Schedule

  • May 29th
  • May 30th Old mechanisms, new ideas
  • May 31st PGPR Ecology
  • June 1st PGPR Industry: Fermentation, formulation, and usage
  • June 2nd Novel uses of PGPR
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19:30 - 23:00Opening Reception
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07:00 - 08:30Registration opens
Dr. Choong-Min Ryu
08:30 - 09:15Invited Talk By Choong-Min RyuKRIBB, South Korea

Something new in the PGPR toolbox

Prof. Corné Pieterse
09:15 - 10:00Invited Talk By Corne PieterseUtrecht University, The Netherlands

Bi-directional communication along the microbiome-root-shoot axis

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10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
Frederique Reverchon, Mexico
10:30 - 10:45Plant growth promoting traits of avocado rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria and their combined effect on non-host development By Frederique ReverchonInstituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL) Centro Regional del Bajío Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Rihab Djebaili
10:45 - 11:00Actinomycetes-based inoculant for horticultural crops: consortium formulation and best application strategy identification By Rihab DjebailiDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Pascale B. Beauregard
11:00 - 11:15Genetic traits allowing Bacillus subtilis to colonize the roots in presence of a competitor By Pascale B. BeauregardUniversité de Sherbrooke, Canada
Alfonso Mendez-Bravo
11:15 - 11:30Auxin-mediated growth promotion and defense induction in Arabidopsis by two avocado rhizobacterial strains By Alfonso Mendez-BravoEscuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, LANASE, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
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13:00 - 14:30Poster Session
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14:30 - 14:45Lysinibacillus spp.: an IAA-producing endospore forming-bacteria that promotes plant growth By Marleny BurkettMosaic
14:45 - 15:00Use of growth-promoting bacteria for the open field cultivation of industrial hemp By Marika PellegriniUniversity of L'Aquila, Italy
Beatriz Ramos-Solano
15:00 - 15:15Physiological and genetic modifications in tomato plants subjected to moderate water stress and elicited with a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) By Beatriz Ramos SolanoUniversidad San Pablo-CEU Universities. Faculty of Pharmacy
Beatriz Ramos-Solano
15:15 - 15:30Bacillus G7 improves adaptation to water stress in Olea europaea plantlets triggering multiple targets By Beatriz Ramos SolanoUniversidad San Pablo-CEU Universities. Faculty of Pharmacy
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15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
Beatriz Genoveva Guardado-fierros
16:00 - 16:15Metabolomics of plant-bacteria interaction (PGPB) isolated from air under drought stress conditions By Beatriz Genoveva Guardado-fierrosCIATEJ
16:30 - 16:45Sponsor Presentation By Lallemand Plant Care
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16:45 - 17:00Sponsor Presentation By Mosaic Biosciences
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17:00 - 18:00Breakout Sessions
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08:00 - 08:30Registration desk open
Prof. Gabriele Berg
08:30 - 09:15Invited talk By Gabriele BergGraz University of Technology, Austria

Linking Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria from Farm to Fork with Health Issues

Prof. Professor Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
09:15 - 10:00Invited talk By Olubukola Oluranti Babalola North-West University, South Africa

The Contribution of Rhizobacteria to Plant Adaptation due to Drought Environmental Change

