2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture
1–15 Nov 2023
Crop Production, Farm Animal Production, Crop Protection
- Go to the Sessions
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- S1. Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture;
- S2. Agricultural Systems and Management;
- S3. Agricultural Soils;
- S4. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products;
- S5. Agricultural Water Management;
- S6. Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Analyses in Agriculture;
- S7. Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Changing World;
- S8. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity and Efficiency;
- S9. Crop Production;
- S10. Poster Session.
- Event Details
IOCAG 2023 is closed. Thank you for your participation.
The winners of the IOCAG 2023 awards will be announced shortly.
The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published as one dedicated volume in MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976 ) Publication of proceedings paper is free of charge.
All participants of IOCAG 2023 are also welcomed to submit the extended work to Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.6) Special Issue with 20% discount on the article processing charge.
Winner Announcement
On behalf of the chairs of IOCAG 2023, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and Best Presentation Award.
The Best Paper Award has been awarded to:
sciforum-071850 The potential of organic amendment (Icacina oliviformis tuber compost and animal manure) in savannah ochrosol soil in the era of sustainable agriculture
Michael Batsa, Joseph Payne, Albert K. Quainoo
The Best Poster Award has been awarded to:
sciforum-077584 A Cost-Effective Portable Multiband Spectrophotometer for Precision Agriculture
Francisco Javier Fernández-Alonso, Zulimar Hernández, Vicente Torres-Costa
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues:
It is a pleasure to announce the 2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture – Research Achievements and Challenges (IOCAG2023). This e-conference is organized by Agriculture, a peer-reviewed open access international journal of MDPI (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.408 (2021)). IOCAG2023 will be held online at IOCAG2023.sciforum.net from 1 to 15 November 2023.
Agriculture was a major development in human history, leading to the rise of civilizations. It plays a critical role in human society, serving as the backbone of economic systems. Modern agriculture provides the raw materials for food and many industrial products, including textiles. Significant scientific and technological advances over the years have led to large increases in agricultural productivity, as well as to reducing the environmental impacts. Nevertheless, agricultural systems of the future face huge challenges in balancing and optimizing productivity and profitability against the stewardship of ecosystems and natural resources. This conference will provide an online open forum for agricultural scientists and engineers to discuss these challenges and share their latest research achievements in agricultural science and technology. The topics of the conference will be organized around the following sessions:
S1. Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture;
S2. Agricultural Systems and Management;
S3. Agricultural Soils;
S4. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High-Quality Agricultural Products;
S5. Agricultural Water Management;
S6. Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Analyses in Agriculture;
S7. Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Changing World;
S8. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity and Efficiency;
S9. Crop Production;
S10. Poster Session.
IOCAG2023 will bring together researchers from all over the world without the need to travel or incur related expenses. The conference will feature live-streamed webinars and include both invited speakers and contributing speakers from the submissions. The webinars will contain a Q and A session to for live online audiences. Participation in and attendance at IOCAG2023 will be free of charge.
The conference invites the submission of abstracts, which will be reviewed by the conference committee. The authors of accepted contributions will be invited to submit a proceedings paper, a slideshow presentation or a poster and/or a video presentation of their work. All of the participants will have the opportunity to examine, explore and critically engage with research findings published in Sciforum during the conference.
All of the accepted proceedings papers will be published in the proceedings of this e-conference within a dedicated issue in the MDPI journal Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976). In addition, all of the participants will be encouraged to submit a full paper to one dedicated Special Issue in Agriculture with a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC).
Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Bin Gao
Chair of the 2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture
Event Chair
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Bin Gao is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research interests lie primarily in biochar technology, environmental nanotechnology, and contaminant fate and transport. Prof. Gao is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science. He is also a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the UF Term Professorship, UF Research Foundation Professorship, Gamma Sigma Delta Junior Faculty Award of Merit, Giglia Endowment Award, FASABE Outstanding Young Researcher Award, and NSF CAREER Award.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Department of Chemistry, Postharvest Unit, University of Lleida - Agrotècnio Center, Spain
From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High-Quality Agricultural Products
Dr. Francesco Marinello
Department of Land, Enviroment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Italy
Artificial Intelligence for Aadvanced Aanalyses in Aagriculture
Prof. Dr. Rodomiro Ortiz
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Changing World
Prof. Dr. Sanzidur Rahman
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD), University of Reading, UK
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity and Efficiency
Prof. Dr. Martin Weih
Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Crop Production
Prof. Dr. María Martínez-Mena
Soil and Water Conservation Research Group, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
Poster Session
Dr. Jacopo Bacenetti
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture
Dr. Rabin Bhattarai
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Agricultural Water management
Event Committee
Sydney Institute of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
crop agronomy; abiotic stress; farming systems; plant nutrition
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy
biodiversity; phytochemicals; organic agriculture; crop quality; agronomic management of field crops
School of Life Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
cadmium accumulation in crops; selection or breeding of low-Cd cultivars of crops; control of heavy metal pollution in crops; remediation of heavy metal contaminated agricultural soil; crop rotation; management of agricultural ecosystem
Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Porto, Portugal
intelligent biosensors and biophotonics; biosystems; artificial intelligence
School of Agriculture & Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
probiotics; prebiotics; dairy products and food quality and safety
Electric Energy Application Department, Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia
electro-impulse processing; plant tissue damage; electrotechnology; photoculture; light chamber; greenhouse; agrophotovoltaics; photovoltaic power plant; solar energy potential
Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
crop nutrition; crop physiology; crop production; crop competition; dryland agriculture
Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
food chemistry; safety; food safety; nutraceuticals; nanonutraceuticals; recovery from byproducts of the food industry; food contaminants; food supplements; contaminants; risk assessment; mycotoxins and secondary metabolites; chemistry and food education;
Environment and Resources, Centre of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry, School of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal
soil remediation; plant growth promoting bacteria; mychorrizal fungi; bioenergy; wastewater treatment; sustainable agriculture
Department of Biosciences, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kerala, India
plant nutrient transport; plant phosphate transport; plant metal transport; millet improvement; CRISPR/Cas; plant transformation
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
soil fumigation; soil nematode; soil microorganism; determination of soil quality; assessment of soil health
Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India
abiotic stress; plant physiology; plant biology; plant biotechnology; plant molecular biology; photosynthesis; transgenics; plant genomics
Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, USA
plant physiology; plant nutrition; vegetable and fruit production; plant abiotic stress such as flooding/hypoxia, low-phosphorus, salinity
Department of Plant Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
plant biotechnology; molecular breeding; functional genomics
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India
plant biodiversity; economic botany; medicinal plants; plant biotechnology; plant tissue culture; biomass; ecosystem services; climate change; secondary metabolites; floriculture; bioresources
Horticulture and Molecular Physiology Lab, School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
horticultural biotechnology; plant nutrition; plant abiotic stress; plant molecular physiology
Department of Biology and Geology, Higher Engineering School, Research Centres CIAIMBITAL and CeiA3, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
plant breeding; plant genetics; plant genomics; developmental genetics; plant sex determination; postharvest biology; horticulture
smart urban agriculture; artificial intelligence; agricultural robotics; automated control; unmanned aerial vehicle; plant phenotyping; computer vision; crop plant signaling; machine (deep) learning; food processing and safety; fluorescence imaging; hyper
Department of Agricultural and Forestry scieNcEs (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, SNC,
sustainable development; technological innovation; occupational safety and health; ergonomics; agriculture
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
water quality; hydrology; soil erosion; sediment transport
Department of Horticulture, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
cultivation techniques for vegetable production; quality of vegetable products; hydroponic vegetable production; postharvest physiology of vegetables; role of light on vegetables’ growth; quality of seedlings; quality and seed germination; vegetable graft
Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India
plant functional genomics; plant molecular biology; genetic engineering & gene editing
