How Soil Food Webs Shape Plant-Insect Interactions | Dr. Adrienne Godschalx

When is a pest not a pest? Dr. Adrienne Godschalx of the Soil Food Web School talks about how soil food webs shape plant-insect interactions.
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Plant biochemistry fundamentally influences the function of all terrestrial ecosystems on our planet. Root exudates fuel diverse communities of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protists, who, in turn, build structure and cycle nutrients. Dr. Adrienne Godschalx’s talk explores how predator-prey interactions in the soil shape the above ground interactions between plants and insects. Insects are not pests when they are unable to outbreak on highly-defended, nutrient-dense plants, and instead, are food for predatory insects and birds. Come learn how we can eliminate pesticides by restoring soil food webs.

Dr. Adrienne Godschalx studied chemical ecology at Portland State University and conducted her PhD research on nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and how a plant’s belowground symbiosis can affect leaf chemistry, and as a result, the plant’s relationship with insects, both herbivore pests and beneficial predators. She pursued her research further as a postdoc at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, where she investigated the volatile organic compounds plants emit as signals to microbes and insects. When Adrienne started working as a Mentor for the Soil Food Web School, she was bewildered by the potency of the soil food web in plant health and plant-insect interactions: that leaving the harmful -icides aside and restoring the soil food web can nourish nutrient-rich, naturally-defended plants. Adrienne is thrilled to have a tangible way to engage in symbiosis with the beautiful wild world.
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The Soil Food Web School’s mission is to empower individuals and organizations to regenerate the soils in their communities. The Soil Food Web Approach can dramatically accelerate soil regeneration projects by focussing on the soil biome. This can boost the productivity of farms, provide super-nutritious foods, protect and purify waterways, and reduce the effects of Climate Change. No background in farming or biology is required for our Foundation Courses. Classes are online & self-paced, and students are supported by highly-trained Soil Food Web School mentors.

Over the last four decades, Dr. Elaine Ingham has advanced our knowledge of the Soil Food Web. An internationally-recognized leader in soil microbiology, Dr. Ingham has collaborated with other scientists and with farmers around the world to further our understanding of how soil organisms work together and with plants. Dr. Ingham is an author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer and a founder of the Soil Food Web School.

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