Innovative approaches to controlling bacterial plant diseases (webinar)

As part of Plant Health Week, this webinar will explore innovative biocontrol methods that could reduce the impact of bacterial plant diseases on our farms, forests and gardens.

Conventional antibiotic treatments can damage the environment and are becoming less effective as bacteria evolve resistance. New approaches are urgently needed. This webinar will include three short presentations on promising new treatments and the opportunity to ask questions.

Topics and speakers:

• Bacteriophages with Dr Ville Friman (University of York and Ralstonia Phage project)
• Microbiome engineering with Prof James McDonald (Bangor University and Future Oak project)
• Disease suppressive soils with Prof Duncan Cameron (University of Sheffield and Disease Suppressive Microbes project)

Register via Eventbrite for the Zoom link

(Featured image: ‘Microbe Hunting’ by Natalie Barratt of Disease Suppressive Microbes – one of the category winners in our Bac In The Picture photo competition)