2019 ASHS Annual Conference

Below-ground processes have been more difficult to study than above-ground processes, and as a result, have been largely neglected. Microbial communities in the soil impact cycling of nutrients, root growth, soil health, and plant productivity. New, molecular and 3D imaging tools are allowing scientists to better measure, understand, and manipulate interactions between soil microorganisms (both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes) and plants. This is a transdisciplinary workshop ranging from soil microbiomes surrounding fruit trees (temperate apples to tropical/ subtropical mangoes) to turfgrass. It will encourage sharing of information across disciplines, taking us out of our commodity siloes, and encouraging ideas for future research/ collaborations.