Alexander Nikolas König

Alexander Nikolas König is a researcher at the Institute of Soil Research within the Department of Agricultural Sciences at BOKU. His work focuses on soil microbiology, microbial carbon sequestration, and root-exudate dynamics in agricultural ecosystems.

• Institute of Soil Research, BOKU
• ORCID: 0000-0002-0539-8842

His research examines microbial responses to root exudation pulses and how cover crop diversification influences carbon storage in European agricultural soils. He employs advanced techniques like reverse microdialysis to study rhizosphere processes at micro-scales.

Current work includes the European Commission-funded project Linking crop diversification to microbial energy allocation and organic carbon storage in soil (2022-2025), where he investigates microbial community shifts associated with plant diversity interventions.