, Inge S. Fomsgaard, Hans Thordal-Christensen, Cecile Gubry-Rangin, Kristian Koefoed Brandt, Bente B. Laursen | agro.au.dk · dca.au.dk · pure.au.dk · au.dk |
| Headcount | Approximately 392 employees (Department of Agroecology, 2025) | agro.medarbejdere.au.dk · pure.au.dk |
Independent sources: agro.au.dk · agro.medarbejdere.au.dk · au.dk · dca.au.dk · doi.org · millingjournal.com · pure.au.dk · sciencedirect.com · the-microbiologist.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological nitrification inhibitors | agri-inputs-biocontrol | Medium | → |
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