I had an absolute blast at the #rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh! It was so lovely catching up with some many existing and new colleagues! Very first conference with my lab! @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

First ever conference for my PhD student, Sarah Connery! Representing @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social at #rhizosphere6 - playing around with synthetic communities

Interested in root exudates at early plant life stages? Have a look at our recent paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.plan…#Exudateses decrease strongly durin#plantdevelopmentnt an#metabolomeme shifts from sugar-dominated to secondary exudates. Work led by Ben Hafner at TUM and Taryn Bauerle’s Cornell lab