During her PhD studies, Anna Martyn researched how plants adjust their metabolome under nutrient starvation and how they coordinate interactions with soil-dwelling microbes for improved plant performance. In this context, Anna studied plant-signalling mechanisms that drive the assembly of root-associated microbial communities and she identified genetic determinants that influence the recruitment of beneficial soil microbes by plants for enhanced resilience in nutrient-limited environments.
The new research findings contribute to the understanding of how we can use beneficial soil microbes to improve sustainability and productivity in today’s agricultural practices.
The PhD study was completed at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University.

This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Tuesday, 12 September 2023 at 15:00
Place: Building 1871, room 120, Auditorium, MBG, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus C
Title of PhD thesis: Impact of plant nutrient regimes and symbiotic signalling on microbial associations in Lotus and barley

Contact information: Anna Martyn, e-mail: amartyn@mbg.au.dk, tel.: +49 1621358016

Members of the assessment committee:
Senior Researcher and Principal Investigator Dr. Davide Bulgarelli, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK

Associate Professor Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Professor Ditlev Egeskov Brodersen (chair), MBG, Aarhus University, Denmark

Main supervisor:
Professor Simona Radutoiu, MBG, Aarhus University, Denmark

Co-supervisor:
Professor Jens Stougaard, MBG, Aarhus University, Denmark

Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English

The defence is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences/GSNS,

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