Role in Phytobiomes Alliance
Coordinating Committee, Microbiomes Working Group, Sponsor Representative
Affiliation
Position
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Multitrophic interactions among and between the microbiome and the plant environment that influence the health and productivity of managed and natural systems
- Principles governing the assembly, dynamics, stability, and vulnerability to disturbance of the microbiome.
- Applying advanced biotechnological methods to control, modify, or engineer the microbiome for beneficial purposes.
- Establishing knowledge and evidence to enable the management and usage of complex microbial communities to achieve improved yields and plant resilience in a changing world.