005. James White, Part 1 – Something is happening between plants & microbes and it’s a big deal!

Today on the podcast Dr. James White sits down with Kim Sheese and Monte Bottens to elaborate on his rhizophagy cycle research. Join us as we explore what’s going on in the plant, microbe and soil rhizosphere, it’s fascinating! The rhizophagy cycle is a mechanism where plants attract microbes and acquire needed nutrients. But even more interesting, there’s also a mechanism where plants can actually cultivate their most beneficial microbes and then populate the soil with those microbes so they can maximize nutrient acquisition. We’re looking at the soil, plant and microbe interaction from a whole new perspective. We explore what plants are actually doing to help bring those microbes in through the root hairs. This is exciting research with real time applications - take a listen.