Research Themes

WP1: Cry for help: stress-induced microbiome recruitment across the plant kingdom

Studying the evolution of plant-recruited root microbiomes across the plant kingdom

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WP2: Walk on the wild side of plant microbiomes

Investigating how microbiome recruitment and functionality change when plants are grown in soils at their centres of origin

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WP3: Digging deep: Mechanisms and plasticity of stress-induced microbiome recruitment

Elucidating the mechanisms by which plants selectively recruit their microbiome under conditions of environmental stress

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WP4: Digging deeper: Microbiome functions facilitating plant stress resilience

Exploring the functional basis of microbial mechanisms that facilitate plant stress resilience

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WP5: Demonstrator: Harnessing the plant microbiome for stress-resilient future crops

Translating findings to future application in a microbiome-assisted agricultural context

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