Periodic Reporting for period 1 - BarleyMicroBreed (Strategies for breeding climate change resilient barley, genetically equipped to optimized root-microbiome interactions)

In BarleyMicroBreed we build on the paradigm that abiotic stress resilience can be significantly improved by optimizing interactions between plant roots and the existing soil microbiota. Despite widespread claims that inoculation of crop species with beneficial microorganisms...