Duncan White
Ecological Sciences
Scottish Crop Research Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Duncan is a microbiologist with over 25 year's experience. Working within the Ecologicak Science Group in Aberdeen he is in charge of the Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Institute's DNA sequencing facility.
Research Interest
Originally a microbial taxonomist, Duncan's research has taken him above and below ground to include microbial soil biodiversity and biological control against such diverse plant pathogens as Botrytis and Downy Mildew. Duncan's current research has again taken him underground and his work is focussed upon soil biodiversity and ecosystem function and the impact of the application of treated sewage sludge to soil.
Publications
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Campbell C.D., Cooper P., Crooks W., Sinclair A. and White D. (2009). Impact of Long Term Sewage Sludge Additions to Biological Function in Scottish Soils.
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Singh B.K., Quince C., Macdonald C.A., Khachane A., Thomas N., Al-Soud W.A., Sørensen S.J., He Z., White D., Sinclair A., Crooks B., Zhou J. and Campbell C.D, (2014) Loss of microbial diversity in soils is coincident with reductions in some specialized functions., Environmental Microbiology, vol.16, no.8, 2408-2420.
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Cooper P., Bacon J., Campbell C.D. and White D. (2015) Clover Rhizobia population continues to decline in sewage sludge amended soils after 20 years. Aspects of Applied Biology 128, 209-212.
