The full GPB 2022 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote
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…
- Keynote
Alien invasive plants as food and phytopharmaceuticals
Danijela Poljuha · Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Croatia
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…
- Keynote
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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, Viet Nam
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process for sustainable environmental plant biology and biotechnology towards sustainable biotechnological development
Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer · Techno-Economic-Environmental Study and Check Consultancy Services, 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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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.…
- Oral · In-Person
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…
- Oral · In-Person
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.…
- Keynote
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…
Day 2
- Keynote
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…
- Keynote
Save water while enhancing restoration success under the challenges of climate change
Valasia Iakovoglou · UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect, International Hellenic University, Greece
Increased aridity levels is one of the predicted climatic alterations. Restoration efforts particularly in the semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean region pose many obstacles that associates with higher frequency and…
- Keynote
Field-grown soybean responses to stink bugs attack
Jorge Zavala · University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Soybean ( Glycine max L.) is the world’s most widely grown seed legume. One of the most important pests that decrease seeds quality and reduce yield of soybean crops is the southern green stink bug ( Nezara viridula ).…
- Oral · In-Person
Influence of the height of the growing place on the yield and quality of flower seeds on shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) In yogyakarta province
Tri Martini · Indonesia Agency of Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Indonesia
Yogyakarta Special Region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta/DIY) with its specialty has the potential of a large area, with a diversity of elevations, ranging from highlands to lowlands or land on the coast in the height…
- Oral · In-Person
Yield stability and prospect of anthocyanins corn in Indonesia
Muhamad Yasin Hasanul Gaffar · Research staf of ICERI, Indonesia
Anthocyanins held to increase of human health. The origin of anthocyanins corn is from Mesoamerica it is a pigment that give color of purple to black may affect to anticipated of viral (virus), cholesterol, heart…
- Oral · In-Person
Antioxidant Activity and Microencapsulation of the extract enriched in fruit anthocianins (peel and pulp) from Crysophyllum cainito L
Valter Henrique Marinho dos Santos · University of Vale do Sapucai (Univas), Spain
The secondary metabolites are natural compounds that are produced by plants that have as main objective protect plants from biotic and abiotic stresses, besides great nutritional values and pharmacological for human…
- Oral · In-Person
CRISPR regulation of plant microbiota : A review
Bahadir Torun · Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
Humans and probiotic bacteria are inseparable for thousands of years. They help us process nutrients better, fight pathogens, and more. Just like us plants have mutualistic relationship with microorganisms. It is well…
- Oral · In-Person
Immunostimulatory Phytochemicals from Pseudo Cereals
Remya Mohanraj · Houston Community College, United States
Phytochemicals found in plants, play a significant role in contributing to the wellbeing of human populations and from time immemorial, we have been consuming a large number of these phytocompounds as part of our diet.…
- Oral · In-Person
The changes in floss properties, seed germination and protein expression of Calotropis procera in response to natural and artificial fruit dehiscence
Ali Hassan Ibrahim · Port Said University, Egypt
A technique was established, based on artificial fruit dehiscence, to collect seeds and silk fibers of C. procera without any loss. The seeds and floss obtained by this method were compared with those collected…
- Oral · In-Person
Phytochemical studies of the flora of Central Asia, development of cell technologies for endemic species and prospects for the use of plant metabolites in agriculture
Shamansur Sagdullaev · Academy of Science of Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Medicinal plants of Central Asia are an extremely important part of the biological resources of the region. The Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan is one…
- Oral · In-Person
Bioproducts: An alternative in Cuban agriculture
Eulalia J Gomez Santiesteban · Cuban Research Institute of Sugarcane Derivatives (ICIDCA), Cuba
In Cuba, an eminently agricultural country, the application of modern biotechnology techniques to obtain bioproducts (biopesticides, biofertilizers and biostimulants), within the practices of sustainable agriculture and…
- Oral · In-Person
Association mapping for fiber quality in upland cotton
Khezir Hayat Bhatti · Central Cotton Research Institute, Pakistan
The genetics of high quality lint is complex which hinders the breeding progress towards for achieving the high lint yield and quality. Integration of DNA markers for selecting the desirable cotton plants producing the…
- Oral · In-Person
Association mapping for fiber quality in upland cotton
Rao Sohail Ahmad Khan · Center of Agriculture Biochemistry and Biotechnology University of Agriculture, Pakistan
The genetics of high quality lint is complex which hinders the breeding progress towards for achieving the high lint yield and quality. Integration of DNA markers for selecting the desirable cotton plants producing the…
- Oral · In-Person
Harnessing melatonin and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) competency to mollify Cd toxicity in B. junea L
Tamanna Bhardwaj · Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Microbes of phytomicrobiome are related to plant tissues and in association with plants form the holobiont. Beneficial microorganisms include those that establish synergistic associations with plant roots in order to…
- Oral · In-Person
Prebreeding and germplasm enhancement in chickpea: A way forward for pulse sustainability
Chellapilla Bharadwaj · ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India
Precise phenotyping and expensive phenotyping platforms have been a bottleneck for chickpea improvement, recent advances in genomics technologies and the availability of ample genotyping platforms have made the cost of…
