Kentucky Bluegrass and Switchgrass Rhizosphere and Roots Amplicon and  Rhizosphere Metegenomes
Longitudinal study to compare the microbial community assembly and recruitment between invasive and native plants. We selected Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) as a model invader, one of the most aggressive non-native grasses spreading across the Great Plains. We chose switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) as a model native plant. We hypothesized that invasive Kentucky bluegrass recruits distinct microbial communities compared to native switchgrass, favoring microbial taxa that enhance nutrient acquisition and competitive dominance.