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The 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy
The 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Agronomy series
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
22 September 2025
22 October 2025
Biostimulation, Digital Agriculture, Croop Breeding, Climate-Resilient Crops, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant Physiology, Crop Health, Agricultural Robotics, Irrigation and Water Use
Announcements
The conference will begin on Monday and will be held from 15–18 December!
All conference sessions will be virtual on Zoom. Registered attendees should have received unique Zoom links to attend the conference. If you have not received any Zoom links the day before the conference, please check your spam folder or contact us at iecag2025@mdpi.com
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Welcome from the Chair
Dear colleagues, distinguished agronomists, and plant scientists,
We are thrilled to welcome you to the upcoming 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2025), proudly sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395, Impact Factor 3.4). In line with our commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, this electronic conference provides a unique platform for researchers to showcase their work, discuss groundbreaking findings, and engage in meaningful conversations with fellow experts.
This virtual conference will be held on www.sciforum.net, a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize and provide technical support for electronic conferences. The virtual format offers the distinct advantage of eliminating the need for travel and its associated expenses, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the conference without any logistical constraints.
Key Themes: The conference will span various key themes, including the following:
- Biostimulation and Biocontrol Strategies;
- Breeding and Selection Technologies;
- "New" Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change;
- Crop Water and Nutrient Management;
- Crop Biotic Interactions;
- Basic Plant Science;
- Precision and Digital Agriculture;
- Sustainable Farming Systems and Soil Management.
We are pleased to inform you that participation in this conference is entirely free of charge for both authors and attendees. The accepted abstracts will be published for free in MDPI’s Biology and Life Sciences Forum. Extended versions of the accepted abstracts can be published in a Special Issue of Agronomy: Selected Papers from the 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2025) with a 15% discount on the article processing charge (ISSN: 2073-4395). Both abstracts and Special Issue submissions will go through the standard peer review process. However, paper submission is not a requirement for active conference participation. The best oral presentation and best poster awards will receive an award of CHF 200, along with an offer to publish an extended paper for free, in the Special Issue of Agronomy.
We encourage you to explore the conference platform and guidelines provided in advance for a seamless experience. Should you have any queries or require assistance, our dedicated support team is available to ensure your participation is smooth and rewarding.
We look forward to engaging in exciting discussions and hearing new ideas and perspectives from experts in the field. All participants are welcome to join the online conference and contribute to the vibrant intellectual exchange that makes events like IECAG 2025 truly exceptional.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity (COMAV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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Program Overview
IECAG 2025 Program (DAY1)
IECAG 2025 Day 1
S5. Crop Biotic Interactions
Date: 15th December 2025 (Monday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
|
09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Event Chair |
| 09:10-09:20 | Dr. José David Flores-Félix (US, Spain) |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:20-09:50 |
Prof. Dr. Jorge Poveda Arias |
Agricultural Exploitation of the Trichoderma hamatum-Brassica Crops Interaction as a Biotechnological Tool for Nutraceutical and Defensive Improvement |
| Oral Presentations | S5. Crop Biotic Interactions | |
| 09:50-10:05 | Yves Bertin Ngamaleu Kamgoue (UGG, India) Selected Speaker |
Antimicrobial Activity of Three Pleurotus Species Cultivated in Gujarat, India: A Comparative Study |
| 10:05-10:20 | Abdelhamid Ennoury (UAE, Morocco) Selected Speaker |
Bioherbicide Potential of the Aqueous Extract of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris: Phytotoxic Effect on the Growth of Sinapis alba |
|
10:20-10:35 |
Adrián Sapiña-Solano (UPV, Spain) Selected Speaker |
Biotic Interactions Modulating Stress Tolerance in Lablab purpureus |
| 10:35-10:50 |
Wilbert Tigere Mutezo |
Genome-wide Association Mapping for Striga Resistance, Secondary Metabolites and Nutritional Composition Related Traits in Sorghum. |
| 10:50-11:05 | Mian Muhammad Ahmed (UT, China) Selected Speaker |
Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Insights into Root Exudate-Driven Recruitment of Beneficial Microbes under Pathogen Stress in Tomato and Citrus |
| 11:05-11:20 | Yehoram Leshem (GRI, Israel) Selected Speaker |
