Dr Joris Alkemade
Subject: Biology, Plant Sciences and Zoology
College appointment: Calleva Research Associate
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Background
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the department of Biology and the Calleva Research Centre at Magdalen College. I did my bachelor and master in plant sciences with a focus on plant pathology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. During my studies I was mainly involved in projects related to Panama disease in banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum. After graduation I went to Switzerland to do a PhD on anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum lupini in white lupin at the research institute for organic agriculture (FiBL). White lupin has the potential to increase plant-based protein production in Europe and reduce soy imports. During my postdoc I will further explore the genetics of C. lupini but the main topic is to understand the effect of fungicide applications on fungal crop pathogen evolution. Eventually we aim to use the acquired insights to develop novel control strategies.
Recent Publications
Alkemade JA, Arncken C, Hirschvogel C, Messmer MM, Leska A, Voegele RT, Finckh MR, Kölliker R, Groot SP, Hohmann P (2022) The potential of alternative seed treatments to control anthracnose disease in white lupin. Crop Protect 158:106009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2022.106009
Alkemade JA, Baroncelli R, Messmer MM, Hohmann P (2023) Attack of the clones: Population genetics reveals clonality of Colletotrichum lupini, the causal agent of lupin anthracnose. Mol Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13332
Alkemade JA, Messmer MM, Arncken C, Leska A, Annicchiarico P, Nazzicari N, Książkiewicz M, Voegele RT, Finckh MR, Hohmann P (2021) A high-throughput phenotyping tool to identify field-relevant anthracnose resistance in white lupin. Plant Dis 105:1719-1727. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-20-1531-RE
Alkemade JA, Messmer MM, Voegele RT, Finckh MR, Hohmann P (2021) Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum lupini and its virulence on white and Andean lupin. Sci Rep 11:13547. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92953-y
Alkemade JA, Nazzicari N, Messmer MM, Annicchiarico P, Ferrari B, Voegele RT, Finckh MR, Arncken C, Hohmann P (2022) Genome-wide association study reveals white lupin candidate gene involved in anthracnose resistance. Theor Appl Genet 135:1011–1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-021-04014-7