Summary
This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for FY 2025. The fellowship supports research and training of the fellow that will contribute to biology in innovative ways. Hybrids dominate commercial crop production because crosses between pure lines produce offspring with characteristcs that result in better yields. This phenomenon is called hybrid vigor or heterosis. Heterosis is influenced by various factors, including the microbes (microbiome) that associate with the root tissue, although the exact mechanisms remain unclear. The fellow will use maize pure lines and hy
