Tasks

• Molecular distinction of cyst nematode populations based on genetic variation of pathogenicity genes
• Correlation of geneic profiles and virulence of Heterdera schachtii populations under susceptible and resistant varieties of sugar beet
• Effect of soil microbes on hatch and infectivity of H. schachtii
• Microbial communities associated with eggs of H. schachtii
• Isolation, identification and infectivity assays of fungi isolated from eggs of H. schachtii
• Projects:
  • Microbial attachment to endoparasitic phytonematodes in soil (DFG)http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/270451289)
  • Molecular differentiation of populations of plant parasitic nematodes based on the genetic variability of pathogen genes (DAAD)