EXCALIBUR celebrated the Italian National Day of the Tree (November 21) participating at the conference ROOTS for GROWING, TREES – WOODS – LANDSCAPE, and the HIDDEN PART of the PLANTS, which was organized by the Academy of Agriculture of Turin in Alessandria, Italy and hosted by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano, a Foundation dedicated to the protection of the environment and Italian landscape and arts. Prof. Eligio Malusà had a talk about the “Hidden side of the plants”, where the relations between the plants and the microbiome, both endophytic and rhizospheric, were presented.
The multifunctionality of the microbiome and connection with One Health concept was also underlined, proposing the approach of using pre-, pro- and post-biotic products for improving soil quality. Reflections on the usefulness of trees and their ‘good deeds’ in favour of the environment (in particular the soil health) were also highlighted from various points of view.
