Maya_Looking_at_Soil (@looking-at-soil)

Ah, I suspected this all along...😻 #cats #catsofbluesky #caturday

26.07.2025 05:05 👍 35 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

20.06.2025 14:58 👍 11755 🔁 1116 💬 256 📌 66

Unearthing the rhizosphere microbiome recruited by ancestral bread wheat landraces | bioRxiv Crop root traits that modulate the soil microbiome can turn the tide of reduced fertility in intensively farmed land by optimising nutrient availability and resilience to environmental stresses. Advantageous genetic diversity that allows adaptation to nutrient availability is present in historic crop genotypes. The Watkins collection of bread wheat landraces is an unexploited resource, carrying untapped phenotypic traits. Here, we show that the rhizosphere microbiome assembly of these landraces is distinct compared to elite varieties, specifically those that come from ancestral groups (AGs) not used in modern breeding. We used 16S rRNA sequencing to identify changes in microbial communities of rhizosphere soil collected from 81 landraces and two elite varieties. We found high similarity in microbiome recruitment between the elite cultivars and the two AGs genetically closest to the elite. The rhizosphere microbiome of five AGs genetically distant from the elite cultivars showed significant differences in the abundance of taxa involved in nitrogen and carbon turnover, keystone taxa and associations within the microbial network. Our findings suggest that genes to recruit or suppress microbial taxa in the rhizosphere are shared by landraces from these AGs. Selective breeding for traits to control microbial functions can enhance soil productivity and crop performance.

Interesting preprint - Unearthing the rhizosphere microbiome recruited by ancestral bread wheat landraces | bioRxiv

19.05.2025 00:42 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with coeliac disease - Quadram Institute Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with coeliac disease.

First Bluesky post! A new study with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social looking at the #microbiome and #gut physiology impact of #gluten free diet in #coeliac disease published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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07.12.2024 12:04 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Join the AFN Network+ Early Career Researchers Board and be part of the Future of Agri-Food - AFN Network+ Are you passionate about transforming the agri-food system to achieve net zero? Do you want to collaborate with leading researchers and innovators while advancing your own career? The AFN Network+ is…

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27.11.2024 08:30 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

My poster overview of the phenotyping platforms for studying Plant microbe interactions. The most controlled system EcoFab is on top , Agar and paper based system in the middle and the field and rhizotrons are at the bottom.

I made an overview of the #phenotyping platforms 4 #plant #microbe #interaction studies that we use in the #Root Dynamics group. 👇
The most controlled system #EcoFab is on top, while the most similar to nature #rhizotrons and #field🚜 at the bottom. Check out the + and - for each. 🧪

11.11.2024 18:45 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

First post @bsky.app - supporting the migration from you know where. Just sharing a shot of one of my favorite spots at the John Innes field station. Undulation and contrasting colors, perfect for a Sunday afternoon.

23.11.2024 07:32 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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