Tentative 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
  • Main
reception desk
13:00 - 17:30Registration opens
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18:00 - 21:30Opening Reception
  • Main
reception desk
08:00 - 08:30Registration desk open
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
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10:30 - 11:30Oral Presentations

Three presentations, 20 minutes each

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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
Poster Session
13:00 - 14:30Poster Session
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14:30 - 15:30Oral Presentations

3 presentations, 20 minutes each

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15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
Sponsor Presentation
16:00 - 17:00Sponsor Presentation
Breakout Presentations
17:00 - 18:00Breakout Presentations
Dinner on own
18:00 - 19:30Dinner on own
Breakout Sessions
19:30 - 21:00Breakout Sessions
  • Main
reception desk
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
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10:30 - 11:30Oral Presentations

Three presentations, 20 minutes each

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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

fresh fruit in a heart shaped bawl
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
Poster Session
13:00 - 14:30Poster Session
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14:30 - 15:30Oral Presentations

3 presentations, 20 minutes each

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15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
Sponsor Presentation
16:00 - 17:00Sponsor Presentation
Breakout Presentations
17:00 - 18:00Breakout Presentations
Dinner on own
18:00 - 19:30Dinner on own
Breakout Sessions
19:30 - 21:00Breakout Sessions
  • Main
reception desk
08:00 - 08:30Registration desk open
Dr. David Mead
08:30 - 09:15Invited talk By David MeadBioforge, USA

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

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
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10:30 - 11:30Oral Presentations

Three presentations, 20 minutes each

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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

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12:00 - 13:00Lunch
Free Afternoon – optional excursions
13:00 - 17:30Free Afternoon – optional excursions
17:00 - 19:00Workshop Banquet By sponsored by Lallemand
  • Main
Prof. Mark Liles
08:30 - 09:15Invited talk By Mark LilesAuburn University, USA

Improving PGPR efficacy via a synbiotic seed treatment

Prof. Luz E. Bashan
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 - 11:30Oral Presentations

Three presentations, 20 minutes each

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11:30 - 12:00Poster Flash Talks

3 minutes each

fresh fruit in a heart shaped bawl
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
Poster Session
13:00 - 14:30Poster Session
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14:30 - 15:30Oral Presentations

3 presentations, 20 minutes each

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15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
Summary Session
16:00 - 17:00Summary Session