Author present on Tuesday

Author present on Monday

Wednesday July 10, 2019

Morning sessions

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

Marcel van der Heijden: Root microbiome management and soil ecological engineering for a sustainable agriculture

Poster pitches (9:30 - 10:00; Salon B & C)

Health break (10:00 - 10:30)

Parallel sessions (10:30 - 12:30)

13. Plant holobiont (Gallery A)

Chair: Angela Sessitsch

10:30 - 11:00 Seeds - reservoir and vector of diverse and functionally important

microbiota

A. Sessitsch

11:00 - 11:15 Has agricultural intensification caused holobiont-level adaptation in

maize?

J. Schmidt

11:15 - 11:30 Nitrogen availability modulates the host control of the barley rhizosphere

microbiotae

R. Alegria Terrazas

11:30 - 11:45 Role of N-acyl-homoserine lactone quorum sensing compounds of

Gram-negative bacteria for beneficial holobiontic microbe-plant

interactions

A. Hartmann

11:45 - 12:00 Are the changes in the metabolic activity of the arbuscular mycorrhizal

hyphosphere warning neighbouring plants?

C. Cabral

12:00 - 12:15 The plant microbiome of brassica carinata and its potential to increase

plant growth and yield

V. Peta

12:15 - 12:30 Plant life cycle and environmental conditions shape the composition of

fungal microbiome in canola genotypes

N. Bazghaleh

14. Phosphorus acquisition in the rhizosphere (Gallery B)

Chair: Melissa Arcand

10:30 - 10:45 Influence of root hairs and rhizosphere acidification on phosphorus

mobilization from alkaline soils

S. Halicki

10:45 - 11:00 Phosphorus-acquisition strategies of native plant species of Campo

natural grasslands of Southern South America

D.F. Michelini

11:00 - 11:15 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi secrete acid phosphatase to hyphosphere in

response to phosphorus deficiency

K. Tawaraya

11:15 - 11:30 Modeling the comparative impact of root hairs on phosphorus uptake

under different field conditions

S. Ruiz

11:30 - 11:45 Monitoring phosphorus mobility in soil relevant for root uptake using

microdialysis and x-ray computed tomography

C. Petroselli

11:45 - 12:00 What is the actual merit of cluster root formation in phosphorus uptake

from real soil?

J. Wasaki

12:00 - 12:15 The wheat root secreted proteome in the context of plant phosphorus

nutrition

C. Staudinger

12:15 - 12:30 Biogeochemical phenotyping of winter wheat for phosphorus acquisition

R.K. McGrail

15. Cutting-edge approaches and rhizosphere modelling (Gallery C)

Chair: Lori Phillips

10:30 - 10:45 What did we learn in 58 years of rhizosphere modeling and where to go

next?

C. Kuppe

10:45 - 11:00 Modeling the impact of biopores on root growth and root water uptake

under different soil physical and environmental conditionss

M. Landl

11:00 - 11:15 Imaging of roots and pore networks in soil systems by using high

resolution X-ray micro-CT

H. Schmidt

11:15 - 11:30 Capturing solute penetration through ridge and furrow or flat planting

systems using x-ray computed tomography

C. Scotson

11:30 - 11:45 Trace gases: extending the limits of rhizosphere

A. de la Porte

11:45 - 12:00 New strategies for assessing microbial interactions in the rhizosphere

P. Andeer

12:00 - 12:15 Tracking 3D Water Flow and Root Uptake in Soil by Ultra-fast Neutron

Tomography

C. Toetzke

12:15 - 12:30 A model-data integration study for soil rice column using multiscale

modelling approach considering rhizosphere gradients

T. Mai

Lunch, Poster & exhibit viewing, and Campus tours (12:30 - 14:00)

Download a list of posters here:

Rhizosphere 5/CSSS joint sessions

Opening remarks (14:00 - 14:15; Salon B & C)

Keynote address (14:15 - 15:15; Salon B & C)

Amanda Black: An indigenous response to a biosecurity threat: The case of kauri dieback (Agathis australis)

Health break (15:15 - 15:45)

Parallel sessions (15:45 - 17:45)

