“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop – Plant and Animal Genome Conference 2018

January 17, 2018

Location

San Diego, California, USA

Website

https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxvi/meetingapp.cgi/Session/4784

Outline

The Phytobiome is all of the organisms in, on, and around plants, and encompasses the many biological and physical components 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 phytobiomes. The workshop will also include a presentation on the recently established, public-private International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research.

Program

• Mihai Pop, University of Maryland
  Challenges and Opportunities in Characterizing Microbiomes
• Sharon Doty, University of Washington
  The Poplar Tree Microbiome: Implications of the Ecosystem within
• Wanyan Wang, Pennsylvania State University
  Plant-Microbe Communication in the Shrub Willow Rhizosphere: Microbiome Structure, Function and Crop Yield
• Susan Turner, BioConsortia, Inc.
  A Directed Selection Approach to Engineering Beneficial Plant Microbiomes
• Daniel Jacobson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Phytobiomes Flagship Initiative: The Discovery of Universal Host Mechanisms for Plant-Microbiome Association
• Kellye Eversole, Phytobiomes Alliance
  Phytobiomes and the 2050 Vision for Agriculture