The root microbiome is selected by plants and can benefit crop plants in several ways including improved plant nutritional status as well as protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. There are various factors which determine the wheat root microbiome community structure and developing a robust understanding of these is imperative for the development of sustainable agricultural systems.

This webinar explores the relative importance of factors such as fertilisation regime, land management and plant genotype in shaping the structure and function of the wheat root microbiome and how this knowledge can be taken forward to develop microbiome facilitated agriculture.