Crop Microbiomics Workshop

正如肠道微生物组直接影响人类健康一样， 植物的健康受到微生物的影响。植物释放的碳占植物吸收的碳总量的20-30%， 光合作用进入根际，因此是吸引和维持它们的积极参与者。 微生物组农业生物技术产业目前正在扩大研发 作物微生物领域的活动。微生物接种剂的研究重新引起人们的兴趣 这反映在孕育剂行业的快速增长上。目前有210个生物 在加拿大，有21家公司出售产品，而在1990年，只有2家公司出售15种产品。 （Sippel，2013，Biotechnology Focus）。2014年，孟山都和诺维信宣布建立合作伙伴关系。 （BioAg联盟）投资和合作开发新的作物接种剂，以提高作物产量。 Symbiota最近还与萨斯喀彻温大学合作投资了植物微生物组研究 开发新的植物接种剂萨斯喀彻温省豆类种植者最近宣布了他们的战略目标， 到2025年将萨斯喀彻温省豆类作物的农场产量提高30%，并使用公认的微生物接种剂 对实现这一目标至关重要。加拿大油菜理事会也将根际健康确定为 优先研究领域。因此，存在一个及时的机会，在学术界之间建立新的伙伴关系， 和工业，将战略性地利用工业对作物微生物学的兴趣的势头。 以发现为基础的研究，描述了植物微生物组的生态学和性质，可以导致创新， 新的微生物接种剂，可由农业生物技术领域的工业合作伙伴商业化 部门拟议讲习班的活动将侧重于确定研究目标领域， 基于基础发现的知识，可以使整个作物接种剂行业受益。拟议 研讨会的议程还将促进新的学术-工业伙伴关系，将联合收割机与下一代 “组学技术与传统方法相结合，以推进生物技术和提高作物产量。

In much the same way that the gut microbiome directly affects human health there is an increasing recognition that plant health is impacted by its microbiome. Plants exude between 20-30% of all carbon captured by photosynthesis into the rhizosphere and therefore are active participants in attracting and maintaining their microbiome. The agricultural biotechnology industry is currently expanding its research and development activities in the field of crop microbiomes. There has been a renewed interest in microbial inoculant technologies, reflected by a surge in the growth of the inoculant industry. Currently there are 210 biological products available in Canada from 21 companies, whereas in 1990 there were only 15 products sold by 2 companies (Sippel, 2013, Biotechnology Focus). In 2014 Monsanto and Novozymes announced a partnership (BioAg Alliance) to invest and collaborate in developing new inoculants for crop plants to increase crop yield. Symbiota also recently invested in plant microbiome research in collaboration with University of Saskatchewan to develop new plant inoculants. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers recently announced their strategic goal to improve on-farm yield of pulse crops in Saskatchewan by 30% by 2025 and recognized microbial inoculants will be important in achieving this goal. The Canadian Canola Council has also identified rhizosphere health as a priority research area. Therefore, a timely opportunity exists to create new partnerships between academics and industry that will strategically capitalize on the momentum of industry interest in crop microbiomics. Discovery-based research that describes the ecology and nature of plant microbiomes can lead to innovation of new microbial inoculants that can be commercialized by industrial partners within the agricultural biotech sector. The activities of the proposed workshop will focus on identifying research target areas that will provide fundamental discovery based knowledge that can benefit the entire crop inoculant industry. The proposed agenda of the workshop will also foster new academic-industrial partnerships that will combine next generation 'omics technologies with traditional approaches to advance biotechnology and increase crop yields.