2025

Plant growth–promoting microbes and microalgae-based biostimulants: sustainable strategy for agriculture and abiotic stress resilience.

Cristina Brito-Lopez^†‡, Nicky van der Wielen^†‡, Maria Barbosa and Rumyana Karlova Published: 29 May 2025 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0251

2024

The bryophyte rhizoid-sphere microbiome responds to water deficit. Berdaguer R, van der Wielen N, Lorenzo ZC, Testerink C, Karlova R. Plant Cell Environ. 2024 Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/pce.15063. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39078220.

Potato cultivars use different root physiological and molecular mechanisms to acclimate to salt stress. Michael Nicolas, Jort Bouma, Jan Henk Venema, Hanneke van der Schoot, Francel Verstappen, Thijs de Zeeuw, Sanne E. Langedijk, Damian Boer, Johan Bucher, Marten Staal, Ben Krom, J. Theo M. Elzenga, Richard G.F. Visser, Christa Testerink, Rumyana Karlova. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.05.602205

Characterisation of a major QTL for sodium accumulation in tomato grown in high salinity. Héreil A, Guillaume M, Duboscq R, Carretero Y, Pelpoir E, Bitton F, Giraud C, Karlova R, Testerink C, Stevens R, Causse M. Plant Cell Environ. 2024 Aug 15. doi: 10.1111/pce.15082. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39148196.

2022

The power of seaweeds as plant biostimulants to boost crop production under abiotic stress. Deolu‐Ajayi AO, van der Meer IM, van der Werf A, Karlova R. 2022. Plant Cell and Environment 45:2537–2553. doi:10.1111/pce.14391

Phenotyping Tomato Root Developmental Plasticity in Response to Salinity in Soil Rhizotrons. Gandullo J, Ahmad S, Darwish E, Karlova R, Testerink C. 2021. Plant Phenomics 2021:2021/2760532. doi:10.34133/2021/2760532

Root plasticity under abiotic stress. Karlova R, Boer D, Hayes S, Testerink C. 2021. Plant Physiology 187:1057–1070. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiab392

Detoxification of monoterpenes by a family of plant glycosyltransferases. Karlova R, Busscher J, Schempp FM, Buchhaupt M, van Dijk ADJ, Beekwilder J. 2022. Phytochemistry 203:113371. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113371

2021

Several geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase isoforms supply metabolic substrates for carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato. Barja MV, Ezquerro M, Beretta S, Diretto G, Florez‐Sarasa I, Feixes E, Fiore A, Karlova R, Fernie AR, Beekwilder J, Rodríguez‐Concepción M. 2021. New Phytologist 231:255–272. doi:10.1111/nph.17283

The application of a biostimulant based on tannins affects root architecture and improves tolerance to salinity in tomato plants. Campobenedetto C, Mannino G, Beekwilder J, Contartese V, Karlova R, Bertea CM. 2021. Scientfic Reports11:354. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79770-5

Discover an extensive collection of publications authored by Dr. Rumyana Karlova by following this link.