Rhizosphere

Hannah dug up the root balls (the densest part of the root mass, near the surface) of these three plants. Can you tell which plant is Kernza, wheat, and wild-type intermediate wheatgrass?

This week, Hannah sampled the rhizosphere soil from wheat, Kernza, and unbred intermediate wheatgrass, to look for differences in their microbial communities. The RHIZOSPHERE is the zone right next to plant roots, and it can house 100x more microbes than the rest of the soil!