Study of fungi with endophytic and mycoparasitic lifestyles for their multiple effects on host traits

随着全球变暖，植物面临越来越大的干旱和疾病压力。了解植物真菌共生体（mykós=“真菌”，sumbiosis=“共生”）如何提高植物抗性对于维持植物多样性和可持续作物生产至关重要。植物的每一个进化群体都通过庇护真菌共生体来适应，真菌共生体是一种有益的内生菌和真菌寄生在植物组织中的联合体。它们构成了植物的“第二基因组”，是种子恢复力和发芽的主要积极贡献者之一，这是植物生命周期和适应性的重要阶段。我的项目已经确立了自己在这一研究领域的领导地位，正如领导发现真菌活力（vitalitas=“生命力”）所证明的那样，它定义了植物的性能

With global warming, plants face increasing stress from drought and disease. Understanding how plant mycosymbionts (mykós='fungus', sumbiosis='mutualism') improve plant resistance is critical for maintaining plant diversity, and sustainable crop production. Each evolutionary group of plants adapts by harboring mycosymbionts, a consortia of beneficial endophytes and mycoparasites residing within plant tissue. Forming the plant’s 'second genome', they are among the main positive contributors to seed resilience and germination, a vital phase to a plant’s lifecycle and adaptability. My program has established itself as a leader in this research area, as evidenced by leading the discovery of mycovitality (vitalitas='vital force'), which defines plant performance in a