We're heading to ICOM 13!

The New Phytologist Foundation is delighted to support the plant science and mycorrhizal research communities at this year's International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM 13), taking place in Cairns, Australia. We are proud to support the International Mycorrhiza Society and to be a gold sponsor of ICOM 13.

Here are some highlights from the conference programme. New Phytologist's Managing Editor Helen Pinfield-Wells will be on booths 2+3 in the exhibition space, and is happy to answer your questions about publishing in New Phytologist and Plants, People, Planet.

Early Career Researcher Symposium | Sunday 12 July

The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring prizes for the best 15-minute presentation and the best lightning talk at the Early Career Researcher Symposium.

International Mycorrhiza Society Early Career Researcher Travel Awards

We are delighted to support five travel awards for early career researchers attending ICOM 13. Look out for their presentations during the conference:

Monday 13 July, 16:10–17:30 | Host: Julie Deslippe

• Beatrice Bock (North America)
  A Multi-Scale Analysis of the Mycorrhizal Cost-Benefit Trade-Off: Integrating Genetics, Physiology, and Fungal Guilds in Populus Drought Response

• John Ramana (Oceania)
  The effects of invasive plants on AMF diversity and composition. Scaling up from species to communities

• Hela Younsi (Africa)
  Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with durum wheat genotypes grown under different Tunisian soils and climatic conditions

• Ningkang Sun (Asia)
  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi actively orchestrate functional differentiation and ecological strategies of hyphosphere bacteria under contrasting P forms

Tuesday 14 July, 09:30–10:10 | Host: Julie Deslippe

• Maycon Cristiano Barbosa (Latin America)
  When hosts matter: genotype-dependent regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal communities under drought in common bean

• Amara Santiesteban-Serrano (Europe)
  Fire-driven changes in soil fungal communities of ECM-dominated ecosystems: a meta-analysis

Plenary: Genomic pathways, regulatory networks, and mycorrhizal functional ecology | Wednesday 15 July

Sponsored by The New Phytologist Foundation.

• Hosted by Jonathan Plett

• Plenary Speaker: Claire Veneault-Fourrey

• Rising Star Speaker: Lotus Lofgren

The Harley Medal

The J.L. Harley Medal is sponsored by The New Phytologist Foundation and awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at ICOM.

Mycorrhizal research in New Phytologist and Plants, People, Planet

Check out our showcase of papers published in the Foundation's journals, specially selected for ICOM attendees and anyone with an interest in mycorrhiza.