Research
We study plant defence against pathogens with different life strategies in various pathosystems:
plant – bacteria
Arabidopsis thaliana – Pseudomonas syringae
Solanum lycopersicum – P. syringae
plant – fungi
Brassica napus – Leptosphaeria maculans
A. thaliana – Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis
A. thaliana – Blumeria graminis
A. thaliana – Alternaria brassicicola
Hordeum vulgare – Blumeria graminis
plant – insects
B. napus – Brevicoryne brassicae
B. napus – Plutella xylostella
A. thaliana – Brevicoryne brassicae
multitrophic interactions
plant – fungi – insects
plant – bacteria – environment
plant – bacteria – bacteriophages
Besides studying molecular mechanisms of the infection we also aim to find new exogenously applicable compounds to increase plant disease resistance.
Research topics
- Role of phytohormones in the process of pathogenesis
- Salicylic acid signaling pathway and its connection with other plant signaling systems
- Induced resistance in plants
- Three-way interactions (plant – fungi – herbivores)
- Three-way interactions (plant – bacteria – bacteriophages)
- Impact of nanoparticles on plant immunity
- Factors of virulence of L. maculans and their effect on the oilseed rape immune system
Collaborations
