Welcome to the Collaborative Crop Resilience Program!
The Collaborative Crop Resilience Program is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation
INTERACT
Decoding the Rhizobiota Interactome for Improved Crop Resilience
MATRIX
Microbiome Assisted Triticum Resilience In X-dimensions
InRoot
Molecular Mechanisms and Dynamics of Plant-Microbe Interactions at the Root-Soil Interface
Globally, over a third of all crop yields are lost due to abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, flooding, heat stress, pests and diseases. Increasingly it is understood that microbes from the soil environment as well as those actively colonizing plants can improve plant nutrient acquisition and afford some measure of protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. Thus, future efforts to improve crop productivity while reducing chemical fertilizers and pesticides will undoubtedly benefit from harnessing favorable plant-microbe interactions.
The three synergistic CCRP research efforts, MATRIX, INTERACT, and InRoot, collectively represent an unparalleled opportunity to deeply interrogate the plant-microbe communities of an important commodity crop (wheat) and a model crop (Lotus japonicus).