Globally, over a third of all crop yields are lost due to abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, flooding, heat stress, pests and diseases. Increasingly it is understood that microbes from the soil environment as well as those actively colonizing plants can improve plant nutrient acquisition and afford some measure of protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. Thus, future efforts to improve crop productivity while reducing chemical fertilizers and pesticides will undoubtedly benefit from harnessing favorable plant-microbe interactions.
The three synergistic CCRP research efforts, MATRIX, INTERACT, and InRoot, collectively represent an unparalleled opportunity to deeply interrogate the plant-microbe communities of an important commodity crop (wheat) and a model crop (Lotus japonicus).
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Amy Grunden, North Carolina State University
Ignazio Carbone, North Carolina State University
Oiver Baars, North Carolina State University
Gina Brown-Guedira, North Carolina State University
Marc Cubeta, North Carolina State University
Colleen Doherty, North Carolina State University
Christine Hawkes, North Carolina State University
Manuel Kleiner, North Carolina State University
Heike Sederoff, North Carolina State University
Ross Sozzani, North Carolina State University
Cranos Williams, North Carolina State University
Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen, University of Copenhagen
Jens Stougaard, Aarhus University
Erik Østergaard Jensen, Aarhus University
Carsten Suhr Jacobsen, Aarhus University
Svend Christensen, University of Copenhagen
Bjarne Kjær Ersbøll, Technical University of Denmark
Jens Christian Frisvad, Technical University of Denmark
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, University of Copenhagen