The Department of Biology

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Universitas Indonesia

Niarsi Merry Hemelda, Ph.D.

Expert Assistant

Research Interest:
Plant-microbe interaction, biocontrol, plant stress

Contact:
merry.hemelda@sci.ui.ac.id

Profile

Expertise in plant–microbe interactions, plant diversity, metabolomics, and molecular physiology. Her research also focuses on the applied aspects of these fields, including how plant-associated microbes and metabolite profiles contribute to plant health, resilience, and productivity. She explores the molecular and ecological dynamics underpinning plant-microbe relationships and their potential applications in sustainable agriculture and environmental management through an integrative approach.

Keyword

plant-microbe interaction, biotic and abiotic stress, biocontrol, plant pathogen

Selected Publications

Niarsi Merry Hemelda, Jiyuan Bao, Megumi Watanabe, Hidenori Matsui, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Yuki Ichinose, Yoshiteru Noutoshi. Nutrient Requirements Shape the Preferential Habitat of Allorhizobium vitis VAR03-1, a Commensal Bacterium, in the Rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Physiology, Volume 65, Issue 11, November 2024, Pages 1769–1786, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcae091

Yuniati, R. ,Handayani, W., Nugrahani, L., Putrika, A., & Hemelda, N.M. The capacity of trees to remove particulate matter and lead and its impact on tree health. Biodiversitas 25(8), 2541-2551. DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d250826

Ishii, Tomoya & Tsuchida, Natsuki & Hemelda, Niarsi & Saito, Kirara & Bao, Jiyuan & Watanabe, Megumi & Toyoda, Atsushi & Matsubara, Takehiro & Sato, Mayuko & Toyooka, Kiminori & Ishihama, Nobuaki & Shirasu, Ken & Matsui, Hidenori & Toyoda, Kazuhiro & Ichinose, Yuki & Hayashi, Tetsuya & Kawaguchi, Akira & Noutoshi, Yoshiteru. (2024). Rhizoviticin is an alphaproteobacterial tailocin that mediates biocontrol of grapevine crown gall disease. The ISME Journal. 18. 10.1093/ismejo/wrad003.