MicroRNAs from Pear Stigma Exudates—The Next Generation of Anti-Fire Blight Agents? |
| 11:20-14:00 | Break |
S6. Basic Plant Science
Date: 15th December 2025 (Monday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
IECAG 2025 Program (DAY2)
IECAG 2025 Day 2
S1. Biostimulation and Biocontrol Strategies
Date: 16th December 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
|
09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Monica Boscaiu |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 09:10-09:40 | Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente (UPV, Spain) Keynote Speaker |
Harnessing Biostimulants to Enhance Crop Adaptation to Climate Change |
| 09:40-10:10 | Professor Alessandra Carrubba (UP, Italy) Keynote Speaker |
Scientific Innovation in Biostimulation and Biocontrol: Bridging Mechanisms and Applications for the Future of Sustainable Agriculture |
| Oral Presentations | S1. Biostimulation and Biocontrol Strategies | |
| 10:10-10:25 | Sabrine Soltane (UMKB, Algeria) Selected Speaker |
Ethnobotanical Meta-Screening of Dual-Action Allelopathic Biostimulants: From Traditional Mediterranean Knowledge to Precision Bioformulations |
| 10:25-10:40 | Eva Sánchez-Hernández (UV, Spain) Selected Speaker |
Molecular Characterization and Bioactivity Assessment of Ghost Pepper Metabolites: Novel Approaches for Sustainable Pathogen Control in Horticultural Systems |
|
10:40-10:55 |
Brandon Anthony Itza (UNP, Taiwan) Selected Speaker |
Biostimulation Effects of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Spent Mushroom Compost on Maize Drought Tolerance |
| 10:55-11:10 |
Clarisse Brígido |
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Three Pseudomonas Strains Reveals Biosynthetic Potential Underlying Antifungal Activity Against Phytopathogens |
| 11:10-11:25 | František Vráb (TC, Slovakia) Selected Speaker |
Plant Extracts as Dual-Action Agents: Biostimulation and Biocontrol Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production |
| 11:25-11:40 | Eduardo Florez Martinez (USM, Peru) Selected Speaker |
Saponins as Sustainable Agrochemicals: Extraction and Recovery from Chenopodium quinoa Residues for Crop Protection |
| 11:40-14:00 | Break |
S2. Breeding and Selection Technologies
Date: 16th December 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
IECAG 2025 Program (DAY3)
IECAG 2025 Day 3
S7. Precision and Digital Agriculture
Date: 17th December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
|
09:00-09:10 |
Dr. Yongliang Qiao |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:10-09:40 | Professor Jay Wang (UM, Canada) Keynote Speaker |
AI-Enhanced Field Robotics for Agriculture |
| 09:40-10:10 | Dr. Huajian Liu (UA, Australia) Keynote Speaker |
Detection of Net Blotch Disease of Barley Using UAV-Based RGB and Multispectral Imagery |
| 10:10-10:40 | Dr. Dong Zhou (UN, China) Keynote Speaker |
Key Technology Integration and Innovation in Field-Perceiving Robotic Systems |
| 10:40-11:00 | Dr. Giuseppe Ferrara (UB, Italy) Invited Speaker |
Agrivoltaic: Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Areas |
| Oral Presentations | S7. Precision and Digital Agriculture | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Guofeng Yang (UZ, China) Selected Speaker |
Integrating Corrected and Reconstructed Climate Data and Multiple-Crop-Model Output to Improve Wheat Yield Prediction under Climate Change |
| 11:15-11:30 | Franchette Amabelle Guzman Castillon (URT, Philippines) Selected Speaker |
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Agricultural Sugarcane Areas in La Granja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines During Different Phenological Stages |
|
11:30-11:45 |
Venkadesh Samykannu |
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecological Health in Punjab (2001–2023): Integrated Remote Sensing Approach for Sustainable Paddy Cultivation |
| 11:45-12:00 |
Rhea Mae Perito |
Sustainable Mango Production through Innovative and Community-based Management: The Mango Tayo! Model |
| 12:00-12:15 | Yordanis Garcia Dousat (UM, Chile) Selected Speaker |
Unsupervised Learning and Geostatistics for Vineyard Management Zone Delineation: Integrating PCA, Clustering, and Kriging in Chile’s Maule Valleys |
| 12:15-12:30 | Lhou Beniken (RCK, Morocco) Selected Speaker |
Enhancing water efficiency and sustainability in Morocco’s citrus orchards using soil moisture sensors and plastic mulch |
| 12:30-14:00 | Break |
S8. Sustainable Farming Systems and Soil Management
Date: 17th December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Professor Peter Gregory |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:40 |
Prof. Dr. Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura |
Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (DAKIS): Decision support system for site specific land uses |
| 14:40:15:10 |
Dr. John Kirkegaard |
Incremental Transformation of Agricultural Production: Searching for System Synergies |
| Oral Presentations | S8. Sustainable Farming Systems and Soil Management | |
| 15:10-15:25 | Paulina Książek-Trela (UR, Poland) Selected Speaker |
Four Bacteria, One Mission: Degradation of the Persistent Herbicide Diflufenican |
| 15:25-15:40 | Loreta Esposito (ICEI, Mozambique) Selected Speaker |
Scaling Successional Agroforestry Systems to Build Resilient Food Systems in Mozambique |
