Tag: SCELSE
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Trans-kingdom fitness trade-off boosts crops under sulphur stress: New plant-microbe strategy
New discovery links microbes, plants in the face of sulphur shortage Scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a surprising strategy by which plants can thrive when sulphur, an essential nutrient, is in short supply. In a study published in Cell Host…
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Hidden Plant-Microbe Strategy Boosts Crop Growth Under Nutrient Stress: A Trans-Kingdom Trade-Off
Overview: A surprising alliance in the rhizosphere Researchers from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a remarkable plant-microbe strategy that helps crops thrive when the essential nutrient sulphur is scarce. Published in Cell Host & Microbe on 26 September 2025, the study reveals…
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NUS-SCELSE researchers uncover hidden plant-microbe strategy that boosts crop growth under nutrient stress
Groundbreaking discovery reveals how microbes aid plants under sulfur stress Scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a surprising plant-microbe strategy that helps crops grow when the essential nutrient sulfur is scarce. In a study published in Cell Host & Microbe on…
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Trans-Kingdom Fitness Trade-Off Boosts Crops Under Sulfur Stress
Overview: A surprising alliance beneath the soil Researchers from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a novel strategy that helps crops cope with nutrient stress, specifically when the essential element sulfur is scarce. The study, published in Cell Host & Microbe, shows that…
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Trans-Kingdom Trade-Off: Microbes Boost Crops Under Sulphur Stress in Groundbreaking Singapore Study
Groundbreaking discovery links plant resilience to a microbial balance Researchers from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a surprising strategy by which plants thrive when a key nutrient—sulphur—is in short supply. In a study published in Cell Host & Microbe on September 26,…
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Trans-kingdom Trade-off Boosts Crop Growth Under Sulphur Stress, say SCELSE-NUS Researchers
Overview: A surprising plant-microbe strategy under nutrient stress Researchers from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a hidden mechanism by which plants can thrive when soil sulphur is scarce. The team reports that in the rhizosphere—the soil zone surrounding plant roots—microbes vie for…