16. Natural systems rhizosphere (Gallery A)

Chairs: Lenka Harantova & Sue Grayston

15:45 - 16:15 Forest tree rhizosphere: an activity hotspot with specific microbiome and

specific functions

P. Baldrian

16:15 - 16:30 Coupling of soil zymography and autoradiography to quantify nutrient

acquisition in the beech rhizosphere

S. Spielvogel

16:30 - 16:45 Greater root phosphatase activity of tropical trees at low phosphorus

supply despite strong variation among co-occurring species

X. Guilbeault-Mayer

16:45 - 17:00 Effective use of organic phosphorus allows Xylomelum occidentale to

inhabit severely phosphorus impoverished soils

H. Zhong

17:00 - 17:15 Living and dead roots facilitate emergence and survival of oak acorns in

central Texas

M.A. Gorzelak

17:15 - 17:30 Identifying disease suppressive properties in the rhizosphere to protect

New Zealand’s kauri against dieback disease

A.K. Byers

17:30 - 17:45 Linking 31 years of species abundance data from a biodiverse mountain

meadow to plant-soil feedback

D. in't Zandt

17. Root imaging and phenotyping (Gallery B)

Chairs: Chris Topp & Randy Clark

15:45 - 16:15 3D imaging, computer vision, statistical and mathematical approaches

reveal the genetic basis of plant root and inflorescence architectures

C.N. Topp

16:15 - 16:45 Application of root imaging and phenotyping to modeling and breeding

R. Clark

16:45 - 17:00 Functional significance of heterorhizy in a root system for water uptake in

rice plant

Y. Watanabe

17:00 - 17:15 The plasticity of canola root system architecture: hydroponics versus soil

grown canola

H.P. Ahmed

17:15 - 17:30 High-throughput phenotyping of multiple ion uptake kinetics in maize

M. Griffiths

18. Rhizoremediation (Gallery C)

Chair: Steve Siciliano & Chris Yost

15:45 - 16:00 A root to success: Harnessing the natural complexity of rhizosphere

exudation to decontaminate soil

A. Fremont

16:00 - 16:15 Rhizoremediation of toluene using hybrid poplars at a pilot industrial field

site

M. Ben-Israel

16:15 - 16:30 Complexity matters: soil food webs shape the root microbiome and modify

plant traits in willow under contaminated conditions

S. Correa Garcia

16:30 - 16:45 Rhizoremediation of organic chemicals in the existence of Fe using

exuded H2O2 by Fenton reaction

T. Wagatsuma

16:45 - 17:00 Extracellular silica nano-coat induced by polyethyleneimine confers

aluminum tolerance to root border cells

M. Yu

17:00 - 17:15 Soil fungi, a resource against cadmium threat in cacao plants

H. Cordoba

17:15 - 17:30 High cadmium concentration affects the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

diversity and the physiology of cocoa plants

E. Torres

19. Root-soil interactions (Gallery D)

Chairs: Steven Mamet & Bobbi Helgason

15:45 - 16:00 Does P cycling change over the growing season in wheat rhizosphere and

bulk soils in long-term plots with different N and P fertilization?

B. Cade-Menun

16:00 - 16:15 Long-term crop rotation diversity affects function and structure of the soil and

rhizosphere microbial communities

B. Helgason

16:15 - 16:30 Does crop frequency and diversification in canola-pulse-cereal rotations

change the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal microbiome in crop roots and

rhizosphere and crop yield?

J. Masse

16:30 - 16:45 Discovery of the untapped potential of H2-oxidizing bacteria in soil through

the use of multi-omics, microbiological and modelling approaches

P. Constant

16:45 - 17:00 Evaluation of soil bacteria as biocontrol agents for field pea root rot

caused by Aphanomyces euteiches

A.T. Godebo

17:00 - 17:15 Potential of cherry rhizosphere actinomycetes as biocontrol agents

against plant-parasitic nematodes

M. Marin-Bruzos

17:15 - 17:30 Diversity of parasitic fungi from soybean cyst nematode associated with

long-term continuous cropping of soybean in black soil

X. Yu

Rhizo 5 / CSSS reception at the Remai Modern (18:00 - 21:00)

This joint reception for Rhizosphere 5 and Canadian Society of Soil Science delegates will take place at the Remai Modern Art Gallery, a 10 minute walk from TCU Place on the bank of the South Saskatchewan river. The Remai Modern, opened October 21, 2017 and features modern and contemporary art in a beautiful architectural setting.

Enjoy light food choices and beverages accompanied by the Marc Holt Quartet. The Art and Design shop and all galleries will be open to delegates. Please note that food and drinks will not be allowed in the shop or galleries.