Ms Martine Graf
I am a PhD student & technician working on a global GCRF funded project investigating the effect of agricultural plastic use on food security and sustainable development in developing countries. My research within this project focuses on the effect, fate, and legacy of agricultural mulch film use on the agroecosystem. I am interested in the chemical degradation of plastic, changes to soil microbial communities and general effects on soil & crop health.

Qualifications
- MSc: Ecology & Conservation
Uppsala University, 2018–2020 - BSc: Biology
Ludwig-Maximilian Universität München, 2013–2016 - MSc: Erasmus+ Exchange Student
University of Exeter, 2019–2020
Publications
2023
- PublishedBioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printLDPE and biodegradable PLA-PBAT plastics differentially affect plant-soil nitrogen partitioning and dynamics in a Hordeum vulgare mesocosm
Reay, M. K., Greenfield, L. M., Graf, M., Lloyd, C. E. M., Evershed, R. P., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 5 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 447, 130825.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2022
- PublishedField response of N2O emissions, microbial communities, soil biochemical processes and winter barley growth to the addition of conventional and biodegradable microplastics
Greenfield, L. M., Graf, M., Rengaraj, S., Bargiela, R., Williams, G., Golyshin, P. N., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sep 2022, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 336, 108023.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review