Identification of root beneficial microbes for wheat via high-throughput bacterial isolation

Name of applicant

Jens Stougaard

Title

Professor

Institution

Aarhus University

Amount

DKK 1,092,453

Year

2025

Type of grant

Research Infrastructure

Summary

Imagine a farm where crops thrive with minimal chemicals, thanks to beneficial soil microbes. Our project uses Prospector®, a cutting-edge microbial discovery platform, to rapidly isolate thousands of bacteria from ancestral wheat roots, identifying nature's own crop helpers. This research could revolutionize agriculture, creating more sustainable farming and improved food security.

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