The International Phytobiomes Conference 2018 took place at Le Corum in Montpellier (France) from 4 to 6 December 2018.
The Conference was organized by:
- The International Phytobiomes Alliance
- The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – INRA)
- The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement – IRD)
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Program
Tuesday 4 December
11:00-13:00 | Registration and Packet pick up
13:00-13:20 | Welcome and Opening- Kellye Eversole, International Phytobiomes Alliance, US
13:20-14:05 | Keynote Address – Gary Felton, Pennsylvania State University, US
The role of microbes in mediating plant-insect interactions – Benefit or betrayal?
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14:05-14:10 | Welcome from iSITE MUSE
14:10-14:20 | INRA Early Career Award Announcements
Session One: Exploring Interactions within Phytobiomes
Chair: Corinne Vacher, INRA, FR
14:20-14:45 | Opening speaker – Eoin Brodie, University of California, Berkeley, US
Deciphering the signatures of niche adaptation in soil microbial communities
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Topic 1: Climate and the environment: Predicting impacts
14:45-15:10 | Lisa Wingate, INRA, FR
From enzyme to Earth system: linking soil community function and composition to constrain the magnitude of the terrestrial biosphere CO2 sink
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15:10-15:30 | Short talk – Isai Salas-Gonzalez, University of North Carolina, US
Bacterial community maintenance of plant root development
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15:30-15:55 | Shiji Hou, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, DE
The root microbiota coordinates trade-offs between shade and immune responses in Arabidopsis
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15:55-16:30 | Refreshments and networking
Topic 2: Soil, plant and insect microbiomes: Discoveries and technological advances
Chair: Matthew Ryan, CABI, UK
16:30-16:55 | Paolina Garbeva, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NL
Deciphering belowground microbe-microbe and plant microbe chemical communication
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16:55-17:15 | Short talk – Stephanie Kivlin, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, US
Climate change may differentially disrupt leaf and root phytobiomes
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17:15-17:35 | Short talk – Charlotte Tollenaere, IRD, FR
Multiple infections in rice from West Africa: mechanisms, epidemiological and evolutionary implications
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17:35-18:00 | Terrence Bell, Pennsylvania State University, US
Microbial colonization of soils: implications for agriculture and experimental systems
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18:00-19:30 | Welcome Cocktails, Poster Viewing, and Exhibitors: Space Joffre (Level 1)
18:30-20:30 | Workshop: Analysis of Microbiomes Community Data in R
19:30 | Adjourn for the day
Wednesday 5 December
8:30-8:40 | Welcome for the day – Valérie Verdier, IRD, FR
Session One Continued: Exploring Interactions within Phytobiomes
Topic 3: Exploring microbiomes in natural habitats to better understand their functions and assembly process
Chair: Valérie Verdier, IRD, FR
8:40-9:05 | Jonathan Adams, Cranfield University, UK
Soil fungal diversity in grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau: Is it Driven by plant Diversity and Productivity?
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9:05-9:30 | Morgane Ourry, INRA, FR
Deciphering Brassica napus-microbiome associations in interaction with root herbivorous insect Delia radicum: a feedback loop in the rhizosphere
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9:30-9:50 | Short talk – Emily Luna (presented by Jan Leach), Colorado State University, US
Insect Bacteria-Plant Interactions: Microbiomes of Russian Wheat Aphid (Diuraphis noxia) Contain Bacteria that Increase Virulence to Wheat
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Topic 4: Exploring plant responses to other organisms
9:50-10:15 | Lionel Moulin, IRD, FR
Comparative transcriptomics of the wheat response towards diverse partners of its microbiome
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10:15-10:40 | Jean-Benoit Morel, CIRAD, FR
Plant-plant interactions modify disease susceptibility
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10:40-11:10 | Refreshments and Networking
Session Two: Integrating Phytobiome Systems-based Knowledge
Chair: Jan Leach, Colorado State University, US
11:10-11:35 | Opening speaker – Sally Flis, The Fertilizer Institute, US
Using 4R Nutrient Stewardship to Optimize Soil and Plant Health
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Topic 1: Optimizing soil and ecosystem health through nutrient management and nutrient use efficiency
11:35-11:55 | Short talk – Joelle Sasse Schlaepfer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US
How plants shape the rhizosphere: physiological adaptations, exudation, and metabolite uptake
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11:55-12:20 | Larry Halverson, Iowa State University, US
Can diversified cropping systems shape maize rhizosphere microbiomes towards more robust, interconnected communities?
