Enabling Nutrient Symbioses in Agriculture
An international scientific project advancing beneficial interactions between crops and the soil microbiome to strengthen sustainable farming worldwide.
Our VisionRole of molecular “gatekeeper” uncovered, allowing nitrogen-fixing bacteria to enter plant roots
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Two small changes with big potential: ENSA researchers uncover another piece of the symbiosis puzzle
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ENSA Scientific Director Simona Radutoiu Awarded the 2025 Dundee Root Medal
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Professors Simona Radutoiu and Uta Paszkowski appointed co-Directors of ENSA to accelerate break-through crop science for smallholder farmers
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ENSA project leader Professor Philip Poole elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
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Publications
Gibberellin biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus regulates arbuscule distribution, but not overall colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
26 March 2026
University of Cambridge
Nanodomain-localized formin gates symbiotic microbial entry in legume and Solanaceous plants
5 March 2026
University of Freiburg and University of Toulouse
The Lotus japonicus alpha-expansin EXPA1 is recruited during intracellular and intercellular rhizobial colonization
18 December 2025
University of Freiburg and Aarhus University