PhD students

Elif Özlem Günçaldı

PhD Student

MSc · Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University · 2021: Thesis title: Investigation of the Effects of Beneficial Soil Fungi on the Boron Toxicity Tolerance and Root Traits of Wheat Grown in Soilless Culture
PhD · Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University: Thesis topic: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Together With Helper Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria: Solid Formulations of Novel Consortia as Microbial Fertilizers

Projects

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2023–2026Researcher

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and bacteria consortia from native isolates: solid and liquid formulations and their efficacy as microbial fertilizers

TÜBİTAK 1003 (TÜBİTAK and TAGEM joint call for agricultural research)

2019–2023Scholarship student

Physiological effects of Piriformospora indica on boron toxicity in wheat

TÜBİTAK 1001

2022–2023Researcher

Biochar from waste biomass gasification as a sustainable soil amendment

GTÜ TTO R&D project

Conference proceedings

Poster

Wheat Growth Response to Mycorrhizal-Bacterial Consortia as Biofertilizers Depends on Soil Type, pH, and Native Microbial Activity

Günçaldı E.Ö., Tutkun-Akdeniz K., Sagun Ç., Kaya-Özdoğan D., Yıldız-Kutman B., Kutman Ü.B.

2nd International Congress on Biotech Solutions for Sustainability (Biotech4Sus'25), Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Türkiye · 21–24 October 2025

Poster

Wheat Growth Promotion by Seed-Applied Liquid Microbial Fertilizers: Influence of Soil pH and Nutrient Supply

Tutkun-Akdeniz K., Günçaldı E.Ö., Sagun Ç., Kaya-Özdoğan D., Kutman Ü.B., Yıldız-Kutman B.

2nd International Congress on Biotech Solutions for Sustainability (Biotech4Sus'25), Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Türkiye · 21–24 October 2025

Poster

Investigation of the Effects of Boron Deficiency and Fertilization on Symbiosis and Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) with Ensifer meliloti (Sinorhizobium meliloti)

Ayyıldız B., Günçaldı E.Ö., Mutlu-Durak H., Yıldız-Kutman B., Kutman Ü.B.

2nd International Congress on Biotech Solutions for Sustainability (Biotech4Sus'25), Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Türkiye · 21–24 October 2025

Poster

Evaluating the Soil Regulatory and Plant Growth Promotion Capabilities of Biochar Generated from Waste Biomass Gasification

Günçaldı E.Ö., Tutkun-Akdeniz K., Dik İ.Z., Doğru M., Kutman Ü.B.

1st International Congress on Biotech Solutions for Sustainability (Biotech4Sus'24), Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Türkiye · 7–10 May 2024

OralOnline

Evaluation of Biochar Obtained Via Gasification of Oak Wood Waste as a Soil Amendment and Plant Growth Promoter

Günçaldı E.Ö., Kutman Ü.B.

6th International Eurasian Conference on Biological and Chemical Sciences (EurasianBioChem 2023), Ankara, Türkiye · 11–13 October 2023

Oral

Symbiosis with Beneficial Soil Fungi Promotes Growth and Affects Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Wheat Grown in Soilless Culture

Günçaldı E.Ö., Yılmaz H., Yıldız-Kutman B., Tunca-Gedik S., Kutman Ü.B.

International Biotechnology Congress (BIO Türkiye 2023), İstanbul, Türkiye · 28–30 September 2023

Oral

Biochar Obtained as a Byproduct of Gasification Can Be an Effective Soil Amendment and Promote Plant Growth

Günçaldı E.Ö., Dik İ.Z., Çelik E., Doğru M., Kutman Ü.B.

5th International Conference on Agricultural, Biological and Life Science (AGBIOL 2023), Edirne, Türkiye · 17–20 September 2023

Oral

Investigating the Growth Promoting Potential of Bacteria Isolated from Soils of Turkey

Günçaldı E.Ö., Karabulut F., Kutman Ü.B.

3rd International Congress on Plant Biology, Rize, Türkiye · 21–23 September 2022

Oral

Evaluating of the Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Piriformospora indica on Growth, Root Morphology, and Stress Tolerance of Wheat Grown in Soilless Culture

Günçaldı E.Ö., Yılmaz H., Yıldız-Kutman B., Tunca-Gedik S., Kutman Ü.B.

3rd International Congress on Plant Biology, Rize, Türkiye · 21–23 September 2022

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