Title: Frontiers and opportunities in bioenergy crop microbiome research networks

Journal Article · · Phytobiomes Journal

Researchers from across the four U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers engaged in a microbiome workshop that focused on identifying challenges and collaboration opportunities to better understand bioenergy-relevant plant–microbe interactions. The virtual workshop included hands-on educational sessions and a keynote address on current best practices in microbiome science and community microbiome standards, as well as breakout sessions aimed at identifying microbiome-related data and measurements that should be prioritized, opportunities for and barriers to integrating plant metabolites to microbiome research, and strategies for more effectively integrating microbiome data and processes into existing models. Based on participant discussion, key findings of the workshop were the need to prioritize scaling data sharing across BRCs and the broader research community and securing collaborative infrastructure in the areas of microbiome-ecosystem modeling and molecular plant-microbe interactions. This workshop review highlights additional main findings from this event, to encourage cross-site and more holistic meta-analyses while promoting wide scientific community engagement across plant microbiome sciences.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Center for Bioenergy Innovation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Contributing Organization:
The Inter-BRC Microbiome Workshop Consortium
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725; SC0018409; SC0018420
OSTI ID:
1830107
Journal Information:
Phytobiomes Journal, Journal Name: Phytobiomes Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 6; ISSN 2471-2906
Publisher:
American Phytopathological Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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