Webinar: Seed microbiota: An important factor in crop establishment
Plants are associated with vast communities of micro-organisms, which contribute to their adaptive value. It is usually acknowledged that most...
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Webinar: Linking animal and grassland microbiomes via manure
This webinar will explore how the use of manure or animal waste as fertilizer impacts plant and soil microbiomes, as...
Webinar: Navigating the regulatory complexity of microbial interventions for climate change mitigation
In this webinar, experts from the US and EU will provide an overview of requirements and insights into the regulatory...
Webinar: Microbiome biobanking: Bridging technical challenges, data management and regulation
This webinar will present key outcomes and lessons learned from the EU-funded MICROBE project as it approaches completion, focusing on...
Webinar: Linking Agricultural Management Practices to Carbon Cycling Traits: Implications for Soil Health Assessment
Many scientists are exploring the potential of functional genes as indicators of soil health. Using data from the North American...
Webinar: Digging into the Rhizosphere Chemistry: How Plants Engineer their Soil Environment
Plants actively shape their surrounding soil environment through root exudation—the release of thousands of metabolites via their roots. This complex...
Webinar: Ecosystems to molecules: How historical precipitation shapes the soil microbiota’s effect on plant drought tolerance
Drought alters the soil microbiota by selecting for functional traits that preserve fitness in dry conditions. Legacy effects or ecological...
Webinar: Climate Futures, Earth System Models, and Crop Productivity
Due to the burning of fossil fuels, the impacts of climate change, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and crop...
2026 Webinar Series – Registration Is Now Open!
The Phytobiomes Alliance is hosting three free online webinars in winter-spring 2026 featuring researchers working at the forefront of phytobiomes...
Webinar: Understanding ruminant microbiomes to improve animal health, productivity, and the environmental sustainability of agriculture
Microbiomes play critical roles in sustainable agriculture and food security, particularly influencing ruminant health, productivity, nutrition and the environment. ...
Webinar: Dissecting microbiome-dependent crop traits: From reductionist models to field-scale complexity
Understanding how microbiomes influence plant health and productivity is crucial for developing sustainable agricultural management strategies. However, the complexity and...
Webinar: Designing biosensors to inform ecosystem engineering
An effective strategy to enhance the resilience and productivity of biofeedstocks is to engineer plant-associated microbiomes. One example of microbiome...