Unravelling plant-soil symbiosis: A key to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem stability
While many soil microbes aid plants by facilitating nutrient absorption and enhancing their resilience against stress, harnessing these interactions for more sustainable food production remains a challenge due to our limited understanding of their ecology and evolution. This project aims to address this knowledge gap by taking a holistic approach to embrace the complex partnerships between plants, microbes, and soil. The objectives include 1) deciphering the formation of plant-soil partnerships, 2) identifying the fundamental processes that regulate the partnerships between plants, microbes, and soil, and 3) predicting the impact of these partnerships on ecosystems as climate conditions evolve. The project will provide ground-breaking insights into plant-soil partnerships, including their formation, dynamics, and role in maintaining ecosystem stability. This will significantly contribute to more sustainable strategies to foster plant growth and manage diseases.
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Grant agreement NNF24OC0089849
Open sourceWhile many soil microbes aid plants by facilitating nutrient absorption and enhancing their resilience against stress, harnessing these interactions for more sustainable food production remains a challenge due to our limited understanding of their ecology and evolution. This project aims to address this knowledge gap by taking a holistic approach to embrace the complex partnerships between plants, microbes, and soil. The objectives include 1) deciphering the formation of plant-soil partnerships, 2) identifying the fundamental processes that regulate the partnerships between plants, microbes, and soil, and 3) predicting the impact of these partnerships on ecosystems as climate conditions evolve. The project will provide ground-breaking insights into plant-soil partnerships, including their formation, dynamics, and role in maintaining ecosystem stability. This will significantly contribute to more sustainable strategies to foster plant growth and manage diseases.