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Project
Tree leaf surface properties as dynamic drivers of particulate matter-leaf interaction and phyllosphere microbial communities
This project takes the first step in unraveling the complex triangular relationship between leaf surface properties, phyllosphere microbial communities and particulate matter (PM). Following an exploration of the variability of leaf surface properties in urban ambient settings, the influence of leaf surface properties on PM deposition, encapsulation, and wash-off and on microbial community composition in the phyllosphere is studied.
Date:1 Feb 2014 → 31 Dec 2014
Keywords:LEAF MORPHOLOGY, TREES, AIR PARTICULATE MATTER, PLANT MICROBE INTERACTION
Disciplines:Microbiology, Plant biology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine