iPlantMicro Lab

Our last work is the example of international and multidisciplinary collaboration! Our study shows how Azotobacter chroococcum W5 enhances wheat growth and stress tolerance as new sustainable inoculant! 🌱🦠 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus 🔗shorturl.at/nY1Kg

Our new work is out! Check it here! 👇👇👇👇 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

🌱🔬While the world’s out sunbathing, we’re busy growing ideas!Summer in the lab means long days, greenhouse heat, and experiments in full bloom.From pipettes to plant trays, we’re making progress. Science doesn’t take a summer break, and neither do we! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

It’s July at @itqbnova, that means it’s time for Summer Science 2025!☀️🧪 This year, we’re thrilled to host Mariana and Henrique, who will be training with us to explore how beneficial microbes colonize different crops under various stresses. Welcome aboard!🌱🔬 @greenit_bio4sus

After lots of hard work, it’s time for testing! 🌱🍅🧂🦠 Kusum is now evaluating SynComs developed based on stress-induced exudate profiling and their effects on soil microbiota. Excited to see what the results reveal! @iPlantMicro @greenit_bio4sus @istecnico

Raquel and @Sarafsrosa1 are doing great! They're using the invasive algae Rugulopteryx okamurae samples from Granada and Algarve coast as a soil microbiota biostimulant @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

📢 New Root-Benefit WG2 Webinar!! Do not miss the opportunity to attend the talk by Prof Luisa Lanfranco (University of Turin, @unito) and Dr Daniel Perez Mendoza @dpmendoza23 (Zaidín Experimental Station, @EEZCSIC). Next July 25th, 12h00 (CET) Link here: conecta.csic.es/rooms/raf-k1s-…

Today at PIM we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Jorge Poveda @ETSIIAA! He talked about his works with the endophytic fungus Trichoderma hamatum in Brassicaceae growth promotion and stress tolerance, what a wonderful talk it was!🍄‍🟫🌱 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus @UValladoli75912

Very happy to host Isaac Maestro for his PhD international internship! Isaac comes from Reguera's lab at @UAM_Madrid and will work in seed microbiome and root exudates of quinoa and amaranth.This will uncover unique plant-microbe traits. Welcome, Isaac! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

This summer @iPlantMicro lab is full of nice people and colleagues! Dr. Jorge Poveda from @ETSIIAAPalencia is visiting us to learn how to work with seed microbiota and collaborate this way in future common projects. Welcome Jorge! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus @UVaPalencia

Our intrepid students André and Joana are working hard in Wang's lab @ZJU_official! Learning and enjoying science and culture 🇵🇹🫰🏻🇨🇳 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

We're really enthusiastic to host two fresh students from @FCTNOVA for a summer internship! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Please welcome Sara and Raquel! They are going to learn about biostimulation of soil microbiota and their use in sustainable agriculture! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

📢 Peprint alert!! Check out our last @biorxivpreprint "Tomato leaf transcriptomic changes promoted by long-term water scarcity stress can be largely prevented by a fungal-based biostimulant" 🌱🍅👩‍🔬 Find the link here: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It is a pleasure to share our last Preprint about how a microbial-based is able to alleviate drought stress in tomato plants in commercial conditions!! 💧🍅 #biostimulant #drought #tomato

Testing our new thermal camera on a really hot day! Experimental farm of @irnasa_csic "Muñovela", Salamanca

⏳ Time is running out! Want to shape a sustainable future through plant science and biotech? Only a few days left to apply for our #MSc in Plant Biology for Sustainable Agriculture 🌱 Apply by 7 July! Don’t miss your chance! More info👉 tinyurl.com/3vsxmefm

🌱 Join the Future of Agrobiotechnology! Our Master's program is still accepting applications! 📚 Learn from top experts, gain hands-on experience! 📢 Know someone who'd be a great fit? Share this and help shape the future! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus itqb.unl.pt/education/mast…

Rice cultivation 🌾🧑‍🌾, when well-managed, can be an example of balance between food production and respect for nature 🍴⚖️🪲 👀Check the new COTArroz video to know more about the incredible efforts of our farmers to make agriculture more sustainable 🚜💚 youtu.be/Kk20RdEixiI?si…

Preparing exudate profiling from large plants is really a thing, so better with friends! 🌱🧪🦠 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus @istecnico

Proud of Joana and André that just began their GRIPS fellowships at @ZJU_official! Over the next 6 weeks they will learn various techniques and immerse in Chinese culture —a wonderful way to connect people and strengthen research collaborations! 🇵🇹🫰🏻🇨🇳 @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus