P. E. Busby

The paper shows elevated CO2 reduces a common soybean leaf endophyte, Methylobacterium sp., and alters its interactions with fungal endophytes.

The paper examines geographic variation in the seed mycobiome of Douglas-fir across the Pacific Northwest, finding core fungal taxa present across multiple provenances.

The paper shows that host genotype and species arrival order interact to influence microbiome composition and host disease susceptibility.

The paper analyzes how disease resistance QTL in maize affect leaf microbiome composition, finding limited and inconsistent microbiome changes despite improved disease resistance.