Phytobiomes Alliance Newsletter – October 2020
Projects Genome-based circumscription and phenotyping of regulated microbes The Alliance-coordinated project funded by the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) began...
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Webinar: Circles H2020: Can natural microbiomes be exploited for more sustainable, safe, productive and nutritious food production?
CIRCLES is a multi-national, multi-actor, 5-year consortium funded by the European Commission and aimed at developing microbiome applications to improve...
Webinar: Managing nutrients as a system – 4R Nutrient Stewardship
Managing nutrients is a key part of an agronomic system. 4R Nutrient Stewardship provides a framework to achieve cropping system...
Agriculture and the Microbiome
Agriculture is one of the keystones of human civilization, providing a reliable, stationary source of food that allowed ancient populations...
Landmark paper calls for the need to develop the world’s microbiome biobanking infrastructure
Source: CABI Press Release A team of scientists, led by CABI’s Dr Matthew Ryan, have outlined a series of challenges and...
Webinar: Holobionts and microbial flux within agri-food systems
A holobiont is a host (plant, animal or human) and its associated microbial communities (bacteria, viruses, archaea, protists and microscopic...
Webinar: The fascinating journey from discovery to product
Many academic and industrial labs have discovery programs looking for microbes or other promising leads to address farmers’ needs for...
Webinar: Ensuring food safety and security: Evaluating and utilizing plant/pest/pathogen phytochemical interactions
Ensuring food safety and security continues to be a perpetual challenge as 20-50% of all crop yields are lost to...
Webinar: Genomic approaches to the epidemiology and diagnostics of phytopathogens: tracking the global spread of agrobacteria
Plant disease is a major problem for US and global agriculture and results in yield losses and high costs for...
Phytobiomes Alliance Newsletter – July 2020
Projects Genome-based circumscription and phenotyping of regulated microbes The project funded by the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) began in...
The microbiome re-defined!
Source: MicrobiomeSupport project Project supported by the Phytobiomes Alliance, lead by Coordinating Committee member Angela Sessitsch In 2019, MicrobiomeSupport organised a workshop...
Webinar: The MASTER plan: Microbiome applications for sustainable food systems through technologies and enterprise
MASTER is an EU funded project (€12 million budget), the overall aim of which is to take a global approach...