Plants are associated with microbial communities inhabiting roots, shoots and leaves, the so called microbiome. GCCRC is focused on unravelling the diversity and dinamics of the microbial communities assemblage in
The GCCRC research program is organized in a platform called From Gene to Trait that uses genomics, bioinformatics, gene editting, plant trasformation, microbiome and real time phenotyping to evaluate technologies to improve plant performance under abiotic stress. The platform starts with a wide gene discovery program employing sequencing the complete genemome of plant stremofiles, plant associate microbial communities, and public available databaes to target genes, peptides and small molecules involved in plant biology associate to abiotic response.
