<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_k6viiu9s0" alt="image.png" width="353" height="94"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Next Thursday (2/27), Dr. Lauren Hale from USDA will visit us for her seminar. Hope we see you all at SRE 475 (12-1 pm).</div><div><br></div><div><b>Title:</b></div><div>
<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black">Utilizing rhizosphere
microbiomes to improve soil health</span>
</span></font> <br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Abstract:</b></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Microorganisms drive Earth’s biogeochemical cycles, creating
a habitable planet and millennia of synergistic plant-microbe associations have
attributed microbial communities with multiple traits that promote plant
growth. Ecologists frequently associated highly functioning ecosystems with
plant and animal biodiversity, but is biodiversity so important in microbial
communities? There are many reasons to think not. We examined fundamental
relationships between soil microbial biodiversity and functionality and
revealed functional processes that were reliant on biodiversity. However, these
relationships shifted under different nutrient limitations and for different
functions. We would like to utilize these insights to improve the
sustainability of agricultural productions systems. Many industries are
reexamining the use of biological fertilizers for use in agriculture.
Environmentally- beneficial materials, such as biochar, offer the potential to
serve as inoculum carriers. We revealed that biochar could support inoculum survival
as well as less-sustainable carriers currently used in industry. Further,
biochar and other organic amendments can impact microbial functions that
promote plant growth during drought or deficit irrigation. When microorganisms
produce extra cellular polysaccharides (EPS) on plant roots, the roots are
protected from desiccation. We examined EPS production in deficit irrigation
systems in soils amended with biochar, compost, or both and revealed that the
available carbon from compost was able to support higher microbial biomass and
EPS even when irrigation inputs were reduced. All these aims provide
mechanistic insights into the benefits of promoting agronomic practices that
support soil biological health. With these insights we can better monitor the
impacts of management practices and identify strategies that promote optimal
microbiomes.</span></font><span></span></p>
</div><div><b>Bio:</b></div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_k6viocw01" alt="Lauren_pic 650x350.jpg" width="403" height="217"><br><br></div></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">I
am a Soil Microbiologist and I work in the Water Management Research Unit at the
ARS station in Parlier, California. This area is particularly important because
it is one of the world’s most productive regions; producing fruit, vegetables,
and nuts. The climate here and other factors have created considerable concerns
over water availability for growing these products. As a unit we strive to
improve irrigation strategies and protect water quality. I contribute to these
goals by investigating microbial processes that affect water quality, such as
nitrate leaching and pesticide remediation. I also study plant-beneficial
microorganisms, which have a big impact on crop productivity, particularly
under harsh conditions like low water availability or in salinity-affected
soils. To study microbial communities and their activities, I use metagenomic
technologies to sequence microbial DNA and gas chromatography to detect
microbial biomarkers we extract from soils. I use statistical analyses to
relate microbial community metrics to soil chemistry data obtained in my lab or
by collaborators. The aims of these analyses are to understand the influence of
microorganisms on a process of interest and/ or to examine if some practice is
promoting or damaging what we consider to be a healthy soil microbiome.<span> </span></span><span style="line-height:107%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:107%;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">USDA
webpage: </span><a href="https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/parlier/sjvasc/wmr/people/lauren-hale/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/parlier/sjvasc/wmr/people/lauren-hale/</a></span></font><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span></span></span></p>
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<div><div>KJ and Yang</div><div><br></div><div>Organizers for Spring 2020: KJ Min and Yang Yang</div><div>Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe</div>
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</div><div>------</div><div>You can find the semester schedule below. <br></div><div><br></div><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Yang Yang <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Altitudinal patterns of nutrient fluxes and pools at the Sierra
Nevada<span></span></span></p>
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Yan <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC
Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Where
small-scale process matters: linking transport behaviors of nano-sized
colloids and rhizosphere water, nutrient dynamics to soil ecosystem functions</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">@ Lawrence Berkeley National Lab</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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dynamic surface-subsurface interactions using reactive transport models<span></span></span></p>
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Hale <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Utilizing
rhizosphere microbiomes to improve soil health</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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Reyes <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC
Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Making
a homepage using R<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ Lawrence Livermore National Lab</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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global scale<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/9</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Caddie
Bergren <span></span></span></p>
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ANR</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Climate
smart agriculture<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/16</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Hannah Waterhouse <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Davis</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Managing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/23</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">TBD</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">4/30</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Ryan Bart <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">@ UC Merced</span><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Coupling ecohydrology with wildfires<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">5/7</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tracey Osborne<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">TBD</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>
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