Agrochemicals Webinar | Feature Reviews in Agrochemicals: Innovative and Sustainable Approaches for Modern Agriculture
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1st Agrochemicals Webinar
Feature Reviews in Agrochemicals: Innovative and Sustainable Approaches for Modern Agriculture
Welcome to the webinar “Feature Reviews in Agrochemicals: Innovative and Sustainable Approaches for Modern Agriculture”, organized by MDPI.
This webinar aims to provide an overview of innovative and sustainable approaches in modern agriculture, focusing on environmentally friendly crop protection strategies, weed management, agroecology and the valorization of agricultural by-products. The invited speakers will share their recent research findings and perspectives on sustainable agricultural systems and agrochemical applications. We are pleased to welcome researchers, academics, professionals and students interested in sustainable agriculture and environmental chemistry.
We hope this webinar will stimulate scientific discussion and encourage future collaborations in the field of agrochemicals and sustainable farming practices. Thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoy the webinar.
Date: 23 June 2026
Time: 10:00 am CEST | 4:00 pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 838 1018 8767
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Christos Athanassiou
Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece;
Christos Athanassiou serves since 2010 as a Professor of Entomology at the University of Thessaly, Greece. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1999, he has worked in different research institutes in US and Europe. His research is focused on insect biology and detection, and implementation strategies of chemical and non-chemical control in pest management programs for field, stored-product protection, forest pests, but also on edible insects. Prof. Athanassiou has published over 500 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals, with more than 500 conference presentations, along with 2 books and 14 book chapters. He has participated in the development of several products that are now commercially available. He has received multiple awards from different organizations (OECD, Fulbright etc.), and has served in different international organizations (FAO, European Bank for Research and Development, EISMEA etc.). He is a coordinator, PI/coPi is >120 resarch projects funded by different sources (Horizon Europe, PRIMA, LIFE, USDA, NIFA etc.).
Dr. Aurelio Scavo
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy;
Aurelio Scavo, Ph.D in Agricultural, Food and Enviromental Science in 2019 at the University of Catania, is a researcher in Agronomy and Crop Science and teacher of “Field crops” and “Forage systems” at the Department of Veterinary Sciences from the University of Messina.
He has been involved in several national and international research projects related to cover cropping, weed management, allelopathy, agronomical and technical practices for improving crop productivity in the Mediterranean area. He is winner of prestigious awards and recognitions.
He presented scientific oral communications in several national and international scientific conferences, also under invitation. He is Associate Editor for the scientific journal Frontiers in Agronomy, sections Weed management and Agroecological cropping systems.
Dr. Aurelio Scavo is author of more than 90 scientific contributions, including 57 peer-review articles (WoS / SCOPUS), H-index 23 and 1737 citations.
"Feature Reviews in Agrochemicals"
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Christos G. Athanassiou and Assoc. Prof. Cristina Abbate
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027