| 15:40-15:55 | Seome Michael Swafo (UL, South Africa) Selected Speaker |
Short-Term Nutrient Dynamics in Conservation Agricultural Practices on a Cambisol in a Semi-Arid Region of South Africa |
| 15:55-16:10 | Rafael Olmos Ruiz (UM, Spain) Selected Speaker |
Sustainable Citrus Farming through Aromatic Alley Cropping: Agronomic and Market Benefits |
| 16:10-16:25 | Farid Errouh (UCA, Morocco) Selected Speaker |
Sustainable Use of Organic and Industrial Waste Amendments to Enhance Durum Wheat Productivity and Soil Fertility under Water Scarcity in the Mediterranean Region |
| 16:25-16:40 |
Rachid Mrabet |
Conservation Agriculture as a Global Sustainable Pathway |
IECAG 2025 Program (DAY4)
IECAG 2025 Day 4
S4. Crop Water and Nutrient Management
Date: 18th December 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
|
09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Sofia Pereira and Prof. Dr. Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 09:10-09:40 | Dr. Fernando J. C Magalhães Filho (URGS, Brazil) Keynote Speaker |
Closing the Water–Nutrient Loop: Transforming Sanitation into Agricultural Value |
| 09:40-10:00 | Dr. Davide Farruggia (UP, Italy) Invited Speaker |
Irrigation with Treated Wastewater as Tool to Mitigate the Water Shortage in Semi-Arid Cropping Systems |
| Oral Presentations | S4. Crop Water and Nutrient Management | |
| 10:00-10:15 | T S Pradeep (DA, India) Selected Speaker |
Integrated Nutrient Management for Sustainable Productivity and Profitability of Pigeonpea |
| 10:15-10:30 | Abderrazak Aitbihi (UCA, Morocco) Selected Speaker |
Comparative Effects of a Synthetic hydrogel and a bio-hydrogel on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plants under Water Stress |
|
10:30-10:45 |
Olena Dorosh |
Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Release from Enriched Biochar and Mixture of Biochar and Layered Double Hydroxides |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Anna Nangula Unandapo |
Evaluation of Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Vegetables Grown under Agri-Photovoltaic Systems in North-Central Namibia |
| 11:00-11:15 | Konstantinos Zoukidis (UT, Greece) Selected Speaker |
Growing Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) in a Hydroponic Substrate System under a Range of Saline Waters with the Use of Two Innovative Electronic Devices (MaxGrow and a Generator of Agro-NanoBubbles) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Christina Catherine J (KITS, India) Selected Speaker |
Soil Revitalization and Yield Gains in Chickpea Cultivation through Microbial-Enriched Manures and Nano-Biofertilizers |
| 11:30-14:00 | Break |
S3. "New" Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change
Date: 18th December 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time (CET) |
Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:40 |
Professor Ricardo Mir Moreno |
Turning Salinity into Opportunity: Halophytes as crops in climate change scenario |
| 14:40-15:10 |
Dr. Claudia Jonak |
Diverse Adaptive Stress Responses in the Climate-Resilient Crop Camelina sativa |
| 15:10-15:40 |
Prof. Dr Dimitrios Bilalis |
Novel Crops and Climate Change; The Case of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) |
| 15:40-16:00 |
Dr. Sara di Lonardo |
Harnessing Underutilized Diversity: New Crops and Varieties for Climate Adaptation |
| Oral Presentations | S3. "New" Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Maria Andrea Reyes Reyes (CICP, Colombia) Selected Speaker |
Pleurotus ostreatus (Orellana) as a Sustainable Alternative Crop: Insights from Cultivation and Postharvest Management |
| 16:15-16:30 | Brahim Alayoua (UIZ, Morocco) Selected Speaker |
Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana: Pillar of Deserts and Model of Resilience to Climate Change |
| 16:30-16:45 | Assem Abdelmonem Ahmed Mohamed (ARC, Egypt) Selected Speaker |
Economic Viability of Different Coloured Shade Nets on Water use Efficiency and Nutrients in Keitt Mango |
| 16:45-17:00 | Mahlodi Ramsy Maripa (UTT, South Africa) Selected Speaker |
Selecting 27 Field-Grown Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Symbiotic Performance and Drought Tolerance at Malkerns Research Station, Eswatini |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Ayesha Khan |
The Response of Amaranthaceae Halophytes to Various Hydroponic Solution Salinities |
| 17:15-17:25 |
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente Event Chair |
Closing Remarks |
List of accepted submissions (176)
Event Chair
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity (COMAV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Oscar Vicente was born in 1956, in Madrid (Spain), where he graduated in Biochemistry in 1976 and obtained his PhD in 1983, before spending a three-year postdoctoral period at the Friedich-Miescher Institut, in Basel (Switzerland). In 1988, he moved to the Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Vienna (Austria), where he established and led a research group, to work on pollen development and its biotechnological applications, and on the molecular characterization of pollen allergens and plant MAP kinases. As Assistant Professor, from 1991 to 1996, he was responsible for several courses of Experimental Genetics taught at the Faculty of Sciences. Oscar Vicente returned to Spain in 1996, to join the faculty of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where he is at present Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, teaching different subjects in this area to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biotechnology and Agronomic Engineering. His research interest focuses on the study of plant responses to abiotic stress and stress tolerance mechanisms.