State of Israel/Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Beit Dagan, Israel
greenhouse ventilation; indoor airflow; CFD of indoor airflow; flow through screens; plant canopy flows; flow/structure interaction; agrivoltaics
Department of Carbohydrate Technology and Cereal Processing, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
cereals; starch; sugar; bread
College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Hubei, China
rbuscular mycorrhiza; citrus; drought stress; glomalin; polyamines
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
soil microbiology; ecology of methanotrophs; anthropogenic disturbed soils; plant-microbe interactions
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
plant pathology; biological control; integrated control; biocontrol agents; soil borne pathogens; postharvest diseases
soybean; genetics; gonomics; breeding; selection; gene discovery; evolution
Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Bragança, Portugal
nitrogen management in agroecosystems; cover cropping and soil management in perennial tree crops and vineyards; soil testing and plant analysis; fertilizer recommendation systems; legumes in agricultural systems; production of medicinal and aromatic plan
Department of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
computer image analysis; artificial neural networks; neural modeling; machine learning; deep learning; computer science in agriculture
Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
tea plants; genetic resources; genetics and breeding; molecular biology; genomics
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA
phytochemicals; regulation of crop growth (cereals, legume grains and grapevine); induced resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; integrated disease management; sustainable use of agricultural chemicals and biologicals; sustainable agriculture practice
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
pesticide; metabolites; environmental fate; ecotoxicology; residue analysis
College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
agricultural waste; food waste; anaerobic digestion; composting; life cycle assessment; dairy bedding; digestate utilization
School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian, China
selective harvesting; robotic manipulator; novel robotic applications; machine vision
agricultural engineering; soil tillage equipment; straw cover; seeding equipment
Department of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, Palencia, Spain
precision farming; processes automation; artificial intelligence; renewable energies; greenhouse technology; urban farming
Plant Protection Department, Extremadura Scientific and Technological Research Center (CICYTEX), Guadajira, Spain
plant biotechnology; plant physiology; plant breeding; rice; weed management; weed science and crop physiology
Department of Automatica, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil
optical metrology; biospeckle laser; agricultural engineering; sensors; image analysis
Research Scientist, Head of Biopesticide Group (ICA-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
discovery, chemistry, optimization and biotechnological production of botanical and fungal (endophytes) biopesticides
Department of Agri-Environmental Sciences, Szent Istvan University, 1118 Budapest, Hungary
applied soil ecology; beneficial microorganisms; symbiosis; biofertilizers; soil Fertility; soil Health; inoculation; organic agriculture; environmental microbiology; bioremediation
Institute of Functional Agriculture Science and Technology at Yangtze River Delta (iFAST), Anhui University of Science and Technology, Chuzhou 233100, China
functional agriculture; biofortification; selenium; zinc; calcium; iron; functional seed; minreals; functional food; One Health
Live Sessions Information
For 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 of charge. The authors who submit papers to IOCAG2023 will have priority for registration (with no extra cost) to the live online sessions with our keynote speakers. If it is not completely full, registration will be open for everyone who is interested. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized. The number of participants in the live session is limited but the recording will be available on Sciforum shortly afterward.
We are pleased to invite you to subscribe to our conference so that you can receive email notifications when the live session program is online.
Live Session Program
IOCAG 2023 | Live SessionDate: 10 November 2023
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Time in CET |
Speaker |
2:00 - 2:15 pm |
Professor Rodomiro Ortiz |
2:45 - 3:15 pm |
Dr. Filippo Bassi
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3:15 - 3:45 pm |
Dr. Ramesh Vetukuri |
3:45 - 4:00 pm |
Discussion and Q&A |
Live Session Recording
Sessions
S2. Agricultural Systems and Management;
S3. Agricultural Soils;
S4. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products;
S5. Agricultural Water Management;
S6. Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Analyses in Agriculture;
S7. Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Changing World;
S8. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity and Efficiency;
S9. Crop Production;
S10. Poster Session.
Instructions for Authors
Note: Institutional email address is requested especially for the corresponding author.
1. Scholars interested in participating in the conference can submit their abstract (about 200–250 words) online on this website until 26 June 2023. 27 July 2023
2. The Conference Committee will notify the acceptance of the abstract by 16 August 2023.
3. If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author will be asked to submit a minimum of one of the following: a proceedings paper (3-6 pages), a poster, a slides presentation (in PDF), or a short video presentation (max. 3–5 minutes). This should be ready by the submission deadline of 13 September 2023. If you submit a proceedings paper, you need to upload the Word and PDF versions in Original files (zip/word) and Manuscript PDF, respectively. If you choose to submit a poster, a slides presentation (in PDF), or a short video presentation (max. 3–5 minutes), please submit the abstract in Word and PDF format in Original files (zip/word) and Manuscript PDF, respectively. Authors will receive a notification about the acceptance of their papers by 27 September 2023.
4. The manuscripts and presentations will be available on sciforum.net for discussion and rating during the time of the conference, from 1–15 November 2023.
5. All submissions will be reviewed using the powerful text comparison tool iThenticate. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism. Submissions will then be peer-reviewed by conference committees based on originality/novelty, quality of presentation, scientific soundness, interest to the readers, overall merit and English level. After the conference, all submissions will be published on sciforum.net. Only the proceeding paper (3-6 pages) will be published in the MDPI journal Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976).
Note: Publication of proceedings paper is free of charge.
Before publication, Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal will check the plagiarism issue again. Submissions with a lack of novelty will not be published in the journal.
6. The open access journal Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.408 (2021)) will publish a dedicated conference Special Issue: Selected Papers from 2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture—Research Achievements and Challenges (IOCAG2023). Conference participants are encouraged to submit a full paper to the dedicated Special Issue and will receive a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charges (APC).
Note: The submission to the Agriculture journal is independent of the conference proceedings and will follow the usual process of the journal, including peer-review, APC, etc.
Proceedings Paper
Proceedings papers must be prepared in MS Word using the Proceedings template (see below) and should be converted to PDF format before submission. The manuscript should count at least 3 pages (incl. figures, tables and references) and should not exceed 6 pages. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal website and ensure that your manuscript submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must have the following organization:
- Title
- Full author names
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
- Abstract (200–250 words)
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- (Acknowledgements)
- References
Video Presentations
Authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. This is an unique way of presenting your paper and discussing it with peers from all over the world. Video should be no longer than 3-5 minutes and prepared with one of the following formats: .mp4 / .webm / .ogg (max size: 250Mb). It should be submitted with the full manuscript before 13 September 2023.
Posters
Authors are also encouraged to submit Posters and please choose the "Poster Session" to submit them. Posters will be available on this conference website during and after the event. Like papers presented on the conference, participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters. Posters can be presented without an accompanying proceedings paper.
2)The minimum size for images is 148 mm × 210 mm (horizontal × vertical) at 300 dpi.
3)The content of the poster should be a comprehensive presentation of your accepted submission.
4) There should be no copyright issues with any elements in the poster.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
It is the authors’ 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 here “The authors declare no conflict 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. Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under the “Acknowledgments” section.
Copyright
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a Communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).
List of accepted submissions (52)
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sciforum-075081 | Effect of seed inoculation and fertilization with titanium on soybean yield | N/A |
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Soybean is grown in many parts of the world due to the high demand for seeds (food and feed) and its advantages and disadvantages are well known. In Poland, efforts have been made to increase soybean production through the use of optimal cultivars and cultivation technology. In soybean agriculture practice, an important treatment is the inoculation of seeds with symbiotic bacteria and optimal fertilization with selected nutrients. Recently, due to the rising dearth of microelements in soils worldwide, the use of several elements such as B, Zn, Cu, Mn, Mo, Fe, Si or Ti has received great attention in crop production. Although Ti application in crops is very rare, but several studies reported its beneficial effects on plant growth and development. The present study examined the reaction of soybean to seed inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum and the synergistic effect of foliar fertilization plants with titanium (Ti). The experiment was carried out in 2021-2022 in a field of the Podkarpackie Agricultural Advisory Centre in Boguchwała (21°57′E, 49°59′N), Podkarpackie Province, Poland. The tested factor was a bacterial inoculant for soybean (PRIMSEED® BIOM Soja) and foliar fertilizer (TYTANIT®, Ti - 8,5 g/l) with applied in the following variants: A – Control B – Seeds inoculated C – Foliar fertilization with Ti (in accordance with the instructions on the product label) D – B + C. The experiment was carried out in four replicates in a random block design, using the cultivar Mavka, recommended for cultivation in the