PALSA I – 2019 – Canada

The first PALSA conference, with the theme of “Lighting the Path to Agricultural Innovation,” was organized by the CLS and took place July 6–7, 2019, in Saskatoon, Canada, in conjunction with the Rhizosphere 5 conference.

PALSA II – 2021 – Brazil

The fully online second PALSA conference was organized by LNLS at CNPEM from April 14–16, 2021, in conjunction with the Second LNLS AgroEnviro Workshop. The theme of PALSA 2021 was “Elucidating Dynamic Processes in Agricultural Systems Using Synchrotron Light,” and the invited talks showcased synchrotron research aimed at measuring time-dependent physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils, plants, the rhizosphere, animals, and micro-organisms relevant to agricultural systems.