day 1 agenda
Tentative Program:
| 6th ANNUAL CONGRESS ON PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOSECURITY June 22 - 23, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain |
||
| Scientific Program | ||
| Day -1: June (22, 2026) | ||
| Meeting Hall | ||
| 08:00-08:40 | Registrations | |
| 08:40-09:00 | Welcome Ceremony Moderator: Elliott Marston, Washington State University, United States |
|
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Jeffrey T. Hutchinson, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States |
09:00-09:30 | Vegetation composition and organic carbon content along right-of-ways on Interstate Highway 35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| Shuyu Liu, Texas A&M University-College Station, United States |
09:30-10:00 | Developing Wheat Cultivars Benefit to Human Health, Environment Sustainability, and Farmer Profitability |
| Zheng Zheng, Fudan University, China |
10:00-10:30 | Integrating Plant–Microbe–Water Interactions to Advance Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and Biosecurity |
| Thomas Borch, Colorado State University, United States |
10:30-11:00 | Field-Scale Evaluation of Agronomic, Soil Chemical, and Microbial Responses to Treated Oilfield-Produced Water Irrigation in the Permian Basin |
| Group Photo & Refreshment Break (11:00-11:20) | ||
| Scientific Session I | ||
| Session Chair: Shuyu Liu, Texas A&M University-College Station, United States Thomas Borch, Colorado State University, United States |
||
| Mary C. Wildermuth, University of California Berkeley, United States |
11:20-11:40 | RNAi biopesticides for control of grapevine powdery mildew in the field |
| Ana Paula Alonso, University of North Texas, United States |
11:40-12:00 | Integrating omics to improve specialty oil production in emerging crops |
| Silvia Castillo-Argüero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico |
12:00-12:20 | Plant species introduced into two natural ecosystems within Mexico City |
| Sha Liu, Sichuan University, China |
12:20-12:40 | Low CO2 concentration, a key environmental factor for developing plateau adapted rapeseed |
| Hector Lozoya-Saldaña, Universidad autónoma Chapingo, Mexico |
12:40-13:00 | Field screening of Solanum demissum confirms its late blight resistance in the Toluca Valley, Mexico |
| (13:00-14:00) Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| Scientific Session II | ||
| Session Chair: Jeffrey T. Hutchinson, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States Eduardo Blumwald, University of California - Davis, United States |
||
| Elliott Marston, Washington State University, United States |
14:00-14:20 | Late-maturity α-amylase (LMA) is a family of wheat quality traits, not a single phenotype |
| Lars Erik Olof Wiik, Hushallningssallskapet Skane, Sweden |
14:20-14:40 | Control of potato late blight without PFAS-pesticides |
| Fang-Di Hu, Lanzhou University, China |
14:40-15:00 | Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of triterpenoid accumulation in the roots of Codonopsis pilosula var. modesta (Nannf.) L.T.Shen at different altitudes |
| Mehmet Hadi Aydin, Siirt University, Turkey |
15:00-15:20 | Potential Causes of Low Pistachio Yield in Turkey |
| Weizhen Zhang, Chengdu University of Technology, China |
15:20-15:40 | Multilevel Analysis of the Toxicity Mechanisms of Chlorinated Paraffins with Different Carbon Chain Lengths on Submerged Macrophytes |
| Refreshment Break(15:40-16:00) | ||
| Erick Heredia Olea, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico |
16:00-16:20 | Characterization and Functionality of Hot?Press Wheat Tortillas Produced With Soybean Oil?Based Oleogels Structured With Candelilla Wax, Monogylcerides, and Hardfat |
| Barbara Wojcikowska, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland |
16:20-16:40 | Cracking the code of plant regeneration: MONOPTEROS at the heart of clonal propagation |
| Petr Sedlak, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic |
16:40-17:00 | Practical aspects of developing and utilising ddPCR-based systems for the detection and quantification of potato pathogens |
| Pannel Discussions | ||
| Please note that this program is tentative, and the timings are subject to change. | ||
| If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to peter_griffin@acpsb.com | ||
day 2 agenda
| Tentative Program: | ||
| 6th ANNUAL CONGRESS ON PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOSECURITY June 22 - 23, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain |
||
| Scientific Program | ||
| Day -2: June (23, 2026) | ||
| Meeting Hall | ||
| Keynote Talks | ||
| Melanie Kalischuk, University of Guelph, Canada |