Session Chairs
Dr. Mercedes Verdeguer
Agroforest Mediterranean Institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Prof. Dr. Monica Boscaiu
Agroforest Mediterranean Institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Prof. Dr. Jaime Prohens
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity (COMAV), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Dr. Hélder José Chaves Fraga
Department of Agronomy, CITAB / Inov4Agro, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Sofia Pereira
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Catholic University of Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Dr. José David Flores-Félix
Department of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Dr. Eduardo Guimarães Couto
Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Othmane Merah
Agro-Industrial Chemistry Laboratory (LCA), University of Toulouse, France; Department of Biological Engineering, Paul Sabatier University, France
Dr. Yongliang Qiao
Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Professor Peter Gregory
Emeritus Professor of Global Food Security, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Event Committee Members
Sciences Faculty, University of Porto (FCUP), Portugal and Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESCTEC), Portugal
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry Sciences and Technologies (DAGRI-UniFi), Florence University, Florence, Italy
Faculty of Engineering, Department Machinery Utilization, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops and Center of Southern Economic Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
Department of Agronomy, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
Faculty of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems-National Research Council (IRET-CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Department of Crop Production and Engineering Projects, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
Department of Botany and Nature Protection, Institute of Biology, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Slupsk, Poland
Department of Agronomy, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, SUA
Research Center for Agronomy, Food, Environment and Landscape, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Department of Chemical Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Tobacco Research Institute (CAAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
HAO-DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, Thessaloniki, Greece
Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Intermountain Research and Extension Center, University of California, Tulelake, USA
Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Entomology Laboratory, Center for Agrarian Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
College of Agronomy, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian, China
Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Plant Science Department, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Systems, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Services, University of Florida, USA
Dr. Upendra Singh is a Soil Scientist and Systems Modeler. He was Chief Scientist and Vice President of Research at the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) before his retirement in February 2025. Upendra is Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida as the Coordinator for Fertilizer Science and Technology Program in the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Services. Originally from the Fiji Islands, he received a BSc degree from the University of the South Pacific, and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Hawaii. Upendra has more than 40 years of experience in soil-plant-nutrient dynamics and fertilizer research with emphasis on: (1) better understanding and quantification of nutrient dynamics and environmental processes; (2) development/ co-development and evaluation of next generation fertilizer formulations; and (3) the development and application of soil-crop simulation models and decision support systems in agricultural research, extension, and decision-making. He has coordinated and conducted research in collaboration with National and International Agricultural Research Centers on developing, field testing, and applying decision support software to simulate biophysical processes, with special emphasis on sustainable agriculture, crop yield forecasting, nutrient dynamics, and environmental quality. Upendra has conducted research projects and training programs in over 36 countries and has over 200 publications. He is an adjunct full professor at Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center, Beaumont, Texas, an affiliate professor at Auburn University, Alabama, and scientific advisor to IFDC.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia
