Modifying the structure of wood alters plant microbiome

Modifying the structure of poplar wood can also alter the endosphere microbiome, the bacteria that reside inside tree tissue. This has emerged from research by UHasselt, UGent and VIB. "This is one of the first in-depth studies on the effects of targeted modifications to the wood structure of plants on the microbiome", explain Dr. Bram Beckers and Prof. Jaco Vangronsveld from the Centre for Environmental Sciences (CMK/UHasselt). The results were recently published in the prestigious scientific j