Business Trip to Madagascar–Output2, The University of Tokyo JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Yuniar Devi Utami
Dr. Yuniar Devi Utami, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tokyo and a member of SATREPS ValyAla Project Output 2, traveled to Madagascar in August to conduct inoculation trials using selected filamentous fungi.
She visited the Centre National de la Recherche sur l’Environnement (CNRE) and provided guidance on maintaining fungal materials and on procedures for soil inoculation. She also visited the Antsirabe region with her Malagasy counterparts to identify potential field trial sites and to discuss the trial plan with landowners.
The available clean bench at CNRE and aseptic work inside the chamber using a gas burner, performed by Ms. Tsiafoy
Glass bottles used as an alternative to Erlenmeyer flasks for producing fungal spores
Contamination caused by inadequate facilities for performing aseptic work
Mixing soil with fungal inocula for the pot experiment
Meeting with Mr. Randria (third person from left) in Antanatibe
