SIMRANJIT KAUR

About

I am a microbiologist and plant pathologist. I am developing innovative biological solutions to facilitate sustainable farming goals. Currently working as a Post-Doc researcher at Teagasc, Ireland. I am investigating insect-microbiome interactions and finding effective biological control to manage pests in cereal crops.
My PhD was funded by Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (WSU) and my research work was based on the industrially funded project of Cotton Research & Development Corporation, Australia. The final research outcome was focused on delivering effective microbial BioSolutions to manage Fusarium & Verticillium wilts and enhance crop production.
My major research work is based on:
(a) Curation of culture collections of diverse bacterial, Algal and fungal candidates.
(b) Discovery of effective microbial candidates to manage pathogens/ pests and focus on taking biologicals to the commercialisation path as bioformulated products for end users (growers)
(c) Exploring microbial ecology to find the role of microbial bioindicators in managed agri-ecosystem
(d) Exploring policy updates and regulations on biologicals for commercial and field-scale success

Employment

• Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority Post-Doc Researcher
  2022 - Present
• IARI Research Fellow
  2014 - 2017

Education

• Western Sydney University Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Phd Student
  2018 - 2023

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Response of the plant core microbiome to <scp> Fusarium oxysporum </scp> infection and identification of the pathobiome
  Environmental Microbiology 2022 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16194
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• Synthetic community improves crop performance and alters rhizosphere microbial communities
  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment 2022 DOI: 10.1002/sae2.12017
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• Cyanobacterial Inoculation Enhances Nutrient Use Efficiency and Grain Quality of Basmati Rice in the System of Rice Intensification
  2022
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• Analyses of genetic variability and genotype x cyanobacteria interactions in biofortified maize (Zea mays L.) for their responses to plant growth and physiological attributes
  European Journal of Agronomy 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2021.126343
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• Ecology and performance of rhizosphere and endosphere microbiomes
  New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2021 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64325-4.00011-0
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• New frontiers in agriculture productivity: Optimised microbial inoculants and in situ microbiome engineering
  Biotechnology Advances 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.03.010
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• Microbial biofilm inoculants benefit growth and yield of chrysanthemum varieties under protected cultivation through enhanced nutrient availability
  Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 2019 DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2018.1478904
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• Exploring Crop–Microbiome Interactions Towards Improving Symbiotic Performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Cultivars Using Cyanobacterial Inoculants
  Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s00344-018-9809-8
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• Microbial inoculants as plant growth stimulating and soil nutrient availability enhancing options for cucumber under protected cultivation
  World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2623-z
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• Cyanobacterial and rhizobial inoculation modulates the plant physiological attributes and nodule microbial communities of chickpea
  Archives of Microbiology 2017 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-017-1405-y
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