From single microbes to microbiome targeting One Health
The XVII meeting of the Working Group “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens” will focus on the holistic framework of One Health, by discussing on how biocontrol of plant diseases, beside improving plant health, favours also soil, animal, and human health. Understanding the concept of pathobiome and plant-microbiome interactions will help to foster new biocontrol solutions. Biocontrol agents can be used to develop microbe-based products, but are also a rich source of natural plant protection products, useful in crop protection in association to biostimulants, biofertilizers, and plant strengtheners.
Students, experts, researchers, and other stakeholders interested in exploring potential enhancements in biological control and its application are warmly invited to take part. The conference aim is also to encourage attendees to create new networks with a vision to develop future collaborations.
The meeting will address the following main topics:
- Biocontrol for soil, plant, animal, and human health targeting One Health
- Biocontrol for resilient cropping systems tackling climate change
- Biocontrol of emerging and complex plant diseases
- Soil and plant biodiversity: unexplored sources of potential biocontrol agents
- Single strains, synthetic consortia, and microbiomes: challenges in characterization, storage, and use
- Mechanisms behind microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions
- Mass production, formulation, and application of biocontrol agents
- Industry and academia: a winning partnership for biocontrol product development
- Commercial use of microbials for integrated and organic disease management
- Legislation, ethics, and socio-economical aspects related to the use of microorganisms in agriculture
- Targeting the Farm to Fork approach: consumer, farmer, environment, and policy needs
- Biocontrol, biostimulants, biofertilizers and plant strengtheners: growing requests to microorganisms
- Plant breeding targeting biocontrol
- Beyond cells: microbial products against plant diseases
Meeting website: https://www.iobctorino2025.org
Download ePublication: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 177, 2025 (pdf)
Working Group “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”
Preceedings of the 17th Meeting “From single microbes to microbiomes targeting one health”, Torino (Italy), 11-14 June, 2025
Edited by: Monica Mezzalama, Tomislav Cernava and Davide Spadaro.
ISBN 978-92-9067-364-4 [XXIV + 273 pp.].
Participants of the 17th meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”, 11-14 June 2025, Torino, Italy