Plant roots host defined microbial communities that differ from those in the surrounding soil, and these communities shift dynamically in response to plant development and environmental changes. Whilst it is widely accepted that root exudates play a key role in the assembly and dynamics of root-a...
Ecologically derived synthetic communities can provide robust plant benefits, yet generalizable rules for assembling multifunctional consortia remain limited. We hypothesized that a “top-down” community assembled from an ecological core would yield complementary functions and resilience superior ...
Anthropogenic perturbations to the nitrogen cycle, primarily through use of synthetic fertilizers, have caused unprecedented increases in the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) in recent decades. As a potent greenhouse gas, and an ozone depleting substance, understanding the sources and sinks of N2O is...
