day 1 agenda
Tentative Agenda:
| 6th ANNUAL CONGRESS ON PLANT SCIENCE AND BIOSECURITY June 22 - 23, 2026 at Barcelona, Spain |
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| Scientific Program | |
| Day-1, June 22, 2026 | |
| Meeting Room | |
| 08:00-08:40 | Registrations |
| 08:40-09:00 | Welcome Ceremony |
| Keynote Session | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Vegetation composition and organic carbon content along right-of-ways on Interstate Highway 35 in Bexar County, Texas |
| Jeffrey T. Hutchinson, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Slot Available |
| 10:00-10:30 | Integrating Plant–Microbe–Water Interactions to Advance Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and Biosecurity |
| Zheng Zheng, Fudan University, China | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Slot Available |
| Group Photo @ Foyer | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| Technical Session-I | |
| 11:20-11:40 | RNAi biopesticides for control of grapevine powdery mildew in the field |
| Mary C. Wildermuth, University of California Berkeley, United States | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Integrating omics to improve specialty oil production in emerging crops |
| Ana Paula Alonso, University of North Texas, United States | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Plant species introduced into two natural ecosystems within Mexico City |
| Silvia Castillo-Argüero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Low CO2 concentration, a key environmental factor for developing plateau adapted rapeseed |
| Sha Liu, Sichuan University, China | |
| 12:40-13:00 | Three dimensional leaf architectural dynamics across Populus balsamifera leaf profiles during drought and recovery |
| Mina Momayyezi, University of California Davis, United States | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break @ Restaurant |
| Technical Session-II | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Late-maturity α-amylase (LMA) is a family of wheat quality traits, not a single phenotype |
| Elliott Marston, Washington State University, United States | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Control of potato late blight without PFAS-pesticides |
| Lars Erik Olof Wiik, Hushallningssallskapet Skane, Sweden | |
| 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 |
| Fang-Di Hu, Lanzhou University, China | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Potential Causes of Low Pistachio Yield in Turkey |
| Mehmet Hadi Aydin, Siirt University, Turkey | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Multilevel Analysis of the Toxicity Mechanisms of Chlorinated Paraffins with Different Carbon Chain Lengths on Submerged Macrophytes |
| Weizhen Zhang, Chengdu University of Technology, China | |
| 15:40-16:00 | Effects of fungicide application timing on foliar fungal diseases, Fusarium head blight and economic returns in two winter wheat cultivars |
| Stephen N. Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| 16:20-16:40 | Quantum effects of simulated microgravity and hypomagnetic field on gene downregulation and photosynthetic disruption in Lactuca sativa |
| Massimo E. Maffei, University of Turin, Italy | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Big data analytics in precision agriculture: An automated systematic literature review |
| Zineb Ahanou, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco | |
| 17:00-17:20 | Slot Available |
| 17:20-17:40 | Cracking the code of plant regeneration: MONOPTEROS at the heart of clonal propagation |
| Barbara Wójcikowska, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland | |
| 17:40-18:00 | The Arabidopsis QQS orphan gene and its interactor NF-YC modulates composition across species |
| Lei Wang, Shihezi University, China | |
| Pannel Discussions | |
| Note: This is a tentative program, subject to change | |
day 2 agenda
Tentative Program:
| Day-2, June 23, 2026 | |
| Welcome Ceremony | |
| Technical Session-III | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Bridging Farmer Experience and Ecological Science for Invasive Weed Management in Bhutan |
| Ram Chandra Bajgai, University of New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 09:20-09:40 | Slot Available |
| 09:40-10:00 | Advancing Policy and Science: A Game Changer in the Adoption of Genome Editing Technology in the Continent of Africa |
| Olalekan A Akinbo, African Union Development Agency - NEPAD, South Africa | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Slot Available |
| 10:20-10:40 | The sounds of silence: ‘Pivoting’ as a rhetorical strategy of the animal farming industry to maintain the institution of meat |
| Estela María Díaz Carmona, Comillas Pontificia University, Spain | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Slot Available |
| 11:00-11:20 | Refreshment Break @ Foyer |
| 11:20-11:40 | Development of an integrated RPA-CRISPR and Nanopore-array platform for honeybee-mediated surveillance of Avocado Sunblotch Viroid |
| Fatemeh Khodadadi, University of California, Riverside, United States | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Slot Available |
| 12:00-12:20 | Transport engineering of glucosinolates and the transportomics initiative |
| Barbara Ann Halkier, University of Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Slot Available |
| 12:40-13:00 | Mycofloristic survey of the agaric flora in North Western Indian Himalayas |
| Munruchi Kaur, Punjabi University, Patiala, India | |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch Break @ Restaurant |
| 14:00- 14:20 | Slot Available |
| 14:20- 14:40 | Slot Available |
| 14:40- 15:00 | Slot Available |
| 15:00-16:00 | Poster Session & Refreshment Break |
| Day-2 Conclusion and Closing Remarks | |
| Note: This is a tentative program, 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 |
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posters agenda
Will be updated soon...
