Jeff R. Powell

Floristic condition drives differential response to cultural burns in grassy woodlands for ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Societal Impact Statement Cultural burns are a critical Indigenous land management practice with diverse cultural and biodiversity benefits, now being reintroduced by Indigenous communities to Australian grassy woodlands after long post‐colonization suppression. How these burns i...

Community-level AM fungal interactions lead to unexpected growth and disease outcomes in tomato

Abstract Background and Aims Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can enhance plant growth and resistance to pathogens through Mycorrhiza-Induced Resistance (MIR). While individual AM fungal species differ in their effects on plant performance, the consequences of multi-species AM f...