A Look Underground: Why Root Interactions Matter for Plants, Climate, and Humans

Do a plant’s neighbors matter? To answer this question scientists study plant roots and what they do in the soil. Hidden below the surface, roots play a tremendous role--from the size of few microns to whole landscapes--on the lives of soil microbes, plants, and even humans. Join us to meet a team of incredible MSU scientists, learn how they design experiments to study soil and roots, and find out how they apply what they uncover to growing plants to make plant-based fuels. Presented by: • Alexandra Kravchenko, Professor, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU • Archana Juyal, Postdoc, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU • Jinho Lee, PhD Student, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU • Kyungmin Alyssa Kim, PhD Student, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU • Tayler Chicoine Ulbrich, PhD Student, Integrative Biology and Ecological Food and Farming Systems Specialization, MSU • Maxwell Oerther, Technician, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, MSU • Adrianna Trusiak, Research Coordinator, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, MSU