The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences—10th Anniversary of Journal Plants
All participants of IECPS2021 are welcome to submit the extended work to the Plants Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences".
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and Best Presentation Award:
Best Paper Award：
“Cachrys ferulacea (L.) Calest. Extracts as Natural Photosensitizers: An In Vitro Photobiological Study”
by Mariangela Marrelli et al.
Best Presentation Award：
by Reza Ramdan Rivai et al.
the chair
It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the second electronic Conference on Plant Sciences (IECPS2021). This electronic conference will be held online at sciforum.net, a platform developed and maintained by MDPI for hosting conferences. It allows scientists from all over the world to present their latest research in Plant Sciences, receive direct feedback, and engage in discussions with the wider scientific community.
From a human perspective, plants are sessile, blind, and deaf living organisms, and may look solitary like individuals. Often we forget that life on Earth depends almost entirely on these complex organisms. Starting from this statement, IECPS2021 will deepen plant research at all levels, from the molecular through to the whole plant and community scale, also including bioinformatics and modeling approaches. This year, we will particularly highlight the importance of contributions to current topics, such as plant–plant communication, protection of plant biodiversity, and plants in urban environments. For this purpose, we have planned six focused sessions:
- Plant Physiology, Signalling and Communication
- Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Developmental Biology
- Plant Response to Stresses and Changing Environment
- Phytochemistry and Phytoremediation, Plants in Urban Ecosystems
- Plant Nutrition and Plant–Soil–Microorganism Interactions
IECPS2021 will be an online-only proceeding, which allows participation from all over the world with no requirement for travel or related expenditures. An electronic conference provides a platform for rapid and direct exchanges about the latest research findings and novel ideas. Attending and participating in this online conference is free of charge. The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published in IECPS2021 MDPI Proceedings (Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal), and selected papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of Plants (MDPI), a high visibility open access journal, with a 200 CHF discount on the APC.
We are committed to equality and inclusion principles. Therefore, we ask authors to ensure that the papers and presentations are highly accessible to the wider and more diverse scientific community. We encourage submissions from scientists at all career stages and from all backgrounds, and aim for an equal gender balance.
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions to this scientific event and would like to thank you in advance for your active support.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Adriano Sofo
Conference Secretariat
Mr. Leo Zou
Ms. Stefanie Li
email: iecps2021@mdpi.com
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineOct 08, 2021
- Abstract acceptance notificationOct 15, 2021
- Full file submission deadlineNov 02, 2021
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Hazem M. Kalaji
Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland;
Dr. Mariangela Marrelli
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy;
Dr. Mariangela Marrelli completed a Joint-PhD in “Biochemistry and Pathology of Drug Action” and in Chemistry at the University of Salerno (Italy) and at the University Paris Descartes (France). She obtained a further PhD in “Environment, Health and Eco-Sustainable Processes” at the University of Calabria (Italy). Her research activity is focused on medicinal plants, phytochemical analysis and the evaluation of biological activities of natural products and the potential health benefits for human health. Dr. Marrelli is author of 68 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 58 contributions to national and international congresses. She serves as Section Board Member for Plants and Review Board Editor for South African Journal of Botany.
Dr. Aviv Dombrovsky
Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel;
Prof. Luigi Milella
Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy;
Luigi Milella carries out research focused on the study of the chemical structure and biological activity of natural compounds coming from different sources, either foods or medicinal plant species. The research topics are mainly directed for the nutraceutical valorization of food bioactive molecules and also new drug lead compounds effective vs. cholinesterases for their possible use in neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. He carries also out studies on medicinal plants used in folk medicine of European, Latin American, African and Asian countries to isolate and characterize secondary metabolites with demonstrated biological activity. Luigi Milella has been visiting professor at different European and American Universities.
Prof. Dr. Diego F. Gomez-Casati
Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina;
Prof. Davide Barreca
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
Prof. Cécile Vriet
Laboratory EBI (Ecology and Biology of Interactions), University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France;
my research interests are focused on the role and regulation of sugar transport in plant-microorganism interactions, especially those involving Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), and their beneficial effects on plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance.
Prof. Barbara Sgorbini
Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy;
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey B. Jones
Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
Sessions
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Live Session 1
6 December 2021
Live Session 2
8 December 2021
Live Session 3
13 December 2021
During the duration of the conference, a number of live online sessions will be programmed. The live streaming platform we are using is Zoom. During each session, the participants will have the possibility to ask questions during a Q&A session. Detailed information about the topics and dates will be shared soon.
The live sessions are free for authors. The authors who submit submissions to IECPS2021 will have priority for the registration(with no extra cost) to the live online sessions with our invited speakers. If it is not completely full, the registration will be open for unregistered participants. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
The number of participants to the live session is limited but the recordings will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards.