Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Strauss Lab
Led by Sarah Strauss · Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
What we study
The Strauss Lab studies how soil microbes affect citrus and vegetable crops. They explore ways to improve crop health by managing soil microbial communities.
What working here is like
- Bacteria & microbes
- Plants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- From bulk soil to rhizosphere: cover crop legacy reshapes microbial composition and functional potential in two subtropical tree species
2026 · Rhizosphere
- Compartmental and functional responses of the citrus microbiome and resistome to the systemic delivery of oxytetracycline by trunk injection
2026 · Microbiological Research
Examines how oxytetracycline trunk injection impacts citrus microbiomes and resistomes.
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- Compartment‐Specific Functional and Taxonomic Responses of Plant Growth‐Promoting Microbiomes Following Oxytetracycline Trunk Injection in Citrus
2026 · Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Studies how oxytetracycline affects citrus microbiomes in different plant parts.
- Granular Humic Acid Applications Have Limited Effects on Soil Properties and the Active Citrus Rhizosphere Microbiome in Sandy Subtropical Florida Soils
2026 · Journal of soil science and plant nutrition
- The Response of Soil Enzyme Activities to Functionally-Diverse Cover Crop Mixtures in Citrus Orchards Depends on Cover Crop Duration in Sandy Soils
2026 · Journal of soil science and plant nutrition
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