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MCA: Using metatranscriptomics to uncover mechanisms underlying drought-mediated plant-mic — NSF Award to University of Houston (T

Plants live with a large number and diversity of microbes that influence plant health. Some microbes help plants by providing nutrients, whereas others can have negative effects like causing disease. Plants, in turn, influence the presence or absence of certain microbes in the soil, with individual plant species creati

Award titleMCA: Using metatranscriptomics to uncover mechanisms underlying drought-mediated plant-mic
Award ID2526903
AwardeeUniversity of Houston
CityHOUSTON
StateTX
Amount obligated$348,691
Principal investigatorKerri Crawford
ProgramPopulation & Community Ecology
Start date01/01/2026
AbstractPlants live with a large number and diversity of microbes that influence plant health. Some microbes help plants by providing nutrients, whereas others can have negative effects like causing disease. Plants, in turn, influence the presence or absence of certain microbes in the soil, with individual plant species creating unique microbial signatures. This allows for a situation where plant-associated changes in microbial communities feedback to influence plant health. These plant-soil feedbacks c
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