Department of Applied Biology, Institute for Agri-Food and Agro-Environmental Research and Innovation, University Miguel Hernández, Orihuela (Alicante), Spain
MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Rural Engineering Department, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy
Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Italy
Forest Research Centre, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Centre for Functional Ecology — Science for People & the Planet, TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", Timisoara, Romania
Emeritus Professor of the University of Lisbon, Research Leader at LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associated Lab Terra, Lisbon, Portugal
Institute for Agroenvironmental Research and Development of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry Sciences and Technologies (DAGRI-UniFi), Florence University, Florence, Italy
Department of Plant Biology and Food Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Centre for Functional Ecology — Science for People & the Planet, TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Canada
Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR) of National Research Council (CNR), Portici, Italy
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Department of Soil Science of Athens, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Dimitra, Sofokli Venizelou, Lycovrisi, Athens, Greece
Keynote Speakers
Department of Hydraulic Works of the Hydraulic Research Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Closing the Water–Nutrient Loop: Transforming Sanitation into Agricultural Value
Adjunct Professor in the field of Environmental Sanitation at the Hydraulic Research Institute (IPH/UFRGS), Productivity Research Fellow (CNPq, 2019–2025), and Executive Coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Nature-Based Solutions – INCT SbN (CNPq/CAPES/FAPERGS). He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sanitation and Water Resources (UFMS), with Postdoctoral research (UFMS) involving academic mobility at Aarhus University (Denmark) and Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Colombia). He is a Sanitary Engineer and Specialist in Project Management (USP). He has served as a faculty member and researcher at S-INOVA/UCDB (2013–2022), as a Visiting Professor at UFMS (2022), and as a consultant for several institutions (WWF, DNIT, AEGEA, FAPEC, municipalities, among others). He was President of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering in Mato Grosso do Sul (ABES-MS, 2021–2023) and reactivated the Young Water Professionals Program (JPS).
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
AI-Enhanced Field Robotics for Agriculture
Prof. Jie (Jay) Wang is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, where he leads the Robot Autonomy Lab. His research focuses on field robotics, learning-based control, and safe autonomy for harsh and uncertain environments, with current applications in agriculture and Arctic field operations. His team develops AI-enhanced ground robots that can navigate soft soil, ruts, and variable weather while maintaining precise control and safety guarantees. Before joining the University of Manitoba, he worked on autonomous mobile robots and vehicle control in academic and industrial settings in Canada.
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) & Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Digital Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (DAKIS): Decision support system for site specific land uses
Exploring genetic diversity and trait control in Solanum through MAGIC populations
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Scientific Innovation in Biostimulation and Biocontrol: Bridging Mechanisms and Applications for the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria: Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy;
University of Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Exogenous nootkatone impairs nitrogen nutrition by promoting ammonium over nitrate uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana
Incremental Transformation of Agricultural Production: Searching for System Synergies.
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Turning Salinity into Opportunity: Halophytes as crops in climate change scenario
Agriculture University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Novel crops and climate change; The case of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd)
His main research interests are Organic Agriculture, New Crops and Innovation, Certification, Soil Management, Weed Management, and Environmental Impact of Agriculture. He has published more than 180 papers, including more than 135 papers in refereed international scientific journals, book chapters (invited) and many other papers in congress proceedings. Prof. Bilalis studied Crop Science at Agricultural University of Athens. He obtained his PhD degree in Organic Agriculture from the same university. In September 2017, Prof. Bilalis received the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. In addition, he was the Greek National Representative in the IFOAM EU group (2007-2011) and is a member of editorial board in 5 international scientific journals. Coordinator in more than 35 projects and partner in more than 65 projects from National , EU and Organizations and Private sector.