study area. Soybean was cultivated in accordance with the best agrotechnical knowledge. It was demonstrated that the best variant was seed inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum in combination with foliar titanium application. As a result of this treatments, a significant increase in nodulation, soil plant analysis development (SPAD) index, leaf area index (LAI) and seed yield (by 0.33 t⸱ha-1) was obtained compared to the control. In addition, the content of total protein in the seeds increased, while the content of crude fat decreased, which significantly modified the yield of both components. Soybean yielded variably during the study years and the difference obtained between 2021 and 2022 was 0.89 t⸱ha-1. Inoculation seeds with B. japonicum, in combination with foliar fertilization with Ti, could be recommended for agricultural practice, which was confirmed by economic calculations. Future experiments will assess the soybean’s response to seed inoculation or coating and fertilization with other micronutrients. |
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sciforum-078031 | THE INFLUENCE OF WHEAT-FLOUR ENRICHED WITH WILD GROWN FRUITS ON THE PROLIFERATION OF FIBROBLASTS, BREAST CANCER CELLS, AND MELANOMA CELLS |
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The number of deaths due to malignant neoplasms is increasing year by year. For this reason, new ways of preventing them and supporting treatment are being sought. One of them is adding plant extracts to food in case of increasing its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerogenic activity. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of different wild grown fruits (chokeberry, elderberry, hawthorn and sea-buckthorn) added to wheat-flour cookies on the proliferation of: (i) normal BJ lines (fibroblasts); (ii) tumour cells of the MCF-7 (breast cancer) and (iii) WM793 (melanoma) lines. Methanol-acetone extracts were prepared from previously baked wheat-flour cookies fortified with fruits, in order to use them in the further part of the research to prepare mixtures with concentrations of: 0.5 mg / mL; 1 mg / mL; 1.5 mg / mL; 2.5 mg / mL. The viability and cytotoxicity of normal and neoplastic cells was examined. It was observed that the MCF-7 melanoma tumour line appeared to be more susceptible to the action of the tested extracts with the addition of selected wild grown fruits compared to WM793 breast cancer cells. Moreover, the greatest significant effect on the inhibition of MCF-7 cells among extracts with a concentration of 2.5 mg/ml was proved in the case of chokeberry and elderberry (p <0.05). In terms of the inhibition of the WM793 line among extracts with a concentration of 2.5 mg/ml, the greatest significant effect was proved in the case of sea buckthorn and elderberry (p <0.05). |
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sciforum-077159 | Machine learning for the prediction of high Andean crop yields in the Ancash Region – Peru |
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Agriculture is the backbone of every economy. In a country like Peru, which has an increasing demand for food due to population growth, advancements in the agricultural sector are necessary to meet these needs. Machine learning is an important decision support tool for predicting crop yields. However, nowadays, food production and prediction are being depleted due to non-natural climate changes, which negatively impact the economy of farmers by obtaining low yields. This article explores various machine learning techniques such as neural networks, decision trees, k-means, and logistic regression, used in the field of crop yield estimation, to enhance decision-making by farmers in the Ancash region of Peru. For this research, six provinces in the Ancash region (Yungay, Carhuaz, Huaraz, Recuay, Aija, and Huari) were selected, where a database of 2,573 households was obtained in 2016, and subsequently, a separate set of 594 samples was obtained in 2017. All machine learning algorithms are useful as they cater to different objectives. In our study, we still need to test ensemble algorithms such as random forests, stacking, bagging, boosting, and voting to determine the best one for predicting yields in high-altitude crops in the Ancash region of Peru. |
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sciforum-075535 | Variable impacts of two various nano-ZnO application techniques on selected growth parameters of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) | , | N/A |
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a highly esteemed horticultural crop that is consumed in various forms, including raw and processed. Contemporary agriculture employs both conventional and organic fertilizers to enhance crop yield and optimize efficiency. Conventional fertilizers have been shown to enhance agricultural productivity, but their usage has been linked to negative environmental consequences. Those circumstances provide motivation for the exploration of an alternative resolution. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of nano-ZnO (at conc. 50, 150 and 250 mg/L) administered in two distinct ways (foliar spraying and directly into the soil) along with conventional fertilizer on tomatoes. After cultivation, the plant tissues, including aboveground parts of the plants and fruits were analyzed in detail. The findings indicate that the utilization of nano-ZnO in tomato plants had an impact on the plant's biometric parameters and its antioxidant capacity. The outcomes of the performed analyses were dependent upon the concentrations of nano-ZnO utilized or the method of their administration. Further investigations revealed that the utilization of nano ZnO resulted in an elevation of malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and other chosen antioxidants’ activities in the aerial parts of the plant. On the other hand, the utilization of nano-ZnO resulted in a slight reduction in the levels of chlorophyll and carotenoid in the chosen plants, along with a decrease in the quantity and mass of the harvested fruits. However, a reduction in fruit weight aside, the application of nano-ZnO resulted in an elevation of lycopene and β-carotene levels in the fruit of chosen plants. |
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sciforum-078207 | GELLAN GUM BASED HYDROGELS AS POTENTIAL SYSTEM FOR PLANT GROWTH |
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Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymeric networks with promising properties as release systems for fertilizers, pesticides and plant growth-promoting bacteria, as well as improving water availability in crop soils. Most commercial hydrogels for agricultural use are based on synthetic polymers. Due to the increasing attention on the use of biodegradable materials, hydrogels based on natural polymers have gained interest. In this work, the design and development of new hydrogels with superabsorbent characteristics based on gellan gum (GG) and humic acid (HA) were carried out, as an ecological alternative with potential application in the agricultural industry. Hydrogels were obtained by crosslinking the GG chains with spermidine in the presence of HA. The structural and physicochemical properties of the hydrogels were evaluated by FTIR, TGA, SEM and degree of swelling at 25 °C in deionized water. Chlorophyll quantification was evaluated in sorghum (Sorghum sp.) seedlings germinated in a growth chamber for plants at 27±1 °C and 12 light hours. The results showed that adding HA to the GG matrix increases the amount of total chlorophylls in sorghum seedlings. |
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference’s esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Paper Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 1
The Best Paper Award will be presented to honor the paper that is judged to make the most significant contribution to the conference.
Number of Awards Available: 1
Poster Award has been established to recognize the scientific merit exhibited in poster presentation and preparation.
Terms and Conditions:
- Originality/novelty of the paper;
- Significance of content;
- Scientific soundness;
- Interest to the readers;
- English language and style.
- Each Evaluation Committee member will assess each entry in terms of the criteria outlined above;
- Total scores for each presentation will be ranked, from highest to lowest;
- If two or more authors get the same score, further evaluation will be carried out;
- All decisions made by the Evaluation Committee are final.
Best Poster Award
As a sponsor, Agriculture would like to grant an award (500 Swiss Francs) for the best poster presented at the conference. This prize will be determined by a jury and awarded to the best-designed poster presented at the conference.
Posters should have the following information:
- Title (with authors and affiliations)
- Introduction/Objectives/Aims
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Contact information
For consideration for this award, posters should be accompanied by a three-minute video presentation. During the conference, the chair will be invited to judge the quality of the video presentations and posters. Presentations will be judged on how well they are able to summarize the content of the work and make the observer interested in viewing the poster. Posters will be judged on clarity quality of appearance.
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Leda Xuan
Ms. Rebecca Lian
Ms. Joyce Yang
Email: iocag2023@mdpi.com
S1. Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture;
Session Chair
Dr. Jacopo Bacenetti, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
S2. Agricultural Systems and Management;
S4. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products;
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
S5. Agricultural Water Management;
Session Chair
Dr. Rabin Bhattarai, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
S6. Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Analyses in Agriculture;
Session Chair
Dr. Francesco Marinello, University of Padova, Italy
S7. Breeding for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Changing World;
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Rodomiro Ortiz, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
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S8. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity and Efficiency;
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Sanzidur Rahman, University of Reading, UK
S9. Crop Production;
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Martin Weih, Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
S10. Poster Session.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. María Martínez-Mena, Soil and Water Conservation Research Group, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain