Allie attended and presented at the 6th Virginia Urban Ag Summit where urban growers from across Virginia met to share knowledge and learn about urban ag in the state. From soil-less to small-scale, farming in all its variations was the topic. Allie presented on the potential role of microbes from “extreme” environments in agriculture andContinue reading “Allie presents at the 6th Virginia Urban Ag Summit”
Author Archives: rhizoremedies
Allie selected as a 2025 SciComm Identities Project Fellow
The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the URI Science and Story Lab launched the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP) to prepare the next generation of science communicators from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds. The ambitious five-year project, supported by a $2.8 million collaborative National Science FoundationContinue reading “Allie selected as a 2025 SciComm Identities Project Fellow”
Allie visits University of Washington’s Biology Department
Thank you to Dr. Andrea Durant for the invitation and organizing an amazing visit!
Plant species within Streptanthoid Complex associate with distinct microbial communities that shift to be more similar under drought
Igwe AN, Pearse I, Aguilar JM, Strauss SY, Vannette RL. Plant species within Streptanthoid Complex associate with distinct microbial communities that shift to be more similar under drought. Ecology and Evolution (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11174
We’re coming to Virginia Tech!
The Igwe Lab is opening at Virginia Tech in August 2024! We’re excited to be part of the amazing Department of Biological Sciences and delve into the ecology of Eastern U.S. serpentine soils and other cool topics. Thank you to all who helped realize this accomplishment which includes, but is not limited to:– Family andContinue reading “We’re coming to Virginia Tech!”
Plant phenology influences rhizosphere microbial community and is accelerated by serpentine microorganisms in Plantago erecta
AN Igwe, B Quasem, N Liu, RL Vannette. Plant phenology influences rhizosphere microbial community and is accelerated by serpentine microorganisms in Plantago erecta. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiab085
Organic management promotes natural pest control through altered plant resistance to insects
R Blundell, JE Schmidt, A Igwe, AL Cheung, RL Vannette, ACM Gaudin, CL Casteel. Organic management promotes natural pest control through altered plant resistance to insects. Nature plants 6 (5), 483-491 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0656-9
Bacterial communities differ between plant species and soil type, and differentially influence seedling establishment on serpentine soils
AN Igwe, RL Vannette. Bacterial communities differ between plant species and soil type, and differentially influence seedling establishment on serpentine soils. Plant and Soil 441 (1), 423-437 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04135-5
Effects of agricultural management on rhizosphere microbial structure and function in processing tomato plants
JE Schmidt, RL Vannette, A Igwe, R Blundell, CL Casteel, ACM Gaudin. Effects of agricultural management on rhizosphere microbial structure and function in processing tomato plants. Applied and environmental microbiology 85 (16), e01064-19 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01064-19