- Poster · In-Person
Polyploidy and adaptations to environmental stress: physiological, biochemical and genomic determinants of tolerance in citrus polyploid rootstocks
Bonnin Marie · University of Corsica, France
The Mediterranean basin is one of the main citrus production areas in the world. It ranks third behind China and Brazil. In the heart of the Mediterranean, Corsica is located at the northern limit of the citrus…
- Poster · 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 CuCl 2…
Day 3
- Keynote
Features of restoration of disturbed pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.) in the European north of Russia
Vasily Trofimovich Yarmishko · Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
The features of restoration of disturbed lichen-green-mossy pine forests ( Pinus sylvestris L.) of III-IV age classes in deforestation and burning in the Kola North (Russia) were studied. It is established that the…
- Keynote
Modern techniques for walnut propagation - hot callus, epicotyl grafting and water nutrient solution system
Stefan Gandev · Fruit Growing Institute, Bulgaria
Three modern techniques for walnut propagation are considered - hot callus, epicotyl grafting and water nutrient solution system. The presented results aim to compare the above methods, as well as to give the relevant…
- Oral · In-Person
Subabul (leucaena leucocephala) clonal forestry : A path forward for solution of fibre resource development to paper industries in India
O P Shukla · JK Paper Ltd, India
India is one of the major producers / consumers of Paper and Pulp products (4% of global share). Approximately one fourth of its raw material has been wood based and from the years nineteen eighties onwards, there has…
- Oral · In-Person
The influence of Black carbon and Biostimulant: Emerging adsorbent substrates for amelioration of metal toxicity in tomato seedlings
Kamini Devi · Guru Nanak Dev University, India
With the advancement of industries and agriculture technologies, there is inexorable upsurge in the metals and agriwaste pollutants which freely infiltrate the food chain which is hazardous for sound ecosystem. Current…
- Oral · In-Person
Emerging nematode problems of crops in India
Davabhai Jethabhai Patel · Anand Agricultural university, India
Phytonematodes are ubiquitous browsers of crop roots. About 3000(10 % of 30,000 parasites identified so far)plant parasitic nematodes attack different agricultural and horticultural crops and induce about US Dollars 524…
- Oral · In-Person
Comparative metagenomic analysis of fungal diversity in Argemone mexicana from different regions of Northeast India
Pooja Singh · Amity University, India
Argemone mexicana is considered as an essential plant in India with immense medicinal properties. The plant sap contains a lot of secondary metabolites, which is used exhaustively in traditional medicine. A. mexicana is…
- Oral · In-Person
Improving seed germination and seedling growth of maize (Zea mays, L.) seed by soaking in water and moringa oleifera leaf extract
Abeer Abdelaty Ahmed Mohammed · Agriculture Research Center, Egypt
This experiment was carried out to evaluate the optimal soaking duration(12, 16 and 20 hours) and using Moringa leaves extract which was (0.25, 0.5 and 1.00 g). Results showed that using Moringa leaf extract at a…
- Oral · In-Person
G. tomentosum genome and interspecific ultra-dense genetic maps reveal genomic structures and flowering depression in cotton
Chao Shen · Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China
The high-quality reference-grade genome for Gossupium tomentosum can greatly promote the progress in biological research and introgression breeding for the mainly cultivated species, G. hirsutum. Here, we report a…
- Keynote
Phytophthora blight (Phytophthora capsici): A serious threat to pepper and cucurbit production
Mohammad Babadoost · University of Illinois, United States
Phytophthora blight, caused by oomycete Phytophthora capsici, is a serious threat to production of peppers and cucurbits worldwide. P. capsici can infect pepper plants at all growth stages, causing seedling death, root…
- Keynote
The halophyte Salicornia bigelovii and the interaction with plant growth promoting bacteria: A model of interaction of plant-microorganism in deserts areas
Edgar Omar Rueda Puente · Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
The halophyte Salicornia bigelovii is vegetal with high potential to be improved in the deserts and sea costs of the northwest in México; however, its productivity depend of the nitrogen aportation, and others macro and…
- Oral · In-Person
Blueberry leaves, an alternative source of polyphenolic compounds
Bianca Eugenia Vodnar · Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
The berries of Vaccinum corymbosum L. represent a rich source of polyphenolic compounds, which are known for their biological activities and their contributions to a healthy diet. The blueberry leaves are the main…
- Oral · In-Person
Antioxidant and bioautography of medicinal plants Eugenia jambolana and Asparagus racemosus
Aparna B Gunjal · Dr. D.Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce and Science College, India
Medicinal plants represent a rich source of antimicrobial agents. Plants are used medicinally as a source of important drugs. The present work deals with antioxidant activity and bioautography of plant extracts viz.…
- Oral · In-Person
Precision farming - A scientific approach for enhancing soil and crop health
Abdul Hakkim · Kerala Agricultural University, India
Precision agriculture is defined as the art and science of utilizing advanced technologies for enhancing crop production and minimizing potential environmental pollution / degradation. Precision farming, which is also…
- Oral · In-Person
Study of genetic diversity in char land chilli
Md Noor Alam Chowdhury · Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh
The experiment was conducted at Spices Research Centre, Shibganj, Bogra during 2015-2016 with a view to study the genetic diversity and selection of suitable genotype for future breeding program. Ninety five chilli…
- Oral · In-Person
Evaluation of prion-like proteins synthesis of the plant under influence stress factors
Namik Rashydov · Institute Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine
The prion-like proteins have a unique biochemical memory through destructive self-organizing changes of conformation and function. They have a general biological nature, and their behavior was widely studied in mammals…
- Oral · In-Person
Soil microbiome and resistome in agroecosystems of medicinal plants
Lyudmyla Symochko · Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance as a serious threat to human health across the world. Enrofloxacin belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics that have been intensively used…
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