The annual general conference of COST Action 19116 “Trace metal metabolism in plants – PLANTMETALS” will be held at the Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), September 17-20, 2024. The COST Action “PLANTMETALS tackles basic and applied issues related to trace metal deficiency or excess levels in plant physiology and crop production by the combined expertise of physiologists, (bio)physicists, (bio)(geo)chemists, molecular geneticists, ecologists, agronomists and soil scientists. The meeting will also include a botanical excursion: Visit of the Idrija valley and a Hg (mercury) mine.
Dr Staicu will have a communication on “Bacterial endophytes: ecological and biotechnological agents“, exploring the isolation of bacterial endophytes from selenium hyperaccumuator plants from Colorado, as well as their potential biotechnological applications.
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