GPB 2021 — Scientific Program

1. Oral · In-Person

   Impaired plant volatiles profile and terpenoid biosynthesis in two stone fruit cultivars with different susceptibility to brown rot

   Marta Balsells Llaurado · IRTA, Spain

   Brown rot is the most economically important disease of stone fruit worldwide. Monilinia laxa is the main responsible of this pathology in Europe and can infect fruit at any growth stage. The disease cycle is mainly…

2. Oral · In-Person

   Genomics a tool in conifer breeding: Norway spruce a case study

   M Rosario Garcia Gil · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

   Norway spruce is a boreal forest tree species of significant ecological and economic importance. Hence there is a strong imperative to dissect the genetics controlling important wood quality traits in the species. We…

3. Oral · In-Person

   The negative effect of compaction on the physical properties of chernozem

   Marta Jankovicova · Private researcher and consultant, Czech Republic

   Monitoring of changes in the physical properties of soil and soil compaction is a modern vine-growing problem. Many of the companies does not secure an adequate level of producer deliveries of organic matter into the…

4. Oral · In-Person

   Leaves’ response from Woody Species as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution

   Lacramioara Carmen Ivanescu · Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania

   We are presenting the results of our research on 20 both spontaneous and cultivated woody species (Gymnosperms and Angyosperms) found near several industrial areas in Romania: Borzesti, Bacau county where the pollutants…

5. Oral · In-Person

   A novel ubiquitin-independent role of MATH-BTB protein family in RNA-directed DNA methylation

   Dunja Leljak Levanic · Faculty of Science University of Zagreb, Croatia

   MATH-BTB protein family is encoded by the genomes of nearly all eukaryotes. The best known function of MATH BTB proteins is their role as substrate-specific adaptors of cullin3-based E3 ligases in the ubiquitin…

6. Oral · In-Person

   How much can some wild plant species accumulate chemical elements and why is this important to us?

   Zvjezdana Stancic · University of Zagreb, Croatia

   During 2014, the wild plant species were collected along the railways in northwestern Croatia. In habitats with different management types (under more or less influence of railway traffic), the seven most common…

7. Oral · In-Person

   Agro-morphological changes caused by the accumulation of lead in Corchorus olitorius, a leafy vegetable with phytoremediation properties

   Nontuthuko Rosemary Ntuli · University of Zululand, South Africa

   Lead (Pb) can enter food chain through the consumption of contaminated plants and can cause serious health issues. However, research on how Pb accumulation affects morphology of leafy vegetables in the country is…

8. Poster · In-Person

   Phenolic profile and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous seed extract of date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

   Hadjer Chenini Bendiab · Mostaganem University, Algeria

   Different diseases provide multiple examples of inflammatory reactions, this process is very variable depending on theiretiology. Usually steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs treat the inflammation…

9. Poster · In-Person

   Biological features of Maclura pomifera (Rafin.) Schneider in the southern European part of Russia

   Tatyana Latsko · Moscow State University, Russian Federation

   Maclura Orange was introduced into the Russian southern regions in the middle of the nineteenth century. At first it grew on the southern coast of the Crimea near Yalta, and in the middle of the twentieth century the…

10. Oral · In-Person

    Effect of exogenous treatment with nitric oxide (NO) on redox homeostasis in barley seedlings (Hordeum vulgare L.) under copper stress

    Marouane Ben Massoud · University College Cork, Ireland

    The present research investigates the protective mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) in regulating tolerance to Cu-induced toxicity in shoots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). After 10 days, treatment with 200 μM CuCl2 caused…

11. Poster · In-Person

    Preliminary data regarding the karyotype of some spontaneous medicinal plants from North-East of Romania

    Gabriela Vochita · NIRDBS, branch Institute of Biological Research Iasi, Romania

    The karyotype studies represent the first and useful step that provides the cyto-taxonomic status of the species in order to establish the phylogeny. With this technique it may be possible to discover installation of…

12. Poster · In-Person

    Applications of the (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate in agriculture

    Celia Paya Montes · Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Spain

    In response to biotic stress, plants synthesize defense proteins and metabolites. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) belong to this defensive compounds group. Some esters of (Z)-3-hexenol were identified to be…

13. Poster · In-Person

    Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Vaccinium myrtillus L. fruits extract: characterization of particles and study of fungi effect

    Oprica Lacramioara · Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania

    The production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits extract was studied. The aqueous 10mM AgNO3 solution when subjected to V. myrtillus extract was bio-reduced and ensued in…

14. Oral · In-Person

    Impact of Air Pollution on Environment and Human Health

    Sushan Chowhan · Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture,, Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is an overpopulated country with a population density of greater than 1200/km2; and current ranking is 8th in the world. To feed the continuously increasing mouths there’s a big challenge ahead to create…

15. Oral · Virtual

    Development of Disease and Insect Resistant Capsicums

    Benigno Villalon · Texas A & M University, United States

    Viruses are ultramicroscopic particles of different shapes and sizes that can only be observed under an electron microscope. They are made up of genetic RNA (ribonucleic acid) and or DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) bundles…

16. Oral · Virtual

    Breeding (peppers) from a farmer’s perspective

    Edward Curry Owner · Curry Farms, United States

    Growth of the green/ red chile industry in the United States has significantly increased in the last 40 years. Phil Villa, Evert Wood, and Dr. Ben Villalon, were working simultaneously, to improve yield, flavor, size…

