Department of Agroecology
Aarhus University

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Mathias Neumann Andersen TITLE / PRESENT POSITION Professor MSO at Aarhus University, Dept. of Agroecology DATE OF BIRTH: 22-2-1958 EDUCATION/OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING: Agronomy, Molecular biology, Rural development  INSTITUTION The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Copenhagen University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala. Employments: 1.8.2013     Professor MSO Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Aarhus, Blichers Allé 20, P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele.Tlf.: +45-8715-7739; E-mail: MathiasN.Andersen@agro.au.dk 1.1.2011  Associate Professor msk 1.9.1994  Senior Scientist, Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Foulum 1.8.1992  Scientific Assistant, Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Foulum 22.2.1984 Scientific Assistant, Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, St. Jyndevad Research Focus and Interests: I’m an agronomist specialised in plant physiology and crop production with a master from UCPH-Life and additional courses in Tropical Agriculture from the Swedish Agricultural University and in Molecular Biology from UCPH Biochemistry. My primary research interest is the water cycle and balance of agro-ecosystems i.e. agro-hydrology and how this interacts with the physiology of plants and the production of agricultural crops under water-limited conditions. Water is the most restraining factor to agricultural production worldwide. The quantities of water, which enter a field and are consumed by plants, by far exceed any other element. On a global scale agriculture consumes around 70% of all fresh water withdrawals. Consequently, how to economize this resource in agriculture and to preserve water for households, industry and environmental purposes is an essential question accentuated by climate change. My research covers a rather wide spectrum from crop-water production experiments in the field to physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization of plants’ reaction to water deficit, in particular discovery and characterization of traits that are important for drought and salt tolerance and acclimatization under field ecological conditions. Present research activities include a project on soil and water management in Ghana focusing on reducing the impact of temperature stress in crops and further to improve soil quality and crop production with biochar and small-scale irrigation. On the Danish side I’m leading a project aimed at increasing water-use-efficiency of crops in a changing climate where we use sophisticated photosynthesis-measuring equipment and genome sequencing techniques taking advantage of recent maps of whole plant genomes. Experiments are conducted to derive empirical models for leaf level water-use-efficiency of a potato mapping population. In our field lysimeters with automatic rainout shelter, we investigate the response of the halophytic crop quinoa to salinity (0 – 40 dS/m). Applied research on irrigation scheduling in fodder maize on sandy soil aim to constructing crop-water production functions to be included in our web-based irrigation scheduling service for farmers. Previous projects include coordination of a large EU-project (www.safir4EU.org) aimed at economizing water resources in agriculture by using partial root-zone irrigation and advanced decentralized treatment of poor quality water for irrigation. The project had 17 partners including two Chinese research institutes. Involvement in graduate and post-graduate education: Present member and former chairman of Department of Agroecology’s PhD committee. Affiliated teacher and researcher at Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing Supervisor for 16 current or graduated Ph.D. students. Teaching PhD courses: -                     Applied Methods in Crop Science (AU) -                     Modeling climate effects on crops and cropping systems (AU) Teaching B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses: -                     Agricultural Water and Nutrients Management (SDC, Beijing) -                     Plant Nutrition and Physiology (AU) -                     Cropping Systems (AU) -                     High-value Crops (AU) -                     Agriculture in a Global Context. (AU) Involvement in international research and research capacity building: 2014-2019 Leading FFU project: Green Cohesive Agricultural Resource Management (WEBSOC). Cooperation with UoG, UCC and four Danish Universities includes education of 6 PhD students and four Postdocs.2013 Leading BSU phase I PhD-course on Climate Change Adaptation at UoG, 1 week, 28 students. 