Experts
Harsh Bais
Associate Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
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Areas of Expertise
- Conducts research in plant signaling: how plants recognize and communicate with one another.
- Combines plant biology and chemistry to examine root exudation: the slow escape of liquids from plants' roots. Bais' work looks into the biological significance of this process.
- Can also discuss plant microbe interactions.
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Contact Information
302-831-4889
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