Viktor Szentpéteri - MATE Research
Overview
Viktor Szentpéteri MSc. is an assistant research fellow at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology and Microbiomics Group. His research focuses on abiotic stress mitigation or tolerance boosting of plants with the help of soil born microbes especially arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. VSZ’s work contributes to questions of: How the presence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influences plant health? Are mycorrhizal plants more resilient to global warming induced harmful weather conditions like drought and heat? What pathways take part in the enhanced abiotic resistance of plants inoculated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? Across his research, he uses classical and molecular microbiology and observes plant physiological and gene expression changes under stress conditions. His findings are instrumental in solving today’s challenges in agriculture. He authored and co-authored 6 research articles in high-impact scientific journals.
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Publications
Németh, D., Balázs, G., Daood, H. G., Kovács, Z., Bodor, Z., Zinia Zaukuu, J. L., ... & Kappel, N. (2019). Standard analytical methods, sensory evaluation, NIRS and electronic tongue for sensing taste attributes of different melon varieties. Sensors, 19(22), 5010. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19225010
Mayer, Z., Sasvári, Z., Szentpéteri, V., Pethőné Rétháti, B., Vajna, B., & Posta, K. (2019). Effect of long-term cropping systems on the diversity of the soil bacterial communities. Agronomy, 9(12), 878. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120878
ALHadidi, N., Pap, Z., Ladányi, M., Szentpéteri, V., & Kappel, N. (2021). Mycorrhizal inoculation effect on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) seedlings. Agronomy, 11(10), 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11102019
Szentpéteri, V., Mayer, Z., & Posta, K. (2023). Mycorrhizal symbiosis-induced abiotic stress mitigation through phosphate transporters in Solanum lycopersicum L. Plant Growth Regulation, 99(2), 265-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-022-00906-w
Duc, N. H., Szentpéteri, V., Mayer, Z., & Posta, K. (2023). Distinct impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal isolates on tomato plant tolerance to drought combined with chronic and acute heat stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 201, 107892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107892
Szentpéteri, V., Virág, E., Mayer, Z., Duc, N. H., Hegedűs, G., & Posta, K. (2024). First Peek into the Transcriptomic Response in Heat-Stressed Tomato Inoculated with Septoglomus constrictum. Plants, 13(16), 2266. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13162266
Projects
2019-2.1.12-TÉT_VN-2020-00001, 2021.10.01. – 2024.09.30. Development of an environmentally friendly soil inoculation agent by isolating useful microorganisms against the main pathogens of plants belonging to the Solanaceae family and the abiotic stress effects caused by climate change
TKP2020-IKA-12 was supported by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology within the framework of the Thematic Excellence Program 2020, Institutional Excellence Sub-program (TKP2020-IKA-12) in the field of water-related research at Szent István University, 2019-2021
OTKA K-142974 Period: 2022-10-01 - 2026-09-30 Evaluation of resistance strategies based on arbuscular mycorrhizae-induced in tomato against powdery mildew and viral pathogens
