This webinar will explore how the evolution of diverse lifeforms has shaped this planet and how we can co-opt the biological communities in soil that evolved over the last 500 million years. Methods to restore microbial diversity in our soils include: increasing soil fertility, crop productivity, and profitability in farms and rangeland. Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics […]
Speaker: Dr. Ieuan Rhys Evans Dr. Evans is a forensic plant pathologist with a background in chemistry, soil science, plant diseases and micronutrient requirements of plants. He completed his BSc at the University of Wales and his PhD at the University of Florida in 1969. His career ranged from a professor at the University of Guelph to Provincial […]
What will you learn? This webinar will focus on the challenges and benefits of managing soil biology rather than relying only on chemically based systems, along with the key roles that soil microbes play in agroecosystems. Learn more... Presenter(s): Kate Scow, Ph.D., Professor, Soil Science and Soil Microbial Ecologist, Department of Land, Air, Water Resources, […]
