Keynote Presentation
Title : Structural properties of the ABA signaling network defines the evolutionary success of the system
Sandhya Samarasinghe, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Stomatal closure, the most rapid physiological response in plant leaves to drought stress, is the means by which plants prevent water loss and avoid desiccation of their cells. Guard cell signalling network is a complex and an evolutionarily well conserved system organized to con [....] » Read More
Title : Embryo rescue in mediterranean table grapes
Manuel Tornel Martinez, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario, Spain
The embryo rescue technique has been widely applied to embryo germination of stenospermic grapesin breeding programmes. In the stenospermocarpic genotype, the embryo abort after fertilization during development, so the selection of the sampling time and the growth medium are the [....] » Read More
Title : Alien invasive plants as food and phytopharmaceuticals
Danijela Poljuha, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Croatia (Hrvatska)
The economic cost of ecological damages caused by invasive alien plant species (IAPS) is significant, but IAPS also have significant social, economic, landscape and ecological value and provide a range of ecosystem services. Some positive aspects of IAPS are their possible use as [....] » Read More
Title : Epigenetics and in vitro propagation of horticultural crop
Samir C Debnath, St. Johns Research and Development Centre, Canada
The in vitro propagation to produce true-to-type plants are now well accepted worldwide for commercial propagation and production of horticultural crops. Fruits and vegetables contain valuable bioactive components that play significant role in anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-ulcer [....] » Read More
Title : The science of nutritional foods for health and other wellness information about Cardiovascular diseases and Cancers
Benigno Villalon, Texas A & M University, United States
The USA wastes over $3.5 trillion trying to keep its sick citizens from dying, but they still die too soon. The obesity and diabetes rates in our country have reached tsunamic proportions. A weak immune system results in many human diseases (heart, hypertension, high blood sugar, [....] » Read More
Title : Modeling and phenotyping canopy photosynthesis for higher crop yield potential
Qingfeng Song, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Canopy photosynthesis is the integral of photosynthesis of all the above ground parts of plant canopy. Canopy photosynthetic efficiency is a major determinant to biomass production and crop yield potential. The microclimate and photosynthetic properties of different leaves in a c [....] » Read More
Title : Soil enzymes and microbial communities as soil quality indicators in organic and good agriculture practices under fruit orchard management in Northern Thailand
Jiraporn Inthasan, Maejo University, Thailand
The Northern Thailand is one of the locations where fruit crops have long been grown, for many decades. At this present, organic farming and good agriculture practices (GAP) are considered for improving yield and quality as sustainable practices to reduce environmenta [....] » Read More
Title : Importance of fast-growing Australian Acacia in Vietnam: real opportunities for developing/formulating effective bio-inoculants for a production of healthy and vigorous seedlings
Didier Lesueur, CIRAD - The Alliance CIAT & Bioversity - Deakin University, Vietnam
International funding agencies had put a lot of effort for financially supporting projects aiming the production of high-performing hybrids of Australian Acacias in Vietnam. The main consequence is the significant surface of forests covered by these hybrids across the country (ma [....] » Read More
Title : Molecular genetics control of polyphenolic compounds synthesis in barley: Revealing the genes and their functions
Olesya Shoeva, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Phenolic compounds are plant secondary metabolites with important functions in plant physiology. In barley, flavonoids belonging to this group are synthesized in grain envelopes and influence significantly the quality of barley grain and its application. For example, proanthocyan [....] » Read More
Title : Hot water and plant extract application in eradicating seed borne and field infection of Septoria leaf spot (Septoria lycopersici Speg ) infecting tomato and improving seed
Sunita Chandel, Dr.Y.S.P University of Horticulture and Forestry, India
Septoria leaf spot of tomato (Septoria lycopersici Speg.) is a most devastating foliar pathogen infecting tomatoes world over. The disease produces symptoms with onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, India as small, water soaked, circular to angular spots, with dark brown margins [....] » Read More
Title : Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process for sustainable environmental plant biology and biotechnology towards sustainable biotechnological development
Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer, Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development, India
Objectives: The objective of this investigation was to establish strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process in plant biology and biotechnology for the sustainable biotechnological development which could dominance biotechnological, economic and environmental factors in the [....] » Read More
Title : Morpho- Physiological disorders of in vitro grown plants and their acclimatization
B N Hazarika, Central Agricultural University, India
The benefit of any in vitro propagation only fully realized if there is successful transfer of plantlets from tissue-culture vessels to ex vitro conditions. A substantial number of micropropagated plants do not survive on transfer from in vitro conditions to greenhouse or field e [....] » Read More
Title : Anthocyanin biofortified, antioxidants rich colored wheat is a new research trend
Monika Garg, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, India
Background: Wheat is a vital, staple, preferred, favored, and choicest energy source in many parts of the world due to the unique processing quality attributed to gluten that helps cooking it to bread, biscuit, pasta, noodles, etc. Colored wheat adds nutritional and functional he [....] » Read More
Title : Adaptive and productive potential and hormone balance
Vaschenko Victor, Elets State University, Russian Federation
The theory of organogenesis from the initial cell of a whole plant and a method for considering the effect on apical dominance as the initiation of an adaptive, productive potential. shows the responsiveness of initial cells from treatment with homoproducers and mineral elements [....] » Read More
Title : Biological and chemical characterization of Schinus molle leaf and flower extracts
Elisa Ovidi, Tuscia University, Italy
Plant secondary metabolites are produced and used by organisms for defending or adapting purposes to the environment. Since long time, natural products have been used by humans as healing agents and still today they are the most important source of new potential therapeutic prepa [....] » Read More
Title : Alleviation of water deficit effects on photosynthesis by phosphate foliar fertilization
Carlos Pimentel, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phosphorus is also an essential element for photosynthetic energy production and carbohydrate transport because there is an anti-port system with inorganic phosphorus (Pi) and triose-P in chloroplast membranes. Therefore, even under mild water deficit, a decrease in sink demand f [....] » Read More
Title : Accumulation of kaempferol-derived flavonols dramatically impairs seed coat development and seed longevity
Regina Ninoles Rodenes, Institute of plant molecular and cell biology, Spain
Seed longevity is defined as the total time span during which seeds remain viable. As seeds constitute the main system for plant propagation, increasing their longevity is a major challenge for the conservation of plant biodiversity and for crop success. In order to optimize thei [....] » Read More
Title : Differential composition of epicuticular waxes in wild and domesticated barley affects leaf physiology and plant-Herbivore interactions
Hagai Cohen, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an important agricultural cereal crop, however due to extensive breeding, domesticated cultivars are characterized with altered physiology and partial/complete loss of stress tolerance. Herein, we investigated whether differential compositions of epicu [....] » Read More