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01/27/2022 - 01/27/2022 | Berlin

GFFA-Expert Panel: Soil microbial diversity is crucial for plant and planetary health

The expert panel at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) addresses the role of the plant microbiome for healthy soils. Plants are the key component of a healthy diet providing food for a fast-growing world population. The plant microbiome and soil microbiome are interlinked, and both are crucial for health and functioning of the holobiont. Beyond, they are important for planetary ecosystem functions and health issues.

Many current plant production practices result in pollution and contribute to loss of biodiversity, natural resources, and climate change. In the past, human activities influenced the interconnected microbiomes significantly. These shifts resulted in high pre- and post-harvest yield losses, drug-resistant plant and human pathogens, and a spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This typically depleted microbiome signature of the Anthropocene is often followed by a dysbiosis, which leads to outbreaks of viruses, pests and pathogens.

The panelists will discuss the current knowledge about anthropogenic influences on the plant and interconnected microbiome. The main aim is to inspire the development solutions to restore and save plant- and soil-associated microbial diversity for ecosystem and the closely connected human health.

Moderator:

Alfred Grand - Grand Farm & Vermigrand Naturprodukte, Austria

Panel Guests:

Prof. Gabriele Berg - Graz University of Technology and Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Austria and Germany

Prof. Lise Korsten - University of Pretoria, South Africa

Prof. Kornelia Smalla - Julius Kühn Institut Braunschweig, Germany

Prof. Marcel van der Heijden - Agroscope and University of Zurich, Switzerland

The panel is hosted by ATB.

More information: Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2022 (gffa-berlin.de)

Information on participating / attending:
Livestream
No registration required
https://www.gffa-berlin.de/en/fachpodien_2022/leibniz-atb/

Date:

01/27/2022 17:00 - 01/27/2022 18:30

Event venue:

Online Zoom Event
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

Journalists, all interested persons

Email address:

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Biology, Environment / ecology, Zoology / agricultural and forest sciences

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

01/25/2022

Sender/author:

Helene Foiltan

Department:

Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event70669


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