Dr Lilia Carvalhais
Dr

Lilia Carvalhais

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Background

Lilia works to unravel the overwhelming complexity of the biological world and to assess ways to use it to solve problems of our time. She finds especially intriguing all the invisible interactions between plant and microbes. She investigates the drivers of these interactions and aims to address major societal challenges. Her purpose is to make use of nature’s arsenal to tackle problems that threaten environmental conservation and food security. She has worked with a range of beneficial and pathogenic microbes across model, forestry, grain, and horticultural plant species, grown in managed and natural habitats in different countries, including Brazil, Germany, Australia, USA, Costa Rica, and Papua New Guinea. Her expertise lies within plant pathology, molecular biology, plant nutrition, microbial ecology, biological indicators of soil health, bio-prospection of natural products produced by microbes, plant biotechnology, and molecular diagnostics.

Availability

Dr Lilia Carvalhais is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Animal production Crop and pasture production Plant biology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
  • Masters (Research) of Microbial Ecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Universität Hohenheim
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Universität Hohenheim

Research impacts

Lilia's research on plant microbe interactions is relevant to sustainable agriculture, plant protection and biosecurity. She has worked with interactions between plants and microbes at the community level, investigating the effect of plant defence signalling pathways on the associated microbiome. She has been studying the interactions between plants and pathogenic microbes, focussing on 1) the genetic diversity within microbial plant pathogen populations to identify genomic regions that can be targeted for molecular diagnostics; 2) the biology and epidemiology of different plant pathogens; 3) management strategies which allow the development of science based contingency plans to control plant diseases.

Search Professor Lilia Carvalhais’s works on UQ eSpace

69 works between 2006 and 2024
All (69) Journal Article (58) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (3)

41 - 60 of 69 works

2016

Journal Article

Development of marker genes for jasmonic acid signaling in shoots and roots of wheat

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia Costa, Kazan, Kemal and Schenk, Peer M. (2016). Development of marker genes for jasmonic acid signaling in shoots and roots of wheat. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 11 (5) e1176654, e1176654. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1176654

Development of marker genes for jasmonic acid signaling in shoots and roots of wheat

2016

Journal Article

One-time strategic tillage does not cause major impacts on soil microbial properties in a no-till Calcisol

Liu, Hongwei, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Crawford, Mark, Dang, Yash P., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2016). One-time strategic tillage does not cause major impacts on soil microbial properties in a no-till Calcisol. Soil and Tillage Research, 158, 91-99. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2015.12.007

One-time strategic tillage does not cause major impacts on soil microbial properties in a no-till Calcisol

2016

Journal Article

Short-term impact of an occasional tillage on microbial communities in a Vertosol after 43 years of no-tillage or conventional tillage

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Ng, Clement, Dang, Yash P., Schenk, Peer M. and Carvalhais, Lilia C. (2016). Short-term impact of an occasional tillage on microbial communities in a Vertosol after 43 years of no-tillage or conventional tillage. European Journal of Soil Biology, 74, 32-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.001

Short-term impact of an occasional tillage on microbial communities in a Vertosol after 43 years of no-tillage or conventional tillage

2016

Journal Article

Strategic tillage on a Grey Vertosol after fifteen years of no-till management had no short-term impact on soil properties and agronomic productivity

Liu, Hongwei, Crawford, Mark, Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dang, Yash P., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2016). Strategic tillage on a Grey Vertosol after fifteen years of no-till management had no short-term impact on soil properties and agronomic productivity. Geoderma, 267, 146-155. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.01.002

Strategic tillage on a Grey Vertosol after fifteen years of no-till management had no short-term impact on soil properties and agronomic productivity

2016

Journal Article

Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic

Newsham, Kevin K., Hopkins, David W., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Fretwell, Peter T., Rushton, Steven P., O'Donnell, Anthony G. and Dennis, Paul G. (2016). Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic. Nature Climate Change, 6 (2), 182-186. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2806

Relationship between soil fungal diversity and temperature in the maritime Antarctic

2016

Book Chapter

Soil microbial community interactions under tillage systems in Australia

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dang, Yash P. and Schenk, Peer M. (2016). Soil microbial community interactions under tillage systems in Australia. Plant, Soil and Microbes: Volume 1: Implications in Crop Science. (pp. 93-102) edited by Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohd Sayeed Akhtar and Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-27455-3_5

Soil microbial community interactions under tillage systems in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Occasional tillage has no effect on soil microbial biomass, activity and composition in Vertisols under long-term no-till

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Dang, Yash P., Crawford, Mark H., Schenk, Peer M. and Carvalhais, Lilia C. (2015). Occasional tillage has no effect on soil microbial biomass, activity and composition in Vertisols under long-term no-till. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 52 (2), 191-202. doi: 10.1007/s00374-015-1066-4

Occasional tillage has no effect on soil microbial biomass, activity and composition in Vertisols under long-term no-till

2015

Journal Article

Effect of plant species on P cycle-related microorganisms associated with litter decomposition and P soil availability: implications for agroforestry management

Correa, Eduardo, Carvalhais, Lilia, Utida, Mirian, Oliveira, Christiane Abreu and Scotti, Maria Rita (2015). Effect of plant species on P cycle-related microorganisms associated with litter decomposition and P soil availability: implications for agroforestry management. IForest, 9 (2), 294-302. doi: 10.3832/ifor1459-008

Effect of plant species on P cycle-related microorganisms associated with litter decomposition and P soil availability: implications for agroforestry management