17. Poster · In-Person

    Molecular study of several taxa of the genus Iris L. based on SSR markers and chloroplast DNA barcodes – phylogenetic implications

    Tim Weber · Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    Iris L. is a very diverse genus with over 300 taxa distributed worldwide. It is an important horticultural genus of vascular plants long present in European wild habitats and home gardens. Recently, several species have…

1. Keynote · In-Person

   New trends in table grapes breeding

   Manuel Tornel Martinez · Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario, Spain

   About thirty years ago, table grape growers grew traditional grapes with seeds, soft texture and low productivity. Currently, the main characteristics are seedless grapes, crunchy texture, good color and extraordinary…

2. Oral · In-Person

   Regulation of plasmodesmata-mediated phloem unloading in roots

   Dawei Yan · Henan University, China

   In plants, the products of photosynthesis such as sucrose are loaded in source organs and delivered to sink organs by phloem. However, the following unloading process in sink is still unclear. Previously our…

3. Oral · In-Person

   Morphological changes induced by the inoculation of rhizospheric microorganisms in Prunus and Pyrus in vitro plantlets obtained by embryo rescue

   Daniel Cantabella · IRTA, Spain

   The present study shows results concerning changes in root morphology and plant growth on in vitro growing plantlets induced by the application of rhizospheric microorganisms, isolated from Pyrus and Prunus contaminated…

4. Oral · In-Person

   Phenolic compounds of plants as bioactive for the cosmetic industry

   Valter Henrique Marinho dos Santos · University of Vale do Sapucai (Univas), Spain

   The use of natural actives for the formulation of cosmetic is increasingly gaining prominence. The last decades have registered a growing interest in products under the label of “natural” and in the case of…

5. Oral · In-Person

   Role of the strigolactones under drought in tomato

   Ivan Visentin · University of Turin, Italy

   Strigolactones (SL) are a class of plant hormones with various functions in plant development and in the interaction with (micro) organisms in the rhizosphere. As developmental regulators the SLs control above- and…

6. Oral · In-Person

   Multivariate geostatistical approach to assess the spatial occurrence of trace heavy metals in Crisuri Basin

   Oprea Cristiana · Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Federation

   The Crisuri Basin, with a total length of 1093 km among which 670 km in Romania, is monitored throughout 18 stations. The pollution indicators as dissolved organic substances, biochemical consumption of oxygen, ammonia…

7. Oral · In-Person

   Chemical characterization and evaluation of biological activity of Microsorum scolopendria sp on a cellular damage model in vitro induced by opportunist pathogen

   Leda Guzman Maluenda · Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile

   In Chile, plants or natural extracts are used for therapeutic purposes based on an ancestral knowledge, but without solid scientific basis as the chemical composition, biological activity or adverse effects. In Rapa…

8. Oral · In-Person

   Bioresources, fungicides and SAR chemicals in integrated management of Alternaria branch rot of carnation

   Sunita Chandel · Dr.Y.S.P University of Horticulture and Forestry, India

   Alternaria branch rot or leaf spot of carnation was reported as a serious disease in carnation during 2016-17 in Himachal Pradesh-India causing maximum disease severity of 26.25% in Chail of Solan district. The symptoms…

9. Oral · In-Person

   Evaluation of the antifungal activity of olive leaf extracts against filamentous fungi of stored soft wheat

   F Sahir Halouane · Universite M'Hamed Bougara Boumerdes UMBB, Algeria

   Olive tree leaves (Oleaeuropeae.) were suited in order to valorize the one of the medicinal plants from the Algerian flora, growing spontaneously in the Blida region, Algeria.This study aims mainly to assess the…

10. Oral · In-Person

    Use of artichoke waste as a source of coagulant enzymatic extracts as an alternative to animal rennet in the development of cheeses

    Hamma Faradji Samia · University of Bejaia, Algeria

    The gradual decline in availability of rennet excretion of calf rennet destined for the cheese industry, and the increase in protein requirements in the diet have led to a strong demand for cheese products (ROTONEL et…

11. Oral · In-Person

    Effects of Biozyme T. F., A Plant Hormone on Growth and Yield in Glycine max

    Joseph Nana Annan · University of Education, Ghana

    The effect of a new plant regulator, Biozyme T.F. (Giz) was evaluated on soybean ( Glycine max var. TGX 336 02D). Pot-grown soybeans were treated with foliar sprays of 0.5 PPT and 1.0 PPT concentrations of the growth…

12. Oral · Virtual

    Ahead of their time: Women pioneers in plant biology

    Danijela Poljuha · Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Croatia

    Alien species invasion is recognised as one of the most severe and challenging global environmental threats. Introduced species may become invasive and displace native species, modify habitats, change community…

13. Oral · Virtual

    Plant species and humans in Urban settings

    Valasia Iakovoglou · UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect, International Hellenic University, Greece

    In urban settings, plants substantially contribute in improving our lives mainly by enhancing the aesthetic value and cleaning the air. In addition, plants also result in increasing property value. Nonetheless, wrong…

14. Poster · Virtual

    The use of biological preparations based on strains of nodule bacteria on the productivity of alfalfa in Central Yakutia

    Iakovleva Maria Timofeevna · Yakut Research Institute of Agriculture, Russian Federation

    The influence of strains of nodule bacteria, associative rhizobacteria and isolated active strains that increase the yield of alfalfa and improve the quality of the stern have been studied under the condition of Central…

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