Microp: Harnessing the second genome of plants; Microbial imprinting for crop resilience.
We study the plant-microbiome interactions in order to enhance plant growth and resilience to environmental stress.
April 25, 2020
Biotic Interactions
In Microp, we would like to understand how aboveground herbivore attack influences belowground gene expression, metabolite exudation and microbiome recruitment.
In my Marie Curie project and a ‘Holland Innovative Potato’ project, we study plant-nematode interaction through plant signaling molecules and the influence of environmental condition and microbes on this.
Projects
Nemhatch: Unlocking mechanisms of cyst Nematode Hatching for sustainable cyst nematode control
Cyst nematodes worldwide attack agricultural crops such as potato, sugar beet, rice and soybean and cause large losses in their yield.
April 24, 2019
HIP: The chemical communication between potato and cyst nematodes as a basis for sustainable improvement of potato yield.
HIP The chemical communication between potato and cyst nematodes as a basis for sustainable improvement of potato yield. The hatching stimulant (HS) dependent hatching is
March 27, 2019