2013 Leading BSU phase I project: An interdisciplinary research cooperation to develop a prototype solar powered drip irrigation and fertigation system adapted to soils and climate conditions in Ghana. 2009-2013: Co-Leading FFU project: Sustainable food production through irrigated intensive farming systems in West Africa. 2005-2009: Co-leading EU FP6 project: Safe and High Quality Food Production using Low Quality Waters and Improved Irrigation Systems and Management (SAFIR) Contract No. FOOD-CT-2005-023168. Since 2009 Member of the management group for the MSc education in Water and Environment, Sino-Danish University Center in Beijing, China -an activity under the umbrella of Universities Denmark. Other Project Leaderships: 1.1.2010 – 31.12.2013                Project on “Sustainable food production through irrigated intensive farming systems in West Africa (SIFA)” supported by the Consultative Research Committee for Development Research (FFU) (5.2 Mill DKK) 1.1.2009 - 31.12.2013                Project on “Increasing water-use-efficiency of potatoes in a changing climate” supported by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agrculture and Fisheries 1.1.2010 – 31.12.2014               Project on “Developing a net-economic model for irrigation of Maize” supported by the Danish Knowledge Center for Agriculture (1 Mill. DKK). 1.1.2010 – 31.12.2013                Project on “Increasing Water-Use-Efficiency in Potato by Precision-Breeding and GM-Approaches” supported by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (12 Mill. DKK) 1.1.2003 – 31.12.2006                Project on “Irrigation from a holistic resource perspective” supported by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (4 Mill. DKK) 1.6.1997 - 31.12.2001                 Project on “Molecular Approaches to Maintain Seed Production in Oilseed Rape Exposed to Temporary Drought” supported by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (4 Mill. DKK) 1.1.1988 - 31.12.1992                 Project on “Reduction of the Costs of Irrigation in Agriculture” supported by the Danish Ministry of Agriculture (4 Mill. DDK) 1.1.1985 - 31.12.1987                 Project on “Plant drought resistance, root growth and water supply on sandy soils” supported by the Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council (1 Mill. DKK) Professional assignments: Involved in activities under the umbrella of Universities Denmark: Sino-Danish University Center in Beijing, China (www.sinodanishcenter.dk) Building Stronger Universities in Developing Countries (www.dkuni.dk) Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. External examiner at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Copenhagen University. Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. and ordinary courses. Reviewer for the journals: Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Physiology, Annals of Botany, Climate Research, Flora, Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, European Journal of Agronomy, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, a.o. Reviewer on project proposals to the US National Science Foundation, United States Department of Agriculture, Norwegian Research Council and International Foundation of Science   Peer-reviewed articles in international journals: More than 85 papers in international scientific journals and books with peer review, which have been cited more than 1800 times (ISI) giving a h-index of 29 (by 1.4.2015). During the last five years:   94. Akthar S.S., Andersen M.N., Liu F. 2015. Biochar mitigates salinity stress in potato. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 03/2015; DOI:10.1111/jac.12132 93. Chen S., Zhou Z., Andersen M.N., Hu T. 2015. Tomato yield and water use efficiency – coupling effects between growth stage specific soil water deficits. