Trichoderma
Satellite WorkshopsMonday the 17th February 2020
Trichoderma, Clonostachys and other biocontrol fungi
Location: Sapienza University of Rome 
Building: CU022 – Side: Botanica – Floor: First – Room: Marini Bettolo
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Welcome coffee |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Matteo Lorito - University of Naples Federico II Welcome address and opening of the workshop |
| SESSION 1 Invited talks: research results and industries point of view Chair: Matteo Lorito -University of Naples Federico II |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Enrique Monte - University of Salamanca Trichoderma and heritable plant responses. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Irina Druzhinina - Nanjing Agricultural University Whole-genus ecological genomics of Trichoderma: the first steps towards understanding the origin of environmental opportunism. |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Magnus Karlsson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Exploring genetic variation in Clonostachys to understand biological control mechanisms. |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Ralph Oelmüller - Schleiden Institute Biology How root-colonizing endophytes promote plant performance and influence ecosystems. |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Edith Ladurner - CBC Europe S.r.l, Biogard Division Effect of plant species, pathogen, environmental factors and their interactions on Trichoderma harzianum strain INAT11. |
| 13:00-13:30 | Riccardo Liguori - Isagro S.p.A. Novara Research Center Present and future of Trichoderma asperellum and Trichoderma gamsii as biocontrol agents in the Isagro portfolio |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Light Lunch |
| SESSION 2 Offered talks Chair: Sabrina Sarrocco - University of Pisa |
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| 14:30 - 14:40 | Susanne Zeilinger - University of Innsbruck Trichoderma atroviride mycoparasitism and its regulation by the TOR signaling pathway. |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Lisa Kappel - University of Innsbruck Uncovering essential mechanisms of chitin and chitosan remodeling in the cell wall of the mycoparasite Trichoderma atroviride. |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Benjamin Horwitz - Technion, Haifa Testing the role of the transcription factor TvSom1 in adhesion of Trichoderma virens germlings. |
| 15:00 - 15:10 | Yu-Zhong Zhang - Shandong University Enhancing peptaibols production in the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum SMF2 by elimination of a putative glucose sensor. |
| 15:10 - 15:20 | Jian Zhang - Nanjing Agricultural University Azaphilones biosynthesis in Trichoderma harzianum benefits fungal survival to oxidative stress. |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Ting-Fang Wang - Academia Sinica Complete genome sequences reveals novel insights into chromosomal organization and evolution of different Trichoderma species. |
| 15:30 - 15:40 | Roberta Marra - University of Naples Federico II Effects of Trichoderma strains and metabolites on the growth, disease resistance, leaf transcriptome and metabolome of olive plants. |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 3 Offered talks Chair: Magnus Karlsson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| 16:30 - 16:40 | Isabel Vicente Muñoz - University of Pisa Terpene synthases in Trichoderma gamsii T6085. |
| 16:40 - 16:50 | Wolfgang Hinterdobler - Austrian Institute of Technology Austrian Trichoderma spp. impact mycotoxin production of the plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum. |
| 16:50 - 17:00 | Nadia Lombardi - University of Naples Federico II Trichoderma applications affect the physiological processes that improve strawberry production and quality. |
| 17:00 - 17:10 | Laura Gioia - University of Naples Federico II Valorization of by-products from oleaginous crops production using Trichoderma spp. |
| 17:10 - 17:20 | Mukesh Dubey - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences LysM effectors regulate fungal development and required for hyphal protection and biocontrol traits in Clonostachys rosea. |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Anastasia Lagopodi - Aristotle University Thessaloniki School of Agriculture Pseudomonas chlororaphis ToZa7 and Clonostachys rosea IK726, a successful biocontrol pair against Fusarium crown and root rot of tomato. |