in order to establish a new EUCARPIA Working Group on Plant Microbe Interactions in the Section Organic and Low Input Agriculture

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1 Second announcement of the Workshop on implementing plant microbe interaction in plant breeding 13:30h 25 th June till 13:00h 26 th June 2015 TUM Weihenstephan, close to Munich, Germany in order to establish a new EUCARPIA Working Group on Plant Microbe Interactions in the Section Organic and Low Input Agriculture The workshop aims at creating a network among plant breeders and researchers of different disciplines to explore the potential of utilizing plant microbe interaction in plant breeding. In recent years, plant associated microbial communities have received considerable attention in research for their ability to improve crop productivity and stability. It is now well recognized that all plants, and nearly all tissues within the plant, are inhabited by a variety of microorganisms. Many of them offer benefits to the host, improving nutrient uptake, preventing pathogen attack, and increasing plant growth under adverse environmental conditions. In return these microorganisms receive shelter from the surrounding environment and access to a carbon rich food supply. The interaction between plant and microorganism is quite complex. Best elucidated symbiotic systems are legumes and the nitrogen fixing rhizobium and host plants and mycorrhiza fungi. Influence of crop management, soil parameters and climatic effects are well documented. In addition, the knowledge about plant endophyte, plant epiphyte, and plant rhizoshere flora is rapidly growing. The fundamental change required is a broader recognition that plants do not exist as autonomous organisms governed entirely by their genetic blueprints, but rather serve as ecological niches for diverse communities of easily overlooked microbes, which work in concert with the plant to survive in a wide range of stressful environmental conditions. Coleman Derr D and Tringe SG (2014) Building the crops of tomorrow: advantages of symbiont based approaches to improving abiotic stress tolerance. Front. Microbiol. 5:283. doi: /fmicb However, little research has been conducted to evaluate the potential to improve the plant microbe symbioses by plant breeding. First reports indicate that not only the host species but also the host genotype play a significant role in driving microbial community composition and activity, selecting for and against particular microbial partners, e.g. by certain root exudates. However, to what extent genetic factors are responsible for the specific associations with beneficial rhizosphere, epiphytic, or endophytic microorganisms is still poorly understood.

2 The topic is at the crossroads of plant breeding, genetics, plant physiology, nutrition, pathology, entomology, soil microbiology, metabolomics, co evolution and adaptation. During this workshop we want to elaborate on the possible implementations of the cutting edge research findings on plant microbe interaction into plant breeding. We are very happy to have two key note speakers Prof. Dr. Lori A. Hoagland from Purdue University on Breeding for beneficial belowground interaction Dr. Arjen Biere from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO KNAW will introduce the new COST action Using three way interactions between plants, microbes and arthropods to enhance crop protection and production A large space will be devoted to discussions on potentials and limitation of implementing the vast growing knowledge on plant microbe interaction in plant breeding in order to improve stress resistance, plant nutrition, plant health and general adaptability, and links between upstream disciplines and breeding. This shall foster the dialogue between the different disciplines in order to develop efficient breeding strategies for the future. Call for poster or paper presentations on this topic are still open till 15 th May Location The first workshop is hosted by Dr. Jörg Peter Baresel from Technical University of Munich in Weihenstephan. The meeting is attached to the core Organic II meeting: Coordinating organic plant breeding activities for diversity (COBRA, div.eu/ and the meeting of the European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding ECO PB, pb.org) Important dates (extended deadlines) 1 April 2015: second announcement and registration opening 15 May 2015: Deadline for Abstracts Submission 30 May 2015: Deadline for providing the information sheet of participants / research groups 10 June 2015: Confirmation of Registrations 30 May 2015: Publication of Final Program June 2015: Workshop in Weihenstephan Please see instructions for the preparation of abstracts for poster and paper presentations (max. 2 pages) which should be submitted till 15 May, 2015 to monika.messmer@fibl.org topic EUCARPIA. The instructions are available here eucarpia workshop authors.pdf. Please provide information about your research topics and interest in the new EUCAPRIA Working group on plant microbe interaction till 30 th May 2015 to monika.messmer@fibl.org topic EUCARPIA. The form can be downloaded at en/events/events/cobra eucarpiaeco bp meeting.html.

3 Registration fee to be paid before the EUCARPIA Workshop via credit card or bank transfer EUCARPIA members ECO PB Members Non Members Students Euro Euro Euro Euro Please register under following link: en/events/2015/cobra eucarpia eco bp meeting.html Preliminary Timelines Thursday 25 th June :00 13:00 Registration & Lunch 13:30 15:00 EUCARPIA Meeting: Breeding for plant microbe interaction I 15:00 15:30 Coffee break + Poster 15:30 18:00 EUCARPIA Meeting: Breeding for plant microbe interaction II 18:00 18:30 Poster presentation 19:30 common dinner Friday 26 th June :30 12:00 EUCARPIA Meeting Breeding for plant microbe interaction III 12:00 13:00 Lunch Recommended Accomodations: (1) Hotel Bayerischer Hof in the historical centre of Freising walking distance from the Railway station and the Meeting site (both 10 minutes) freising.de/hotel/ (2) Gasthof Lerner is also only a few minutes to walk from the meeting site, and the location is in the old town centre. To get there from the station it is min. to walk, or you can take bus line 614, 615 or 638 to "Bachstraße" station. lerner.de/ Location on Google maps: (3) Pension Pflügler is an alternative close to Gasthof Lerner (acommodation option (2). pfluegler.de/

4 Travel information for meeting place at Freising Weihenstephan, Alte Akademie &num=1&t=h&z=16 Entrance of the building at Alte Akademie 8 from Munich airport: Take Bus No. 635 from Munich Airport, terminal 1, which departs every 20 minutes (e.g. 12:01, 12:21, 12:41) and will bring you to the Freising Railway station. Journey time is 18 minutes. From there to the Meeting place, it takes about 10 minutes by foot, or you can take Bus No. 639 from the Station to Freising Weihenstephan and then climb the hill. This bus departs every 10 minutes. By train Munich central station Freising station It takes approximately 40 minutes by S Bahn (suburban train) from Munich central station to Freising station using line S1 Munich Transport and Tariff Association (MVV) Schedule It takes approximately 25 minutes by local train from Munich central station to Freising station (directions Munich Regensburg, Munich Passau) Deutsche Bahn Schedule Here you can find a combined schedule for all connections between Munich and Freising. When leaving the station via the main entrance, you will find the city bus lines on the right hand side. Lines 638 and 639 are running to Weihenstephan Campus.

5 By bus From Freising station you can reach the campus by city bus lines 638 and 639 (stop Weihenstephan) within approximately 7 minutes travel time. Line 638 direction Hittostraße/Fraunhofer Institut (schedule) runs 4 times per hour taking 8 minutes from Freising station to Weihenstephan Campus. Line 639 (schedule) runs every 30 minutes taking 6 minutes from Freising station to Weihenstephan Campus and via the forest science buildings and Lange Point back to the station. By foot By foot it will take you approximately 20 minutes from Freising station to Weihenstephan Campus. Picture: Google Maps For more detailed information see: On behalf of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Monika Messmer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Switzerland Dr. Maria Finckh, University of Kassel (UK), Germany Dr. Edith Lammerts van Bueren, University of Wageningen (WUR), The Netherlands Dr. Jörg Peter Baresel, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany Supported by: