Research focus

Below-ground livings stay among earth, plants and microorganisms in between, supporting with nutritional function and ecosystem service on planet. We aim to understand plant below-ground genetics, that includes the general definition of root systems formation and function, root closely friend 'rhizosphere', and their biotic and abiotic interactions with microorganisms or 'microbiome', which are linked with diverse environmental domains.

We apply classical plant population and microbial genetics approaches, and innovative solutions such as single-cell and spatial omics strategies. We are interested on the theoretical 'interaction' mechanism but also willing to translate and incorporate such interacted outcome into agricultural productivity and ecosystem health.

We are wishing to manipulate plant below-ground genetics, and engineer the root and rhizosphere 'holobiont' to boost tomorrow’s food production and climate resilience.