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The white rot fungus Rigidoporus microporus is the most economically important pathogen of the tropical tree Hevea brasiliensis with yearly economic losses of millions of dollars in the tropics. The control and management of the white rot disease of rubber in most tropical countries have been hampered due to limited knowledge of the population genetics of the different isolates as well as molecular basis of virulence mechanisms. Additionally, being a white rot fungi, members of the Rigidoporus genus are known to play major roles in nutrient and carbon cycling in tropical forest.
Team
Abbot Oghenekaro
This international comparative study of three Central American countries, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, aims contributing to finding the best solutions, ideas and practices for sustainable tourism business and industry. For this purpose, the project analyzes, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the development of power relations, politics, policies and practices of Central American tourism. At the same time, the study seeks the complex inter-dependencies between public, national and international planning, global tourism, local needs, sustainable development and business interests.
Team
Florencia Quesada (PhD Docent), Emily Höckert (PhD student), Tiina Kukkurainen (PhD student)