Caracterización y aprovechamiento de micorrizas como herramienta de producción sostenible y resistencia ante el estrés hídrico en (Coffea arabica).

Coffee is a product of great importance in the world market; currently, more than 80 countries cultivate it,
and just over 50 countries export it. In addition, that in our country it has great economic and social
importance. Mycorrhizae are mutualistic interactions between fungi and higher plant roots, which can help
plants take up nutrients and water, while mycorrhiza obtains carbon and other cofactors. Coopetarrazú R.L.
is the largest coffee producer cooperative in the country. The Center for the Development of Organic
Alternatives (CEDAO) is the organ of the Cooperative that has been in charge of generating sustainable
technological options for associated farmers. It has established a working alliance with the Biocontrol
Laboratory of the CIB and they have recently signed a framework cooperation agreement with the TEC.
They have shown interest in financially supporting a project led by Biocontrol Laboratory that will generate
basic information on the diversity and reproduction of mycorrhizae associated with coffee roots. This project
aims to evaluate the diversity of mycorrhizal isolates, and develop methodologies for their basic
reproduction, in in vitro and in vivo systems, which can serve as a base element for the development of a
biofertilizer prototype. The main objective of this project is to evaluate and characterize the potential of
mycorrhizal isolates obtained from agricultural soils as a tool for sustainable production and resistance to
stress in coffee cultivation. It will be financed in its operating expenses by the Cooperative and it is sought
that the TEC is the one that covers the human resource with a masters scholarship.

Evaluar y caracterizar el potencial de aislamientos de micorrizas obtenidos de
suelos agrícolas como herramienta de producción sostenible y resistencia ante el estrés en el
cultivo del café

Biotecnología Ambiental