Sharon E. Zytynska

Top-down and bottom-up landscape processes influence the formation of microbial partnerships in herbivorous insects

The paper investigates how landscape-scale factors influence microbial symbiosis in herbivorous insects, showing that habitat complexity, host-plant proportion, and natural enemy abundance drive microbial community structure.

Fungicide and warming interact to reduce soil ecosystem functioning

This study shows that fungicide and warming together reduce soil microbial community respiration, metabolic capacity, and plant growth promotion more than either stressor alone.

Rhizobacteria inoculation of plants for reducing insect pests: A meta-analysis on insect behaviour and fitness

This study meta-analyzes the effects of rhizobacteria inoculation on insect fitness and behavior, finding reduced herbivore fitness but variable effects based on herbivore type and bacterial species.

Method and timing of rhizobacteria inoculation to plant roots alters success and strength of aphid suppression

This study shows that encapsulating rhizobacteria in alginate beads and inoculating them at root emergence effectively suppresses aphids on barley, outperforming seed soaking methods.

Rhizobacteria prime the activation of defence and nutritional responses to suppress aphid populations on barley

This study shows that rhizobacteria inoculation of barley induces dynamic molecular pathways that enhance plant defense and nutritional responses, reducing aphid populations over time.