Research project Belowground beneficial and antagonistic microbes on perennial herbs
Plants are host to a wealth of microbes, both beneficial and antagonistic, and these may be found both on aboveground plant structures and in the roots.
In our work, we have been focusing on the patterns and drivers of plant-associated microbes: their multi-scale spatial distribution, the impact of dispersal limitation, and the role of the abiotic and biotic environment, and the aboveground consequences. To answer these questions we have mainly used the plant ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) and its associated root fungi, stained coffee roots in Ethiopia to assess arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, and sequenced the fungal and bacterial root microbial community of several arctic plant species found in northeastern Greenland.
The project started 2014 and will go on until retirement.
Project members
Project managers
Ayco Tack
Professor
