Thursday July 11, 2019

Morning sessions

Keynote address (8:30 - 9:30; Salon B & C)

Michelle Watt: Rhizosphere dynamics and interventions to increase crop productivity

Health break (9:30 - 10:00)

Parallel sessions (10:00 - 12:00)

21. Mutualisms and symbionts (Gallery A)

Chairs: Louise Nelson & Miranda Hart

10:00 - 10:30 The fate of fungal biofertilizers – where do they go,

and how do they get there?

M. Hart

10:30 - 10:45 Establishment and functionality of arbuscular

mycorrhizal communities in the root rhizosphere

H. Bucking

10:45 - 11:00 Microbial community composition and succession in

the hyphosphere of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus

B.D. Emmett

11:00 - 11:15 Effect of darksidea species on bouteloua gracilis: an

overview of the mutualism-parasitism continuum

M.J. Romero-Jimenez

11:15 - 11:30 Bidirectional nutrient fluxes in tripartite interactions of

Medicago truncatula are controlled by plant nutrient

demand

K.R. Cope

11:30 - 11:45 Towards the effective breeding and development of

improved microbial inocula for better cassava yields in

Africa

M. Thuita

11:45 - 12:00 The battle between elite rhizobial inoculants and

rabble of residents affecting field pea nitrogen nutrition

C. Daulagala

22. Rhizosphere Processes and Interactions (Gallery B)

Chairs: Bobbi Helgason & Navid Bazghaleh

10:00 - 10:15 Wheat rhizosphere microbial biomass, composition

and enzyme activities in response to glyphosate in the

Canadian prairies

N.W. Lupwayi

10:15 - 10:30 Micro-hydrological niches in soils: how mucilage and

EPS alter the biophysical properties of the rhizosphere

and other biological hot spots

P. Benard

10:30 - 10:45 Root symbionts and soil successional stage influence

plant-soil feedback effects on vegetation succession

K. McMahen

10:45 - 11:00 The design and function of the rhizosheath

S. Rabbi

11:00 - 11:15 Hunting for elite Rhizobium strains to maximize

biological N fixation by white clover

S. Shi

11:15 - 11:30 Know your neighbour: How neighbour roots dilute

soil-borne fungal disease amongst susceptible hosts

E.A. Ampt

11:30 - 11:45 Biotic versus abiotic drivers: disentangling key factors

shaping rhizosphere phosphorus speciation along a

climate gradient

S. Spielvogel

11:45 - 12:00 Active food web components in grassland rhizosphere

networks during nature restoration

E. Morrien

23. Rhizosphere of Cropping Systems (Gallery C)

Chairs: Kari Dunfield & Micaela Tosi

10:00 - 10:15 Organic management strengthens interkingdom

relationships in the soil and rhizosphere of barley

E. Kuramae

10:15 - 10:30 The rhizosphere microbiome: how biodiversity and

plant breeding can shape functional traits in response

to biotic/abiotic stresses

S.M. Tsai

10:30 - 10:45 Nitrogen complementarity utilization, biological N2

fixation of soybean and peanuts and N transfer to

associated maize in intercropping under field

conditions

L. Li

10:45 - 11:00 Crop diversification positively alters the intensity of

soil-plant interactions in intensive agrosystems

S. Mira

11:00 - 11:15 Long-term farming practices shape the rhizosphere

microbiota and plant health

D. Babin

11:15 - 11:30 Funtional root trait based classification of cover crops

to support sustainable agriculture

C. Hudek

11:30 - 11:45 Engineering root/rhizosphere processes for improving

nutrient-use efficiency and yield in Chinese intensive

maize-cropping systems

J.B. Shen

11:45 - 12:00 High maize density alleviates the inhibitory effect of

mineral N on nodulation of intercropped pea

C. Zhao

Closing ceremony (12:15 - 14:00)

Student Presentation Awards

Rhizosphere 6 Announcement

Campus tours (12:15 - 13:30)

https://www.theprairielily.com/index.cfm

Tour Includes:

· Round trip transportation from TCU Place

· Admission to Prairie Lily Cruise

· One-hour cruise along the scenic South

Saskatchewan River

· Beverages and snacks are available for purchase

Prairie Lily Riverboat Cruise (16:00 - 17:00)

(prior registration required)

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