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 - 13:30)
Student Presentation Awards
Rhizosphere 6 Announcement
Campus tours (14:00 - 15:00)
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· Admission to Prairie Lily Cruise
· One-hour cruise along the scenic South
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· Beverages and snacks are available for purchase
Prairie Lily Riverboat Cruise (16:00 - 17:00)
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