Meet ENSA researcher, Jongho Sun! Jongho Sun is a microscopy facility manager at @Cambridge_Uni researching calcium oscillation in cereal to understand the symbiotic signaling mechanisms. Learn more about Jongho’s research:

Understanding the intricate relationship within plant microbiota could pave the way for a more sustainable agricultural future. Discover how from ENSA Project Leader @RadutoiuSimona in @EuropeScientist:

New discovery: two key proteins in tomatoes—SlDELLA and SlPIF4—play a crucial role in the plant's ability to form symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and uptake phosphate, a critical nutrient for plant growth. Check it out in @Hortres: @ZJU_China

Can non-legume crops potentially fix nitrogen? 👨🏽‍🌾 ENSA scientists are analysing the genetic mechanisms that allow intracellular bacterial infection of legume cells to guide the engineering of #NitrogenFixation in non-legume crops like cereals:

Education is the key to a better future, empowering the leaders of tomorrow to develop equitable, impactful solutions. This #InternationalDayofEducation, ENSA celebrates the #PostDocs and students driving innovations to build a safe, secure and equitable world 🌍🔬

The root microbiome of medicinal plants plays a crucial role in supporting their health, resilience, and bioactivity Learn how they are also vital for medicinal plants’ application in traditional and modern medicine in @Nature: @SeoulNatlUni

Increasing the diversity of beneficial rhizobia in legumes has shown growth-promoting effects! According to researchers at @AarhusUni_int, this offers a basis for re-designing plant breeding strategies to enhance symbiotic #NitrogenFixation ⬇️ @Nature

Beyond enhancing plant growth, arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions with plants’ roots can enhance flower size, resulting in increased pollination. Discover more from @soilsandbees and others in @NewPhyt:

ENSA researcher alert – meet Tom Thirkell! @TomThirkell is a #PostDoc researcher at @CropSciCentre focusing on the role of plant nutrient sensing in determining mycorrhizal benefit to barley. Learn more about Tom:

Giving key non-legume crops the ability to #FixNitrogen offers a sustainable way to replenish soils while reducing dependence on synthetic fertilisers. Find out more from @RadutoiuSimona and others in @ScienceMagazine ⬇️

ENSA researcher alert: Meet Jule Salfed! Jule is a PhD student @UniFreiburg working on cell wall modifications during intra- and intercellular rhizobial infection in legumes. Learn more about Jule’s research: @OttLab_Freiburg

The goal: develop a prototype for biological nitrogen fixation in crops like cereals and legumes. The purpose: Achieving secure, sustainable, and affordable food production. Check out our roadmap to developing self-fertilising cereal crops ⬇️

12 million hectares of land are lost to #desertification and #drought each year. Innovations working to give key crops the ability to #FixNitrogen offer a sustainable way to replenish soils while increasing crop yields for rural farmers ⬇️ #COP16 @UNCCD

🔬ENSA researcher alert! Meet Casandra Schenk, a postdoc researcher at @UniFreiburg. @SchenkCasandra is working on engineering synthetic signalling modules to study root nodule symbiosis. Discover more about Casandra’s research:

33% of the world's soils are already degraded, and over 90% could be degraded by 2050. 🌱Giving key crops the ability to #FixNitrogen offers a sustainable way to replenish soils while reducing dependence on synthetic fertilisers. #WorldSoilDay #SoilHealth

Africa can reach its crop yield potential sustainably and affordably. But this means addressing soil health challenges in rural areas. ENSA is working to boost soil health across the continent, paving the way for a more sustainable and equitable future ⬇️

Meet ENSA researcher, Emily Servante! @ServanteEmily is a #PostDoc researcher at @CropSciCentre investigating genetic diversity in AM symbiosis and host response in rice. Learn more about Emily’s research: @CerealSymbiosis

The production and use of #NitrogenFertiliser contributes ~5% of global #GHG emissions 🚨 Reducing the need for inorganic fertilisers, however, can help cut down #FoodSystems emissions! Learn how from @CerealSymbiosis in @Telegraph:

Optimising arbuscular #MycorrhizalAssociations can help to deliver water and micronutrients to support crop yields, without the need for chemical fertilisers. Discover how from @minyaojhu and @gilesedoldroyd in @PLOSBiology:

ENSA researcher alert: Meet Anh Ngo! @AnhHaiNgo is a #PostDoc researcher at @CropSciCentre investigating genetically diverse Cassava lines for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) benefit. Discover more about Anh: @CerealSymbiosis