Experimental simulation of climate warming scenarios to phenotype and understand the structure and function of roots and their microbiomes

Global mean air temperature reached a new record high in 2016, and this trend is likely to continue in the coming century with the prediction of up to 5°C of warming. Although many publications addressed the impact of experimental warming on plant physiological, morphological and yield-related traits.

The responses of root system architecture and soil microbial community to warming remains a huge knowledge gap. This knowledge is crucial if we are to predict the plant development and growth, and to understand the intimate relationship with root-associated microbiome under global warming. IBG-2 developed, tested and demonstrated that temperature gradient in soil influenced shoot and root growth, as compared to treatment where temperature was held constant in the root zone. This study is extending in IBG-2 technologies to understand the influence on predicted global warming on below-ground processes.

Last Modified: 04.11.2022