FROM PLANT HEALTH TO COMMUNITY HEALTH
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 More Info