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Biofumigation7 - International Symposium on Biocidal

and Non-Biocidal Plants to improve Soil Health

30 March – 3 April 2020 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Symposium Website: www.agroscope.ch/biofumigation7

This is the final version of the program of the

Biofumigation7 Symposium.

Program

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Monday, 30 March 2020 - Grand Hôtel du Parc, Crans-Montana

17h00 - 21h00 Arrival of participants, registration and welcome reception

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 - Grand Hôtel du Parc, Crans-Montana 07h30 - 08h30 Registration

Opening 08h30 - 08h50 Presentation of Swiss Agriculture

Collaborator of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, Berne, Switzerland

08h50 – 09h20 Presentation of Agroscope & organization of Symposium Carlen C. and Michel V. Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland

Session Biocidal green manures for pest, weed and disease control Chairman: Back M., Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom

09h20 – 10h10 Keynote: Crop production systems with reduced pesticide inputs: The role of

biofumigation in sustainable pest, weed and disease management (01) Back M. Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom

10h10 – 1040 Functional Synergistic Biofumigation (FSB) as an innovative technology for controlling soilborne plant pathogens and root-knot nematode under intensive cropping systems in developing countries (02) Salem M. F. University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt

10h40 – 11h10 Coffee break

11h10 – 11h40 Biofumigant cover crops—a promising strategy for soil and disease management in southeast Queensland (03) Duff J., Firrell M., O’Halloran J., Hall Z., Van Sprang C., Giblin F., Rajagopal G Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, Gatton, Australia

11h40 – 12h10 On-farm assessment of biofumigation and reduced tillage for soil-borne disease mitigation and soil health improvement in New York State, USA (04) O’Dea J.K., Menasha S.R., McGrath M.T. Washington State University, Vancouver, United States of America

12h10 – 12h40 Isothiocyanates associated with Brassica species impedes the survival and foraging activity of the stem nematodes Ditylenchus gigas and D. dipsaci. (05) Musa N. B., Edwards S., Back M. Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom

12h40 – 14h15 Lunch

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14h15 – 14h45 Horticultural crop health and yield and greenhouse soil conditions after 16 years of repeated treatments of biofumigation and solarization (06) Mitidieri M. Brambilla V., Barbieri M., Piris E., Celié R., Peralta R. Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Argentina, San Pedro, Argentina

14h45 – 15h15 In vitro activity of isothiocyanates and Brassica tissues against Fusarium graminearum (07) Ashiq S. Watson A., Edwards S., Back M. Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom

Session Improvement of chemical and physical soil properties through cover cropping Chairman: Alletto L., Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture Occitanie, Castanet Tolosan, France 15h15– 15h55 Keynote: Multi-service cover crops: towards a new paradigm for biocontrol and

soil fertility enhancement (08) Justes E.1 Couëdel A.2, Alletto L.3,4, Kirkegaard J.5 1CIRAD, Persyst Department, Montpellier, France 2University of Nebraska, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Lincoln, United States of America 3AGIR, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, INP-EI PURPAN, Castanet-Tolosan, France 4Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture Occitanie, Castanet-Tolosan, France 5CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, Australia

15h55 – 16h25 Coffee break

16h25 – 16h55 Improving soil condition and yields using biofumigation across high value annual and perennial horticultural crops in Tasmania Australia (09) Finnigan J. Australia EE Muir and Sons Pty Ltd, trading as Serve-Ag, Longford, Australia

16h55 – 18h00 Poster presentations (10 min./poster) Ait Kaci A.N. et al. (P1) Enouf J. et al. (P2) Kitiibwa B.et al. (P3) Larkin R.P. (P4) Mitidieri M. et al. (P5) Soppelsa S. et al. (P6) (detailed information on the poster are at the end of the program)

19h30 – 23h00 Gala diner (Grand Hôtel du Parc)

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Wednesday, 1 April 2020 - Grand Hôtel du Parc, Crans-Montana

Session Non-biocidal green manures and cover crops for pest, weed and disease control Chairman: Lutz M., Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland

08h30 – 09h10 Keynote: Use of rotations, cover crops, and green manures for disease

suppression in potato cropping systems (10) Larkin R. USDA-ARS, Orono, United States of America

09h10 – 09h40 Use of Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) as cover crop for the control of tomato root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Morocco (11) Besri M. Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco

09h40 – 10h10 Sanitizing crops used as a new ecological strategy to manage tomato bacterial wilt in the tropics (12) Deberdt P.1,2, Coranson-Beaudu R.1,2, Minatchi S.1,2, Thibaud C., Arnault I.3 1CIRAD, UPR HortSys, Campus Agro-environnemental, Le Lamentin, Martinique, France 2HortSys, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France 3CETU Innophyt, Université de Tours, Fac de sciences et technique, Tours, France

