Fungal Biodiversity

I work on tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi. The research group is multi disciplinar and includes taxonomy of fungi and plants, plant anatomy, plant physiology and ecology.

Effects of soil type management on mycorrhizal communities in conserved dry forest, coffee, corn and peanut crops in southern Ecuador.

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Imaging of Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks under nutrient limiting conditions

My research aims to diagnose and identify plant pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and nematodes in the crops of small and large farmers. I am also investigating the potential of beneficial microorganisms to control economic diseases affecting crops in sourthern Ecuador.

I am an ecologist studying how biotic interactions, disturbance and global change mediate community assembly of plants and soil microbes to affect emergent ecosystem functions.

Systematic and ecology of higher fungi, specially ECM. Promotion and conservation of edible species is equally a major focus.

My research focuses on fungal diversity and taxonomy, particularly macrofungi from Pakistan’s forests, combining morphoanatomical studies with DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis to identify species, including novel taxa, and to understand their ecological roles, supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization.

Morphological and Molecular identification and characterization of endophytic fungi isolated from the rhizosphere of Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.Schott in two agroecological zones of Cameroon

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I work at the Agricultural University of Georgia as a Professor and a head of the Laboratory of Mycology and Plant Pathology. I am experienced in working with plant pathogenic, mycoparasitic, endophytic, and mycorrhizal fungi. My current interest is to study arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of grapevine and wheat.

Bioecology of mycorrhizas and associated fungi in natural and human-modified environments; Taxonomic and functional diversity of mycorrhizas; Direct and indirect ecosystem services provided by mycorrhizas; Search for fungal species with biotechnological potential for application in various aspects of everyday life, remediation and restoration of natural environments; Fungi and global change.

My research weaves Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Western scientific methods to evaluate Indigenous-led climate/culture innovative conservation, adaptation, and mitigation, as well as the ethical approach to nature-based solutions and nature-positive practices. The kinship-based regenerative landscape restoration of the Global South food systems (farmlands & forestlands) links the intersections between the kallamp ecosystem (mycorrhizal network), soil health stewardship systems, and Indigenous People (IP) and Local Communities (LCs) symbiotic-indigeneity cultural philosophy on “commonning" the rhizosphere health.

Lab-to-Land Experimental Farm, kinship-based Chichupampa Clan, Tawantinsuyu, Ecuador.

Regenerative Collaborations, Turtle Island, USA.

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I am working on tropical African mycorrhizal fungi and their interactions with green plants. Research aspects include mycorrhizal networking, integrative taxonomy, evolution, ecology, sustainable uses and conservation of mycorrhizal fungi from tropical Africa

I work with pollutants and their degradation with fungi

My research focuses on understanding the role of soil fungal communities on plant community composition in different systems (agricultural, grassland and temperate and boreal forest). In addition, I am interest in understanding how global change factors such as soil disturbance, biological invasions and climate change affect such plant-fungal interactions.

Agri-ecosystems put a lot of pressure on the soil in efforts to produce more yield. Although it's documented that soil biodiversity dictates the aboveground biodiversity, very little information is available on the role of soil mycorrhiza in promotion of plant health.

I am currently a 2nd year MSc. Plant Protection, and my research focuses on the effects of different fertilizer levels on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in different corn varieties under different water regimes. This research aims to evaluate the potential impacts of different nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium levels on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under different water conditions to ascertain the best soil nutrient addition methods that can help sustain soil microbiome functioning and diversity.

Dr. K. Premsagar  research expertise lies in Characterization of metal ion transporters from Neurospora crassa and their role in life cycle development and fungal biodegradation of lignocellulose. Currently working on Trichoderma metal ion transporters,  isolation of fungal biofertilizers from hill and mountain areas in Nalgonda region.

My research interests are within the nexus of ecology and evolutionary biology, studying the role of fungi in generating and maintaining biodiversity. Some current project I am currently working on include the mycobiome of the deep earth and deep sea, systematics of leotiomycetes, and fungal community assembly.

La investigación esta basada en todos los componentes de la agricultura regenerativa, no solamente las alternativas para recuperar los suelos, si no también las selección de nuevas variedades de plantas adaptadas a estas técnicas, estamos comparando las diferentes técnicas: aplicación de abonos orgánicos, sobretodo basados en bioles, compost y   y con microorganismos enriquecedores del suelo: microorganismos de montaña, controladores biológicos: Trichoderma, Bauberia bassiana, Bacillus thuringiensis, micorrizas. Las investigaciones se realizan en terrenos de los campesinos y en terrenos experimentales de Raymi Llacta, sostenida mente estamos realizando cursos de capacitación para agricultores en toda la provincia de Loja, además los resultados están publicados en la revista "Naturaleza" de la casa de la Cultura ecuatoriana núcleo de Loja, así como son expuestos en  los "Martes de Naturaleza" de la misma casa de la cultura a donde asisten autoridades, estudiantes y profesores de universidades y colegios así como periodistas. En mi tesis de doctorado de estado trabajamos sobre el poder patógeno de Helminthosporium maydis y las relaciones huesped parásito.

Postdoctoral researcher studying how soil fungal communities interact with other members of the soil microbiome and how the outcome of these interactions influences ecosystem processes. Passionate about Fungi, my main research interests are the diversity, ecology, and evolution of these organisms and how they interact with their surrounding environment.

Researcher to study the fungal communities and mycorrhizal associations through their roles in important soil processes in the old growth temperate forest ecosystems in Southern Chile and expertise in terrestrial biogeochemistry and soil ecology

I am a PhD student studying the fundamental and functional role of Mucoromycotina fine root endophytes (MFRE) in plant phosphorus uptake.

Soil Biodiversity and Carbon Dynamic

I study how to optimize the cultivation of the whole diversity of indigenous mycorrhizal communities as well as develop novel methods for measuring their development. I investigate plant host specificity and preference to maximize positive agronomic outcomes from inoculation with diverse mycorrhizal mixes.

I'm a Research Technician at the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (DBIOS) at the University of Turin, where I study microbial communities (especially fungi) associated with different environments and substrates using molecular investigation techniques.

I'm interested in mycorrhizal nutrient dynamics

I am a microbial ecologist specializing in plant-microbe interactions and soil biogeochemistry. My work uses stable isotope probing, bioinformatics, molecular biology, and soil chemistry to better understand how microbial physiology, traits, and community dynamics influence soil biogeochemical cycles.

Soil fungi biodiversity characterization using next generation sequencing and bioinformatics

I recently completed my PhD entitled ‘The influence of indigenous and exotic mycorrhiza species on Gemlik olive (Olea europaea cv. Gemlik) seedling growth under deficit water stress conditions.’ I work as a researcher at the Olive Research Institute, focusing on mycorrhiza–plant interactions under stress conditions.

We are working on questions how abiotic and biotic factors influence the biodiversity, distribution and composition of plant-associated fungi in natural and managed ecosystems, including the effects of the plant-microbe interactions under controlled conditions.

I am working with ectomycorrhizal fungi in Nothofagus forests of North Patagonia, and studying the philosophical implications of our traditional approach to forest ecosystems.

Long-term monitoring of tropical forests of Southern Western Ghats in the context of climate change through permanent sample plots