The secret life of underground microbes: Plant root microbiomes rule the world

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

We often ignore what we cannot see, and yet organisms below the soil's surface play a vital role in plant functions and ecosystem well-being. These microbes can influence a plant's genetic structure, its health, and its interactions with other plants.

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