The global demographic development and climate change pose a threat on crop production in many areas. There is a need to intensify agricultural production in a sustainable manner and to find solutions to combat abiotic stress, pathogens and pests. Plants are associated with complex microbiomes, which are known to promote plant growth and stress tolerance, support plant nutrition and antagonize plant pathogens. The integration of beneficial plant-microbe and microbiome interactions might represent a promising solution to improve agricultural production.
Event Description:
The symposium “Microbe-assisted crop production – opportunities, challenges and needs” (miCROPe 2015) will address basic and applied aspects of applying beneficial microorganisms in crop production. Scientific sessions will address mechanistic understanding of beneficial plant-microbe interactions, microbiome interactions, transfer of microbial applications from lab to field, formulations and registration issues. In addition, in a roundtable discussion, with stakeholders from different sectors, issues related to consumer and farmer acceptance will be considered.
The symposium is embedded in the COST Action FA1103 (Endophytes for Biotechnology and Agriculture), which addresses various aspects related to the understanding of plant-endophyte interactions. “miCROPe 2015” will be the final conference of this COST Action and welcomes FA1103 members as well as all interested scientists and representatives from academia, industry, NGOs and the public sector.
We hope that you will join “miCROPe 2015” to discuss the most recent research findings and their implications for agricultural application and look forward to welcoming you in Vienna, 23 to 25 November 2015.
www.micrope.org
Venue: Schloss Schönbrunn Tagungszentrum, Apothekertrakt
Schönbrunner Schloßstrasse – Entrance,| 1130 Vienna, Austria |
Date: Monday, November 23, 2015 - 12:00 to Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 17:30