To study evolution of root-associated microbe recruitment by analysing plant response and microbiome composition in 100 wild and cultivated plant species under biotic and abiotic stresses. To investigate the mechanisms underlying microbiome recruitment specific to the Cucurbitaceae family in domesticated species and their wild relatives.
The overall aim of this project is to elucidate mechanism underlying biotic-stress induced plant-microbe communication belowground via root-emitted VOCs (volatile organic compounds).
