Dr Benjamin Jackson
Technical Specialist
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems
Contact details
- Email: B.G.Jackson@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus
- City
- Midlothian
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Ben Jackson is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems working with Prof. Liz Baggs on the BBSRC funded LegumeSELECT project. Ben’s research is aimed at better understanding how legume crops differ in their contributions to soil fertility in smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. To do this he is using stable isotope labelling techniques combined with 3D imaging of root systems to understand the links between plant phenotypic responses to management (e.g. intercropping vs. rotation), interactions between legume and maize root systems, and soil C and N dynamics.