Presentations

12 January

“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference, Virtual

• Kellye Eversole – Phytobiomes Alliance
  Introduction
• Carmen M Escudero-Martinez, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom – (Abstract)
  Mapping Plant Genes Shaping the Rhizosphere Microbiota
• Yen Ning Chai, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE – (Abstract)
  Root Exudates Play Vital Roles in Plant Stress Tolerance through Interactions with the Soil and Soil Microbes
• Corey Schultz, University of Georgia, Athens, GA – (Abstract)
  Maize Genetic Diversity and Microbial Interactions
• Suzanne Fleishman¹, William L. King¹, Caylon F. Yates¹, Meredith J. Persico¹, Jing Guo², Michela Centinari¹, Terrence H. Bell¹ and David M. Eissenstat¹, (1)Penn State University, (2)Northeast Normal University, China – (Abstract)
  Opportunities to Advance Rhizosphere Microbiome Research with Functionally and Spatially Explicit Root Sampling
• Stephen J. Taerum, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT – (Abstract)
  Exploring the Protists in the Phytobiome
• Jan E. Leach¹, Sue VandeWoude², Sonia Kreidenweis², Angela Bosco-Lauth² and Eugene Kelly², (1)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, (2)Colorado State University – (Abstract)
  Understanding the Aerobiome

3 March

Microbiome For Agriculture Congress: USA

Kellye Eversole presentation
Phytobiomes: Laying the Foundation for Next Generation Agriculture

24 February

Pre-conference workshop  “Defining Datapoints for Metagenomic & Microbial ClassificationDefining Datapoints for Metagenomic & Microbial Classification”, MicrobiomeMovement, Raleigh, NC, USA

• Kellye Eversole, Phytobiomes Alliance
  Eliminating Regulatory Hurdles through Pre-Competitive Research, Databases, and Standards
• Boris Vinatzer, Virginia Tech University
  Genome-based Taxonomy to Improve the Regulation of Biological Control Organisms
• Michael Stulberg, USDA APHIS
  Using genomics to identify plant-associated microbes

15 January

“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

• Kellye Eversole, Phytobiomes Alliance
  Phytobiomes Research for Enhancing the Sustainable Production of Food, Feed, and Fiber
• John Fellers, USDA-ARS –  (Abstract)
  Wheat virus identification within infected tissue using nanopore sequencing technology
• Andrea Marino, Advanced Biological Marketing – Trichoderma-Derived Seed Treatments Stabilize Yields and Provide Drought Resilience to Zea mays by Modulating Host Gene Expression during Periods of Osmotic Stress – (Abstract)
• Yiheng Hu, The Australian National University – (Abstract)
  Pathogen Detection and the Role of Microbial Communities in the Phyllosphere during Fungal Infection of Wheat
• Betsy Alford, University of California-Davis – Variability and Plasticity of the Wild Chickpea Microbiome –(Abstract)
• Imtiaz Ahmad, Pennsylvania State University – (Abstract)
  Mighty microbes: The tri-trophic interactions of endophytic Metarhizium in maize

05 November

4th Partnerships in Biocontrol, Biostimulants & Microbiome Congress, Raleigh, NC, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Phytobiomes Alliance: Convergent Research & Regulatory Science Activities

11 June

4R Summit, Cleveland, OH, USA

• Gwyn Beattie presentation
  4R Nutrient Stewardship and the Phytobiome

29 May

ASM Microbiome Stakeholder event, Washington, DC, USA

• Gwyn Beattie presentation
  Harnessing Microbiomes for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity
  

06 March

Microbiome Definition Workshop, Tulln, Austria

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  From “Microbiomes” to “Phytobiomes”: A Systems’ Approach

16 January

“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA

• Olivier Zablocki, Ohio State University
  vConTACT 2: A Tool to Automate Genome-Based Prokaryotic Viral Taxonomy (Abstract)
• Mara Cloutier, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Microbiome Center
  Rhizosphere Microbial Communities of Sorghum bicolor Cultivars with Contrasting Flavonoid Production Patterns
• Surya Saha, Boyce Thompson Institute
  AgriVectors: A Data and Systems Resource for Arthropod Vectors of Plant Diseases
• Emily Luna, Colorado State University
  Insect-Bacteria-Plant Interactions: Microbiomes of Russian Wheat Aphid (Diuraphis noxia) contain Bacteria that Increase Virulence to Wheat
• Kevin Silverstein, University of Minnesota
  G.E.M.S: Data Sharing and Analysis enabling Data-Driven Agricultural Innovation while Respecting IP
• Joanne Emerson,University of California, Davis
  Viral Ecology in Agricultural Soils (Abstract)

16 February

“Phytobiome Research to Improve Agricultural Productivity” workshop, AAAS Annual meeting, Austin, TX, USA

• Kellye Eversole, Phytobiomes Alliance
  Embracing Complexity to Achieve a New Vision for Agriculture,
• Sally Flis, The Fertilizer Institute
  4-R Nutrient Stewardship: Right Fertilizer, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place
• Steven Shafer, Soil Health Institute
  Soil Health and Plant Health

17 January

“Exploring Phytobiomes” workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, California, USA

• 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

7 December

miCROPe International Symposium: Microbe-assisted crop production – opportunities, challenges and needs, Vienna, Austria

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Building a Foundation to Combine Site-Specific Biological and Physical Data for Next-Generation Precision Agriculture,

30 November

Partnerships in Bicontrol, Biostimulants & Microbiome Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  From Simple to Complex – Phytobiomes and the 2050 Vision for Agriculture

18 May

BASF, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Phytobiomes and the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research

17 May

North Carolina State University, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Phytobiomes and the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research

13 April

Sustainability Symposium, Iowa State University, USA

• Gwyn Beattie poster
  Phytobiomes poster

14 March

Global Crop Protection 2017, Brussels, Belgium

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Phytobiomes: Embracing Complexity to Achieve a New Vision for Agriculture“

28 February

Syngenta Crop Protection, Durham, North Carolina, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  From Simple to Complex – Phytobiomes and the 2050 Vision for Agriculture

26 January

American Meteorological Society’s 8th Conference on Environment and Health, Seattle, Washington, USA

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  System-Level Knowledge of Phytobiomes will lead to More Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Production and Healthier Food, Feed, and Fiber.
• Link to the recording of the presentation.

18 January

Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, California, USA – Exploring Phytobiomes Workshop​

• Kellye Eversole (Phytobiomes Alliance) presentation
  From Simple to Complex – Phytobiomes and the 2050 Vision for Agriculture
• Janne Kerovuo (NewLeaf Symbiotics) presentation
  Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs for Sustainable Agriculture
• Todd Mockler (Danforth Plant Science Center) presentation
  TERRA-REF: moving beyond above-ground sensor-based phenotyping​

20 October

Stewards of the Future conference, Microbiomes: Unseen Opportunities for Ag and Health, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Phytobiomes: A whole-system approach to advancing plant agriculture

13 September

Global Biocontrol Biostimulants Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Kellye Eversole presentation
  Exploring Phytobiome Systems: From Microbiomes to Next generation Precision Agriculture”