Ithaca College

Teresa Pawlowska, Cornell University  

"The study of biology and evolution of abuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Glomeromycota)"

4:00 p.m.
CNS 112 
Department Seminar Series

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In my lab, we study biology and evolution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Glomeromycota). Arbuscular mycorrhiza, a mutualistic symbiosis AM fungi with some 80% of plants on Earth, facilitates plant uptake of minerals from the soil in exchange for plant-assimilated carbon. The enhanced tolerance to pathogens and abiotic stress, such as drought, salinity, and toxic metals, imparted by arbuscular mycorrhiza on the host makes AM fungi an attractive alternative to agricultural fertilizers and a desirable  component of landscape management practices. Yet our understanding AM fungal biology is surprisingly limited.