Soil microbiome Content

Researchers Identify Microbes That Help Plants Thwart Parasite

Andy Fell — March 26, 2024 - 10:53am

Bacteria that could help one of Africa’s staple crops resist a major pest have been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Their findings, published March 26 in Cell Reports, could improve yields of sorghum, a mainstay of food and drink in West and East African countries.

Viruses Dynamic and Changing After Dry Soils are Watered

Andy Fell — October 02, 2023 - 12:12pm

Viruses in soil may not be as destructive to bacteria as once thought and could instead act like lawnmowers, culling older cells and giving space for new growth, according to research out of the University of California, Davis, published Sept. 28 in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.