Bert Essenstam

Bert Essenstam is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with Unifarm Serre Zuid. His work focuses on plant-pathogen interactions, particularly resistance mechanisms in wild and cultivated tomatoes against fungal infections like Botrytis cinerea.

• Active in plant pathology and molecular biology
• Collaborates on projects involving fungal enzymes and plant immune responses

His research spans agricultural biotechnology and molecular plant biology, with significant contributions to understanding inoculum dynamics and MAMP recognition. Bert has co-authored two notable publications with high citation impact, including a 2014 study in Plant Physiology and a 2023 paper in Frontiers in Plant Science.