Contact
judith.lundberg-felten@slu.se, 072-206 96 25
marisol.sanchez.garcia@slu.se, 018-67 18 04
petra.fransson@slu.se, 018-671864
Mycorrhizal symbiosis
Last changed: 05 February 2024
We focus on the biology, evolution and ecology of symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi. Our research includes the diversity and molecular evolution of symbiotic fungi and their roles in biogeochemical cycling, mineral weathering and carbon sequestration.
We also investigate the establishment and regulation of symbiosis of these fungi with forest trees, grasses and crop plants, and their effect on plant development and stress resistance. We work on ectomycorrhizal as well as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in relation to the wider soil microbiome.
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We investigare the role of transposable elements in mycorrhizal host specificity by growing pine plants with mycorrhizal fungi in microcosms. Photo: Shahid Mahmood.
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Microbes and ectomyccorhizal fungi can weather stones. We investigate how and what impact this has on the ecosystem. Photo: Pixabay.
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