The Conference “From Plant Health to Community Health” is focused on the role of plants in various fields, from food safety to the production of natural bioactive products, to the functions of ecosystems and more generally to the health of communities. The conference also aims to share the best sustainable practices for managing plant diseases to protect the health of plants, the environment and humans at the same time.

Chairpersons: Emanuela Gobbi, Maurizio Memo, Emilio Sardini
9:00 – 9:30 The International Year of Plant Health
 Riccardo Mazzucchelli, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Opening Welcome
 Maurizio Tira, Rector of Università di Brescia
9:30 – 10:30 Keynote lectures
Plants: Nature, Science and Humans
   Paola Bonfante
 How healthy plants make for a healthy life
 Sara Garcia
10:30 – 12:30 Plant Health, Agriculture and Pharmacology
 Precision Agriculture for Plant health
 Danilo Demarchi
A new paradigm for crop health: soil-host-microbiota interactions
Davide Bulgarelli
Plant Disease Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture
Gianfranco Romanazzi
Trends in Pharmacognosy: A modern science of natural medicines
 Alessandra Russo
12:30 Closing remarks

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