Christopher James Barnes

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Primary fields of research

I am the group leader of The Plant Hologenomics Group (https://globe.ku.dk/research/hologenomics/4122044/). I believe that plants and thier microbes evolved together. However, during the recent domestication of crops, the addition of fertilisers and water led to no selection for the microbiome, leading to 'lazy' crop microbiomes. In my group, we are working towards making crops cultivate better microbiomes, so that fewer fertilisers and water need to be applied. To do this, we look at wild crop relatives and combine them strategically with modern crops.

Selected publications

1. Published

   Metabarcoding of soil environmental DNA replicates plant community variation but not specificity

   Barnes, Christopher James, Nielsen, Ida Broman, Aagaard, A., Ejrnæs, R., Hansen, Anders Johannes & Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg, 2022, In: Environmental DNA. 4, 4, p. 732-746 15 p.

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2. Published

   Rhizosphere bacterial communities differ among traditional maize landraces

   Lund, M., Rasmussen, Jacob Agerbo, Ramos Madrigal, Jazmin, Sawers, R., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Barnes, Christopher James, 2022, In: Environmental DNA. 4, 6, p. 1241-1249 9 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Comparing DADA2 and OTU clustering approaches in studying the bacterial communities of atopic dermatitis

   Barnes, Christopher James, Rasmussen, Linett, Asplund, M., Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm, Clausen, M., Agner, Tove & Hansen, Anders Johannes, 2020, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 69, 11, p. 1293-1302 10 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   The biodiversity effect of reduced tillage on soil microbiota

   Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg, Nielsen, Ida Broman, Santos, S. S., Barnes, Christopher James, Bruun, Hans Henrik & Ejrnæs, R., 2022, In: Ambio. 51, 4, p. 1022-1033 12 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   Exploring evolutionary theories of plant defence investment using field populations of the deadly carrot

   Martinez-Swatson, K. A., Kjøller, Rasmus, Cozzi, F., Simonsen, H. T., Rønsted, Nina & Barnes, Christopher James, 2020, In: Annals of Botany. 125, 5, p. 737-750 14 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review