Conference: Phytobiomes 2022: Bridging the Broad Range of Disciplines Involved in Complex Systems of Plant-based Agriculture

植物与复杂的生物群落相互作用，这些相互作用受到环境条件以及土地和农业管理实践的影响。植物群系是一种植物（植物）在一个独特的地理单元（生物群系），包括植物本身，所有生活在植物和环境，包括土壤，空气，水，天气和气候中的微生物和宏观生物。了解植物生物群系内部发生的多样性和动态过程对于确保作物、植物生态系统以及最终确保植物和植物产品消费者的持续健康和生产力至关重要。第四届国际会议题为“植物生物群落：弥合植物农业复杂系统中涉及的广泛学科”将于2022年9月13日至15日在丹佛（CO）举行，将汇集来自公共和私营部门的美国和国际研究人员和科学家的广泛社区，共同推进新兴的植物生物群落研究领域。通过旅行奖励、提供实时虚拟访问会议以及在开放获取科学期刊上发表会议记录，为早期职业研究者、博士后研究员和学生的参与提供资金支持。Phytobiomes 2022将重点介绍微生物组研究的前沿、多学科研究以及微生物组与其他植物组成分之间的相互作用。此外，具体的活动旨在为学生提供一系列的职业机会，以告知和招募下一代植物科学家。主题会议包括植物群落与农场可持续性、探索植物群落内部的相互作用、预测地球系统模型中的生命、植物群落的成像和建模、植物群落中微生物之间的交流、植物群落工程、可持续和精准农业实践育种的范式转变、影响植物群落、土壤和根际进展的监管挑战，以及基于植物群落的解决方案的应用。预计这些讨论将导致确定战略研究重点、技术或资源需求，并建立协作的多学科研究伙伴关系。成果包括制定和分发白皮书，以及教育和外联活动，这些活动将使科学界和农业社区以及整个社会参与其中，向下一代早期职业专业人员和学生宣传植物生物群落科学和应用中的机会。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Plants interact with complex communities of organisms, and these interactions are influenced by environmental conditions as well as land and agricultural management practices. A phytobiome is a plant (phyto-) in a distinct geographical unit (-biome) that includes the plant itself, all micro-and macro­ organisms living in, on, or around the plant and the environment, including soil, air, water, weather, and climate. Understanding the diversity and dynamic processes occurring within phytobiomes is critical to ensuring the sustained health and productivity of crops, plant ecosystems, and, ultimately, consumers of plants and plant products. The 4th International Conference entitled “Phytobiomes: Bridging the Broad Range of Disciplines Involved in Complex Systems of Plant-Based Agriculture” will be held September 13 -15, 2022 in Denver (CO) and will bring together a broad community of U.S. and international researchers and scientists from the public and private sectors to collectively advance the newly emerging field of phytobiomes research. Funding is provided to support the participation of early career investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and students through travel awards and by providing real-time virtual access to conference sessions as well as by publication of conference proceedings in an open access scientific journal. Phytobiomes 2022 will highlight cutting edge, multidisciplinary research in the study of microbiomes and the interactions between microbiomes and other phytobiome components. In addition, specific activities are designed to present students with an array of career opportunities to inform and recruit the next generation of plant scientists. Topical sessions include Phytobiomes & Farm Sustainability, Exploring Interactions within Phytobiomes, Predicting Life in Earth System Models, Imaging and Modeling of the Phytobiome, Communication among Microbes in the Phytobiome, Phytobiome Engineering, Paradigm Shift in Breeding for Sustainable and Precision Agricultural Practices, Regulatory Challenges Affecting Advances in the Phytobiome, Soils and Rhizosphere, and Applying Phytobiome-based Solutions. It is envisioned that these discussions will lead to the identification of strategic research priorities, technology or resource needs, and the establishment of collaborative, multidisciplinary research partnerships. Outcomes include the development and distribution of white papers, as well as education and outreach activities that will engage the scientific and agricultural communities and society at large to educate the next generation of early career professionals and students about the opportunities within phytobiomes science and applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.