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science 03/2015. DOI:10.1080/09064710.2015.1024279 92. Topbjerg H., Kaminski K.P., Kørup K., Nielsen K.L., Kirk H.G., Andersen M.N., Liu F. 2015. Screening for intrinsic water use efficiency in a potato dihaploid mapping population under progressive drought conditions. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2015.1015439. 91. Manevski, K., Boergesen C.D., Andersen M.N., Kristensen I. 2015. Reduced nitrogen leaching by intercropping maize with red fescue on sandy soils in North Europe: a combined field and modeling study. Plant and Soil. DOI 10.1007/s11104-014-2311-6. 90. Razzaghi F., Jacobsen S.E., Jensen, C.R., Andersen, M.N. 2015. Ionic and photosynthetic homeostasis in quinoa challenged by salinity and drought – mechanisms of tolerance. Functional Plant Biology 42, 136-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/FP14132. 89. Danso E.O., Abenney-Mickson S., Sabi E.B., Plauborg F., Abekoe M., Kugblenu Y.O., Jensen C.R., Andersen M.N. 2015. Effect of different fertilization and irrigation methods on nitrogen uptake, intercepted radiation and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentum L.) grown in the Keta Sand Spit of Southeast Ghana. Agricultural Water Management 147, 34-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.07.029. 88. Battilani A., Jensen C.R., Liu F., Plauborg F., Andersen M.N., Solimando D. 2014. partial root-zone drying (PRD) feasibility on potato in a sub-humid climate. Acta Hort. 87. Battilani A., Plauborg F., Andersen M.N., Forslund A., Ensink J., Dalsgaard A., Fletcher T., Solimando D. 2014. Treated wastewater reuse on potato (Solanum tuberosum). Acta Hort. 86. Kaminski K.P., Kørup K., Kristensen, K., Nielsen K.L., Liu F., Topbjerg H.B., Kirk H.G., Andersen M.N. 2014. Contrasting water-use efficiency (WUE) responses of a potato mapping population and capability of modified ball-berry model to predict stomatal conductance and WUE measured at different environmental conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, DOI: 10.1111/jac.12091 85. Jensen C.R., Ørum J.E., Pedersen S.M., Andersen M.N., Plauborg F., Liu F., Jacobsen S-E. 2014. A Short Overview of Measures for Securing Water Resources for Irrigated Crop Production. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 200, 333-343. DOI: 10.1111/jac.12067. 84. Topbjerg H., Kaminski K.P., Markussen B., Kørup K., Nielsen K.L., Kirk H.G., Andersen M.N., Liu F. 2014. Physiological factors affecting intrinsic water use efficiency of potato clones within a dihaploid mapping population under well-watered and drought-stressed conditions. Scientia Horticulturae 178, 61-69. 83. Akthar S.S., Li G., Andersen M.N., Liu F. 2014. Biochar enhances yield and quality of tomato under reduced irrigation. Agricultural Water Management, 138, 37-44. 82. Wang Y., Bertelsen M.G., Petersen K.K., Andersen M.N., Liu F. 2014. Effect of root pruning and irrigation regimes on leaf water relations and xylem ABA and ionic concentrations in pear trees. Agricultural Water Management, 135, 84-89. 81. Kaminski K.P., Kørup K., Nielsen K.L., Liu F., Topbjerg H.B., Kirk H.G. and Andersen M.N. 2014. Gas-exchange, water use efficiency and yield responses of elite potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and relative humidity. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 187, 36-45. 80. Ahmadi S.H., Sepaskhah A., Andersen M.N., Plauborg F., Jensen C.R.; Hansen S. 2014. Modelling Root Length Density of Field Grown Potatoes under Different Irrigation Strategies and Soil Textures Using Artificial Neural Networks. Field Crops Research 162, 99-107. 79. Kugblenu Y. O., Danso E.O., Ofori K., Andersen M.N., Abenney-Mickson S., Sabi E.B., Plauborg F., Abekoe M., Ortiz R. & Jørgensen S.T. 2013. Screening tomato genotypes for adaptation to high temperature in West Africa. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B. Soil and Plant Science 63, 516-522. 78. Andersen M.N., Munkholm L.J., Nielsen L.A. 2013. Soil compaction limits root development, radiation-use efficiency and yield of three winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science 63, 409-419. 77 Battilani A., Jensen C.R., Liu F., Andersen, M.N. Plauborg F.L., Solimando D. 2013. Sustainable use of water resources: field application of deficit irrigation strategies in processing tomato. 