Sustainable Food Production and Global Challenges
Seminar, 3 ECTS, Tuesdays, 17:00-18:30 in room E03.052
In 2015 the Member States of the United Nations adopted uno soon an Agenda for Sustainable Development heading for 2030. This Agenda provides a common blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet that counts for today and in the future. It is entered around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address a wide range of global challenges faced today and calls for action by all countries in a global partnership.
| Date | Topic | Lecturer |
| 30.4.19 | Introduction | Hann |
| 07.05.19 | The Nitrogen problem: Zhang et al., Nature 2015, "Managing nitrogen for sustainable development" | Hann |
| 14.05.19 | The importance of legumes: Foyer et al., Nature Plants 2016, "Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production " | Marín |
| 21.05.19 | Nodule development: Franssen et al. 2015, "Root developmental programs shape the Medicago truncatula nodule meristem" | Marín |
| 28.5.19 | Infection of roots: Fournier et al. 2015, "Remodeling of the Infection Chamber before Infection Thread Formation Reveals a Two-Step Mechanism for Rhizobial Entry into the Host Legume Root Hair" | Hann |
| 4.6.19 | Perception of symbionts: Radutoiu et al., 2013, "Plant recognition of symbiotic bacteria requires two LysM receptor-like kinases" | Hann |
| 11.6.19 | NOD factor synthesis: Laeremans T et al., 1999, "Phaseolus vulgaris Recognizes Azorhizobium caulinodans Nod Factors with a Variety of Chemical Substituents" | Marín |
| 18.6.19 | Nitrogenase: Miller SH et al., 2007, "Host-specific regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii" | Marín |
| 25.6.19 | Nutrient exchange: Cooper B et al., 2018, "A Proteomic Network for Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Efficiency in Bradyrhizobium elkanii" | Marín |
| 02.07.19 | Compatibility screen I: Muñoz et al., 2016, "Improvement in nitrogen fixation capacity could be part of the domestication process in soybean" | Hann |
| 09.07.19 | Compatibility screen II: Abi-Ghanem et al., 2011, "Cultivar effects on nitrogen fixation in peas and lentils" | Hann |
| 16.07.19 | The microbiome of the nodule: Sharaf H et al., 2019, "Unprecedented bacterial community richness in soybean nodules vary with cultivar and water status" | Marín |
Requirements for the seminar:
- Everyone must be prepared for each seminar session. We will discuss the publications together and you need to be prepared to explain the biological background, the figures and the methods.
- We will record your participation in each session. Those who are regularly well prepared and actively participate can improve their grade for the report by 20%.
- At the end of the seminar you should write a 3-5 pages long assay about a topic assigned to you. Please follow these guidelines. The report will be marked according to this evaluation scheme.