Workshop: ‘Roots, crops and soil’

Workshop on latest advances about the interactions between plant roots, soil health and crop performances in the context of sustainable cropping systems | Referente: Silvio Salvi

Date: 23 May 2023 from 14:00 to 18:00
Event location: Aula Magna, DISTAL | Viale Giuseppe Fanin, 44, 40127 Bologna BO
Access Details: Free admission

The workshop ‘Roots, crops and soil’ will discuss different aspects of the interactions between plant roots, soil structure and nitrogen nutrition from both genetic and agronomical standpoints, including the latest genomics and phenomics technologies.

Programme
14:00 – DISTAL Aula magna, Welcome to participants, registration
14.15 – 14.45 Maria-Hernandez Soriano, JIC, Norwich, UK
14.50 – 15.20 Yusaku Uga, Tsukuba, JP
15.25 – 15.55 Timothy George, James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
16.00 – 16.30 Pierdomenico Perata, SSSA, Pisa, Italy
Break
16.45 – 17.15 Marco Maccaferri (or Silvio Salvi), University of Bologna
17.20 – 17.50 Marco Bittelli, University of Bologna Discussion
18.00 – 19.00 Welcome reception