Dr. Mariusz Tadych (Rutgers Dept. of Plant Biology and Pathology)

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Rutgers University
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
Foran Hall/ Cook Campus
59 Dudley Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
mtadych@rci.rutgers.edu

Campus Location

Office: Room 237B Foran Hall, 732-932-9711 ext. 233

Research Interests

My main research objectives include biodiversity, evolution and ecology of endophytic and epiphytic fungi of plants. Currently my research focuses on:

Understanding the mechanisms of dissemination of the clavicipitaceous endophytes of grasses with emphasis on characterization of epiphyllous conidia of Neotyphodium in horizontal transmission of the fungus from plant to plant.
Examining the succession of pathogenic, endophytic and epiphytic fungi of cranberry, determining the correlation between these fungi and polyphenolic constituents of cranberry, and examining the potential role of the chemical components as plant protection agents during different phases of flower and fruit development.
Isolating and characterizing endophytic and epiphytic fungi from diverse environments as producers of secondary metabolites with potential pharmaceutical and industrial use.


Mycelia of Neotyphodium sp. growing on the debris of plant covering soil in pot with Poa ampla seedlings.	Epiphytic mycelium of Neotyphodium sp. growing and sporulating on coleaptile of Poa ampla.	Neotyphodium sp. endophyte – isolation from Poa ampla by the fragment plating method.

Phyllosticta vaccinii growing from healthy ovary of Vaccinium macrocarpon placed on potato dextrose agar.	Phyllosticta elongata isolated from healthy fruit of Vaccinium macrocarpon – 10-day-old culture growing on potato dextrose agar.	Pestalotia vaccinii growing from rotten fruit of Vaccinium macrocarpon placed on V8 agar medium.