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Joe Lepo

Principal Investigator

University of West Florida

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Plant-Rhizosphere-Microbiome Interaction; non-endosymbiotic fungi

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Research examines nutrient uptake, transporter regulation, and nitrogen remobilization; connects soil structure and rhizosphere microbiomes to crop performance; investigates stress and hormone signaling to improve nitrogen-use efficiency and yield across laboratory and field systems.

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University of West Florida

Cultivar-Specific Rhizosphere Fungi for Enhanced Crop Stress Resilience and Nutrient Efficiency

Research platform leveraging non-endosymbiotic fungi isolated from rice rhizospheres to improve nitrogen use efficiency, photosynthetic performance, and stress tolerance. Fungal isolates exhibit cultivar-specific associa...

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Joe Lepo

Principal Investigator

University of West Florida

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University of West Florida

Principal Investigator

1995 - Present

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