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… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among … for this study. The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce …

A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator … Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to drought. …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has desirable properties as … and oil was also the largest plant project completed by the JGI. It has since been cited more than 5,400 times, …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … coast of south Texas. At the JGI, Rambo’s work was overseen by Susannah Tringe, head of the Microbial Systems group. He …

… registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … debris and dead organisms to free up their nutrients; mycorrhizal symbionts shuttle water and nutrients to trees; plant pathogens colonize living plants to feed on them.  …

… focused on building tools to facilitate expert curation of human gene models in support of JGI’s contributions to … research efforts expanded to include basal metazoans and plants. Working with a talented team of scientists and … plant genomics.      Nucleic Acids Research 40, D1178. Publications … Scientific Advisory Board member, InterMine …

Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas … their research on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …