day 1 agenda
| Scientific Program | |
| 5th Annual Congress on Plant Science and Biosecurity | |
| Jun 23 - 24, 2025 at Prague, Czech Republic (Hybrid Event) | |
| Day -1 (June 23, 2025) | |
| 08:30-09:30 | Registrations | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Opening Ceremony & Moderator Speech | |
| Keynote Forum | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Title: Genomics and phenomics among and within extant populations of the trifecta Chrysanthemum arcticum L. species complex |
| Neil O. Anderson, University of Minnesota, USA | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Title: The role of drought on the evolution of woodiness in flowering plants |
| Frederic Lens, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Title: Epigenetic Modulation by Natural Metabolites: Enhancing Plant Resistance |
| Marta Berrocal-Lobo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Title: Dietary transition from animal to plant-based foods: Are there risks to health? |
| David Ian Givens, University of Reading, UK | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Group Photo & Refreshment Break | |
| Technical Session I | |
| Session Chair: Neil O. Anderson, University of Minnesota, USA | |
| 11:20-11:40 | Title: ABA-receptor agonist iSB09 decreases soil water consumption and increases tomato CO2 assimilation and water use efficiency under drought stress. |
| Andrés A Borges, IPNA-CSIC, Spain | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Title: Comparative analysis of soil degradation and soil structure in croplands affected by erosion and soil dehydration treated with a biological soil crust forming algal culture |
| Jozsef Kutasi, Albitech Biotechnology Ltd, Hungary | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Title: Cation transport for homeostasis and stress adaptation in plants |
| Nobuyuki Uozumi, Tohoku University, Japan | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Title: CFD-Based dynamic analysis of the flow evolution of multiple pesticide droplets impacting onto a vibrating leaf-surface |
| Lin Zhu, Anhui Agricultural University, China | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Title: New insights into legume diseases and the diversity of their causal agents |
| Biruta Bankina, Latvia university of life sciences and technologies, Latvia | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| Technical Session II | |
| Session Chair: Andres A Borges, IPNA-CSIC, Spain | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Title: Cross-talks between phytochromes and FIN219/JAR1 in regulating the photomorphogenic development of Arabidopsis seedlings |
| Hsu-Liang Hsieh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Title: Spatiotemporal Insights into Plant Defense: Integrating Untargeted Metabolomics and Mass Spectral Imaging to Unveil Eucalyptus Responses to Gonipterus platensis Herbivory |
| Andy J. Perez, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Title: A supplement that can be effective in coping with UV-B stress in plants |
| Aysegul Akpinar, Bursa Uludag University, Turkey | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Title: Climate Change, Food Contaminants, and Rising Liver Cancer Burden in Texas: Intersecting Pathways of Aflatoxin and Arsenic Exposure |
| Joseph Su, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Title: Monitoring climate change in alpine regions through the evolutionary ecology of organisms adapted to cool environments |
| Koji Tojo, Shinshu University, Japan | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Title: Microbes and microbial strategies in carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons remediation: a systematic review |
| Sandipan Banerjee, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Refreshment Break | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Title: Machine Learning Model for cost effective Vegetation Indexes Prediction |
| Luciano Ortenzi, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Slot Available |
| 17:00-17:20 | Slot Available |
| Day 1 Concludes | |
day 2 agenda
| Day -2 (June 24, 2025) | |
| Keynote Forum | |
| 09:40-10:10 | Title: Reprogramming Lipid Biosynthesis: From Avocado to Moss for Sustainable Oil Production |
| Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University, United States | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Title: Enabling crop Improvement for Nitrogen Use Efficiency in rice: From phenotype to candidate genes/processes and the role of G-protein signalling |
| Nandula Raghuram, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Title: Minimizing operator exposure: field data analysis of three closed transfer systems for pesticide mixing and loading |
| Juan Sasturain, BASF SE, Germany | |
| 11:10-11:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| Technical Session III | |
| Session Chair: Marta Berrocal-Lobo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Title: The reinvention of potato as a diploid informs our understanding of the tetraploid genome |
| Laura Shannon, University of Minnesota, United States | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Title: Genomic Pairwise Kinship: A Catalyst for Innovation in Forest and Quantitative Genetics |
| Yousry A El-Kassaby, Faculty of Forestry, The university of British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Title: Recent Progress in Understanding the Multifaceted Roles of RACK1 in Plant Growth and Stress Responses |
| Jiansheng Liang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Title: Stigma secreted microRNA in pear and its potential role in fire blight control |
| Yehoram Leshem, Israel Migal Galilee research center, Israel | |
| 12:50-13:10 | Title: Genome-wide and functional characterization of the enzymes involved in the two-step last stage of sulfur assimilation in Beta vulgaris |
| Sergio Chevilly Tena, Universitat Politecncia de Valencia-CSIC, Spain | |
| 13:10-14:10 | Lunch Break | |
| Technical Session IV | |
| Session Chair: Nandula Raghuram, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India | |
| 14:10-14:30 | Title: Airborne pollen grains and fungal spores as ecosystem disservices |
| Idalia Kasprzyk, University of Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 14:30-14:50 | Title: Modern improvement of multiple tropical crops to deliver breakthrough products fast |
| John Derera, CGIAR/IITA, Nigeria | |
| 14:50-15:10 | Title: Multi-dimensional crop improvement to improve livestock productivity |
| Padmakumar Varijakshapanicker, International Livestock Research Institute, Nepal | |
| 15:10-15:30 | Title: Cell wall dynamics in the parasitic plant (Striga) and rice pathosystem |
| Sylvia Mutinda, University of Toronto, Canada | |
| 15:30-15:50 | Title: Fungal microbiomes associated with soil, root and nodules of food-quality winter peas in the Pacific Northwest, USA |
| Svetlana N. Yurgel, USDA-ARS, United States | |
| 15:50-16:10 | Title: Improving Fusarium Wilt Race 2 Resistance and Brix Content in Watermelon Using Genomic Selection |
| Anju Biswas, USDA-ARS, United States | |
| 16:10-16:30 | Refreshment Break | |
| 16:30-16:50 | Slot Available |
| 16:50-17:10 | Slot Available |
| Panel Discussion & Closing Ceremony | |
| This program is tentative and subject to changes. Final date for abstract submission is May 23, 2025. To book your slot, contact: peter_griffin@acpsb.com | |
posters agenda
Will be updated soon.
posters agenda
| 5th Annual Congress on Plant Science and Biosecurity | |
| Virtual Program | |
| Day-02 (June 24, 2025) Time Zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
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| 08:30-09:00 | Keynote Talk: Increasing sugarcane productivity and environmental improvement in acid sulphate soils: a win win system |
| Robert Graham Quirk, Australian Cane Farmers Association, Australia | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Title: Phylogeography and chromosome number variation in Micranthes nelsoniana and related species (Saxifragaceae) in Northeast Asia |
| Tomoko Fukuda, Mie University, Japan | |
| 09:20-09:40 | Title: Molecular phenology reveals the influence of climate change on dormancy break timing in 'Somei-yoshino' flowering cherry tree |
| Atsuko Miyawaki-Kuwakado, Kyushu University, Japan | |
| 09:40-10:00 | Title: Arabidopsis AGB1 participates in salinity response through bZIP17-mediated unfolded protein response |
| Yueh Cho, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Title: Suppressing wheat sucrose phosphate synthase 1-B protects wheat against stripe rust |
| Jin-Ying Gou, China Agricultural University, China | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Title: Prediction of plant complex traits via integration of multi-omics data |
| Peipei Wang, Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, China | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Title: BEACH domain-containing protein SPIRRIG facilitates microtubule cytoskeleton- associated trichome morphogenesis in Arabidopsis |
| Lijun An, Northwest A&F University, China | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Title: Special phenomena and mechanism in Lilium breeding |
| Shujun Zhou, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China | |
| 11:20-11:40 | Title: Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health |
| Xiaolin Yang, China Agricultural University, China | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Title: Identification of CEP and CLE peptides encoded by the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) genome and characterization of their roles in osmotic and salt stress responses |
| Yongfeng Guo, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Acedemy of Agricultural Sciences, China | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Title: Breeding for low-Cd and high-Zn crops to enhance mineral security and grain quality |
| Gui Jie Lei, School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming, China | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Title: Growth, Structural Adaptations, and Physiological Fluctuations of Alternanthera tenella Colla. Towards Cadmium Stress |
| Resmi Mohankumar Saraladevi, Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, India | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Title: Pulp colour in guava: Trait genetics and molecular background |
| Madhubala Thakre, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India | |
| 13:00-13:20 | Title: Screening for drought-tolerant mungbean root nodule bacteria with multiple plant growth promoting traits in Aridisol |
