INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
MICROBE-ASSISTED CROP PRODUCTION-
OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES & NEEDS
NOV. 23 – 25, 2015
SCHLOSS SCHÖNBRUNN TAGUNGSZENTRUM
APOTHEKERTRAKT |
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
MICROBE-ASSISTED CROP PRODUCTION-
OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES & NEEDS
NOV. 23 – 25, 2015
SCHLOSS SCHÖNBRUNN TAGUNGSZENTRUM
APOTHEKERTRAKT |
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
October 21, 2016.: A summary video of Micrope2015 is available on Vimeo.
Feburary 5, 2016.: The videos from the talks are now available for viewing in the Detailed Program.
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OVERVIEW :: DETAILED PROGRAM (With Videos) :: SOCIAL EVENT :: SATELLITE WORKSHOPS
Feburary 5, 2016. NEW!: The videos from the talks are now available for viewing in the Detailed Program.
The detailed program is also available for download (PDF). The table of all poster numbers is also available for download (PDF).
1. "Applications of endophytes and their secondary metabolites to combat phytopathogens", organizer Marc Stadler - November 26th, 2015 more
2. "Emergence of human pathogens from natural and agricultural environments", organizer Leo van Overbeek - November 26th, 2015 more
The detailed program is also available for download (PDF). NEW! The videos from the talks are now available for viewing by clicking on the video icon next to each talk.
10:00 – 12:00 |
Arrival, registration, lunch |
12:00 – 12:15 |
WELCOME |
12:15 – 12:45 |
OPENING STATEMENT
Jeroen Meeussen (EU Minor Uses Coordination Facility, FR) How to integrate microbial solutions in sustainable agriculture |
12:45 – 13:30 |
OPENING LECTURE Joseph Kloepper (Auburn University, US) Current Agricultural Uses and Research Directions for Microbial Inoculants |
SESSION 1 |
SfAM SESSION: SUCCESSFUL MICROBIAL PRODUCTS |
13:30 – 14:00 |
Ilaria Pertot (Fondazione Edmund Mach, IT) |
14:00 – 14:30 |
Linda Johnson (AgResearch Ltd, NZ) The exploitation of Epichloë endophytes for agricultural advantage |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Coffee break |
SESSION 2 |
NEED FOR MICROBIAL SOLUTIONS |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Stéphane Declerck (Université catholique de Louvain, BE) |
15:30 – 15:45 |
Fabricio Cassán |
15:45 – 16:00 |
Friederike Trognitz Plant-associated microorganisms as bioherbicides: A sustainable alternative for weed management |
SESSION 3 |
COLONIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF BENEFICIAL PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Marc Ongena (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech/University of Liège, BE) |
16:30 – 17:00 |
Choong-Min Ryu (KRIBB, KR) |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Stéphane Compant (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT) |
17:30 – 17:45 |
Magnus Karlsson |
17:45 – 18:00 |
Walter Patricio Luzuriaga loaiza |
18:00 – 18:15 |
Eddie Cytryn Novel genomic tools for evaluating and tracking rhizosphere competence in biocontrol and plant growth promoting rhizobacterial strains |
18:30 – 20:30 |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
SESSION 3 |
COLONIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF BENEFICIAL PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS |
09:00 – 09:15 |
Andrea Campisano |
09:15 – 09:30 |
Henry Müller |
09:30 – 09:45 |
Anton Hartmann |
09:45 – 10:00 |
Thomas Ledger |
10:00 – 10:30 |
POSTER TALKS: Adam Schikora: The beneficial effect of plant-associated bacteria are based on quorum sensing molecules Cecilia Taulé: Characterization of sugarcane (native) plant growth promoter strains Jesús Mercado-Blanco: Pseudomonas fluorescens PICF7, an olive root endophyte with biocontrol and plant-growth promotion abilities Giulia Molinatto: Features of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens S499 involved in rhizosphere interactions: a genomic approach Gajender Aleti: A gene cluster coding for iturin like lipopeptide from Paenibacillus polymyxa Jaka Razinger: Exploiting rhizosphere competence of entomopathogenic or insect associated fungi to enhance crop resistance to soil pests |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
SESSION 4 |
INVOLVEMENT OF MULTITROPHIC AND MICROBIOME INTERACTIONS |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Jos Raaijmakers (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NL) |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Kornelia Smalla (Julius-Kühn-Institute, DE) Environmental factors influencing fate and activity of bacterial inoculants and their effect on the indigenous microbial community in the rhizosphere |
12:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break & Poster session 1 |
SESSION 4 |
INVOLVEMENT OF MULTITROPHIC AND MICROBIOME INTERACTIONS |
14:00 – 14:15 |
Lionel Moulin |
14:15 – 14:30 |
Sebastian Baier |
14:30 – 14:45 |
Tom Viaene |
14:45 – 15:00 |
Matthieu Barret |
15:00 – 15:15 |
Olaf Tyc |
15:15 – 15:30 |
Armin Erlacher |
15:30 – 16:00 |
