David Kothamasi

Thrilled to share that our recent paper in Botany 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjb-... is the #EditorsPick of the week!🏆
We explored how host driven selection—not just location— helps invaders like 𝑃. 𝑗𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑎 dominate via unique AMF partners.
Thanks to @cdnsciencepub.com and co-authors!
#invasives #AMF

New research with Inderjit & Deepika in Botany_Journal Invasive 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑎 hosts AMF phylotypes distinct from its native congener 𝑃. 𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎. Host identity—not site factors—drives this fungal divergence.🔗doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2025-0088
#Ecology @spun.earth @cdnsciencepub.com

Understanding these signals is key to sustainable agriculture and restoration. If we can ‘speak’ the language of the soil holobiont, we can build healthier ecosystems from ground up
#Microbiome #SoilEcology

What is ‘semiotic cross-talk’? It’s more than just chemical exchange. It’s a sophisticated signaling system where each partner negotiates resources. This communication ensures the holobiont is resilient to stress and efficient in nutrient cycling

We often look at roots or AMF in isolation. But the real magic happens in the tripartite holobiont:
1️⃣The plant (host)
2️⃣AMF (nutrient highway)
3️⃣Microbes (support crew)
When these 3 talk to each other, ecosystem function skyrockets
#Holobiont @spun.earth

AMF aren’t just fungi—they are CEOs of a complex underground holobiont.
My new paper in Appl Soil Ecology 218:106759, explores how semiotic cross-talks between plants, AMF, and microbes drive our ecosystems.
Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106759

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@spun.earth

We show in Scientific Reports 15:8662 (2025) based on 3180 truffles harvested over five months from eight Greek woodlands that #trufflefarmers and their dogs greatly impact #truffle quality and quantity.
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Mycorrhizas are important for soil health like gut microbes are for human health

In @STOTEN_journal we show how steel slag use as a fertiliser proxy in agriculture, while being a good showpiece for circular economy, disrupts mycorrhizal functions in the soil

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Hi Jan… could you include me in the microbiome starter pack. I work with arbuscular mycorrhizas. Thanks

David KOTHAMASI | Professor (Full) | Ph.D. | Research profile David Kothamasi is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi. He has worked as a Marie-Curie Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. David does research in ...

Hi Timothee, I am David Kothamasi, Professor of Environmental Studies @ Delhi University🧪. Happy if you could add me. Thanks!

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