Recent widespread and frequent droughts have had devastating ecological and economic consequences over monsoonal Asia and the Europe, but the severity and cause of these extremes remain unclear. Tree-ring oxygen isotope (δ18O) has been widely used in reconstructing continuous, high-resolution drought history.

The expected production of a wind project is made by assessing the historical wind resource of the site. In the context of climate change, the future wind resource might differ from what was observed in the past. If a significant change in wind regime is observed, the investment decisions in renewable energy might be impacted.

The seminar will be followed by a round table on the study of geochemistry in the soil-plant system. Open to all interested researchers within the ELI institute.

Plants roots are associated with very diverse microbial communities among which endophytic bacteria and fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). These microorganisms play key roles in plant health, development and productivity and may as well influence plant metabolome, thus impacting the production of secondary metabolites (SMs). Alkanna tinctoria L.

Bacteriophages (phages) are currently experiencing a renewed interest as antimicrobials, but in the dairy industry they represent a major threat due to their ability to infect and kill lactic acid bacteria (LAB), resulting in poor-quality products.