Australian Plant Phenomics Network The Plant Accelerator, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Detection of Net Blotch Disease of Barley Using UAV-Based RGB and Multispectral Imagery
In 2018, I finished my PhD study of machine vision for invertebrate detection on crops at the University of South Australia. In the same year, I joined The Plant Accelerator, the Adelaide node of the Australian Plant Phenomic Facility, located at the Waite campus of The University of Adelaide, as a post-doctoral researcher. Since then, I have been specialising in machine vision and machine learning for plant phenotyping and precision agriculture, especially for hyperspectral imaging-based plant phenotyping. I am currently a grant-funded researcher and my research interests include plant nutrient estimation, plant disease detection, drought and salt stress tolerance, plant growing status estimation, invertebrate pest detection, machine learning and deep learning, optical sensing system design, bio-inspired machine vision system, bird vision, insect vision, high-dimensional colour space, 3D model reconstruction and object recognition.
Diverse adaptive stress responses in the climate-resilient crop Camelina sativa
Principal Scientist at Center for Health and Bioresources at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. Plants are frequently challenged by unfavorable environmental conditions. Drought, temperature extremes or pathogen infections limit plant growth and development. Research in her team focuses on the mechanisms that plants use to cope with stress and explore their potential for new crop improvement strategies. Emphasis is placed on how signal transduction cascades regulate the coordinated responses of cellular metabolism and chromatin-related processes.
Key Technology Integration and Innovation in Field-Perceiving Robotic Systems
Dong Zhou received the Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, in 2014. He is currently working with the School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University.,His current research interests include fabrication and characterization of III–V and 4H-SiC optoelectronic devices
Department of Plant Production and Forest Resources, Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of Palencia, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Agricultural exploitation of the Trichoderma hamatum-Brassica crops interaction as a biotechnological tool for nutraceutical and defensive improvement
Invited Speakers
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Irrigation with treated wastewater as tool to mitigate the water shortage in semi-arid cropping systems
Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Selection of durum wheat: for organic and hydric stresses
Prof. Mario A. PAGNOTTA is associate professor of Agricultural genetics at University of Tuscia. Graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Perugia in 1984, he got his Ph.D. in Genetic-Ecology at Reading University (UK) in 1991. His activities included project management, student supervising, lecture and participation in several national and international projects. The research activity focuses mainly on the assessment of the genetic variability in natural populations, landraces and the characterization of plant germplasm of several species, and the relationship between genetic variation and edaphic factors, as well as on topics related with the biodiversity conservation, adaptation and the variety identification. The analyses are conducted using traditional and advanced methodologies, based on different kinds of molecular markers. Particular attention is paid to the resistance to abiotic stress, especially drought stress, looking also at the distribution and identification of SNP markers for genes related to drought and salt tolerance. He reviewed several projects and edited scientific papers for several Journals.
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
Agrivoltaic: challenges and opportunities for agricultural areas
Ferrara Giuseppe is professor of Fruit Tree Crops at the University of Bari 'Aldo Moro'. He works on topics ranging from floral biology to orchard/vineyard management, includingh agriculture 4.0 and agrivoltaics . He is the author of over 230 scientific papers and and co-founder and scientific chief officer of "Agridatalog", an academic spin-off of the University of Bari. Organizer and speaker for numerous national and international conferences.
Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems-National Research Council (IRET-CNR), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Harnessing Underutilized Diversity: New Crops and Varieties for Climate Adaptation
Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Plant adjustment to metal exposure
Sessions
S2. Breeding and Selection Technologies
S3. "New" Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change
S4. Crop Water and Nutrient Management
S5. Crop Biotic Interactions
S6. Basic Plant Science
S7. Precision and Digital Agriculture
S8. Sustainable Farming Systems and Soil Management
Instructions for Authors
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 18 August 2025 22 September 2025
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 22 September 2025 22 October 2025
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IECAG 2025 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9976) after quality check. If you wish to publish a full-length proceedings paper, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded HERE.
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IECAG 2025 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 16 February 2026
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
IECAG 2025 Proceeding Paper Template
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
Eligibility: Open to all authors selected as oral speakers who have delivered their presentation.
Criteria: Evaluation based on content quality, delivery clarity, audience interaction, and overall impact.
2. Best Poster Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters.
Criteria: Evaluation based on scientific merit, creativity, and ability to attract and engage viewers.
Prize: A prize of CHF 200, a certificate celebrating your achievement, and an offer to publish an extended paper for free, in the Special Issue of Agronomy.
Winner Announcement: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website and all winners will be individually contacted via email.Recommended In-Person Conference
Connect with the agronomy and agricultural sciences community in-person!
We are pleased to annouce that the upcoming 2026 International Conference on Agriculture Sciences would be held in Bologna, Italy from 21–23 October 2026.
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