Pyrosequencing to characterize changes in soil microbial communities associated with tropical soil degradation

This project begins in 2008 and is a cross-cutting initiative in collaboration with three SANREM LTRAs.

These projects are supported by the USAID SANREM CRSP

Collaborators on these projects include:

Jeff Alwang, Virginia Tech
Jorge Cusicanqui, UMSA
Karen Garrett, Kansas State University
Lydiah Gatere, Cornell University
Jere Gilles, University of Missouri
Lorena Gomez, Kansas State University
Mike Herman, Kansas State University
Ari Jumpponen, Kansas State University
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
Peter Motavalli, University of Missouri
Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri

Relevant Publications

TBA

Kansas State University

Department of Plant Pathology

Ecological Genomics Institute

PI: Karen A. Garrett