Mycorrhiza

The group has a broad understanding of the mycorrhizal symbiosis from gene level interactions up to ecosystem level. The department is well equipped to capitalize on recent advances in the use of molecular methodologies to investigate all aspects of mycorrhizal ecology, physiology and taxonomy.

By releasing enzymes and other metabolites, mycorrhizal fungi interact with their biotic and abiotic environment. The symbiosis thereby represent a dynamic interface by which plants interact with the below ground soil environment. We conduct basic research on the biology of mycorrhizal fungi and aim to find applications in sustainable agriculture and forestry, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and environment protection.

We work in forest systems:

Roger Finlay (professor) - Head of the group

Anders Dahlberg (researcher) – Biodiversity and conservation

Petra Fransson (researcher) – Forest ecology, ectomycorrhizal fungi and carbon cycling

Björn Lindahl (researcher) – Forest ecology and molecular ecology

Audrius Menkis (researcher) – Reforestation and ectomycorrhizal fungi

Salme Timmusk  (researcher)– Rhizosphere interactions  

Karina Clemmensen(post doc) – Arctic ecology, ectomycorrhizal fungi and global change

Shahid Mahmood (post doc) – Weathering and ectomycorrhizal fungi

Juan Santos (post doc) – Diversity and global change

Inga Bödeker (PhD student) – Ectomycorrhizal fungi, decomposition and peroxidases

Erica Starkenburg (PhD student) – Community ecology and sustainable forestry  

We work in agricultural systems:

Roger Finlay (professor) - Head of the group

Sadhna Alström (researcher) – Sustainable agriculture, biocontrol

Malin Elfstrand (researcher) – Arbuscular mycorrhiza and gene regulation

Les Paul (researcher) - Rhizosphere interactions

Salme Timmusk  (researcher)– Rhizosphere interactions

Srivathsa Nallanchakravarthula (PhD student) – Biological control, strawberries and sustainable agriculture

Saraswoti Neupane (PhD student)- Rhizosphere interactions