| 5th Annual Congress on Plant Science and Biosecurity |
| Virtual Program |
| Day-01 (June 23, 2025)CEST |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Keynote Talk: Special phenomena and mechanism in Lilium breeding |
| Shujun Zhou, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China |
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| 11:30-11:50 |
Title: BEACH domain-containing protein SPIRRIG facilitates microtubule cytoskeleton- associated trichome morphogenesis in Arabidopsis |
| Lijun An, Northwest A&F University, China |
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| 11:50-12:10 |
Title: Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health |
| Xiaolin Yang, China Agricultural University, China |
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| 12:10-12:30 |
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 |
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| 12:30-12:50 |
Title: Screening for drought-tolerant mungbean root nodule bacteria with multiple plant growth promoting traits in Aridisol |
| Hemanta Kumar Mondal, Parul university, India |
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| 12:50-13:10 |
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 |
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| 13:10-13:30 |
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 |
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| 13:30-13:50 |
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 |
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| 13:50-14:10 |
Title: Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by different tribes in Mizoram, India |
| Awadhesh Kumar, Mizoram Uinversity, India |
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| 14:10-14:30 |
Title: Genetic improvement of Grass Pea: Recent advances and hurdles ahead |
| Pramod Kandoth, Central University of Kerala, India |
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| 14:30-14:50 |
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| 14:50-15:10 |
Title: Transcriptome profiling of eight Zea mays lines iden4fies genes responsible for the resistance to Fusarium ver-cillioides |
| Mara Miculan, KAUST, Saudi Arabia |
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| 15:10-15:30 |
Title: First description and conservation implications of a unique stand of the Caucasian wingnut in Lapankuri (Georgia) |
| Nino Davitashvili, Ilia State University, Georgia |
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| 15:30-15:50 |
Title: The impact of ATBC 2019 in Madagascar scientific community |
| Hajanirina Rakotomanana, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar |
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| 15:50-16:10 |
Title: Photon statistics, a rate-limiting time scale and algal bio productivity |
| Yair Zarmi, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
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| 16:10-16:30 |
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 |
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| 16:30-16:50 |
Title: Lessons and prospects from three decades of global IRM for Bt crops |
| Fangneng Huang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, United States |
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| 16:50-17:20 |
Keynote: Mutations in the ALS Enzyme Affect Shattercane [Sorghumbicolor (L.) Moench] Response to ALS-inhibiting Herbicides |
| Ismail Dweikat, University of Nebraska, United States |
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| 17:20-17:40 |
Slot available |
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| 17:40-18:00 |
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| Day-02 (June 24, 2025) CEST |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Keynote Talk: Increasing sugarcane productivity and environmental improvement in acid sulphate soils: a win win system |
| Robert Graham Quirk, Australian Cane Farmers Association, Australia |
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| 10:00-10:20 |
Title: Phylogeography and chromosome number variation in Micranthes nelsoniana and related species (Saxifragaceae) in Northeast Asia |
| Tomoko Fukuda, Mie University, Japan |
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| 10:20-10:40 |
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 |
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| 10:40-11:00 |
Title: Arabidopsis AGB1 participates in salinity response through bZIP17-mediated unfolded protein response |
| Yueh Cho, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan |
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| 11:00-11:20 |
Title: Suppressing wheat sucrose phosphate synthase 1-B protects wheat against stripe rust |
| Jin-Ying Gou, China Agricultural University, China |
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| 11:20-11:40 |
Title: Prediction of plant complex traits via integration of multi-omics data |
| Peipei Wang, Kunpeng Institute of Modern Agriculture at Foshan, China |
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| 11:40-12:00 |
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 |
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| 12:00-12:20 |
Title: Nocturnal burst emissions of germacrene D from the open disk florets of pyrethrum flowers induce moths to oviposit on a nonhost and improve pollination success |
| Hao Hu, Peking University, China |
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| 12:20-12:40 |
Title: Effect of imposed drought on carbon storage and soil respiration of moso bamboo stand in southeast China |
| Benzhi Zhou, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China |
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| 12:40-13:00 |
Title: Growth, Structural Adaptations, and Physiological Fluctuations of Alternanthera tenella Colla. Towards Cadmium Stress |
| Resmi Mohankumar Saraladevi, Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, India |
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| 13:00-13:20 |
Title: Pulp colour in guava: Trait genetics and molecular background |
| Madhubala Thakre, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India |
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| 13:20-13:40 |
Title: Callus?mediated organogenesis and regeneration of Sorghum bicolor |
| Ch Bhanupriya, IIT Kharagpur, India |
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| 13:40-14:00 |
Title: The N-region sequence context impacts the chloroplast import efficiency of multi-TMD protein |
| Namitha Nayak, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India |
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| 14:00-14:20 |
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 |
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| 14:20-14:40 |
Title: Outdoor and indoor detection of plant ultrasonic emissions with a contactless microphone |
| Luca Bonisoli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy |
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| 14:40-15:00 |
Title: Behind phyllotaxis, within the meristem: a REM-ARF complex shapesinflorescence in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Veronica Gregis, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy |
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| 15:00-15:20 |
Title: Bioenergy feedstock production on marginal lands using sewage sludge |
| Yaroslava B. Mosiichuk, Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of NAAS , Ukraine |
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| 15:20-15:40 |
Title: Environmental DNA as a tool for improving plant pathogen surveillance in forest systems |
| Kirsty McLaughlin, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, UK |
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| 15:40-16:00 |
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 |
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| 16:00-16:20 |
Title: How much arsenic can trees accumulate? |
| Sylwia Budzynska, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland |
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| 16:20-16:40 |
Title: Cicer pinnatififdum- A wild reservoir for introgression of valuable economic traits and disease resistance into cultivated chickpea |
| Sonia Salaria, Clemson University, United States |
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| 16:40-17:00 |
Title: Cortical cell size regulates root metabolic cost |
| Jagdeep Sidhu, South Dakota State University, United States |
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| 17:00-17:20 |
Title: Exploring Transcriptional-Memory Landscape For Salinity Stress In Maize Seedlings |
| Amita Kaundal, Utah State University, USA |
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| 17:20-17:50 |
Keynote: Interaction between soil salinity and bacterial spot disease in tomato |
| Shouan Zhang, University of Florida, United States |
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| 17:50-18:10 |
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 |
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| 18:10-18:30 |
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 |
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| 18:30-18:50 |
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 |
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| 18:50-19:10 |
Title: Heterosis on Morphological, Reproductive, and Productive Behavior of Acroceras macrum Stapf Hybrids |
| Silvana Consuelo Ferrari Usandizaga, Instituto nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Argentina |
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| 19:10-19:30 |
Slot Available |
| Note: This is a tentative program, and we are still accepting submissions |