Workshop Rhizolites: carbonate crystallization controlled by plant type, root ecology and microbiome in various environmental conditions

Time

Title

Speaker

Morning

10:00

Welcoming and introduction

Dr. Kazem Zamanian

10:10

Rhizoliths: relationships among plant types, root ecology, and microbiome with carbonate mineralization in deserts of China and loess deposits in central Europe - Discussions and Challenges

Prof. Qingfeng Sun

10:40

Rhizosheath: a potential root trait helping desert plant Stipagrostis pennata to tolerate drought stress

Prof. Nan Wu

11:10

Break

11:20

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a partner of salt tolerant plants in saline alkali soil and desert (New Understanding of Ancient Fungi)

Prof. Xiaohong Guo

Afternoon

14:00

Abiotic and biotic controls on microbial activities, processes and functions in soil hotspots

Prof. Xuechen Zhang

14:30

Recrystallization of biogenic carbonates in soils: consequences for paleoenvironmental reconstructions and radiocarbon dating

Dr. Kazem Zamanian

15:00

Free discussions and catering