Ina Zimmer

Geographic and Climatic Origins Shape the Leaf Metabolome of Populus trichocarpa

This study shows that leaf metabolomes of Populus trichocarpa retain geographic and climatic origin signatures under common-garden conditions, with coordinated flavonoid and isoprenoid variation.

Provenance Legacies Override Species Effects in Shaping Oak Rhizosphere Microbiomes and Metabolomes

This study shows that seed origin legacy effects, rather than species identity, shape the microbiome and metabolome of oak trees under drought conditions.

Fungal volatiles drive lifestyle-dependent, systemic metabolic reprogramming in poplar

This study shows that fungal volatiles induce lifestyle-specific metabolic changes in poplar before physical contact, revealing a non-contact mechanism of plant-fungal communication.

Compartmentalized above- and belowground defenses in Tanacetum vulgare are tailored to localized antagonists

This study examines how different terpenoid chemotypes in Tanacetum vulgare respond to root-chewing wireworms and phloem-feeding aphids, revealing chemotype-specific defense strategies.