To support an ever-increasing population, modern agriculture faces numerous challenges
that pose major threats to global food and energy security. Plant-associated microbes, with …

Background: Understanding interactions between bacteria and fresh produce is of practical
importance in the prevention and mitigation of foodborne and plant diseases. Microfluidic …

Plant roots play a dominant role in sha** the rhizosphere, the environment in which
interaction with diverse microorganisms occurs. Tracking the dynamics of root–microbe …

Soil is the habitat of countless organisms and encompasses an enormous variety of dynamic
environmental conditions. While it is evident that a thorough understanding of how …

There is a dynamic reciprocity between plants and their environment: soil physiochemical
properties influence plant morphology and metabolism, and root morphology and exudates …

Beneficial plant-microbe interactions offer a sustainable biological solution with the potential
to boost low-input food and bioenergy production. A better mechanistic understanding of …

To fully describe gene expression dynamics requires the ability to quantitatively capture
expression in individual cells over time. Automated systems for acquiring and analyzing real …

Roots grow in highly dynamic and heterogeneous environments. Biological activity as well
as uneven nutrient availability or localized stress factors result in diverse …

The intricate microarchitecture of tissues–the “tissue microenvironment”–is a strong
determinant of tissue function. Microfluidics offers an invaluable tool to precisely stimulate …

Many plant processes occur in the context of and in interaction with a surrounding matrix
such as soil (eg root growth and root–microbe interactions) or surrounding tissues (eg pollen …