“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop – Plant and Animal Genome Conference 2016

January 13, 2016

Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Website

https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiv/meetingapp.cgi/Session/3090

Outline

The Phytobiome is all of the organisms in, on, and around plants, and encompasses the many organisms that influence or are influenced by the plant or the plant environment, including the soil. It consists of other plants, animals (insects and nematodes), a wide diversity of microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, slime-molds and algae), the plant microbiome, and the environment. In this workshop, talks will cover various aspects of research into understanding complete phytobiomes. The workshop will wrap up with a presentation on the recently developed roadmap for phytobiomes research and the new International Phytobiomes Consortium.

Program

10:30 AM – The Vital Importance of Soil Health: from Laboratory Systems to Ecosystems
Leland J. Cseke, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, USA
10:50 AM – Harnessing the Microbiome for Agricultural Sustainability in Bioenergy-based Systems
Kelly Craven, Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, OK, USA
11:10 AM – Analyzing the Leaf Microbiome across 270 Diverse Maize Lines
Jason G Wallace, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
11:30 AM – The Influence of the Endophytic Grapevine Microbiome on Pierce’s Disease Development
Caroline Roper, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
11:50 AM – High Throughput Phenotyping for Complex Traits : Case Study for Nitrogen Response in Wheat Based on the PhénoBlé Project
David Gouache, ARVALIS – Institut du végétal, Boigneville, France
12:10 PM – Roadmap for Phytobiomes Research and the International Phytobiomes Consortium
Jan E. Leach, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA