In competition, plant performance in conspecific and heterospecific soils is determined not only by negative or positive plant–soil feedbacks but also by neighbours inducing changes in the root microb...

The symbiotic relationship between the nitrogen-fixing bacteria Frankia alni and the pioneer tree species Alnus glutinosa plays an important role for …

Trees are essential to ecosystems in both natural and urban environments, yet they are increasingly threatened by abiotic and biotic stresses linked t…

Soil inoculations can help forests grow faster on former farmland by fixing problems such as poor soil health and a lack of helpful microbes. Adding beneficial microbes to the soil can restore its bi...

Trees in cities provide a great number of benefits to people and nature, but they are challenged by harsh conditions. Trees rely on helpful fungi in their roots to get essential nutrients from the so...

By Floris Baas, Zoë Bor, Jonathan Meijers, Norika Narimatsu, and Anna ZuidgeestFor a project within our Master’s specialization Science Communication & Society, Sofia Gomes asked us to make a video about the importance of microbes for healthy trees. We decided to make a stop-motion video, as this is entertaining while still being informative. Also, we thought this would be easier than learning digital animation :)With our video, we primarily hope to reach people between 25-39 years old who are s

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...