Plants modulate their surrounding microbiome via root exudates and such conditioned soil microbiomes feed back on the performance of the next generation of plants. How plants perceive altered soil m...

Background: Plants change their surrounding soil microbiome by root exudates and such conditioned microbiomes impact the performance of the present as well as the next plant generation as for example ...

Roberto Solano, National Biotechnology Center, CSIC (Spain).

Kang et al. show that coronatine hijacks the ABA hydroxylase CYP707A1 in A. thaliana to override stomatal defense. While CYP707A1 also enables rapid light-induced stomatal opening, C. rubella and E. s...

The EPSO Working Group on Plants and Microbiomes held its sixth workshop in Antequera / Malaga on 3.11.2025 which brought together over 100 enthusiastic researchers just ahead of the 6th Plant Microbi...

Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...

Plants modulate their surrounding microbiome via root exudates and this conditioned soil microbiome feeds back on the performance of the next generation of plants. How plants can perceive this altered...

We investigated how maize root bacteria—alone or in community—tolerate and metabolize antimicrobial compounds of their host plant. We found that the capacity to metabolize such a compound impacts bact...

Bacteria and fungi in the soil have a major influence on plant growth. Plant researcher Klaus Schläppi is working to understand the biological mechanisms behind this interaction − knowledge that could...

Plant performance depends on the soil microbiome. While microbiome feedbacks are well documented, the mechanisms by which plants perceive and mediate these feedbacks remain unclear. We established a f...

Plant performance depends on the soil microbiome. While microbiome feedbacks are well documented, the mechanisms by which plants perceive and mediate these feedbacks remain unclear. We established a f...

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The research group 'Plant Microbe Interactions' at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/pmi/) is welcoming applications for a postdoctoral researcher...

In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously. A study by the University of Basel shows how trees react to drought – and revises previous perceptions.

Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Ancestral liverwort species were already equipped with the jasmonate pathway to fend off herbivores. However, insect appearance on earth does not fit with the estimated age of bryophytes, as they pro...

Background Upon seed germination, soil bacteria are activated to transition to the plant and eventually colonize mature tissues like leaves. These bacteria are poised to significantly influence plant ...

Dr Matthew T. Agler