Root exudates driving rhizosphere processes

This interdisciplinary research focuses on unraveling plant- microbe - soil interactions driven by root exudation, including:

Development and application of innovative sampling techniques to collect root exudates from soil grown plants and analysis by metabolomic fingerprinting
Investigating fate and function of root exudates, including exudate-driven mobilisation of nutrients, microbial decomposition dynamics, and microbial community composition
Linking root exudation patterns with soil biogeochemical processes and plant molecular mechanisms