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12:20-12:40 | Short talk – Tania Galindo-Castañeda , Pennsylvania State University, US
Rhizosphere microbiome of field-grown maize as influenced by root cortical aerenchyma
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12:40-13:40 | Buffet lunch and networking
Topic 2: Exploiting interactions within phytobiomes to optimize plant health, fitness, and production
Session Chair: Gwyn Beattie, Iowa State University, US
13:40-14:05 | Tim Mauchline, Rothamsted Research, UK
Rooting around the wheat microbiome
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14:05-14:25 | Short talk – Lilach Iasur Kruh, ORT Braude College, IL
The phytobiome of a unique ecological system: parasitic weed and its host plant
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14:25-14:50 | Jay-Ram Lamichhane, INRA, FR
A conceptual framework to better understand interactions between seedbed abiotic and biotic factors under the influence of cropping systems and their overall impact on field crop establishment
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14:50-15:15 | Refreshments
Session Three: Phytobiome Engineering
Chair: Natalie Breakfield, NewLeaf Symbiotics, US
Topic: Engineering plant, insect and microbial communities to promote agroecosystem health and productivity
15:15-15:40 | Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT
The plant microbiome from lab to field
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15:40-16:00 | Short talk – Aude Rochefort, INRA, FR
Influence of environment and host plant genotype on the structure and diversity of the Brassica napus seed microbiota
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16:00-16:20 | Short talk – Leo van Overbeek, Wageningen University, NL
Human pathogens in plant microbiomes
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16:20-16:45 | Gwendolin Wehner, Julius Kuhn-Institut, DE
Breeding for priming triggered leaf rust resistance in barley
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Session Four: Applying Phytobiome-based Solutions for NexGen Agriculture
Chair: Gilles Béna, IRD, FR
Topic 1: Advances in precision agriculture, modeling, and large-scale data collection
16:45-17:10 | Stéphane Dupas, IRD, FR
Bayesian learning for decision support in the Internet of phytosystems things
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17:10-17:30 | Short talk – Andreas Makiola, INRA, FR
Characterising plant pathogen communities and their environmental drivers at a national scale
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17:30-17:50 | Short talk – Surya Saha, Boyce Thompson Institute, US
AgriVectors: a portal for plant diseases transmitted by insect vectors
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17:50-18:30 | Poster Viewing
18:30 | Adjourn for the day
19:30-23:00 | Gala Dinner – Chateau Puech Haut
Thursday 6 December
8:30-8:40 Welcome for the day – Corinne Vacher, INRA, FR
Session 4 Continued: Applying Phytobiome-based Solutions for NexGen Agriculture
Chair: Matthieu Barret, INRA, FR
Topic 2: Applying big-data analytics to understand phytobiomes
8:40-9:05 | Daniel Jacobson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
Systems Biology Models of the Interactions Between Host, Phytobiome and Environment
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Topic 3: Diversifying our approach to crop production: urban and indoor agriculture
9:05-9:30 | Trevor Charles, University of Waterloo, CA
Microbiome dynamics during enrichment culture on ACC as nitrogen source: relevance to controlled environment agriculture
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Session Five: Transforming Phytobiome Discoveries into Products
Chair: Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT
9:30-9:55 | Opening Speaker – Natalie Breakfield, NewLeaf Symbiotics, US
M-trophs for sustainable agriculture
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Topic: Translating complexity into products: biologicals for agriculture
9:55-10:20 | Richard Broglie, Pivot Bio, US
Reimagining Crop Nutrition
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10:20-10:45 | Steven Vandenabeele, ApheaBio, BE
An integrated technology pipeline for the development of superior agricultural biologicals
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10:45-11:15 | Refreshments and Networking
11:15-11:35 | Short talk – David Hallahan, Corteva Agriscience , US
From the field to the lab and back again – delivery of an entomopathogenic fungus for corn rootworm control
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11:35-11:55 | Short talk – Andrea Marino, Advanced Biological Marketing, US
RNA-Seq: A tool for investigating the influence of biological seed treatment on crop performance during periods of osmotic stress
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11:55-12:20 | Claudia Preininger, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT
Formulation of microbial bioeffectors – a materials perspective
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12:20-12:45 | Andrea Molt, BASF, DE
BASF – A chemical company mastering the challenges of biologicals
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12:45-13:00 | Closing Remarks and Conference Adjournment – Kellye Eversole, International Phytobiomes Alliance, US
INRA Early Career Award
The INRA PhytoMic network, supported by the Microbial Ecosystems and Meta-omics Metaprogram, funded eight awards of 500 € each to encourage the participation of early career scientists to the International Phytobiomes Conference 2018.
Congratulations to the Award Winners
- Pascal Alonso – CIRAD, FR
- Tania Fort – INRA, FR
- Tania Galindo-Casteñada – Pennsylvania State University, US
- Charles Mason – Pennsylvania State University, US
- Morgane Ourry – INRA, FR
- Charlie Pauvert – INRA, FR
- Alberto Prado-Faris and Gloria Torres-Cortes – INRA, FR
- Aude Rochefort – INRA, FR
2018 Conference Partners
The International Phytobiomes Conference 2018 was made possible through the generosity and dedication to the mission of collaborative science of our Conference Partners.
