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做法的影响。植物生物群是在一个不同的地理单元(生物群)中的植物(植物-生物群)，包括植物本身、生活在植物内、植物上或植物周围的所有微生物和宏观生物以及环境，包括土壤、空气、水、天气和气候。了解植物群落中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植物和植物产品的消费者的持续健康和生产力至关重要。第四届国际会议“植物生态学：连接植物农业复杂系统涉及的广泛学科”将于2022年9月13日至15日在丹佛(CO)举行，届时美国和国际研究人员以及来自公共和私营部门的科学家将汇聚一堂，共同推进新兴的植物生态群研究领域。提供资金，支持早期职业研究人员、博士后研究员和学生通过旅行奖励和提供实时虚拟访问会议会议以及通过在开放获取的科学期刊上发表会议记录来支持他们的参与。植物群2022将突出微生物群研究的前沿和多学科研究，以及微生物群和其他植物生物群组件之间的相互作用。此外，特定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。专题会议包括：植物群与农业的可持续性，探索植物群内的相互作用，预测地球系统中的生命，植物群的成像和建模，植物群中微生物之间的通信，植物生物组工程，可持续和精确农业实践育种的范式转变，影响植物生物群、土壤和根际的监管挑战，以及应用以植物生物群为基础的解决方案。预计这些讨论将导致确定战略研究优先事项、技术或资源需求，并建立协作、多学科研究伙伴关系。成果包括开发和分发白皮书，以及教育和推广活动，这些活动将使科学和农业社区以及整个社会参与到教育下一代早期职业专业人员和学生关于植物生态群科学和应用领域的机会的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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.