International miCROPe 2017 Symposium “MICROBE-ASSISTED CROP PRODUCTION – OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES & NEEDS”
Takes place from December 4th to 7th , 2017, in the OrangerieSchönbrunn in Vienna, Austria.
miCROPe 2017 will address key issues related to the application of microbial products in crop production and encompass aspects ranging from basic understanding to commercial application. We welcome participants from academia, industry as well as from the public and farming sector and look forward to discuss latest developments in this field.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Abstract submission deadline: June 30th, 2017
MAIN TOPICS
Successful microbial products
Microorganisms for rural development
New mechanisms involved in beneficial plant-microbe interactions
Plant understanding and improvement of beneficial interactions with microbes
Phytobiomes Alliance
The holobiont plant: multitrophic interactions
The holobiont plant: microbiome understanding
Application technologies and formulations
Future of microbial products and regulatory issues
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Esperanza Martínez-Romero, National Autonomous University of Mexico, MX Jürgen Köhl, Wageningen University, NL Ian Sanders, University of Lausanne, CH Alia Rodriguez, National University Colombia, CO Paola Bonfante, University of Turin, IT Janet K. Jansson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Laure Weisskopf, University of Fribourg, CH Barbara Reinhold-Hurek, University of Bremen, DE Corné Pieterse, Utrecht University, NL Leo van Overbeek, Wageningen University, NL Gabriele Berg, Graz University of Technology, AT Yvn Moenne-Loccoza, University of Lyon, FR Devin Coleman-Derr, USDA / UC Berkeley, US Birgit Mitter, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT Anant Patel, University of Bielefeld, DE Claudia Preininger, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT Willem Ravensberg, Koppert & IBMA, NL Kellye Eversole, Eversole Associates, US
Satellite Events
ADVANCED MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES FOR
PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTION ANALYSIS, Vienna / Tulln (Austria),
Nov 27th – Dec 2nd 2017
The miCROPe 2017 conference journal is Phytobiomes
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Angela Sessitsch – AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Birgit Mitter – AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Alexandra Khassidov – Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology
CONGRESS OFFICE: ÖGMBT – Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology, c/o University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, AUSTRIA E: office@micrope.org W: http://www.micrope.org