The goal of my research is to understand soil microbiome interactions for soil functioning and the microbes and plants co-dependency in sustainable agriculture. The main focus is to farm microbes linked to N and P (re)cycles to provide nutrients to plants, increase soil quality and fertility and mitigate greenhouse gas Nitrous Oxide.

In the last years my research has been oriented towards understanding the fundamental mechanisms of microbial interactions and communication with particular attention paid to the role of microbial volatiles.

The goal of our research program is to unravel the functional diversity of microbes living on and inside plants.