A5021156973- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Mining and Resource Management
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Heavy metals in environment
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute
2023-2024
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
2020
Desert plants, such as Agave tequilana, A. salmiana and Myrtillocactus geometrizans, can survive harsh environmental conditions partly due to their symbiotic relationships with microorganisms, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Interestingly, some of these also harbour endosymbiotic bacteria. Our research focused on investigating the diversity AMFs associated bacteria in plants growing arid soil. We found that agaves have a threefold higher AMF colonization than M. geometrizans....
Agaves are plants native to North America that sustain life in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Previous studies revealed cultivated of Agave tequilana had lower microbial diversity functionality than wild species. Here, we tested if synthetic communities (syncoms), based on hubs or taxa with enriched functions, could increase diversity, plant health, productivity A. tequilana. We applied 10 syncoms the phyllospheres 6-month-old field monitored their development for 2 years. Amplicon sequencing...
Discharge of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) produced within flooded mines is a major environmental issue in most polymetallic mining sites severely impacting nearby natural resources and producing serious menace to the ecosystem humans. The identification both anthropological factors influencing bioavailability toxic elements relevant revealing their behavior but also design strategies for mitigating adverse effects environment. For these purposes, we carried out spatial seasonal hydrogeochemical...