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Microresp training

Microrep Training 2014/01

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Date  : 2st  to the 4th of April 2014

 

Participants : 18

10 from LDD, 2 from KKU, 3 from KU, 2 from Nuol (Laos) , 1 from SFRI (Vietnam)

 

Trainers:

  • Tiphaine Chevallier: Senior soil scientist, IRD, UMR ECO&SOLS, France
  • Josiane Abadie: technical assistant, INRA, UMR ECO&SOLS, France
  • Pascal Alonso: TICA temporal expert, in charge of the microbial lab. IRD, posted at LDD 
  • Monrawee Peerawat: LDD soil scientist, Biotechnology Dept.

 

Localization : LMI-LDD platform of microbiology

 

Funded by :

 LMI LUSES, UMR ECO&SOLS, French Rubber association, LDD Biotechnology Dept.

 

Cost of the training :

 6000 € (~265000 bath)

 

Context of this training

The LMI LUSES and its LDD Partnershas developed since 2012 acommon platform of microbiology within the Biotechnology department of LDD.  The aim of this laboratory is to characterizethe soil microbial compartment of the soil subject to different perturbations (land uses, farmers practices, organic matter management such as biochar etc..).  Why this focus on soil microrganisms, because, there are more microbes in a teaspoon of soilthan there are people on the earth. Soilscontain about 8 to 15 tons of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, earthworms, and arthropods. They (microorganisms) are the main driver of the nutrient cycling (90%) their characterization is thus critical to better assess the soil functioning. This platform will allow to determine what kind of agricultural practices or organic matter management are more sustainable for the farmer. However, most of the measurements today are related to the characterization of the molecular diversity of microorganisms. But if it’s important to determine who is there? (diversity), its even more essential to understand what do they do (metabolic activities)?  This will be the aim of this training