Healthy Soils Support Healthy Trees – The Amazing Soils Genomics
Healthy mature trees are an organization's first image. They enhance occupants' health and quality of on-campus life. However, the development process destroys the soil microbiome that supports healthy trees. Soil genomics provides a better understanding of soil microbial communities, how they support trees, and how to restore healthy soils.
Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang is the VP of Research and Development at Zynnovation LLC, aka TreeDiaper. He is also the Education Coordinator of The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests. He holds a PhD degree in Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been doing research and development for the Green Industry for 15 years. His research areas include watering solutions for landscape plants, relationship of soil/water/air, plant protection against stresses like drought and road salt. His work also provides novel solutions to green stormwater infrastructures, for which plants are used for the treatment of pollutants in stormwater.
He has more than 40+ peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, one monograph and 200+ conference presentations. He has been a frequent speaker on Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Forestry, Stormwater Green Infrastructure, and related conferences and symposiums. He is known as a scientist, educator and public speaker. Dr. Zhang is an ASLA approved LA CES provider.