This study is part of the Plant-Microbe Interfaces Science Focus Area, which aims to gain a deeper understanding of the diversity and functioning of mutually beneficial interactions between plants and microbes in the rhizosphere. Ongoing efforts focus on characterizing and interpreting such interfaces using systems comprising plants and microbes, in particular the poplar tree (Populus) and its microbial community in the context of favorable plant microbe interactions.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725; Project Number (FWP): 3ERKP730