Top-Performing Soil Microbes Could Be Key to Sustainable Agriculture

August 2018 - UCR research will help agronomists breed plants that attract their own growth-promoting microbes. In a study published today in New Phytologist, Sachs’ team has advanced our understanding of how plant genetics and environmental factors affect microbial soil populations in the field. The paper’s first author is Camille Wendlandt, a graduate student in Sachs’ research group. Read more