Katherine Simpson-Johnson

MSc student (Soil&BioGeochem)

Impact of mycorrhizal inoculants on processing tomato and soil health outcomes across different cropping systems

Email: ksimpsonjohnson@ucdavis.edu

Education

  • BS – Environmental Biology and Ecology, Minor Chemistry and Data Analytics, Western Colorado University

Research Interests

Broadly, I am interested in the impacts of different growing practices on rhizosphere ecology and on the agroecosystem. My research aims to examine the role mycorrhizal inoculants play in processing tomato crop health and resistance and in soil health. By studying the changing impacts of mycorrhizae across conventional, mixed and organic growing strategies, I hope to understand the potential benefits mycorrhizal inoculants may have on processing tomato crop yield and pest resistance, as well as on the surrounding microbial community.