10h10 – 10h40 Coffee break

10h40 – 11h10 Assessment of biomass mulches for weed suppression and enhancement of rooibos tea dry matter production (13) Ferreira M. Research and Technology Development, Department of Agriculture, Western Cape Government, South Africa

11h10 – 11h40 Root exudate analysis of buckwheat and oat in the presence of redroot pigweed (14) Gfeller A., Wirth J. Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland

11h40 – 12h20 Video Presentation “Practical experience of growers in Italy with biofumigation” (Interview of 5 growers of horticultural crops) Patalano G., Nutrien, Livorno, Italy

12h20 – 14h00 Lunch

14h00 – 16h00 Free afternoon for networking and informal discussions

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Session Non-chemical bioproducts for biofumigation application Chairman: Lazzeri L., CREA, Bologna, Italy

16h00 – 16h40 Keynote: New tools and new application sectors for biofumigant cropping

system (15) Lazzeri L., Pagnotta E., Ugolini L., Casadei N., Malaguti I., Cinti S., Nanetti A., Matteo R. CREA - Research centre of cereal and industrial crops, Research centre of agriculture and environment, Bologna, Italy

16h40 – 17h10 Use of biofumigant seeds meal in liquid formulation to improve the soil fertility and to limit the symptoms of mortality in kiwifruit plants (16) Mosso F., Patalano G., Matteo R. Agristore Srl, Nutrien SpA, CREA CI, Italy

17h10 – 17h40 Coffee break

17h40 – 18h10 Recent developments of the use of biofumigation for the control of soilborne diseases in Italy (17) Infantino A.1, Luongo L.1, Mocali S.2, Haegi A.1, Chiellini C.2, Lazzeri L.3 1Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e per lo studio dell’economia agraria, Roma, Italy 2Consiglio per la ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente, Comune di Impruneta, Italy 3Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e per lo studio dell’economia agraria, Bologna, Italy

18h10 – 18h40 Essential oil vapour triggers defence metabolism in Vitis vinfera and blocks Plasmopora viticola infection (18) Rienth M.1 , Ghaffari S.1, Cléroux M.1, Pernet A.1 , Crovadore J.3, Remolif E.2, Burdet J.-P.1, Lefort F.3

1Changins, haute école de viticulture et œnologie, Nyon, Switzerland 2Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland 3Haute école de paysage, d’ingénierie et d’architecture, Genève, Switzerland

18h40 – 19h10 Biofumigation as a tool for a holistic approach to integrated wireworm

population management (19) Furlan L.1, Venvegnù I.2, Casadei N.3, Matteo R.3, Lazzeri L.3, Parisi B.3 1Veneto Agricoltura, Settore Ricerca Agraria, Legnaro, Italy PD 2Freelance ottore Forestale consulente, Adria, Italy 3CREA - Research centre of cereal and industrial crops, Research centre of agriculture and environment , Bologna, Italy

(The dinner is not included in the registration. It is possible to have dinner at the hotel or at several restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel.)

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Thursday, 2 April 2020 - Grand Hôtel du Parc, Crans-Montana

Session Cover crop x micro-organism interactions Chairwoman: Gfeller A., Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland

08h30 – 09h10 Keynote: The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health (20)

Bakker P.A.H.M., Vismans G., Yu K., Van Bentum S., De Jonge R., Pieterse C.M.J., Berendsen R.L. Plant-Microbe Interactions, Institute of Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

09h10 – 09h40 Effect of seed bio-priming with rhizobacteria against root associated pathogenic fungi in chickpea (21) Raees A. The University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

09h40 – 10h10 New Rhizobiales strains isolated in North Italy from Crotalaria juncea Linn. nodules and production of inoculants (22) Kron Morelli R. Agrifutur srl, Alfianello, Italy

10h10 – 10h40 Coffee break

10h40 – 11h10 Plant-soil and plant-plant interactions in winter oilseed rape intercropping: which differences between service plant species? (23) Bousselin X.1,2,3, Cassagne N.2, Baux A.1, Valantin-Morison M.3, Hedan M.2, Lorin M.2, Fustec J.2 1 Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland, 2 USC LEVA, Ecole Supérieure d’Agricultures, INRA, SFR, Angers, France 3INRA, UMR Agronomie INRA-AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay, Thiverval-Grignon, France

