Max is a Phd candidate at the faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) at NMBU and works as a research scientist at the Norwegian centre for organic agriculture (NORSØK). Max has a background in environmental science and has specialised in agricultural science and soil science in his first PhD. He is particularly interested in how cover crops can affect the biomass and diversity of the soil microbiome, and thus directly influence crop-pathogen interactions. His work aims to improve crop quality and storability in order to sustainably increase crop yields under Norwegian climatic conditions.