Diversity of fungi of soils in cultivation of sugarcane in São Paulo

• Grant number: 11/04319-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: Fernando Dini Andreote
• Grantee: Thiago Gumiere
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The cultivation of sugar cane has been showing undeniable importance in agriculture State of São Paulo, where the agricultural zoning describes the existence of regions with different patterns of environmental conditions suitable for this crop. In this environment, high heterogeneity and dynamics of soil results in the presence a high microbial diversity, where different microorganisms metabolisms live and work in maintaining the functionality of the soil, thus interfering with the development of plants. However, little is known about the microbial community in soils cultivated with cane sugar. Thus, this project aims to describe in a biogeographic approach, the existing diversity of fungi in soils of sugarcane sugarcane in the State of São Paulo. It is proposed to quantify these communities through the application of real-time PCR (qPCR) to examine the structure of fungal communities by length polymorphism fragments terminal restriction (T-RFLP), and determine the phylogenetic affiliation of these bodies by pyrosequencing of target genes. Within this context, sampling will be performed in order to compare the variations that occur Macro-scale, between different areas described by the agricultural zoning. Finally, the microbiological data obtained will be correlated with the physicochemical characteristics of the soils analyzed, resulting in a study biogeography of soil samples, generating a mapping of communities fungi in soils with cultivation of sugar cane in São Paulo. (AU)

Scientific publications

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GUMIERE, THIAGO; DURRER, ADEMIR; BOHANNAN, BRENDAN J. M.; ANDREOTE, FERNANDO DINI. Biogeographical patterns in fungal communities from soils cultivated with sugarcane. Journal of Biogeography, v. 43, n. 10, p. 2016-2026, OCT 2016. (11/04319-6, 11/07343-5)

GUMIERE, THIAGO; RIBEIRO, CARLOS MARCELO; FIGUEIREDO VASCONCELLOS, RAFAEL LEANDRO; BRAN NOGUEIRA CARDOSO, ELKE JURANDY. Indole-3-acetic acid producing root-associated bacteria on growth of Brazil Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) and Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii). ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, v. 105, n. 4, p. 663-669, APR 2014. (11/04319-6)

DURRER, ADEMIR; GUMIERE, THIAGO; TAKETANI, RODRIGO GOUVEA; DA COSTA, DIOGO PAES; PEREIRA E SILVA, MICHELE DE CASSIA; ANDREOTE, FERNANDO DINI. The drivers underlying biogeographical patterns of bacterial communities in soils under sugarcane cultivation. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY, v. 110, p. 12-20, FEB 2017. (11/04319-6, 11/07343-5)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GUMIERE, Thiago. Biogeography of fungal communities in sugarcane fields. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.