“…To do this, they collaborated with Olena Vatamaniuk and Maria Harrison, who were investigating copper deficiency and mycorrhizal symbiosis, respectively, in B. distachyon . They decided to grow B. distachyon in a wide range of conditions, including copper deficiency, heat stress, low phosphate, and with or without mycorrhizal inoculation, all with the intention of producing significant metabolomic perturbations in roots, leaves, culms, and spikelets (Mahood et al., 2023). Mass spectrometry was then performed at the JGI in collaboration with Katherine Louie and Ben Bowen, who also provided insights on other stages of data analyses.…”