WP2: Genome-environment interactions of BNI producing genotypes

The production of BNI by selected P. lanceolata genotypes will be quantified and characterized at different plant stages and in differing growing environments to identify genome-environment interactions. Upon this, transcriptome profiling will be performed on P. lanceolata subjected to BNI promoting conditions and/or with P. lanceolata genotypes contrasting for BNI production with the aim to identify genes whose expression correlates with BNI production.

WP2 will also characterize the direct and indirect contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to P. lanceolata-derived nitrification inhibition using different elegant approaches.