T. (Tianci) Zhao
PhD student
Research interests
PhD project: Breeding new forage species based on plant-microbial interaction
My research is part of the potatoMETAbiome project. I am interested in the interactions between plants and soil microbes (bacteria, fungi, phages, protozoa). I want to find the microbial community that can have more beneficial interactions with plants, thereby reducing the dependence of plants on fertilizers and pesticides. And my research aim is to link the microbiome to plant breeding.