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Lorenzo Lombard

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity InstituteORCID 0009-0008-7477-1293Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Desalegn W. EtaloiD· 2 shared Dominika Rybka· 2 shared Eiko E. KuramaeiD· 2 shared Jos M. RaaijmakersiD· 2 shared Márcio Fernandes Alves LeiteiD· 2 shared Pedro Willem CrousiD· 2 shared Taye Tessema· 2 shared Adam OssowickiiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Plant BiologyEnvironmental MicrobiomePeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Disentangling the importance of microbiological and physicochemical properties of Ethiopian field soils for the Striga seed bank and sorghum infestations

Tamera Taylor, Getahun Benti, Márcio Fernandes Alves Leite…·Siobhán M. Brady

This study identifies soil microbiological and physicochemical factors influencing Striga seed bank and sorghum infestation in Ethiopian soils.

DOI 10.1186/s40793-026-00926-3

metagenomicsstatistical model

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2023

Reciprocal interactions between the sorghum root microbiome and the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica

Desalegn W. Etalo, Dominika Rybka, Lorenzo Lombard…·Jos M. Raaijmakers

This study shows that the soil microbiome affects Striga infection and sorghum performance, with Striga seeds influencing the sorghum rhizosphere microbiome.

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plant (other)metagenomics

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