Researchers are looking for nature-inspired solutions to sustainably increase crop yield
Estonian University of Life Sciences participates in the recently launched EU-funded project GAIN4CROPS aims to improve photosynthetic efficiency of the oil crop sunflower using nature-inspired solutions and innovative breeding techniques. The 5-year 8M € project, funded under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, will pave the way for the introduction of strategic crops which might decrease the use of major resources in agriculture: land, nitrogen, and water. Read more from here. link opens in new page
DarkDivNet2019 workshop
DarkDivNet2019 workshop, special workshop web pagelink opens in new page
November 20 - 23, 2019
Tartu, Estonia
DarkDivNet2019 workshop takes place in the Estonian Biocentre (OMICUM) building (Riia 23b, Tartu). It is a short walking distance from the town center and main hotels.
DarkDivNet2019 workshop is held in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence EcolChangelink opens in new page and sponsored by the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and Ecologylink opens in new page. The workshop is integrated with the doctoral school on evaluation of biotic interactions, dark diversity and their applications.
EcolChange Doctoral Conference 2019 “EcolChange in a World of Synergies”
Will be held on November 12th 2019 more information from HERElink opens in new page
PhD students conference of the Centre of Excellence EcolChange and Department of Botany, UT, 6.-7 .12.2018, Kubija
Additional information: Kersti Püssa, [email protected]
Program:
9.00 Bus from Vanemuise Theatre lower parking lot
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-11.10 Meelis Pärtel
11.10-11.30 Siim-Kaarel Sepp Does the fungus matter? Non-random association in an arbuscular mycorrhizal network
11.30-11.50 Kaarin Parts Fine Root System Acclimations Before Dieback with Artificial and Geothermal Soil Warming
11.50-12.10 Thomas Schindler Flooding induced Greenhouse gas dynamics from soil to tree level in a grey alder forest
12.10-12.30 Mohit Masta Partitioning N2O Fluxes
12.30-12.50 Kaie Kriiska Variation in annual carbon fluxes affecting the SOC pool in hemiboreal coniferous forests in Estonia
12.50-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.20 Diego Trindade The species pool comedy: is the dark diversity a purgatory for species under global change
14.20-14.40 Madli Jõks Saared ja simulatsioonid - mida nad meile õpetavad?
14.40-15.00 Elisabeth Prangel Effects of grassland habitat loss on selection of ecosystem services
15.00-15.20 Tanel Vahter Manipulating the below ground for above ground diversity - application of AM fungi in vegetation restoration
15.20-15.40 Kati Küngas Specificity in plant-endophyte interactions
15.40-16.00 Coffee
16.00-16.20 Kaia Kask Hey, plant! What's your secret?
16.20-16.40 Liisa Kübarsepp Microscale responses to environmental variables in plants
16.40-17.00 Anton Savchenko Systematics of early-diverged Dacrymycetes (Basidiomycota, Fungi)
17.00-17.20 Mari Pent Ectomycorrhizal or saprotrophic - does it matter for bacteria inhabitin mushrooms?
17.20-17.40 Annika Meitern Influences of xylem sap composition on water movement?
Plant Phenotyping Forum, November 22-24, 2017, Tartu, Estonia
Dear colleague,
We are inviting you to participate in the event ‘Plant Phenotyping Forum: integrating European plant phenotyping community’ link opens in new pagewhich will take place at Dorpat Conference Centre in Tartu, Estonia, 22-24 November 2017.
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The goals of this event are:
- Opening the discussion about the relevance of agriculture for the perspective of politics, users, scientists
- Providing an overview of recent development for a long term operation of pan European plant phenotyping infrastructure, including information systems within the project EMPHASIS
- Presenting the opportunities to enable access to key plant phenotyping facilities within the EPPN2020 project
- To illustrate different aspects of plant phenotyping and its applications for breeding and basic plant science by demonstrating a set of case studies
- To provide opportunities for close interaction with phenotyping experts to discuss the needs and requirements for crop improvement
Registration and abstract submission deadline: 15 October 2017
The Plant Phenotyping Forum is FREE to attend, with coffee breaks and lunches provided. Travel and accommodations are not included; prices for Dorpat hotel are listed on the website.
Please feel free to forward this invitation to other scientists and/or people who can help promote importance and use of plant phenotyping facilities.
21.09.2017 EcolChange conference: Ecology and Global Change
The annual conference for the members of CoE.
Time: Thursday, 21. September 2017 at 13.00
Place: Tartu, OMICUM (Riia 23b, Tartu)
PROGRAMME
13.00 – 13.30 GATHERING AND COFFEE
13.30 – 14.00 ÜLO NIINEMETS – Centre of Excellence EcolChange – Ecology of Global Change: natural and managed ecosystems
14.00 – 14.30 MEELIS PÄRTEL – Diversity of symbiotic fungi amid global change
14.30 – 15.00 ÜLO MANDER – Nitrous oxide emission in organic soils: The global approach
15.00 – 15.30 COFFEE
15.30 – 16.00 TIINA TOSENS – Adaptations and ecosystem diversity: it all starts from chloroplasts
16.00 – 16.30 LEHO TEDERSOO – Highlights of research on biotic interactions within the Centre of Excellence framework
7th International Symposium on Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants
June 26th - 29th, 2017
Tartu, Estonia
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16.02.2017
NB! Aeg muutunud!
TÜ Botaanika osakonna ja tippkeskuse EcolChange seminar / Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange
Neljapäeval, 16. veebruaril 2017 kell 15.15/ Thursday, 16. February 2017 at 15.15
Tartus, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditoorium) / In Tartu, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditorium)
Marju Himma, teema: teaduse populariseerimine.
17.01.2017
Seoses Leila Pazouki doktoritöö kaitsimisega viibib tippkeskuse EcolChange külalisena Eestis ja peab seminari prof. Dr. Jörg-Peter Schnitzlerlink opens in new page, (German Research Center for Environmental Health)
Loeng - seminar toimub Eesti Maaülikoolis 17.jaanuaril kell 11.15, Kreutzwaldi 5 (Metsamaja), aud.D143. Teema teatame 2017.a. algul.
24.11.2016
TÜ Botaanika osakonna ja tippkeskuse EcolChange seminar / Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange
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Aveliina Helm "Restoration of Estonian alvar grasslands: methods, results and challenges"
Neljapäeval, 24. novembril 2016 kell 15.15/ Thursday, 24. November 2016 at 15.15
Tartus, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditoorium) / In Tartu, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditorium)
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Action plan for Estonian semi-natural habitats foresees the restoration of 5000 hectares of alvar grasslands by 2020. Half of this aim will be met within a project "LIFE to Alvars", during which 2500 hectares of most valuable alvar grasslands in Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu will be restored by 2019. I'll provide overview of the progress of restoration activities within the project, discuss the restoration methods and challenges and introduce the first results of extensive biodiversity monitoring that accompanies restoration.
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Aveliina Helmlink opens in new page on Botaanika osakonna makroökoloogia töörühma vanemteadur. Aveliina Helm is senior researcher in macroecology workgroup at the Department of Botany.
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Lisainfo / Additional information: Maarja Öpik, [email protected] [email protected]> [email protected]>