Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference

January 10 - 14, 2015

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Exploring Phytobiomes

The Phytobiome is all of the organisms in, on, and around plants, and encompasses the many organisms that influence or are influenced by the plant or the plant environment, including the soil. It consists of other plants, animals (insects and nematodes), and a wide diversity of microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungi, slime-molds and algae). In this workshop, presentations will include an overview of the new, international Phytobiomes Initiative (www.phytobiomes.org), as well as talks on plant host-microbe interactions, beetle-plant-microbe interactions, implementation of crop phytobiomics in industry, soil health and soil-plant-microbe interactions, and the impact that agricultural practices have on animal microbiomes. The workshop will wrap up with a general discussion on increasing multi-disciplinary activities within the Phytobiomes Initiative.