12th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato JUN 09-11, 2012 Beijing, Acta Horticulturae 971, 77-84. 76 Kugblenu Y.O., Danso E.O., Ofori K., Andersen M.N., Abenney-Mickson S., Sabi E.B., Plauborg F.L., Abekoe M.K., Jorgensen S.T., Jensen C.R., Ofosu-Anim J. 2013. Heat tolerance in field grown tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under semi-arid conditions of West Africa. 12th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato JUN 09-11, 2012 Beijing, Acta Horticulturae 971, 99-106. 75. Adolf V.I., Shabala S., Andersen M.N., Razzaghi F., Jacobsen S. 2012. Varietal differences of quinoa’s tolerance to saline conditions. Plant and Soil 357, 117-129. 74. Razzaghi F., Plauborg F., Jacobsen S., Jensen C.R., Andersen M.N. 2012. Effect of nitrogen and water availability of three soil types on yield, radiation use efficiency and evapotranspiration in field-grown quinoa. Agricultural Water Management 109, 20-29. 73. Razzaghi F., Ahmadi S.H., Jacobsen S., Jensen C.R., Andersen M.N. 2012. Effects of salinity and soil–drying on radiation use efficiency, water productivity and yield of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 198, 173-184. 72. Razzaghi F., Ahmadi S.H., Adolf V.I., Jensen C.R., Jacobsen S., Andersen M.N. 2011. Water relations and transpiration of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) under salinity and soil drying. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 197, 348-360. 71. Forslund A., Plauborg F., Andersen M.N., Markussen B., Dalsgaard A. 2011. Leaching of human pathogens in repacked soil lysimeters and contamination of potato tubers under subsurface drip irrigation in Denmark. Water Research 45, 4367-4380. 70. Ahmadi S., Andersen M.N., Lærke P.E., Plauborg F., Sepaskhah A., Jensen C.R. 2011. Interaction of different irrigation strategies and soil textures on the nitrogen uptake of field grown potatoes. International Journal of Plant Production 5, 263-274. 69. Ahmadi S.H., Plauborg F., Andersen M.N., Sepaskhah A.R., Jensen C.R., Hansen S. 2011. Effects of irrigation strategies and soils on field grown potatoes: Root distribution. Agricultural Water Management 98, 1280-1290. 68. Plauborg F., Andersen M.N., Liu F., Ensink J., Ragab R. 2010. Safe and high quality food production using low quality waters and improved irrigation systems and management: SAFIR. Agricultural Water Management 98, 377–384. 67. Plauborg F., Abrahamsen P., Gjettermann B., Mollerup M., Iversen B.V., Liu F., Andersen M.N., Hansen S. 2010. Modelling of root ABA synthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration and potato production under water saving irrigation regimes. Agricultural Water Management 98, 425–439. 66. Jensen C.R., Battilani A., Plauborg F., Psarras G., Chartzoulakis K., Janowiak F., Stikic R., Jovanovic Z., Li G., Qi X., Liu F., Jacobsen S.E., Andersen M.N. 2010. Deficit irrigation based on drought tolerance and root signalling in potatoes and tomatoes. Agricultural Water Management 98, 403–413. 65. Wang Y., Liu F., Andersen M.N., Jensen, C.R. 2010. Carbon retention in the soil-plant system under different irrigation regimes. Agricultural Water Management 98, 419–424. 64. Battilani A., Steiner M., Andersen M., Bak S.N., Lorenzen J., Schweitzer A., Dalsgaard A., Forslund A., Gola S., Klopmann W., Plauborg F., Andersen M.N. 2010. Decentralised water and wastewater treatment technologies to produce functional water for irrigation. Agricultural Water Management 98, 385–402. 63. Ahmadi S.H., Andersen M.N, Plauborg F., Poulsen R.T., Jensen C.R., Sepaskhah A.R., Hansen S. 2010. Effects of irrigation strategies and soils on field-grown potatoes: Yield and water productivity. Agricultural Water Management 97, 1923-1930. 62. Ahmadi S.H., Andersen M.N, Plauborg F., Poulsen R.T., Jensen C.R., Sepaskhah A.R., Hansen S. 2010. Effects of irrigation strategies and soils on field-grown potatoes: Gas exchange and xylem . Agricultural Water Management 97, 1486-1494. 61. Wang Y., Liu F., Andersen M.N., Jensen C.R. 2010. Improved plant nitrogen nutrition contributes to higher water use efficiency in tomatoes under alternate partial root-zone irrigation. Functional Plant Biology 37, 175-182.