Dr. Zoltán Mayer - MATE Research
Overview
Zoltán Mayer is an Associate professor at the Microbial Biotechnology and Microbiomics Group/Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology/Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology. His research focuses on Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis and his expertise lies in abiotic and biotic stress mitigation by biocontrol agents. Zoltán Mayer’s work contributes to questions of how the plant defense system can be improved against abiotic and biotic stress effects with biocontrol agents. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation can be used and how it has an effect on plant protection and development of plant vigor. His empirical work has assessed these theories in settings ranging from the effect of inoculation and from abiotic stress effects to biotics. Across his research, he uses microbial biotechnological tools. He authored and co-authored 12 research articles in high-impact scientific journals.
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Publications
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. DOI: 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107892
Mayer, Z., Juhász, Á., & Posta, K. (2019). Mycorrhizal root exudates induce changes in the growth and fumonisin gene (FUM1) expression of Fusarium proliferatum. Agronomy, 9(6), 291. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9060291
Mayer, Z., Csorbainé, A. G., Juhász, Á., Ombódi, A., Pápai, A., Némethné, B. K., & Posta, K. (2021). Impact of Soil-Applied Microbial Inoculant and Fertilizer on Fungal and Bacterial Communities in the Rhizosphere of Robinia sp. and Populus sp. Plantations. Forests, 12(9), 1218. DOI: 10.3390/f12091218
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. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9120878
Projects
ÚNKP-20–4-II New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities
Supporting the research activities and professional development of postdoctoral fellows with outstanding scientific results, the result of which is a high-quality, noteworthy publication.
Industrial research and development projects in Hungarian–Vietnamese cooperation, grant number 2019–2.1.12-TÉT_VN-2020–00001.
Development of an environmentally friendly soil inoculant, by isolating beneficial microorganisms from the main pathogens of plants belonging to the Solanaceae family, and increasing tolerance and nutrient uptake against abiotic stress effects caused by climate change.
