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Webinar: Selectively changing the microbiome of the rhizosphere
Soil microbial communities are critical drivers of terrestrial carbon cycling and crucial for agriculture. While we have made great progress...
Webinar: Drivers of microbial community composition in hydroponic leafy green production
Microorganisms colonize different habitats in agricultural ecosystems, including those under highly controlled environments (i.e. CEA, controlled environment agriculture). As a...
Webinar: Scientific collaboration in interdisciplinary and international settings
As the world becomes increasingly complex and integrated, science needs diverse teams with different roles, responsibilities, and perspectives to address...
Webinar: A walk on the wild side: novel insights into the genetics of host-microbiota interactions in the barley rhizosphere
The microbiota thriving in the rhizosphere, the thin layer of soil surrounding plant roots, plays a critical role in plant’s...
Webinar: Kick-off Webinar & Discussion on the Need for a Specimen Management Plan Requirement
Webinar on the need for a Specimen Management Plan requirement in research proposals that generate living or preserved specimens. ...
Webinar: Biologicals for a sustainable agriculture: Introduction of a quality management framework for inoculants containing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial plant symbionts that provide important ecosystem services and have been shown to improve plant...
Webinar: The Host Genetics and Systems Biology of AMF and other Sorghum Root Microbes
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), members of the phylum Glomeromycota, live both inside the plant root and extend into the soil...
Webinar: Current approaches and future directions for rhizosphere microbiome sampling methodologies
The rhizosphere is a nexus for plant-microbe interactions that shape plant health. There has been exponential growth in research focused...
Webinar: A window to the underground
Soils form the foundation of life on earth and are likely the most species dense habitats on our planet. Despite...
Webinar: Assessing Soil Health at Scale and Incorporating Measures of the Microbiome
Soil health is defined as “The continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants,...
Webinar: Managing pest outbreaks through participatory iterative ecological forecasting
Iterative ecological forecasting provides a way for researchers to continually challenge models and hypotheses as new data and discoveries are...