Monica Höfte

Monica Höfte is a professor at Ghent University and serves as the head of the Department of Plants and Crops. She is a plant pathologist with a broad expertise in both fundamental and applied aspects of plant-pathogen interactions. Her work focuses on the biological and integrated management of fungal and bacterial pathogens affecting a wide range of tropical and temperate crops. Her research group specializes in studying fungal and bacterial rice pathogens and their interactions with rice plants, as well as soilborne pathogens such as Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Verticillium, and Rhizoctonia. In the field of biocontrol, the current focus is on endophytic fungi and cyclic lipopeptides produced by Pseudomonas and Bacillus strains.

Tentative Topic:

Role and fate of cyclic lipopeptides in phytobiomes

Pillars Topic/Subtopic:

PILLAR 2: ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS & SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

2.1: Applied & Environmental Science

Sub-topic 2.1b: Agricultural Systems Microbiology and Phytobiome Management