Lars Pødenphant Kiær

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In my research, I focus on applying plant ecology to develop smarter and more sustainable cropping systems.

Primary fields of research

• Sustainable crop production through diversification
• Optimizing plant-plant interactions for sustainable agroecosystems, including variety mixtures and intercrops
• Phenotyping of crop plant traits in field and mesocosm
• Modelling functional trait diversity of plant communities
• Improving spatial and temporal resource use by cultivated plants above and below ground
• Yield stability across field sites and years
• Crop traits for enhanced weed competition
• Plant trait plasticity and the effect on trait diversity and plant-plant interactions
• Managing agrobiodiversity for enhanced pest control
• Innovative cropping systems inspired by nature
• Population genetics and molecular phylogenetics
• Plant reproductive biology and hybridization
• Root growth and chemical interactions in the rhizosphere, including allelopathy and kin recognition via volatile organic compounds
• Statistical analysis of field trials, including linear mixed models and meta-analysis
• Meta-analysis in ecology and agriculture
• Development of image analysis techniques for non-invasive measurement of plant traits, plant-plant and plant-insect interactions