The Fungal Root Endophyte Serendipita indica (Piriformospora indica) Enhances Bread and Durum Wheat Performance Under Boron Toxicity at Both Vegetative and Generative Stages of Development Through Mechanisms Unrelated to Mineral Homeostasis
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Ali Kaval
PhD graduate · Graduated 2023
- PhD · Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University · 2017–2023
- Thesis title: Investigation of the Physiological Effects of Piriformospora indica on Boron Toxicity in Wheat
- Biostimulants, microbial products & plant-microorganism interactions
- Abiotic stress physiology & tolerance
He completed his doctorate in 2023 under the supervision of Ümit Barış Kutman. His thesis examined the root endophyte Piriformospora indica in bread and durum wheat grown under boron toxicity, and showed that the fungus improves growth, membrane integrity and grain number without lowering the boron concentration in the shoot. The same experiments compared it with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Before joining the lab he worked on DNA fingerprinting and physiological changes in plants exposed to aluminium stress. He is experienced in molecular markers, plant tissue culture and plant molecular biology.
