Reproducibility matters

(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live around its roots. This rhizosphere microbiome regulates nutrient availability to the plant from the soil and can impact plant growth and yields. An international team reported on the results of a large-scale field study that partially replicates earlier trials to identify soil microbes that colonize plants and which can be associated w...