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Beneficial microbiome(s) towards the future of sustainable agriculture
Main area: | Microbial Interactions |
Target group: | Biology-Biotechnology, Agriculture, Agricultural Development, Environmental Science, Natural Resources |
Educational level: | Master, Project outside course scope, Bachelor |
Project description: Agricultural research has long focused efforts into tapping into the potential of using the microbiome to limit fertilizer and pesticide use. This has boosted the search for beneficial microorganisms that associate with plants, providing them with increased nutrition among other benefits. Research on beneficial microbiomes has risen over the last few years and established itself as key towards sustainable agricultural practices. The objective of this project is to address the mechanisms of microbe recruitment to the plant microbiome and screen soils for microbes with a beneficial effect on plant growth. Background: Activities: 1. Monitor plant fitness (health and nutritional status) in different soils. 2. Analyze soil and root microbiota in different soils using classical and bioinformatics methods. 3. Setup competition/synergy assays with the isolated microorganisms. 4. Evaluate plant growth promoting phenotypes under different soil conditions and after inoculation with isolated microorganisms.
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Methods used: | Molecular biology, microbiology, amplicon sequencing with Illumina MiSeq, plant phenotyping, plant genotyping, bioinformatics, plant physiology, plant nutrition |
Keywords: | Sustainability, Microbiome, Plant, Green agriculture, Microbiology, Molecular biology |
Project home page: | https://dynamo.ku.dk/ |
Supervisor(s): | Prof Barbara Ann Halkier, Assistant Professor Deyang Xu |
Email: | bah@plen.ku.dk |