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10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
Amelie Semblat
10:30 - 10:45Changes in grain ionome composition in pea-wheat intercropping are associated with the abundance of Pseudomonas spp. and Enterobacterales By Amélie SemblatINRAe - UMR Agroécologie
Birgit Wassermann
10:45 - 11:00Low nitrogen fertilization over two consecutive years enriches potential PGPRs in the Brassica napus seed microbiome By Birgit WassermannGraz University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
Camilla Valli
11:00 - 11:15P-cycling and N fixing bacteria of rice root compartments are affected by reduced P fertilization By Camilla ValliUniversità degli studi di Milano
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11:15 - 11:30Exploration and exploitation of the rice microbiome for plant health in Cambodia By Kakada OEUM
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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
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13:00 - 14:30Poster Session
Liya ZHU
14:30 - 14:45Variable and core functional rhizosphere microbiota associated with seven Medicago truncatula genotypes By Liya ZhuDijon Agroécologie INRAE and Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
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14:45 - 15:00Optimizing heavy metal extraction with the aid of chemical biostimulant and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in copper phytoremediation By Gabriele Bellotti
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15:00 - 15:15Identification of microbial consortia and mechanisms involved in soil suppressiveness to Fusarium culmorum By Jiayi Jing Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University & Research
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15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
Ju Hui Kim
16:00 - 16:15Flavobacterium dauae TCH3-2 modulates the beneficial interaction between plants and native soil microbiota By Ju Hui KimDepartment of Applied Biology, Dong-A University, Republic of Korea
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16:30 - 16:45Sponsor Presentation By Bashan Institute of Science / Bashan Foundation
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16:45 - 18:00Breakout Sessions
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Prof. Mark Liles
08:30 - 09:15Invited talk By Mark LilesAuburn University, USA

Improving PGPR efficacy via a synbiotic seed treatment

Dr Tony Adesemoye
09:15 - 10:00Invited talk By Dr. Tony AdesemoyeUSDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory

PGPR-based formulations: lab to field optimization for better efficacy

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10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
Mauricio Ruzzi
10:30 - 10:45Development of innovative biostimulants using Pantoea agglomerans C1 metabolites to produce plant postbiotics By Maurizio RuzziDepartment for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Silvia Maribel Contreras-Contreras Ramos
10:45 - 11:00Consortium bio inoculant to sustainable agriculture: from laboratory to market By Silvia Maribel Contreras-Contreras RamosCentro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A.C.
Beatrice Farda
11:00 - 11:15Development of an effective and stable PGPB-based inoculant as a potential tool for sustainable agriculture By Beatrice FardaDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences - University of L’Aquila - Italy
Maria Elena Antiniori
11:15 - 11:30Regenerative agriculture strategies and PGPM application cooperatively foster maize sustainable production in the Mediterranean area By Maria Elena AntinoriUniversity of the Sacred Heart, Italy
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11:30 - 11:45Methodological and Interpretational Problems in Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Inoculation Studies By Luz BashanBashan Institute of Science, USA
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11:45 - 12:00Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) induce resistance incotton plants against beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) By Simon ZebeloUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
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13:00 - 17:00Free Afternoon, Toulouse tour, sponsored by Lallemand
17:00 - 19:00Workshop Banquet, Aeroscopia museum By sponsored by Lallemand
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Dr. David Mead
08:30 - 09:15Invited talk By David MeadVarigen Biosciences

New Tools for Targeted Cloning and Over Expression Of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

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09:15 - 10:00Invited talk By Luz BashanBashan Institute of Science, USA

Exploring the mutualistic interaction between PGPB and microalgae and its biotechnological potential

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10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
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10:30 - 10:45Microalga–Azospirillum Consortium for CO2 Fixation from Biogas By Azul Valeria Chacón HernándezUniversidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico
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10:45 - 11:00Potential use of PGPR for more sustainable perennial forage production By Leanne DillardUSA
Wendalina Tigani
11:00 - 11:15New platform enabling plant-microbes co-cultivation and the study of the resulting plant-protection mechanisms. By Wendalina TiganiLeiden University, the Netherlands
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11:15 - 11:30Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Modulates Sweet Corn-Corn Earworm Interactions By Simon ZebeloUSA
Hangyu Dong
11:30 - 11:45Bacterial Consortium Induces Systemic Resistance and Promotes Plant Growth via Bacterial Movement and Endophytic Colonization By Hangyu DongInstitute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
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13:00 - 14:00Summary Session
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14:00 - 14:30Coffee, our next meeting, and good-bye!!!!