Plant root-microbe communication in shaping root microbiomes

A growing body of research is highlighting the impacts root-associated microbial communities can have on plant health and development. These impacts can include changes in yield quantity and quality, timing of key developmental stages and tolerance of biotic and abiotic stresses. With such a range of effects it is clear that understanding the factors that contribute to a plant-beneficial root microbiome may prove advantageous. Increasing demands for food by a growing human population increases the importance and urgency of understanding how microbiomes may be exploited to increase crop yields and reduce losses caused by disease. In addition, climate change effects may require novel approaches to overcoming…

• UO
  University of Warwick
• DF
  Directorate for Biological Sciences
• EA
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Award: BB/M017982/1
• BA
  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Awards: BB/M017982/1, BB/M017982/1, BB/M017982
• NE
  Natural Environment Research Council