11h10 – 11h40 Utilization of rhizobacteria and spent mushroom compost for the management of bacterial wilt of potato (24) Umair M. The University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

11h40 – 12h10 Novel microbial-based bioproducts improving soil biodiversity and the effectiveness of biocontrol and biofertilization practices in horticulture (25) Mocali S.1, Canfora L.1, Pinzari F.1, Malusà E.2 1Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Centro di ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA - AA), Firenze, Italy 2Research Institute of Horticulture, Fruit Crop Protection Department (INHORT), Skierniewice, Poland

12h10 – 13h30 Lunch

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Session Breeding of green manures and cover crops Chairman: Michel V., Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland

13h30 -14h10 Keynote: Breeding of green manures and cover crops: Biofumigation,

resistance, biocontrol and organic matter (26) Schlathölter M. P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH, Grundhof, Germany

14h10 -14h40 Agronomical and biochemical characterization of some Camelina spp. Accessions (27) Matteo R., Pagnotta E., Ugolini L., Casadei N., Malaguti L., Cinti S., Lazzeri L. CREA - Council for agricultural research and analysis of the agricultural economy - Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Bologna, Italy

14h40 – 15h10 From the Lab to the Field: What We Have Learned in Twenty Years Gies D. (28) High Performance Seeds, Moses Lake, United States of America

15h10 – 15h40 Brassicaceae selection for Biofumigation purposes (29) Montanari M., Matteo R., Casadei N., Lazzerri L.. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e per lo studio dell’economia agraria, Bologna, Italy

15h40 – 16h10 Coffee break

Project presentations 16h10 – 16h30 Best4Soil - a knowledge exchange network for soil health in Europe (30)

Michel V.1, Molendijk L.2, de Cara M.3, Weinlinger G.4, Brinks H.5 1Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland 2Wageningen Plant Research, Lelystad, Netherlands 3IFAPA, Sevilla, Spain 47reasons Medien GmbH, Absdorf, Austria 5Delphy BV, Wageningen, Netherlands

16h30 – 16h50 Greenresilient – Organic and bio-dynamic vegetable production in low-energy greenhouses (31) Hauenstein S.1, Gilli C.2, Camps C.2 1FiBL, Frick, Switzerland 2Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland

16h50 – 17h15 Wrap up and Farewell

Lutz M., Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland

17h15 End of the Symposium

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Friday, 3 April 2020 – Agroscope, Conthey and Les celliers de Sion, Sion

Post Symposium Tour 08h00 – 10h00 Presentation of the GreenResilient Project at the Agroscope Research Center

in Conthey Hauenstein S. FiBL, Frick, Switzerland & Gilli C., Camps C., Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland

10h00 – 12h00 Visit of the wine cellar “Celliers de Sion” with presentation of the wine

production in Valais www.celliers.ch/

12h00 End of the Post Symposium Tour

Before return to Crans-Montana, the bus will stop at the Train station at Sion

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Posters P1 - Potential of Brassica cover crop and biofumigation to reduce Verticillium dahliae germination and Sunflower Verticillium Wilt Ait Kaci A.N., Dessere D., Desplanques J., Galaup B., Dechamp-Guillaume G., Seassau C. Ecole d'Ingénieurs de PURPAN, Toulouse, France P2 - Sulphate catch cropping performances of rapeseed and mustard species Enouf J1., Avice J.-C. 1, Michel V. 2, Le Dily F. 1 1INRA Université Caen Normandie, UMR INRA–UCN 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie & nutritions NCS (EVA), SFR Normandie Végétal, Caen, France 2Agroscope, Conthey, Switzerland P3 - Carbon emission avoidance and costs of Soil carbon sequestration and agroforestry land-use options Kitiibwa B., Kisitu F., Farida N. Grassland Community Initiatives Uganda(GCIU) P4 - Soil microbiome characteristics associated with long-term potato cropping system management practices Larkin R.P. USDA-ARS, Orono, United States of America P5 - Biofumigation experiences in Argentina Mitidieri M., Peralta R., Barbieri M., Brambilla, V., Piris E., Sasía F., Obregón V., Vásquez P.A., Iriarte L., Reybet G., Barón C., Cuellas M., Garbi M., Martínez S., Amoia P., Delmazzo P., Sordo M., Adlercreutz E., Puerta A. Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Argentina, San Pedro, Argentina P6 - Eco-friendly alternatives against soil-borne diseases in strawberry cultivation in Martell Valley (South Tyrol, Italy) Soppelsa S., Manici L.M., Zago M., Kelderer M. Research Group for Berries and Stonefruit, Laimburg Research Centre, Laimburg, Italy