2015

Journal Article

Linking jasmonic acid signaling, root exudates, and rhizosphere microbiomes

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Badri, Dayakar V., Kidd, Brendan N., Vivanco, Jorge M. and Schenk, Peer M. (2015). Linking jasmonic acid signaling, root exudates, and rhizosphere microbiomes. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 28 (9), 1049-1058. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-01-15-0016-R

Linking jasmonic acid signaling, root exudates, and rhizosphere microbiomes

2015

Journal Article

Changes in the soil quality attributes of continuous no-till farming systems following a strategic tillage

Crawford, M. H., Rincon-Florez, V., Balzer, A., Dang, Y. P., Carvalhais, L. C., Liu, H. and Schenk, P. M. (2015). Changes in the soil quality attributes of continuous no-till farming systems following a strategic tillage. Soil Research, 53 (3), 263-273. doi: 10.1071/SR14216

Changes in the soil quality attributes of continuous no-till farming systems following a strategic tillage

2015

Journal Article

Influence of root exudates on the extracellular proteome of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42

Kierul, Kinga, Voigt, Birgit, Albrecht, Dirk, Chen, Xiao-Hua, Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Rainer Borriss (2015). Influence of root exudates on the extracellular proteome of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42. Microbiology, 161 (1), 131-147. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.083576-0

Influence of root exudates on the extracellular proteome of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42

2014

Journal Article

Molecular defense responses in roots and the rhizosphere against Fusarium oxysporum

Chen, Yi Chung, Kidd, Brendan N., Carvalhais, Lilia C. and Schenk, Peer M. (2014). Molecular defense responses in roots and the rhizosphere against Fusarium oxysporum. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 9 (12) e977710, e977710-1-e977710-3. doi: 10.4161/15592324.2014.977710

Molecular defense responses in roots and the rhizosphere against Fusarium oxysporum

2014

Journal Article

Plant defence inducers rapidly influence the diversity of bacterial communities in a potting mix

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G. and Schenk, Peer M. (2014). Plant defence inducers rapidly influence the diversity of bacterial communities in a potting mix. Applied Soil Ecology, 84, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.06.011

Plant defence inducers rapidly influence the diversity of bacterial communities in a potting mix

2014

Conference Publication

Strategic tillage impacts on biological attributes of long term no-till soils in northern grain region of Australia

Liu, Hongwei, Rincon-Florez, Vivian, Dang, Yash, Crawford, Mark, Balzer, Anna, Bell, Mike, Ram, Dalal, Costa Carvalhais, Lilia and Schenk, Peer (2014). Strategic tillage impacts on biological attributes of long term no-till soils in northern grain region of Australia. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November, 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.

Strategic tillage impacts on biological attributes of long term no-till soils in northern grain region of Australia

2014

Book Chapter

Soil functional gene microarrays and applications in plant-microbe interactions

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Rincon-Florez, Vivian and Schenk, Peer M. (2014). Soil functional gene microarrays and applications in plant-microbe interactions. Microarrays: current technology, innovations and applications. (pp. 169-180) edited by Zhili He. Norfolk, United Kingdom: Caister Academic Press.

Soil functional gene microarrays and applications in plant-microbe interactions

2014

Conference Publication

Strategic tillage did not affect soil microbial bioindicators in long-term no-till farming systems in vertosols from Queensland, Australia

Rincon-Florez, Vivian A., Carvalhais, Lilia C., Liu, Hongwei, Dang, Yash, Crawford, Mark, Balzer, Anna, Bell, Mike, Ram, Dalal and Schenk, Peer (2014). Strategic tillage did not affect soil microbial bioindicators in long-term no-till farming systems in vertosols from Queensland, Australia. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23-27 November 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science.

Strategic tillage did not affect soil microbial bioindicators in long-term no-till farming systems in vertosols from Queensland, Australia

2013

Journal Article

Erratum to Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency [J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci 174 (2011) 311]

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Fedoseyenko, Dmitri, Hajirezaei, Mohammad-Reza, Borriss, Rainer and von Wirén, Nicolaus (2013). Erratum to Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency [J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci 174 (2011) 311]. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 176 (4), 641-641. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201390025

Erratum to Root exudation of sugars, amino acids, and organic acids by maize as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron deficiency [J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci 174 (2011) 311]

2013

Journal Article

Linking plant nutritional status to plant-microbe interactions

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Fan, Ben, Fedoseyenko, Dmitri, Kierul, Kinga, Becker, Anke, von Wiren, Nicolaus and Borriss, Rainer (2013). Linking plant nutritional status to plant-microbe interactions. PLoS One, 8 (7) e68555, e68555.1-e68555.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068555

Linking plant nutritional status to plant-microbe interactions

2013

Journal Article

Plant growth in Arabidopsis is assisted by compost soil-derived microbial communities

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Muzzi, Frederico, Tan, Chin-Hong, Hsien-Choo, Jin and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Plant growth in Arabidopsis is assisted by compost soil-derived microbial communities. Frontiers in Plant Science, 4 (JUL) 235, 235.1-235.15. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00235

Plant growth in Arabidopsis is assisted by compost soil-derived microbial communities

2013

Journal Article

Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities

Carvalhais, Lilia C., Dennis, Paul G., Badri, Dayakar V., Tyson, Gene W., Vivanco, Jorge M. and Schenk, Peer M. (2013). Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities. PLoS ONE, 8 (2) e56457, e56457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056457

Activation of the jasmonic acid plant defence pathway alters the composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    Banana industry diagnostic capacity and capability building
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020
    Reducing the risk of emerging banana diseases in PNG
    Crawford Fund Limited
    Open grant

Availability

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