Lucas William Mendes
@lwmendes
Assistant Professor at University of Sao Paulo | 50% Scientist 50% Other Things
Root architecture and the rhizosphere microbiome: Shaping sustainable agriculture | Plant Science sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🌱 New release! "Exploiting the Genetic Sequencing of the Soil Microbiome in Agriculture" — a non-academic, accessible take on how microbiome data is shaping the future of sustainable farming. 📄 Read here: ainfo.cnptia.embrapa.br/digital/bitstr… #SoilMicrobiome #Genomics #SustainableAgriculture

Microbial communities in the rhizosphere of tropical soils cultivated with maize as a function of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congratulations @LucasPPBraga @plantsci on our new paper! We discovered how crop breeding🧑🌾 unintentionally changed the diversity of viruses and viroids (virus-like infectious agents) around plant roots. 🧵1/7 Read the paper👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Bacillus species suppress Pratylenchus in roots and shape the bacterial community in the rhizosphere of lima bean sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of common bean and maize respond distinctly to water deficit | Plant and Soil link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Bionematicides shape plant growth-promoting bacteria community in the sugarcane rhizosphere sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Bacterial and nematode communities associated with soybean-cultivated soils from two native Brazilian biomes | Applied Soil Ecology sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Documento | Explorando o Sequenciamento Genético do Microbioma do Solo na Agricultura (Livre acesso) embrapa.br/busca-de-notic…

Bacterial Community in Sugarcane Rhizosphere Under Bacillus subtilisInoculation and Straw Return | Soil Systems mdpi.com/2571-8789/9/2/…

Plant–microbe interactions: plants modulating their defenses. Plant immunity is mediated by multiple factors, including microbial interactions and gene expression cell.com/trends/plant-s…
Check out our new paper on "Functional adaptations of the rhizosphere microbiome for drought-tolerance promotion in common bean" | Plant Stress sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @TPellegrinetti @GCcontent @FDiniAndreote

Check our new publication in Trends in Plant Science | Microbe interactions: plants modulating their defenses sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📰New paper! 🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado 🔗doi.org/10.1007/s42974… #communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria
Short-term effects of restoration on soil biological properties in degraded lands of the Brazilian semiarid region | Restoration Ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Co-occurrence network and predicted functions of bacterial community in soil from Brazilian Cerrado under distinct types of vegetation cover | Community Ecology link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It was great to take part in the Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry workshop organized by @ESALQMidias and @CenaUsp, and host @graemewnicol, @CHazard99, and Gerd Gleixner. Amazing discussions and insights!


🚨 Early Bird Deadline Extended!!!🚨 Due to high demand from early-career scientists, we’re extending the early bird registration and abstract submission deadline for #PMS2025 to May 15! 💡🌱 📅 Register here to reserve your spot at a discounted rate : 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com
Restoring vegetation cover in Amazon's pasture areas can reduce methane emissions the-microbiologist.com/news/restoring…
🌱Announcing 3 More Keynote Speakers for #PMS2025! 🌱 🔬 @ManuDelBaq – IRNAS-CSIC 🌱 @Pozomyc – Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC) 🌍 @lwmendes – University of Sao Paulo Join us at #PMS2025 in Malaga in November. Register now: 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com