Publications

44. Garland, G.M., Edlinger, A., Banerjee, S., Degrune, F., Garcia-Palacios, P., Sanchez-Pescador, D., Herzog, C., Romdhane, S., Saghai, A., Spor, Wagg, C., Hallin, S., Maestre, F.T., Philippot, L., Rillig, M.C., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2021) Crop cover, not diversity, key for sustainable intensification of European cropping systems. Nature Food 2:28-37.

43. Yang, B., Banerjee, S., Herzog, C., Corona, A., Dahlin, P., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. Impact of land use types and organic farming on the abundance, diversity, community composition and functional properties of soil nematode communities in vegetable farming. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment  318: 107488

42. Zheng, H., Yang, T., Bao, Y., He, P., Mei, X., Wei, Z., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., Banerjee, S.. (2021) Network analysis and subsequent culturing reveal keystone taxa in microbial litter decomposition dynamics. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 157: 108230

41. Qiu, L., Zhang, Q., Zhu, H., Reich, P., Banerjee, S., van der Heijden, M.G.A., Sadowski, M.J., Ishii, S., Jia, X., Shao, M., Liu, B., Jiao, H., Li, H., and Wei, X. (2021) Erosion reduces soil microbial diversity, network complexity and multifunctionality. ISME Journal  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00913-1

40. Jiang, G., Wang, X., Wan, J., Yang, T., Banerjee, S., Wei, Z., Mei, X., Xu, Y., and Shen, Q. (2021) Psychrophilic fungus DW-1 is effective in straw degradation and composting at low temperature. Bioresource Technology 331:125049 

39. Reido, J., Wettstein, F., Rosch, A., Herzog, C., Banerjee, S., Buchi, L., Charles, R., Wachter, D., Martin-Laurent, M., Bucheli, T.D., Walder, F., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2021) Widespread occurrence of pesticides in organically managed agricultural soils: The ghost of a conventional past? Environmental Science and Technology  55:2919-2928

38. Wan, J., Wang, X., Yang, T., Wei, Z., Banerjee, S., Friman, V.P., Mei, X., Xu, Y., and Shen, Q. (2021) Livestock manures before and after compositing reflect feeding habit differences. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:621126.   

37. Wagg, C., Hautier, Y., Pellkofer, S., Banerjee, S., Schmidt, B., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2021) Diversity and asynchrony in soil microbial communities stabilizes ecosystem functioning. Elife 2021;10:e62813 

35. Garland, G.M., Banerjee, S., Herzog, C., Edlinger, A., Hagen, E.O., Wittwer, R., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2021) A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review Journal of Ecology 109:600-613.

34. Zhao, S., Liu, J., Banerjee, S., Zhou, N., Zhao, Z.Y., Zhang, K., Hu, M.F., and Tian, C.Y. (2020) Biogeographical distribution of bacterial communities in saline agricultural soil.  Geoderma 361: 114095.

33. Leech, F.J., Richardson, A.E., Kertesz, M.A., Orchard, B.A., Banerjee, S., and Graham, P. (2019) Comparative effect of alternative fertilizers on pasture production, soil properties and soil microbial community structure. Crop and Pasture Science 70: 1110-1127.

32. Zhao, S., Liu, J., Banerjee, S., White, J., Zhou, N., Zhao, Z.Y., Zhang, K., HU, M.F., Kingsley, K., and Tian, C.Y. (2019) Not by salinity alone: How environmental factors shape fungal communities in saline soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 83: 1387-1398.

31. Banerjee, S., Walder, F., Buchi, L., Keller, T., Charles, R., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2019) Agricultural intensification reduces network complexity and the abundance of keystone taxa in roots. ISME Journal 13:1722-1736.

30. Wagg, C., Schlaeppi, K., Banerjee, S., Kuramae, E.E., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. Fungal-bacterial diversity and microbiome complexity predict soil multifunctionality. Nature Communications 10: 4841.

29. Herzog, C., Honegger, A., Hegglin, D., Wittwer, R., de Ferron, A., Verbruggen, E., Jeanneret, P., Schloter, M., Banerjee, S., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2019) Crop yield, weed cover and ecosystem multifunctionality are not affected by the duration of organic management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 284:106596.

28. Banerjee, S., Schlaeppi, K., and van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2019) Reply to ‘Can we predict microbial keystone taxa?’ Nature Reviews Microbiology 17:194.

27. Buchi, L., Georges, F., Walder, F., Banerjee, S., Keller, T., Six, J., van der Heijden, M.G.A., and Charles, R. (2019) Potential of indicators to unveil the hidden side of cropping system classification: Differences and similarities in cropping practices between conventional, no till and organic systems. European Journal of Agronomy 109:125920.   

26. Banerjee, S., Schlaeppi, K., and van der Heijden, M. (2018) Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning. Nature Reviews Microbiology 16:567-576.  

25. Hartman, K., van der Heijden, M., Wittwer, R.A., Banerjee, S., Walser, J.C., and Schlaeppi, K. (2018). Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way of smart farming. Microbiome 6:14.  

24. Banerjee, S., Thrall, P.H., Bissett, A., van der Heijden, M., and Richardson, A.E. (2018) Linking microbial co-occurrences to soil ecological processes across a grassland-woodland ecotone. Ecology and Evolution 8:8217-8230. 

