Welcome to the new working group Plant-Microbe Interactions

The new working group combines the two previous working groups “Mycology” and “Host-Parasite-Interactions” and expands the subject area to include mutualistic interactions with plant-associated microorganisms (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi, endophytes and microbiomes), which play an important role in plant health.

The 1st Annual Meeting of the Working Group Plant-Microbe Interactions will take place on March 13 and 14, 2025 at the Department of Biology of the University of Kaiserslautern (RPTU)

The election of the working group leaders will take place at the meeting in mid-March

  • Presentation of current research work and research results in lectures and poster presentations
  • Discussion of
    • current mycological problems in plant cultivation practice
    • Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of interactions between phytopathogenic organisms and their host plants
    • mutualistic interactions with plant-associated microorganisms (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi, endophytes and microbiomes)
  • Identification of molecular targets to combat phytopathogenic organisms
  • Formulation of solutions for the prevention and control of mycological problems
  • Diagnosis and taxonomy
  • Ecology and epidemiology
  • Monitoring and prognosis
  • Resistance and defense mechanisms
  • Virulence and pathogenicity factors
  • Host specificity
  • Harm threshold concepts