POSTER TALKS: Paula Baptista: Relationships between endophytic fungal communities and olive tree resistance to anthracnose Christina Morauf: Host-specific composition of Alphaproteobacteria in the Vitis phyllosphere reveals potential for antagonistic candidates against Plasmopara viticola Cátia Pinto: Grapevine microbiome: a challenge to identify beneficial microorganisms for grapevine protection Christin Zachow: Decoding the sugar beet seed and rhizosphere microbiome for biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani Milko Jorquera: Contribution of bacterial consortia on salt stress tolerance of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) seedlings grown in a commercial orchard Luhua Yang: Active community profile of bacterial endophytes in barley root |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee break |
SESSION 5 |
MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS FROM LAB TO FIELD |
16:30 – 17:00 |
Christopher Franco (Flinders University, AU) |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Gabriele Berg (Graz University of Technology, AT) |
17:30 – 17:45 |
John Caradus |
17:45 – 18:00 |
Kelly Craven |
18:00 – 18:15 |
David Ezra |
18:15 – 18:30 |
Wisnu Adi Wicaksono Bioprospecting of endophytic bacteria from a native New Zealand medicinal plant, Leptospermum scoparium: bioactive and transmissibility to commercial plants |
18:45 – 23:00 |
SOCIAL EVENT: Sightseeing bus tour + Dinner in Vienna Townhall (separate registration necessary) |
SESSION 5 |
MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS FROM LAB TO FIELD |
09:00 – 09:15 |
Mette H. Nicolaisen |
09:15 – 09:30 |
Soumitra Paul Chowdhury |
09:30 – 10:00 |
POSTER TALKS: Adnan Akhter: Development of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, mycorrhization and alteration in root exudation of tomato in compost and biochar amended soil Hatice Özactan: The using possibilities of bacterial endophytes as biostimulant and biopesticide in cucumber growing Peteh Mehdi Nkebiwe: Placement of Pseudomonas sp. PRORADIX around NH4+-based fertilizer depots in maize stimulates root exploitation of the fertilizer depot Beatriz Ramos Solano: From the lab to the field: root inoculated Bacillus triggers plant defensive metabolism compromising blackberry (Rubus var. Loch Ness) fruit yield improvement upon pathogen attack Siegrid Widhalm: Isolation and functional characterization of bacteria associated to common ragweed and their utilization as biocontrol agent László Kredics: BioeGO: a new soil inoculant based on the combined application of beneficial bacteria and fungi |
SESSION 6 |
APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND FORMULATIONS |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Yoav Bashan (CIBNOR, MX and Auburn University, US) |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Sebastian Håkansson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences /Captigel, SE) Trials and tribulations of microbial formulation |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee break |
SESSION 6 |
APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND FORMULATIONS |
11:30 – 11:45 |
Ana Bejarano |
11:45 – 12:00 |
Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt |
12:00 – 12.15 |
Birgit Mitter EndoSeedTM: A new technology to generate endophyte-improved seed |
12:15 – 14:00 |
Lunch & Poster session 2 |
14:00 – 15:00 |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION |
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With representatives from companies, national and international policy makers, NGOs, and farming associations |
SESSION 7 |
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF MICROBIAL PRODUCTS |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Falko Feldmann (Julius-Kühn - Institute Berlin, DE) Registration of microbial products |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
16:00 – 16:45 |
CLOSING LECTURE Ben Lugtenberg (Leiden University, NL) Role of microbes in sustainable crop production: challenges and promises |
16:45 – 17:15 |
Wrap-up and conference conclusions |
17:15 |
Closure |
The social event consists of a sightseeing bus tour and the reception in Vienna City Hall on November 24th. Participation in this event is optional and requires your registration until November 10th and the payment of an extra fee of €40,- per each particpating person which is payable in cash at the registration desk at the venue. To register for this event please login to the registration system and select "Social Event" in the left menu.
Sightseeing bus tour:
Schoenbrunn Palace – Belvedere – Vienna State Opera – Imperial Palace Hofburg – Parliament – Vienna City Hall
Departure: 6:45 p.m. from Schoenbrunn-Palace (meeting place is at the registration desk)
Arrival: 7:30 p.m. at Vienna City Hall
Reception in Vienna City Hall: 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Welcome words by an Austrian Parliament representative + drinks + walking dinner with classic music
Should your submitted information change on short notice you can resubmit your revised data until the deadline of Tue, 10 Nov 2015. Full cancellation is possible until Nov 10th. For cancellations after November 10th (as far as no other candidates are on the wating list) we have to bill you the full amount, as we cannot cancel the bookings any more.