09:30-10:05 | Molecular Detection of Ilyonectria mors-panacis and disease dynamics in cultivated and wild-simulated American Ginseng |
| Eduardo Blumwald, University of California - Davis, United States |
10:05-10:40 | Engineering Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Cereals |
| Refreshment Break (10:40-11:00) | ||
| Technical Session-III | ||
| Session Chair: Mehmet Hadi Aydin, Siirt University, Turkey Hector Lozoya-Saldaña, Universidad autónoma Chapingo, Mexico |
||
| Stephen N. Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA |
11:00-11:20 | Effects of fungicide application timing on foliar fungal diseases, Fusarium head blight and economic returns in two winter wheat cultivars |
| Kaisa Lehosmaa, University of Oulu, Finland |
11:20-11:40 | Biomineralized gold nanoparticles and associated endophytic bacteria in Norway spruce needles (Picea abies) |
| Munruchi Kaur, Punjabi University, India |
11:40-12:00 | Mycofloristic survey of the agaric flora in North Western Indian Himalayas |
| Yasmeen Hitti, Université de Montréal, Canada |
12:00-12:20 | GrowSpace: A reinforcement learning environment for plant architecture |
| Pilar Barreiro Elorza, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain |
12:20-12:40 | Can textural profiles of agrifood products be turned into complex phenotyping features through the design and application of dedicated smart chemometric procedures? |
| Poster Session (12:40-13:00) | ||
| (13:00-14:00) Lunch Break @ Restaurant | ||
| Pannel Discussions | ||
| Please note that this program is tentative, and the timings are subject to change. | ||
| If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to peter_griffin@acpsb.com | ||
Will be updated soon...
| Tentative Program: | ||
| Virtual Scientific Program | ||
| Day -1: June (22, 2026) | ||
| Virtual Presentations (Time Zone: Barcelona, Spain) | ||
| Frank Batini, Natural Resource Management, Australia |
11:00-11:30 | Keynote Talk: Is the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest under threat from a changing climate? |
| Rebecca Campbell, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science, New Zealand |
11:30-11:50 | Microclimate, forest edges, and climate change shape risk for the invasive plant pathogen, Austropuccinia psidii |
| Zhixin Zhang, Northwest A & F University, China |
11:50-12:10 | Biochar enhances sustainability by boosting multiple-dimension optimization of production-economy-environment in maize-alfalfa intercropping system |
| Fang Xu, Shandong University, China |
12:10-12:30 | ERECTA genes and their ligands regulate shoot and inflorescence architecture in maize |
| Ting Pan, Northwest A&F University, China |
12:30-12:50 | Chloroplast vesiculation fine-tunes seed germination by antagonizing ABA signaling through dual degradation of ABI5 and XIW1 |
| Majid Ayaz, Asia University, Taiwan |
12:50-13:00 | Poster: Investigation on the occurrence of orthotospoviruses in cucurbit crops in Taiwan |
| Nigel G. Halford, Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom |
13:00-13:20 | Reducing the acrylamide-forming potential of wheat, from fertilisation rates and disease control to CRISPR |
| Luis Raul Comolli, Independent - El Rocio SA, Italy |
13:20-13:40 | A Sustainable Integrated Agroforestry System |
| Ghulam Mustafa, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia |
13:40-14:00 | Eco-Friendly Seed Priming Approaches for Breaking Dormancy in Albizia julibrissin |
| Laura Arango Palacio, Politecnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Colombia |
14:00-14:10 | Poster: CHV1 infection reduces virulence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 1 |
| Lin Guo, East Texas A&M University, United States |
14:10-14:30 | Chelator enhanced phytormediation of metals contaminated solutions |
| Osler Ortez, The Ohio State University, United States |
14:30-14:50 | Lessons Learned from 50+ Years of Corn Performance Test: Trends, Changes, and Yields |
| Norman F. Weeden, Montana State University, United States |
14:50-15:10 | Mendel’s seven factors: What they tell us about mutations in garden pea and perhaps other organisms with large genomes |
| Yanqiu Yang, University of Tennessee, United States |
15:10-15:30 | BioWatch: a computer vision system for community-based identification and reporting of spotted lanternfly life stage |
| Greg Clark, University of Texas, United States |
15:30-15:50 | Altered expression of ectoapyrase enzymes regulate root and root hair growth and the levels of extracellular ATP in growth zones of primary roots |
| Jong Hyun Ham, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, United States |
15:50-16:10 | Emerging bacterial pathogens causing rice panicle blight in the southeastern United States |
| Sheila Purdum, University of Nebraska, United States |
16:10-16:30 | Millet seed in poultry diets – a North American Perspectiv |
| Christopher John Matocha, University of Kentucky, United Status |
16:30-16:50 | Transformation of Organic Matter Under Anoxic Conditions in Soils |
| Juan A. Villanueva-Jimenez, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Mexico |
16:50-17:10 | Tolerance of native papaya accessions to the PRSV-P under field conditions in Veracruz, Mexico |
| Andres Cruz Hernández, Universidad Lasalle Bajio, Mexico |
17:10-17:30 | Molecular tools for approaching the prickly pear genoma |
| Closing Ceremony | ||
| Day -2: June (23, 2026) | ||
| Virtual Presentations (Time Zone: Barcelona, Spain) | ||
| Jacqui Todd, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science, NewZealand |
11:00-11:20 | Effects of on-orchard biodiverse plantings on invertebrate communities and their provision of ecosystem services |
| Mingyue Gou, Henan Agricultural University, China |
11:20-11:40 | Deciphering maize multiple disease resistance mechanisms via disease lesion mimic mutants |
| Jin Fu, Hohai university, China |
11:40-12:00 | Hourly Rainfall Variability and Extreme Events: Impacts on Rice Growth and Yield in China |
| Feng Li, Huazhong Agricultural University, China |
12:00-12:20 | Nicomics, a user friendly bioinformatic server for high quality Nicotiana reference genomes |
| Burcu Seckin Dinler, Sinop University, Turkey |
12:20-12:30 | Poster: Investigation of the Effects of Foliar Application of Azelaic Acid on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Leaves Under Salt Stress |
| Segun Ogunmefun, University of the West of England, United Kingdom |
12:30-12:50 | Towards a Prosthetic Rhizosphere for Nitrogen Metabolism of Hydroponic Grown Basil |
| James A. Grant-Jacob, University of Southampton, United Kingdom |
12:50-13:10 | Low?cost deep?learning?based optical imaging and identification of pollen grains |
| Sylwia Budzy?ska, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland |
13:10-13:30 | Tracing the first stage of tree growth under arsenic pollution – dynamic changes of metalloid forms during seed germination |
| Fayza Belhadj Benyahia, Ecole nationale superieure agronomique, Algeria |
13:30-13:40 | Poster: Trichoderma atroviride-mediated activation of antioxidant defenses system to enhance wheat resistance against Fusarium crown rot |
| Leonor Gabriela Abeledo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
13:40-14:00 | Grain yield and quality traits variability in bread wheat under contrasting nitrogen availability: leverage points for resilient production systems |
| Jawwad Alam Qureshi, University of Florida, United States |
14:00-14:30 | Keynote Talk: Detection of Florida red scale and parasitoid Aphytis melinus in protected citrus production system and potential for biological control |
| Maira Rodrigues Duffeck, Oklahoma State University, United States |
14:30-14:50 | Corn stunt in the United States: Current status and future perspectives |
| Huang Chien-Yu, Louisiana State University, United States |
14:50-15:10 | A multifunctional citrus-derived antimicrobial peptide controls bacterial pathogens and fungal pathogens |
| David Moseley, LSU AgCenter, United States |
15:10-15:30 | Maximizing soybean yield while minimizing risk across Louisiana |
| A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Michigan State University, United States |
15:30-15:50 | Agricultural Extension in Transition Across Legacy Models Digital Transformation and Future Pathways |
| Oleg Daugovish, University of California Cooperative Extension, United States |
15:50-16:10 | Dehydrated Organic Remnants as a source for the anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) in California strawberry |
| Mina Momayyezi, University of California Davis, United States |
16:10-16:30 | Three dimensional leaf architectural dynamics across Populus balsamifera leaf profiles during drought and recovery |
| Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, University of Florida, United States | 16:30-16:50 | Advancing salinity and nutrient management for improved crop production |
| Susan Glasauer, University of Guelph, Canada |
16:50-17:10 | Phosphorus mobility and microbial P transfer across a riparian wetland buffer strip |
| Thorsten Knipfer, The University of British Columbia, Canada |
17:10-17:30 | Extension of the triphasic water potential curve to detect stomatal closure and turgor loss Plant Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Closing Ceremony | ||
| Please note that this program is tentative, and the timings are subject to change | ||
| If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to peter_griffin@acpsb.com | ||