Jason Wallace
Role in Phytobiomes Alliance
Coordinating Committee, Microbiomes Working Group
Affiliation
University of Georgia
Position
Associate Professor: Quantitative genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and crop microbiomes
Research Interests
- Host influence on plant-microbe interactions
- Beneficial plant-microbe interactions
- Crop genetic diversity
- Orphan and neglected crops
Website
https://cropsoil.uga.edu/people/faculty/jason-wallace.html
Additional Links
jason.wallace[at]uga.edu
Current Phytobiomes-related Projects
- Understanding how maize genetic variation affects interactions with endophytic microbes
- Investigating the genetic basis of aerial root formation in maize and its relationship to nitrogen-fixing microbes
- Understanding the host genetic mechanisms affecting the symbiosis between Tall Fescue (Festuca arudinaceae) and its beneficial Epichloë endophyte.