Department of Soil Biology and Soil Biochemistry

"As we learnt to practice the tiny work of the edafon in big, when we plough, harrow, turn up and irrigate the soil;
so should we learn the work of the arable soil itself, what the soil needs for its optimal circulation." (Raoul Francé)

Scientific aims and topics of the Department

• Elaboration of the fundamentals of modern plant nutrition, clarifying the role of plant nutritive element transport and microorganisms in soil processes.
• Scientific establishment of a strategy for the prevention of soil contamination and for soil remediation
• Monitoring and state survey of soil contamination in Hungary
• Study and assay the biogeochemical cycles (transport, biotic and abiotic transformation) of contaminants (mainly heavy metals) and their controlling possibilities in soil-plant systems (phytoremediation)
• Methodical studies to assess and monitor soil biological state and soil quality