Do you want to explore the potential of the microbiome to make agriculture more sustainable? Then apply for this PhD position in the growing MiCRop - Microbial Imprinting for Crop Resilience consortiu...

Leuk om een bijdrage te leveren aan de Glastuinbouw in Nederland met een interview/overzichtsartikel geschreven door Tijs Kierkels in het vaktijdschrift Onder Glas: https://lnkd.in/evQvVZP7. Het onder...

Superplant In 2050 leven we met 10 miljard mensen, op een opwarmende planeet. Al die monden moeten gevoed worden. Maar boeren moeten dealen met extreme regenbuien en droogte. Niet alleen de boeren, ...

Parasitic plants rarely attack themselves, suggesting the existence of a kin-avoidance mechanism. In the root parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, prehaustorium formation is triggered by host-se...

Many people are investigating the role of the plant root exudate in microbiome recruitment. In this review we provide a theoretical framework to support this work. Check it out! Thanks lemeng dong, Ka...

Our new NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) Faculty of Impact postdoc Roland Berdaguer interviewed for the FoI Newsletter. Roland will work on the development of a microbial...

Strigolactones are germination stimulants of many of the Orobanchaceae parasitic plants. Strigolactones biosynthetically derive from the carotenoids, which defines them to belong to the chemical class...

Happy to be in China again. I am visiting Guo Qinggang and Ma Ping of the Plant Protection Institute in Baoding together with lemeng dong. Happy to also see Lisong Ma again. The PPI have a research p...

Rice tillering is an important agronomic trait regulated by plant genetic and environmental factors. However, the role and mechanism of the root micro…

High transformation and gene editing efficiencies in sorghum-produced, transgene-free SDN1-edited plants exhibit precise mutations, reduced germination stimulants, and enhanced resistance to Striga in...

The root parasitic weed Striga hermonthica is a major constraint to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Tolerance to Striga—guaranteeing a reasonable yield despite infection—is potentially a val....

Are you an early-career researcher with a passion for plant science? Would you like to apply your enthusiasm to a highly relevant project in the field of plant-microbiome interactions? Then we have th...

Parasitism with Striga poses a major threat to global food production. Striga germination and growth rely on strigolactones (SLs) exuded by crop roots under phosphate (Pi)-deficient conditions, althou...

Parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae family cause substantial economic losses and pose significant threats to global agriculture. However, management of such parasitism is challenging, and very few re...