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Projects - KA (Kris) de Kreek

Objectives:

  • To investigate microbiome recruitment after herbivore insect attack in different B. oleracea accessions and the effect on subsequent herbivore feeding.
  • To assess the effect of herbivore-induced microbiome recruitment on performance of different above- and belowground herbivores. 
  • To identify the effect of the recruited microbiome on enhanced plant defence against insect herbivory in B. oleracea accessions.
  • To establish the effect of specific genes in enhanced plant defence on herbivore performance using mutant lines.

Expected Results:

  • A better understanding of the plant-mediated interactions between herbivores and microbiome.
  • A relationship between differences in microbiome composition and induced herbivore resistance in different B. oleracea accessions.
  • Novel resistance mechanisms that play a role in microbiome-enhanced plant defence.