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Research
Latest papers
Effects of rock phosphate on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-associated bacterial communities and their contribution to phosphorus acquisition in leek.
Environmental microbiome · 2026 · senior author
From manual scoring to machine learning: recent developments in image-based arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi root quantification.
Mycorrhiza · 2026 · senior author
Soil microbiome prediction using traditional machine learning and deep learning models.
Scientific reports · 2026
Latest funding
- $40,000
Functional Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their interaction with non-host plants
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $745,625
From genes to farms: achieving Canada's net-zero emission target with innovative OMICS sensors that lower the nitrous oxide emissions from food cropping systems
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $379,000
Improving plant biostimulants based on natural products and beneficial microorganisms
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
42 publications.
Effects of rock phosphate on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-associated bacterial communities and their contribution to phosphorus acquisition in leek.
Lahrach Z, Legeay J, Ahmed B, Hijri M
From manual scoring to machine learning: recent developments in image-based arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi root quantification.
Bouvette A, Basiru S, Hijri M
Soil microbiome prediction using traditional machine learning and deep learning models.
Aouabed Z, Therrien V, Bouaoune MA, Bakhtyari M, Hijri M, Makarenkov V
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium toxicity in plants: A global meta-analysis.
Sani ZK, Shah T, Basiru S, Salmon MA, Radouane N, Legeay J, Hijri M
Phylogenetic clustering and ecological interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their associated microbiome of a spontaneous plant across Moroccan drylands.
Basiru S, Legeay J, Lee SJ, Sani ZK, Ziami A, Machraoui S, Errafii K, Hijri M
The composition of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal bacteriome is species dependent.
Lahrach Z, Legeay J, Ahmed B, Hijri M
Response of Alternaria and Fusarium Species to Low Precipitation in a Drought-Tolerant Plant in Morocco.
Legeay J, Basiru S, Ziami A, Errafii K, Hijri M
Potential Plant-To-Plant Transmission: Shared Endophytic Bacterial Community Between Ziziphus lotus and Its Parasite Cuscuta epithymum.
Radouane N, Errafii K, Mouhib S, Mhand KA, Legeay J, Hijri M
The rhizosphere of a drought-tolerant plant species in Morocco: A refuge of high microbial diversity with no taxon preference.
Legeay J, Errafii K, Ziami A, Hijri M
A Comprehensive Insight of Current and Future Challenges in Large-Scale Soil Microbiome Analyses.
Legeay J, Hijri M
Functional Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and their interaction with non-host plants
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; symbiosis; plant-microbe interaction; microbial community structure; agriculture; bioinoculants; metabarcoding; function; ecology; soil
From genes to farms: achieving Canada's net-zero emission target with innovative OMICS sensors that lower the nitrous oxide emissions from food cropping systems
Principal investigators: Whalen, Joann K
Keywords: agricultural crops; biotechnology; direct and indirect emissions; fertilizer; microbial consortia; nitrogen emission reduction protocol; nitrous oxide; omics toolkit; soil-microbial-plant interaction; stable isotope
Improving plant biostimulants based on natural products and beneficial microorganisms
Principal investigators: HIJRI, Mohamed M
Keywords: beneficial microorganisms; biofertilizers; biopecticides; plant biostimulants; plant extracts; rhizosphere; seaweed extracts
The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis as a tripartite association: understanding the recruitment mechanisms among plants, AM fungi and their associated soil microbes
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Lutte biologique des pathogènes vasculaires de la tomate en serre en utilisant les champignons mycorhiziens et du biocharbon
Principal investigators: HIJRI, Mohamed
Microbial recruitment mechanisms in complex interactions of plant roots, mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbes
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Enhancing the beneficial root microbiome in canola
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Diversité des champignons mycorhiziens à éricacées dans des champs de production des bleuets sauvages à Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Beneficial Effects of Ascophyllum nodosum extract on crop microbiome, soil fertility and crop growth
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
Développement de mycélium pour la production de gaz carbonique en serres et la faisabilité de la culture de morille au Québec
Principal investigators: Hijri, Mohamed
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Marc Amyot and Katherine Stewart: 2 shared papers
- Colin Favret and Mohamed Hijri: 1 shared paper
- Marc Amyot and Mohamed Hijri: 1 shared paper
- Katherine Stewart and Mohamed Hijri: 1 shared paper
- Sciences Biologiques
- Biological Sciences
- Soil Science
- Sciences biologiques - Université de Montréal
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