Description
Beneficial root-associated microorganisms, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, nodule-inducing nitrogen-fixing rhizobia, and plant growth-promoting bacteria/fungi, are key players for crop productivity in low-input systems. Identification of environmental and genetic determinants controlling their interactions with crops is paramount for the development of a more sustainable agriculture, and this requires multidisciplinary research approaches. However, the research field remains fragmented and beneficial microorganism interactions with plant roots are often overlooked in agricultural management practices or in breeding programs. ROOT-BENEFIT aims to bring together, specialists of these different types of beneficial interactions working at different levels of study, together with socio-economic actors to create a network able to: i) sum up and disseminate the current knowledge on agronomic, environmental and economic criteria characterizing the services provided by beneficial root-associated microorganisms, ii) perform meta-analyses with existing datasets, iii) identify gaps in the current knowledge and define future research priorities, iv) propose methodologies and strategies for implementing or improving crop interactions with beneficial root-associated microorganisms in agriculture, v) propose recommendations on microbial applications to inoculant producers, policy-makers and end-user farmers. Overall, ROOT-BENEFIT will strengthen the European research capacity and leadership on beneficial root-associated microorganisms, and facilitate knowledge transfer to socio-economic actors and inclusiveness towards European and Mediterranean countries.
Action keywords
beneficial root microorganisms - plant-microbe symbioses - ecosystem services - agriculture -
Management Committee
Country | MC Member |
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Albania | |
Albania | |
Austria | |
Austria | |
Belgium | |
Belgium | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Bulgaria | |
Bulgaria | |
Croatia | |
Croatia | |
Cyprus | |
Czech Republic | |
Czech Republic | |
Denmark | |
Denmark | |
Estonia | |
Estonia | |
Finland | |
France | |
Germany | |
Germany | |
Greece | |
Greece | |
Hungary | |
Hungary | |
Ireland | |
Ireland | |
Israel | |
Israel | |
Italy | |
Italy | |
Latvia | |
Lithuania | |
Luxembourg | |
Montenegro | |
Netherlands | |
Netherlands | |
North Macedonia | |
North Macedonia | |
Poland | |
Poland | |
Portugal | |
Portugal | |
Serbia | |
Serbia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovenia | |
Slovenia | |
Spain | |
Spain | |
Switzerland | |
Türkiye | |
Türkiye | |
United Kingdom |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Leadership
Role | Leader |
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Action Chair | |
Action Vice-Chair | |
Grant Holder Scientific Representative | |
Science Communication Coordinator | |
Grant Awarding Coordinator | |
WG1 Leader | |
WG2 Leader | |
WG3 Leader | |
WG4 Leader |
Additional roles
Role | Leader |
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WG1 vice-leader | |
WG2 vice-leader | |
WG2 vice-leader | |
WG4 vice-leader | |
WG4 vice-leader | |
Stakeholder coordinator | |
Training school coordinator | |
WG3 vice-leader |
Working Groups
Number | Title | Leader |
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1 | Functional characterization of beneficial microorganism diversity | |
2 | Molecular mechanisms associated with beneficial interaction networks | |
3 | Ecological and economical services provided by the root beneficial interaction networks | |
4 | Managing and improving beneficial interaction networks under field conditions |
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WG 1, WG 2 | Hungary | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Czechia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Israel | |
WG 1 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Albania | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1 | Czechia | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Albania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Czechia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Spain | |
WG 1 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1 | Israel | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Tunisia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1 | Denmark | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Hungary | |
WG 1 | Latvia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Czechia | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Luxembourg | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Slovakia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Estonia | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Israel | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Azerbaijan | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | Czechia | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Moldova | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Azerbaijan | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Tunisia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1 | Türkiye | |
WG 1 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Finland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Ireland | |
WG 1 | Germany | |
WG 1 | Tunisia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | Australia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Azerbaijan | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1 | Ireland | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Ireland | |
WG 1 | Germany | |