posters agenda
Tentative Agenda:
| Day-2, June-23, 2026 (Virtual Through ZOOM) Barcelona Time |
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| 09:00-09:30 | Keynote Talk: Is the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest under threat from a changing climate? |
| Frank Batini, Natural Resource Management, Australia | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Effects of on-orchard biodiverse plantings on invertebrate communities and their provision of ecosystem services |
| Jacqui H.Todd, Bioeconomy Science Institute, NewZealand | |
| 09:50-10:10 | Microclimate, forest edges, and climate change shape risk for the invasive plant pathogen, Austropuccinia psidii |
| Rebecca Campbell, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science, New zealand | |
| 10:10-10:30 | Slot Available |
| 10:30-10:50 | Deciphering maize multiple disease resistance mechanisms via disease lesion mimic mutants |
| Mingyue Gou, Henan Agricultural University, China | |
| 10:50-11:10 | Biochar enhances sustainability by boosting multiple-dimension optimization of production-economy-environment in maize-alfalfa intercropping system |
| Zhixin Zhang, Northwest A & F University, China | |
| 11:10-11:30 | Hourly Rainfall Variability and Extreme Events: Impacts on Rice Growth and Yield in China |
| Jin Fu, Hohai university, China | |
| 11:30-11:50 | Slot Available |
| 11:50-12:10 | ERECTA genes and their ligands regulate shoot and inflorescence architecture in maize |
| Fang Xu, Shandong University, China | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Nicomics, a user friendly bioinformatic server for high quality Nicotiana reference genomes |
| Feng Li, Huazhong Agricultural University, China | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Chloroplast vesiculation fine-tunes seed germination by antagonizing ABA signaling through dual degradation of ABI5 and XIW1 |
| Ting Pan, Northwest A&F University, China | |
| 12:50-13:10 | Slot Available |
| 13:10-13:20 | Poster: Investigation of the Effects of Foliar Application of Azelaic Acid on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Leaves Under Salt Stress |
| Burcu Seckin Dinler, Sinop University, Turkey | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Slot Available |
| 13:40-14:00 | A Sustainable Integrated Agroforestry System |
| Luis Raul Comolli, Independent - El Rocio SA, Italy | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Tracing the first stage of tree growth under arsenic pollution – dynamic changes of metalloid forms during seed germination |
| Sylwia Budzy?ska, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland | |
| 14:20-14:40 | Eco-Friendly Seed Priming Approaches for Breaking Dormancy in Albizia julibrissin |
| Ghulam Mustafa, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Slot Available |
| 15:00-15:20 | Grain yield and quality traits variability in bread wheat under contrasting nitrogen availability: leverage points for resilient production systems |
| Leonor Gabriela Abeledo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15:20-15:40 | Slot Available |
| 15:40-16:00 | Chelator enhanced phytormediation of metals contaminated solutions |
| Lin Guo, East Texas A&M University, United States | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Lessons Learned from 50+ Years of Corn Performance Test: Trends, Changes, and Yields |
| Osler Ortez, The Ohio State University, United States | |
| 16:20-16:40 | BioWatch: a computer vision system for community-based identification and reporting of spotted lanternfly life stage |
| Yanqiu Yang, University of Tennessee, United States | |
| 16:40-17:00 | Mendel’s seven factors: What they tell us about mutations in garden pea and perhaps other organisms with large genomes |
| Norman F. Weeden, Montana State University, United States | |
| 17:00-17:20 | A multifunctional citrus-derived antimicrobial peptide controls bacterial pathogens and fungal pathogens |
| Huang Chien-Yu, Louisiana State University, United States | |
| 17:20-17:40 | Corn stunt in the United States: Current status and future perspectives |
| Maira Rodrigues Duffeck, Oklahoma State University, United States | |
| 17:40-18:00 | Emerging bacterial pathogens causing rice panicle blight in the southeastern United States |
| Jong Hyun Ham, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, United States | |
| Day-2 Virtual Concludes | |
| Note: This is a tentative program, 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 |
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