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Mia M. Howard

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0003-4940-0366Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Jennifer A. LauiD· 2 shared Glade D. BogariD· 1 shared Jay T. LennoniD· 1 shared Julia N. EckbergiD· 1 shared Kenneth M. OlseniD· 1 shared Lana G. BoliniD· 1 shared Sandra T. Marquart‐PyattiD· 1 shared Sarah E. EvansiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Cyanogenic clovers invest more in rhizobia but do not affect rhizobium evolution

Julia N. Eckberg, Jennifer A. Lau, Kenneth M. Olsen, Mia M. Howard

The paper investigates how cyanogenic defense traits in clover affect investment in rhizobia and rhizobium evolution, finding increased nodule size but no change in rhizobium quality.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Microbe-mediated plant acclimation to drought may be rare in agriculture

Mia M. Howard, Lana G. Bolin, Glade D. Bogar, Sarah E. Evans, Jay T. Lennon, Sandra T. Marquart‐Pyatt, Jennifer A. Lau

The study tests if microbial communities can help or harm maize plants during drought in agricultural soils, finding that mal-acclimation is common.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2026 · PreprintEcology