Root-Benefit COST ACTION

🦠🌱Aiming to structure the European research community on beneficial root-associated microorganism interactions 🇪🇺👩🏻‍🌾

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

🌱 Great few days in @EEZCSIC Granada for the @rootbenefit COST Action General Meeting!
Inspiring science, discussions, and exciting collaborations around beneficial root-associated microorganisms!
Thanks to all organisers, speakers, and participants for making it great!

[IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa_csic]

👩‍🔬 #IRNASA‑CSIC researcher Carmen Escudero delivered the keynote lecture of the first session of the ROOT‑BENEFIT Symposium on "Beneficial microorganisms for soil health and agriculture" (@rootbenefit), held this week at the @EEZCSIC in Granada, Spain.

[MicGeo Lab @Kolb2018]

MicGeo News.
A great second day @rootbenefit Conference with fascinating key notes. #cropmicrobiome #Granada @EEZCSIC

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Second Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions in 2026!! A perfect opportunity for knowledge exchange and visit other labs!! Application deadline May 24th!!
More information here: https://t.co/Gc41iseDSN
#science #shortstay

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

🌱 STSM #ROOTBENEFIT
The student Antonio Gavira completed a research stay at @UCPH_Research with Dr. Rasmus Kjøller (Fungal Ecology Lab).

🔬 Isolation of root endophytic fungi from avocado and other subtropical trees.

🤝 Advancing plant–microbe interactions

#COSTAction

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

🎥 Couldn't make it to our last Working Group 2 webinar? Catch up now! Dr. Javier Cabrera discusses plant(root)-fungal interactions and how they influence root architecture. (@CBGP_Madrid, Spain). Find the link here: https://t.co/5TqSpn9rQB

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Our next WG2 Root-benefit webinar is comming!! Next Friday March 27th!! We will have the pleasure to listen two amazing talks by Dr. Javier Cabrera from @CBGP_Madrid (Spain) and Dr. Kalliope Papadopoulou from University of Thessaly (Greece). Link here: https://t.co/uVAVkqh1VS

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Celebrating International Forest Day!!
🌲🌳🪾🌍

Forests don’t grow alone 🌱

Beneath every tree, complex microbial communities support nutrient cycling, resilience, and health.

#InternationalForestDay #SoilMicrobiology #PlantScience #COSTAction

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Science Communication Workshop

A few inspiring days sharing ideas, teamwork, and strategies to improve how we communicate science.

Great discussions, collaboration, and new perspectives within the ROOT-BENEFIT COST Action

#sciencecommunication #teamwork #plantmictobe

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Science Communication Workshop — Day 3 | Wrap-up

We shared conclusions, defined next steps, and outlined the strategy for the ROOT-BENEFIT COST Action communication video. A great collaborative finish to the workshop!

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Science Communication Workshop. Day 1 - Part 2!
After building a strong knowledge base, it was time for the challenge: In groups, we explored four topics to identify the key elements of effective science communication. What a great starting day!

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Science communication workshop! Day 1 - Part 1!
Yesterday we began with kind introduction to scientific communication by Ivana Martins (bases of SciCom), Luis Morgado (Graphic design), Leandros Tsiotos (history of SciCom) and @germantortosa (Comics). No better staring point!

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Join the open Day 4 session of Scientific Communication in Practice!
4 Mar 2026 (12:00–17:00 CET). The ROOT·BENEFIT COST Action shares practical tools to communicate research effectively. Link: https://t.co/sdFTxN0GYR

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📣 Eighth WG2 Root-Benefit Webinar, Part 2!! Dr. Benoit Lefebvre, the chair of the COST, talks about Arbuscular Mycorrhiza symbiosis efficiency!! 🍄 power 🌲 !! @INRAE_France
@LIPME_Toulouse
Link here: https://t.co/NHSxZyvQ5N

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Registration is open for the ROOT-BENEFIT Symposium “Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Health and Agriculture”, held alongside the III Management Meeting at @EEZCSIC, Granada (Spain), 13–15 May. A forum for knowledge exchange, discussion & networking: https://t.co/hXjmVZ2iV2

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

Online Training School on Metagenomics & Metatranscriptomics in Plant Systems

🌱💻 Expert talks + hands-on bioinformatics training on plant microbiomes.
Limited practical slots. Registration closes 8 March 2026.
Link: https://t.co/yWYYXtUgZ9

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 For those who missed the Eight webinar of WG2 Root-Benefit!! Here is the amazing talk by Dr. Joanna Banasiak from Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAS Poznan, Poland @ICHBPAN:
https://t.co/8BG3xzPJEF
#rootbenefit #rhizobium #ABCG #ABCGtransporters

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢📢 It is today!!!

Do not miss our amazing Root-Benenfit webinar!!

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Do not miss our New ROOT-BENEFIT Webinar!! Next Friday January 30th!!!

We will have the pleasure of having two excellent speakers:

- Dr. Joanna Banasiak (ICHB, Poland)

- Dr. Benoit Lefebvre (INRAE, France)

Join us: https://t.co/OCPAIyQGRB

#plantmicrobe #rootbenefit

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Do not miss our New ROOT-BENEFIT Webinar!! Next Friday January 30th!!!

We will have the pleasure of having two excellent speakers:

- Dr. Joanna Banasiak (ICHB, Poland)

- Dr. Benoit Lefebvre (INRAE, France)

Join us: https://t.co/OCPAIyQGRB

#plantmicrobe #rootbenefit

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

🗓️ Apply now via the form + 1-page letter of interest
🔗 https://t.co/elqRQYJnrE

[Root-Benefit COST ACTION @rootbenefit]

📢 Call for participants: Workshop “Scientific Communication in Practice”
Join us in Larissa, Greece | 4–6 March 2026 for a hands-on Work Task meeting to co-create high-impact dissemination tools with science communication experts, video producers, and illustrators/animators.