Jennifer Schmidt

Jennifer Schmidt

Position Title
PhD Student

  • Plant Sciences
Bio

Jennifer is interested in the rhizosphere microbiome and its functional implications for sustainable agriculture. Complex interactions between plant roots, the rhizosphere microbiome, and the soil environment have a tremendous, often underappreciated influence on agroecosystem productivity and ecosystem services. Jennifer's work focuses on how domestication and breeding have affected the maize rhizosphere microbiome, particularly as relevant to adaptation to low-synthetic-input and organically managed systems. 

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