Activities
Within this COST-Action different activities will take place that are provided with financial support by COST.
The Management Committee (MC) representing the participating countries, will meet once a year. Additional Meetings of the Working Groups are also planned.
There will be Workhops and Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) to present and discuss strategies as well as exchange methods and ideas.
COST FA1405 Project
The COST FA1405 project is about the use of three-way interactions between plants, microbes and arthropods to improve crop protection and production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1YmYXN4wwI&feature=youtu.be
Final Annual Meeting of COST FA1405: “Phytobiomes and plant health: from basics to applications” January 23-25 in Thessaloniki, Greece
Now OPEN THE REGISTRATION Keynote speakers confirmed: Prof. Ivan Hiltpold, University of Delaware Dr. Paolina Garbeva, Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) Prof. Linda Walling, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology Prof. Jan Leach, Colorado State...
Growing Research Networks on Mycorrhizae for Mutual Benefits
A new paper involving COST Action FA1405 highlights the importance of bridging together different disciplines in mycorrhiza research for solving current fundamental issues, such as sustainable food production while preserving our planet’s biodiversity. (Trends in...
How microbes prime plant defenses against herbivorous insects
Don’t miss the new video about how microbes prime plant defenses against herbivorous insects, funded by COST FA1405 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPazLfIKYI&t=1s
The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM 2018)
A session at The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM 2018) will be co-organized by COST FA1405: “Microbe-based biocontrol of arthropods” Read More...
A New Open Call for Applications for ITC Conference Grants until October 15th
Read More...
A New Open Call for Applications for Short Term Scientific Missions on October 1st
Read More...
Final Annual Meeting of COST FA1405: “Phytobiomes and plant health: from basics to applications»
January 23-25, 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece
Third Annual Meeting of COST Action FA1405: “Three-way interactions between plants, microbes and arthropods: impacts, mechanisms and utilization”
Event Details Wednesday January 24th 2018to Friday January 26th 2018 Event website david.a.mifsud@um.edu.mt For more information on the meeting, please visit the website. An outline for the program can be found here. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 December...
Session at the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM 2018)
A session at ABIM 2018 co-organized by COST FA1405: “Microbe-based biocontrol of arthropods” Event Details: Tuesday October 23th 2018, 16:30 – 18:00; Congress Center Basel, Switzerland Provisional programme: - Travis Glare (Lincoln U., NZ): Metarhizium and Beauveria...