Plant interactions with other organisms: molecules, ecology and evolution
Programme
Wednesday 20th November
08:00–09:20 |
Registrations |
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09:20–09:30 |
Welcome from organisers |
Session 1: Plant defence | Chair: Joy Bergelson | |
09:30–10:05 |
Ian Baldwin |
Using Plant-mediated RNAi in the field to study plant-herbivore interactions |
10:05–10:40 |
Edward Farmer |
Signalling in the first five minutes of herbivore attack |
10:40–11:10 |
Break |
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11:10–11:45 |
Corné Pieterse |
Hormonal modulation of plant immunity: shaping the plant’s social network |
11:45–12:20 |
Martin Heil |
Volatiles play multiple roles in the interactions of plants with herbivores and pathogens |
12:20–14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 2: Plant–pathogen Interactions |
Chair: Edward Farmer | |
14:00–14:35 |
Joy Bergelson |
The long-term maintenance of a resistance |
14:35–15:40 |
Steven Lindow |
Interactions of bacteria with plants and fungi on the |
15:10–15:45 |
Ralph Panstruga |
Attackers and defenders in the Arabidopsis-powdery mildew interaction - the latest news |
15:45–16:15 |
Break |
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16:15–16:50 |
Elizabeth Borer |
Plants sharing pathogens: a recipe for successful invasion |
16:50–17:25 |
Anna-Liisa Laine |
Uncovering determinants of disease dynamics in a |
17:25–17:40 |
Selected poster talk |
P22 Ontogenetic trajectories in plant defenses and nutritional quality cascade to alter tri-trophic interactions |
17:40–17:55 |
Selected poster talk Nicolas Cecchini |
P6 Lipid transfer proteins and azelaic acid-conferred systemic priming in Arabidopsis |
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18:00–18:30 | Student quickfire session | Co-Chairs: Ariel Novoplansky and Carlos Mazza |
18:30–20:00 | Poster Session and Drinks Reception | |
Thursday 21st November
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Session 3: Friendly Interactions |
Chair: Martin Heil | |
09:00–09:10 |
Announcements |
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09:10–09:45 |
Ragan Callaway |
Facilitative interactions and interdependence in plant communities |
09:45–10:20 |
Natalia Requena |
Molecular dialogue at the root of arbuscular mycorrhizal plants |
10:20–10:55 |
Gary Stacey |
Role of chitin signaling in beneficial and pathogenic microbe-plant interactions |
10:55–11:25 |
Break |
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11:25–12:00 |
Marcelo Aizen |
The impact of alien mutualists on the pollination |
12:00–12:35 |
E. Toby Kiers |
Why should microbes cooperate with plants if defection is an option? |
12:35–14:15 |
Lunch |
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Session 4: Plant-plant interactions |
Chair: Marcel Dicke | |
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14:15–14:50 |
Carlos Ballaré |
Light and plant defense |
14:50–15:25 |
Ronald Pierik |
Integrating light signal dynamics in dense stands; |
15:25–16:00 |
Ariel Novoplansky |
Ecological implications of root–root communication |
16:00–16:30 |
Break |
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16:30–17:05 |
Richard Karban |
Plant communication |
17:05–17:20 |
Selected poster talk Klaus Schlaeppi |
P94 Evolution of the bacterial root microbiota and a conserved core in Arabidopsis thaliana relatives |
17:20–17:35 |
Selected poster talk Benjamin Gourion |
P78 Symbiotic repression of plant defenses: the environmental impact on gene requirement |
17:35–17:50 |
Selected poster talk Bridget Piculell |
P91 The good and the bad: trade-offs between disease resistance and symbionts in loblolly pine |
18:00–18:30 | Student quickfire session | Co-Chairs: Richard Bardgett and Lucía Vivanco |
18:30–20:00 |
Poster Session and Drinks Reception |
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Friday 22nd November
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Session 5: Complex interactions and global change |
Chair: Natalia Requena | |
09:00–09:10 |
Announcements |
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09:10–9:45 |
Marcel Dicke |
Modulation of plant-insect interactions by plant- and insect-associated organisms |
9:45–10:20 |
Ted Turlings |
Plant-mediated trophic interactions in the rhizosphere. |
10:20–10:55 |
Amy Austin |
Tree litter, microbes and nitrogen: a triangular approach to understanding plant–soil interactions |
10:55–11:25 |
Break |
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11:25–12:00 |
Richard Bardgett |
Going underground: plant functional traits, soil |
12:00–12:35 |
Richard Lindroth |
Global environmental change and plant-herbivore interactions |
12:35–12:45 |
Concluding remarks |
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13:15–16:00 | Conference Lunch | |