Plant Biotechnology and Engineering examines technologies used to improve plants, develop valuable products, and address agricultural, environmental, and industrial challenges. The session includes genetic engineering, genome editing, tissue culture, plant transformation, synthetic biology, molecular farming, nanobiotechnology, and plant-derived bioproducts.
Abstracts on laboratory research, technology development, product innovation, field applications, and commercial translation are invited. The session brings together plant biotechnologists, genetic engineers, tissue-culture specialists, industry researchers, entrepreneurs, academicians, and students.
Title : Preventing/minimizing development of resistance in fungal plant pathogens to fungicides
Mohammad Babadoost, University of Illinois, United States
Title : Mycorrhizae and their role in climate resilience in agricultural systems
Mary Cole, The University of Melbourne, Australia