Maggie R. Wagner

The paper shows that heritable variation in root bacterial microbiomes influences natural selection on host plants by altering fitness outcomes based on plant genotype.

The paper examines how climate influences osmotic stress tolerance in Luteibacter populations, finding distinct genomic strategies in semi-arid and humid strains.

This study uses differential proteomics to compare bacterial growth in vitro and in planta, identifying species-specific strategies for root colonization.

ZeaMiC provides a culture collection of maize root-associated bacteria to study plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions.

The paper shows that soil microbiota legacy effects from precipitation influence plant drought responses, benefiting native grasses but not maize.

This study investigates how interactions between soil microbes and abiotic factors influence heterosis in maize, finding that microbial effects are context-dependent and abiotic factors may be a larger driver.

This study examines how drought and waterlogging affect root anatomy in Tripsacum dactyloides, finding spatially varying responses in cortical aerenchyma and vessel structure.

This study shows that plant-soil feedbacks from drought-adapted genotypes of Tripsacum dactyloides affect root traits and microbiomes under drought conditions.

This study shows that regional precipitation significantly influences the microbial communities in the rhizosphere of Andropogon gerardii, with arid regions showing more stochastic microbial assembly and host-benefiting taxa.

This study evaluates seed sterilization protocols for two maize varieties, finding that different protocols are needed for different genotypes and seed sources to prevent fungal contamination.