Frank Hochholdinger
@hochholdingerf
Maize geneticist and professor for crop functional genomics @UniBonn with interest in roots, heterosis & rhizosphere.
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https://www.hochholdinger-lab.uni-bonn.de/ 23-01-2018 14:28:35
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In a new paper in Nature Plants we IDed a mechanism how the host plant genotype (π½) contributes to the recruitment of its root microbiome. We identified a π½ gene that modulates lateral root density by regulating the abundance of specific bacteria under N-deficiency in soil. 1/2