Jamil Chowdhury

Amino acid biostimulant increases radiata pine photosynthetic efficiency and growth with shifts in mycobiome and nitrogen assimilation - Environmental Microbiome Background Amino-acid biostimulants have emerged as powerful alternatives to conventional inorganic nitrogen fertilisers, yet their potential in forestry species like radiata pine (Pinus radiata) rema...

Happy to share that our paper on amino acid biostimulants, pine seedling growth, and the root mycobiome has appeared online. Many thanks to all the co-authors!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Shifting microbial communities can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates Microbial communities sourced from more extreme climates can help tree seedlings tolerate cold and drought.

This new Science paper shows tree seedlings can “borrow” stress tolerance from soil microbiomes sourced from colder/drier sites; climate resilience as a microbially mediated trait.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities Mycorrhizal symbioses are associated to tree diversity differently across latitudes and environments.

Mycorrhizal fungi don't shape forest biodiversity the same way everywhere. Latitude and climate change the rules of the game...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance Plant-microbiome interactions are crucial in maintaining plant health and productivity under stress; however, little is known about these interactions…

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Microbiome in drought resistance! 🦠🌱

Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance

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Our new study reveals that amino acid fertigation enhances radiata pine seedling growth—not just by boosting nitrogen uptake and photosynthesis, but by selectively enriching beneficial root fungi 🍄🌱

🧵 Read the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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