A5028341315- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Potato Plant Research
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Garlic and Onion Studies
Estonian University of Life Sciences
2014-2025
Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-up from local to regional scales. In multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots and long-read third-generation sequencing, we found that soil pH the strongest effect on diversity of fungi multiple taxonomic functional groups. The effects were typically unimodal, usually both direct indirect through tree species, nutrients or mold abundance. Individual particularly Pinus sylvestris,...
Summary Plant nutrient‐acquisition strategies drive soil processes and vegetation performance, but their effect on the microbiome remains poorly understood. This knowledge is important to predict shifts in microbial diversity functions due increasing changes traits under global change. Here we documented topsoil microbiomes of 145 boreal temperate terrestrial sites Baltic region that broadly differed type nutritional traits, such as mycorrhizal types symbiotic nitrogen‐fixation. We found...
Culture-based molecular identification methods have revolutionized detection of pathogens, yet these are slow and may yield inconclusive results from environmental materials. The second-generation sequencing tools much-improved precision sensitivity detection, but analyses costly take several days to months. Of the third-generation techniques, portable MinION device (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) has received much attention because its small size possibility rapid analysis at reasonable...
Pesticide residues in agricultural soils represent an environmental concern that requires special attention due to their potential ecological and public health risks. We analyzed 614 pesticides 188 wheat fields across Europe subjected both conventional organic farming systems. At least one pesticide residue was detected 141 soils. Seventy-eight or metabolites were detected. The presence of significantly higher number concentration fileds (up 0.98 mg kg-1) compared organically managed sites...
Fungi play a pivotal role as highly effective decomposers of plant residues and essential mycorrhizal symbionts, augmenting water nutrient uptake in plants contributing to diverse functions within agroecosystems. This study examined soil fungi 188 wheat fields across nine European pedoclimatic zones under both conventional organic farming systems, utilizing ITS1 amplicon sequencing. The investigation aimed quantify changes induced by the system their correlation with features climatic...
Due to the frequent use of fungicides in viticulture, resistant plant pathogens have emerged, necessitating environmentally friendly alternatives. This research aimed determine effect ozonated water (OW) spraying on fungal colonies present grapevine leaves and berries, as well biochemical composition berries. ‘Regent’ grapevines were grown a high plastic tunnel sprayed with OW from post-flowering harvest. The population phyllosphere berries was evaluated using serial dilution plating method....
In recent years, potato early blight [Alternaria solani (Ellis & G. Martin) L.R. Jones, A lternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl.] has occurred with increasing frequency in European fields, including those northern regions. our study, was evaluated during the two years 2010–2011 on plants a conventional farming experiment. Both growing seasons were very favourable for development and evaluation. Our study indicates that, despite chemical treatments, is great problem growers systems North-East...
Abstract Since the mid‐2010s, Phytophthora infestans clones that have been dominant in Western Europe from beginning of 21st century, for example, EU_13_A2, EU_6_A1 and EU_1_A1, are being replaced by several other emerging clones, including EU_37_A2. The objective this study was to determine whether main drivers success EU_37_A2 associated with decreased fungicide sensitivity, increased virulence and/or aggressiveness. Axenic P . cultures were sampled 2016 2017 growing seasons potato crops...
The soil fungal community plays an important role in determining plant growth and health. In this study, we investigated the diversity composition roots of 21 potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars using high-throughput sequencing at three different time points across growing season. roots, richness relative abundance pathogens saprotrophs were mainly affected by sampling time. While soil, root communities also significantly cultivar. cultivar had strongest effect on particular pathogen...
Abstract Information about the root mycobiome may improve overall quality of plants and contribute to a valuable strategy enhance sustainable agriculture. Therefore, we assessed differences in fungal community diversity composition roots potato, wheat barley grown under mineral nitrogen fertilisation at five rates, with without farmyard manure amendment. The same factorial combination treatments has been used since 1989. Species richness diversity, as well composition, different guilds were...
Nowadays, organically produced products have become more popular than ever and interest in them is still growing fast.The early blight causal pathogen Alternaria solani has not been considered a great threat to potato northern climate conditions the past routinely sprayed against.During our study was evaluated 2010 2011 on plants of cultivar 'Reet' an organic farming experiment.In study, both seasons were very favourable for development.Significant differences between two cultivation...
ABSTRACT Culture-based molecular characterization methods have revolutionized detection of pathogens, yet these are either slow or imprecise. The second-generation sequencing tools much improved precision and sensitivity detection, but the analysis processes costly take several days. Of third-generation techniques, portable Oxford Nanopore MinION device has received attention because its small size possibility rapid at reasonable cost. Here, we compare relative performance two instruments,...
The rhizosphere fungal community can play an important role in determining plant growth and health. In this study, using high-throughput sequencing, we investigated the diversity composition roots soil of 21 potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars. samples were collected at three different sampling points. Furthermore, assessed differences both pathogen saprotroph communities. roots, richness relative abundance pathogens saprotrophs mainly affected by time. However, root communities also...
The cultivation of cruciferous crops is threatened by extensive yield losses caused the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, 1877. objective study was to assess potential bacterial product BactoMix 5 for control clubroot on a naturally infested soil in growth chamber trials using P. brassicae-specific qPCR methodology. results did not show significant decrease nor reduction disease symptoms plants. native microbiota may have exhibited an antagonistic activity against species...
Fungi are crucial as highly efficient decomposers of plant residues and essential mycorrhizal symbionts, enhancing water nutrient uptake in plants performing diverse functions within agroecosystems. Soil fungi were investigated 188 wheat fields across nine European pedoclimatic zones under both conventional organic farming systems using ITS amplicon sequencing. The investigations aimed to measure the system induced changes soil fungi, their linkage features climatic factors for zones, from...
Natural forests and abandoned agricultural lands are increasingly replaced by monospecific forest plantations that have poor capacity to support biodiversity ecosystem services. harbour plants belonging different mycorrhiza types differ in their microbiome carbon nutrient cycling properties. Here we describe the MycoPhylo field experiment encompasses 116 woody plant species from three 237 plots, with diversity type ranging one four per plot, respectively. The enables us test hypotheses about...