Shows
PlantopiaAntibiotics, Soil Microbiome, and Biological ControlYour backyard is full of antibiotics. What they're there doing might surprise you.Special Guests: Linda Kinkel and Soledad Benitez Ponce.2020-05-1829 min
Meet the MicrobiologistManaging Plant Pathogens Using Streptomyces with Linda KinkelHow can the intricate relationship between soil microbiota and plants be managed for improved plant health? Linda Kinkel discusses new insights into the plant rhizosphere and the ways that some Streptomyces isolates can protect agricultural crops against bacterial, fungal, oomycete, and nematode infections. Julie’s Biggest Takeaways: The soil microbiome is extremely dynamic, with boom-and-bust cycles driven by nutrient fluxes, microbial interactions, plant-driven microbial interactions, and signaling interactions. Finding the source of these boom-and-bust cycles can help people to manage the microbiome communities and produce plant-beneficial communities for agricultural purposes. Rhizosphere soil is soi...2020-03-261h 03