23. Zhao, S., Liu, J., Banerjee, S., Zhou, N., Zhao, Z.Y., Zhang, K., and Tian, C.Y. (2018) Soil pH is equally important as salinity in shaping bacterial communities in saline soils under halophytic vegetation. Scientific Reports 8:4550 | 

22. Lim, S.S., Baah-Acheamfour, M., Choi, W.J., Arshad, M.A., Fatemi, F., Banerjee, S., Carlyle, C.N., Bork, E.W., and Chang, S.X. (2018) Soil organic carbon dynamics of agroforestry systems: from surface organic to deeper mineral layers. Forest Ecology and Management 417:103-109. 

21. Banerjee, S., Kirkby C.A., Schmutter, D., Bissett, A., Kirkegaard, J.A., and Richardson, A.E. (2016) Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 97:188-198.  

20. Graham, E.B. et al. (2016) Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: does microbial community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem process rates? Frontiers in Microbiology doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00214.  

19. Banerjee, S., Helgason, B., Wang, L., Winsley, T., Ferrari, B.C., and Siciliano, S.D. (2016) Legacy effects of soil moisture on microbial community structure and N₂O emissions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 95:40-50. 

18. Banerjee, S., Baah-Acheamfour, M., Carlyle, C., Bissett, A., Richardson, A., Siddiqi, T., Bork, E., and Chang, S.X. (2016) Determinants of bacterial communities in Canadian agroforestry systems. Environmental Microbiology 18:1805-1816. 

17. Banerjee, S., Bora, S., Kirkegaard, J.A., Thrall P., and Richardson, A.E. (2016) Soil C and N as causal factors of spatial variation in extracellular enzyme activity across grassland-woodland ecotones. Applied Soil Ecology 105:1-8. 

16. Banerjee, S., Kennedy, N., and Siciliano, S.D. (2016) Archaeal ammonia oxidizers respond to soil factors at smaller spatial scales than overall archaea in a high Arctic polar oasis. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 62: 485-491. 

15. McLeod, E.M., Banerjee, S., Bork, E.W., Hall, L.M., Summers, B., Hare, D.H. (2015) Structural equation modelling reveals mixed forage sward responses to broadleaf herbicide application. Crop Protection 78:106-113. 

14. Richardson, A.E., Kirkby, C.A., Banerjee, S., and Kirkegaard, J.A. (2014) The inorganic nutrient cost of building soil carbon. Carbon Management 5:265-268. 

13. Banerjee, S., Yuan, X., Germida, J., and Vujanovic, V. (2014) Gene expression in coleorhiza of germinating wheat seeds under cold and biological stratification. Microbiological Research 169:616-622. 

12. Buckeridge, K.M., Banerjee, S., Siciliano, S.D., and Grogan, P. (2013) The seasonal pattern of soil microbial community structure in mesic low arctic tundra. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 65:338-347. 

11. Bork, E.W., Lambert, B.D., Banerjee, S., and Blonski, L. (2013) Soil mineral nitrogen responses following liquid hog manure application to semiarid forage lands. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 93:1-10. 

10. Banerjee, S., and Siciliano, S.D. (2012). Factors driving potential ammonia oxidation in Canadian arctic ecosystems: Does spatial scale matter? Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78:346-353. 

9. Banerjee, S., and Siciliano, S.D. (2012) Spatially tripartite interactions of denitrifiers in arctic ecosystems: activities, gene abundances, and soil resources. Environmental Microbiology 14:2601-2613. 

8. Banerjee, S., Si, B.C., and Siciliano, S.D. (2011) Evidence of high microbial abundance and spatial dependency in three arctic soil ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75:2227-2232. 

7. Banerjee, S., Bedard-Haughn, A., Si, B.C., and Siciliano, S.D. (2011) Soil spatial dependence in three arctic ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal 75: 591-594. 

6. Lamb, E.G., Han, S., Lanoil, B.D., Henry, G.H.R., Brummell, M., Banerjee, S., and Siciliano, S.D. (2011) A High Arctic soil ecosystem resists long-term environmental manipulations. Global Change Biology 17:3187-3194. 

5. Banerjee, S., He, Y., Guo, X., and Si, B.C. (2011) Spatial relationships between leaf area index and topographic factors in a semiarid grassland: Joint multifractal analysis. Australian Journal of Crop Science 5:756-763. 

4. Datta, M., Palit, R., Sengupta, C.S., Pandit, M.K., and Banerjee, S. (2011) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annum L.) under field conditions. Australian Journal of Crop Science 5:531-536. 

3. Banerjee, S., Palit, R., Sengupta, C., and Standing, D.B. (2010) Stress induced phosphate solubilization by Arthrobacter sp. and Bacillus sp. isolated from tomato rhizosphere. Australian Journal of Crop Science 4:378-383. 

2. Gleeson, D.B., Muller, C., Banerjee, S., Ma, W.K., Siciliano, S.D., and Murphy, D.V. (2010) Response of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea to changing water filled pore space. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42:1888-1891. 

1. Standing, D.B., Banerjee, S., Rangel-Castro, J.I., Jaspars, M., Prosser, J.I., and Killham, K. (2008) Novel screen for investigating in-situ rhizosphere production of the antibiotic 2.4 diacetylphloroglucinol by bacterial inocula. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39:1720-1732.