Master thesis - WISH-ROOTS - Tuning the Wheat Root Microbiome to improve Soil Health and optimize Rhizosphere Nitrogen Cycling and Availability

Helmholtz, Germany

Updated: 3 months ago

Would you like to contribute to solutions to climate change and resource scarcity? Conduct interdisciplinary research in international teams using state-of-the-art tools and measurement concepts. Contribute to over 10 years of experience in plant phenotyping and knowledge-based bioeconomy research. Work with us at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Plant Sciences (IBG-2) - we are seeking to recruit a MSc student to join the Wish-Roots project

https://www.wishroots-ejpsoil.net/

within the Root Dynamics Group. The position would allow you to compete your practical semester and the MSc thesis, starting as early as possible in 2024. WISH-ROOTS (wheat roots in soil health) investigates the influence of wheat roots onto the soil environment including the root microbiome, as well as the effects on upcoming harvest. Wheat lines do not differ only in their aboveground appearance, but also in their root system formation. For example, root length, depth, weight, angles, number, branching, and environmental interaction vary between wheat lines.


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