Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Domestication of plants involved habitat and genotype modifications. I would like to understand the impact of these changes on the beneficial microbe-plant interactions and link them in modern crops.
I study the rhizosphere microbiome associated with wild tomatoes in their center of origin and the impact of the tomato domestication on the beneficial microbe-plant association. Reinstating the beneficial functions of the microbiome will provide protection against biotic and abiotic stresses on plants.