Unravelling carbon and energy saving strategies of crops: reutilization of root exudates - CURE

Unravelling carbon and energy saving strategies of crops: reutilization of root exudates - CURE Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research Agricultural sciences The candidate will be expected to carry out controlled plant-growth experiments with crop species and model plants using hydroponic systems and rhizoboxes. The research activities will focus on investigating the reuptake and metabolic fate of root-exuded organic acids, particularly citric and malic...