| Hemanta Kumar Mondal, Parul university, India | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Title: Evaluation of genetic variability and trait correlations among landraces and traditional varieties of small millets from the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu |
| Lydia Pramitha, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India | |
| 13:40-14:00 | Title: Comparative Uptake, Translocation, and Accumulation of Chlorpyrifos in Two Varieties of Withania somnifera Under Hydroponic Conditions |
| Deepika Yadav, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, India | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Title: The N-region sequence context impacts the chloroplast import efficiency of multi-TMD protein |
| Namitha Nayak, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Title: Callus?mediated organogenesis and regeneration of Sorghum bicolor |
| Ch Bhanupriya, IIT Kharagpur, India | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Title: Physical map of QTL for agronomic traits, corresponding genes, and KASP markers with emphasis on terminal heat stress tolerance in wheat |
| Sachin Kumar, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Title: Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by different tribes in Mizoram, India |
| Awadhesh Kumar, Mizoram Uinversity, India | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Title: Genetic improvement of Grass Pea: Recent advances and hurdles ahead |
| Pramod Kandoth, Central University of Kerala, India | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Title: First description and conservation implications of a unique stand of the Caucasian wingnut in Lapankuri (Georgia) |
| Nino Davitashvili, Ilia State University, Georgia | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Title: The impact of ATBC 2019 in Madagascar scientific community |
| Hajanirina Rakotomanana, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Title: Environmental DNA as a tool for improving plant pathogen surveillance in forest systems |
| Kirsty McLaughlin, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Uk | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Title: Critical periods for waterlogging effects on yield and grain components in sunflower (Helianthus annuus), soybean (Glycine max) and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor): a comparative study |
| Miqueas Sandoval, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Argentina | |
| 17:00-17:20 | Title: Outdoor and indoor detection of plant ultrasonic emissions with a contactless microphone |
| Luca Bonisoli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
| 17:20-17:40 | Title: Behind phyllotaxis, within the meristem: a REM-ARF complex shapesinflorescence in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Veronica Gregis, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy | |
| 17:40-18:00 | Title: Bioenergy feedstock production on marginal lands using sewage sludge |
| Yaroslava B. Mosiichuk, Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of NAAS , Ukraine | |
| 18:00-18:20 | Title: Characterisation of Fusarium and Neocosmospora species associated with crown rot and wilt disease of African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) in Ghana |
| Benjamin Azu Okorley, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana | |
| 18:20-18:40 | Title: Photon statistics, a rate-limiting time scale and algal bio productivity |
| Yair Zarmi, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel | |
| 18:40-19:00 | Title: Enhancing pre-release studies for weed biocontrol agents: a review of existing and emerging tools |
| Hariet L. Hinz, Global Director Invasives, CABI, Delémont, Switzerland | |
| 19:00-19:20 | Title: Cicer pinnatififdum- A wild reservoir for introgression of valuable economic traits and disease resistance into cultivated chickpea |
| Sonia Salaria, Clemson University, United States | |
| 19:20-19:40 | Title: Cortical cell size regulates root metabolic cost |
| Jagdeep Sidhu, South Dakota State University, United States | |
| 19:40-20:00 | Title: Effects of combining soil-applied insecticide and Bt corn for integrated pest management and resistance management of western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) |
| John B McCulloch, University of Georgia, United States | |
| 20:00-20:30 | Keynote: Interaction between soil salinity and bacterial spot disease in tomato |
| Shouan Zhang, University of Florida, United States | |
| 20:30-20:50 | Title: Lessons and prospects from three decades of global IRM for Bt crops |
| Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, United States | |
| 20:50-21:10 | Title: Mutations in the ALS Enzyme Affect Shattercane [Sorghumbicolor (L.) Moench] Response to ALS-inhibiting Herbicides |
| Ismail Dweikat, University of Nebraska, United States | |
| 21:10-21:30 | Title: Exploring Transcriptional-Memory Landscape For Salinity Stress In Maize Seedlings |
| Amita Kaundal, Utah State University, USA | |
| 21:30-21:50 | Title: Evolution history and the importance of genomic diversity facing climate change. The case of Agave marmorata Roezl., an agave used for mezcal production in México |
| Karen Yazmin Ruiz Mondragon, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 21:50-22:10 | Slot Available |
| 22:10-22:30 | Slot Available |
| End of the session | |
| This program is tentative and subject to changes. We are still accepting abstracts | |