Fran L. Walley
Associate Dean
Soil Science, College Administration
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Fran is the Associate Dean (Academic) in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, and a Professor in the Department of Soil Science. She holds a Ph.D. in soil microbiology from the U of S and maintains an active research program in the area of soil nitrogen dynamics and pulse crop agronomy.
Research Interest
Soil nitrogen dynamics, Synchrotron based techniques, Pulse crop agronomy, Impact of agrichemicals on biological dinitrogen fixation
Publications
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Soils P. Establishing a Symbiotic Relationship Between Legume Plants and Rhizobial Bacteria.
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Walley FL, Gillespie AW, Adetona AB, Germida JJ, Farrell RE. Manipulation of rhizosphere organisms to enhance glomalin production and C sequestration: Pitfalls and promises. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 2013 Oct 31;94(6):1025-32.
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Purton K, Pennock D, Leinweber P, Walley F. Will changes in climate and land use affect soil organic matter composition? Evidence from an ecotonal climosequence. Geoderma. 2015 Sep 30;253:48-60.
