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Research
Latest papers
Pseudomonadota bridge cross-trophic interactions to suppress plant pathogens.
The ISME journal · 2026
Soil denitrification stimulated by macroplastics in maize cultivation.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2025
Microplastic cytotoxicity and the phagocytic response of earthworm immune cells.
Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $82,000
Biologically-assisted nutrient uptake model for agricultural crops
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $2,446
Dynamic bio-organic delivery systems for resilient bioremediation and farming (DyBio2Farm)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $69,151
Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
Pseudomonadota bridge cross-trophic interactions to suppress plant pathogens.
Chuai H, Li G, Tao L, Ouyang L, Ruan R, Wei Z, Whalen J, Nielsen UN, Liu T, Li H
Soil denitrification stimulated by macroplastics in maize cultivation.
Zhang Y, Whalen J, Liu Y, Tang X, Wu Y, Shu X, Yu Y, Yuan S, Gao X, Yang W
Microplastic cytotoxicity and the phagocytic response of earthworm immune cells.
Alsarawi N, Whalen J
Can alkaline residuals from the pulp and paper industry neutralize acidity in forest soils without increasing greenhouse gas emissions?
Royer-Tardif S, Whalen J, Rivest D
Biologically-assisted nutrient uptake model for agricultural crops
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann
Keywords: carbon biogeochemistry; stemflow; throughfall; microbial ecology; soil foodweb; nutrient mineralization; decomposition; soil organic matter biosynthesis; stable isotope; rhizosphere
Dynamic bio-organic delivery systems for resilient bioremediation and farming (DyBio2Farm)
Principal investigators: Boffito, Daria Camilla DC
Keywords: Animal nutrition; Biomass; Bio-organic fertilizers; Methane emissions; Probiotics; Soil carbon capture; Soil microbiology; Soil nutrition
Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.
Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle
From genes to farms: achieving Canada's net-zero emission target with innovative OMICS sensors that lower the nitrous oxide emissions from food cropping systems
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann K
Keywords: agricultural crops; biotechnology; direct and indirect emissions; fertilizer; microbial consortia; nitrogen emission reduction protocol; nitrous oxide; omics toolkit; soil-microbial-plant interaction; stable isotope
A coated fertilizer to improve crop nitrogen uptake and reduce nitrous oxide emissions
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann K
Keywords: agronomy; ammonia volatilization; application rate; coated granule; corn; denitrification; field experiment; nitrogen fertilizer; nitrogen use efficiency; yield evaluation
Implication of the hydrogen recycling capacity of rhizobia inoculants on the drought stress resistance of legume crops
Principal investigators: Constant, Philippe P
Towards a Better Understanding of the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Water Continuum
Principal investigators: Madramootoo, Chandra
Biotic controls on the residence time of soil carbon and nitrogen: new understanding from stable isotope probing and optimization modeling
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann
Environmental micro-biosensor for detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann
Scintillation Counter for Life Sciences Research
Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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