I. Salas-Gonzalez

Identification of beneficial and detrimental bacteria that impact sorghum responses to drought using multi-scale and multi-system microbiome comparisons

The paper identifies beneficial and detrimental bacteria affecting sorghum drought responses using lab, transitional, and field experiments.

Schengen-pathway controls spatially separated and chemically distinct lignin deposition in the endodermis.

The paper shows that endodermal lignin sensing triggers a transcriptional reprogramming leading to chemically distinct compensatory lignin deposition and impacts nutrient homeostasis.

A single bacterial genus maintains root development in a complex microbiome

The paper identifies Variovorax as a key bacterial genus that reverses root growth inhibition in Arabidopsis by manipulating plant hormone levels through an auxin degradation operon.

The effects of soil phosphorous content on microbiota are driven by the plant phosphate starvation response

This study investigates how soil phosphorous content affects plant microbiota, finding that plant phosphate starvation response has a greater impact than soil P levels themselves.