Michelle Watt

Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration.

Melinda Nguyen, Matthew Knowling, Nam N Tran, Alexandra Burgess, Ian Fisk, Michelle Watt, Marc Escribà-Gelonch, Herve This, John Culton, Volker Hessel

Journal article  |  2023  |  Plant Physiol Biochem

Successful human space exploration requires more products than can be taken as payload. There is a need, therefore, for in-space c..

Plant Growth Promotion and Heat Stress Amelioration in Arabidopsis Inoculated with Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN Rhizobacteria Quantified with the GrowScreen-Agar II Phenotyping Platform.

Allene Macabuhay, Borjana Arsova, Michelle Watt, Kerstin A Nagel, Henning Lenz, Alexander Putz, Sascha Adels, Mark Müller-Linow, Jana Kelm, Alexander AT Johnson, Robert Walker, Gabriel Schaaf, Ute Roessner

Journal article  |  2022  |  Plants (Basel)

High temperatures inhibit plant growth. A proposed strategy for improving plant productivity under elevated temperatures is the us..

N-dependent dynamics of root growth and nitrate and ammonium uptake are altered by the bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae in the cereal model Brachypodium distachyon

Weiqi Kuang, Stefan Sanow, Jana M Kelm, Mark Muller Linow, Peter Andeer, Dietrich Kohlheyer, Trent Northen, John P Vogel, Michelle Watt, Borjana Arsova

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Nitrogen (N) fixation in cereals by root-associated bacteria is a promising solution for reducing use of chemical N fertilizers in..

Rhizosphere models: their concepts and application to plant-soil ecosystems

Christian W Kuppe, Andrea Schnepf, Eric von Lieres, Michelle Watt, Johannes A Postma

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLANT AND SOIL

Background: The rhizosphere is the influence-sphere of the root. It is a local ecosystem with complex functions that determine nut..

The root system architecture of wheat establishing in soil is associated with varying elongation rates of seminal roots: quantification using 4D magnetic resonance imaging

Daniel Pflugfelder, Johannes Kochs, Robert Koller, Siegfried Jahnke, Carola Mohl, Shree Pariyar, Heike Fassbender, Kerstin A Nagel, Michelle Watt, Dagmar van Dusschoten, Hideki Takahashi

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Seedling establishment is the first stage of crop productivity, and root phenotypes at seed emergence are critical to a successful..

Root Growth and Architecture of Wheat and Brachypodium Vary in Response to Algal Fertilizer in Soil and Solution

Lisa Mau, Simone Junker, Helena Bochmann, Yeshambel E Mihiret, Jana M Kelm, Silvia D Schrey, Ute Roessner, Gabriel Schaaf, Michelle Watt, Josefine Kant, Borjana Arsova

Journal article  |  2022  |  AGRONOMY-BASEL

Alternative, recycled sources for mined phosphorus (P) fertilizers are needed to sustain future crop growth. Quantification of phe..

Modulators or facilitators? Roles of lipids in plant root-microbe interactions

Allene Macabuhay, Borjana Arsova, Robert Walker, Alexander Johnson, Michelle Watt, Ute Roessner

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Lipids have diverse functions in regulating the plasma membrane's cellular processes and signaling mediation. Plasma membrane lipi..

A toolkit to rapidly modify root systems through single plant selection

Charlotte Rambla, Sarah Van der Meer, Kai P Voss-Fels, Manar Makhoul, Christian Obermeier, Snowdon Rod, Eric S Ober, Michelle Watt, Samir Alahmad, Lee T Hickey

Journal article  |  2022  |  PLANT METHODS

BACKGROUND: The incorporation of root traits into elite germplasm is typically a slow process. Thus, innovative approaches are req..

Nutrient deficiency effects on root architecture and root-to-shoot ratio in arable crops.

Gina Lopez, Seyed Hamid Ahmadi, Wulf Amelung, Miriam Athmann, Frank Ewert, Thomas Gaiser, Martina I Gocke, Timo Kautz, Johannes Postma, Shimon Rachmilevitch, Gabriel Schaaf, Andrea Schnepf, Alixandrine Stoschus, Michelle Watt, Peng Yu, Sabine Julia Seidel

Journal article  |  2022  |  Front Plant Sci

Plant root traits play a crucial role in resource acquisition and crop performance when soil nutrient availability is low. However..

Variation in Root System Architecture among the Founder Parents of Two 8-way MAGIC Wheat Populations for Selection in Breeding

Shree R Pariyar, Kerstin A Nagel, Jonas Lentz, Anna Galinski, Jens Wilhelm, Alexander Putz, Sascha Adels, Kathrin Heinz, Claus Frohberg, Michelle Watt

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGRONOMY-BASEL

Root system architecture (RSA) is a target for breeding crops with effective nutrient and water use. Breeding can use populations ..