The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture
The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture
Part of the International Online Conference on Agriculture series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
18 July 2025
1 September 2025
15 October 2025
Crop Production, Farm Animal Production, Crop Protection, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Agricultural Systems and Management, Water Management, Smart Farming, Agricultural Soil, Crop Genetics Genomics and Breeding
The IOCAG2025 Conference Program (22–24 October 2025) is now available.
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Day 3: https://sciforum.net/event/IOCAG2025?section=#IOCAG2025ProgramDay3
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Don’t miss this opportunity to exchange knowledge with leading scholars from around the world. We look forward to your participation in IOCAG2025!
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
It is a pleasure to announce the 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture (IOCAG2025). This e-conference is organized by Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.6, CiteScore: 6.3), a peer-reviewed open access international journal of MDPI. The IOCAG2025 will be held online from 22 to 24 October 2025.
Agriculture was a major development in human history, which led to the rise and flourishing of civilization. It plays a critical role in human society, serving as the backbone of the economic system. Modern agriculture provides raw materials for most of the world’s food and for many industrial products, including textiles. Significant scientific and technological advances over the years have led to great increases in agricultural productivity as well as to reducing 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. Sessions of the conference will be organized around the following topics:
- Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity, and Efficiency;
- Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture;
- Agricultural Systems and Management;
- Zero-Pollution Solutions in Crop Protection;
- Agriculture Water Management;
- Smart Farming: From Sensor to Artificial Intelligence;
- Agricultural Soil;
- Crop Production;
- Farm Animal Production;
- From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products;
- Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding.
The IOCAG2025 conference will bring together researchers from all over the world without concerns over travel or other related expenditures. The conference will feature live-streamed webinars and include both invited speakers and contributed speakers selected from the submissions received.
The conference invites submissions of abstracts, which will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. All accepted abstracts will be published on the conference’s website. In addition, all 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).
I hope that you will join this e-conference to exchange ideas, begin fruitful collaborations, and make the IOCAG2025 a great success.
Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Bin Gao
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Chair of the 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture
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Program Overview
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |
| 22 October - Morning | 23 October - Morning | 24 October - Morning | |
| S10. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High-Quality Agricultural Products S4. Zero-Pollution Solutions in Crop Protection |
S9. Farm Animal Production S5. Agricultural Water Management |
S3. Agricultural Systems and Management Flash Poster Session |
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| Break | |||
| 22 October - Afternoon | 23 October - Afternoon | 24 October - Afternoon | |
| Parallel Sessions | |||
| S1. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity, and Efficiency | S8. Crop Production | S6. Smart Farming: From Sensor to Artificial Intelligence S2. Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture |
S7. Agricultural Soil S11. Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding |
IOCAG2025 Program (Day 1)
Date: 22 October 2025 (Wednesday)
Morning Session
Session 10. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High-Quality Agricultural Products
Session 4. Zero-Pollution Solutions in Crop Protection
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 3:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| Session 10 | ||
| 09:00-09:05 | Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:05-09:25 | Prof. Dr. Lluís Palou Invited Speaker |
Novel Antifungal Edible Coatings to Extend the Postharvest Life of Fresh Fruits |
| 09:25-09:40 | Md Rayhan Mahmud Oral Speaker |
Development of a Low-Cost, Solar-Powered Smart Evaporative Cooling Storage System to Extend the Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables in Tropical Regions |
| 09:40-09:55 | Suvanthini Terensan Oral Speaker |
Towards a Premium Curry Leaf Product: Evaluation of Murraya koenigii Variants in Jaffna for Market and Export Readiness |
| 09:55-10:10 | Samuel Alemayehu Lapiso Oral Speaker |
Impact of Environmental Conditions on Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin production in Stored Products |
| 10:10-10:25 | Mioara Mihaila Oral Speaker |
ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, CONSUMER SOCIETY AND FOOD WASTE—A COMPLEX DASHBOARD FOR ASSESSING QUALITY |
| 10:25-10:40 | Miroslava Kuzniarová Oral Speaker |
Quality control of food contamination with pesticides |
| Session 4 | ||
| 10:40–10:45 | Dr. Azucena González Coloma Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 10:45–11:15 | Dr. Nicoletta Ntalli Keynote Speaker |
Insects’ Frass as a nematicidal tool against Meloidogyne incognita. |
| 11:15–11:35 | Dr. Vicente Gonzalez García Invited Speaker |
Control of fungal diseases employing bioinspired products |
| 11:35–11:50 | TBC Oral Speaker |
TBC |
| 11:50–12:05 | Alina BUTU Oral Speaker |
Botanical Extracts as Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides in Crop Protection |
| 12:05–12:20 | Regan M Nyoni Oral Speaker |
OCCURRENCE AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA IN TANZANIAN MAIZE FARMS |
| 12:20–12:35 | Eliana Monteiro Oral Speaker |
The Effect of a new fungicide for downy mildew control on soil microbial communities: a metagenomic approach |
Afternoon Session (Parallel Sessions)
S1. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity, and Efficiency
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:05 | Prof. Dr. Sanzidur Rahman Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:05-14:25 | Dr. A. K. M. Abdulah Al-Amin Invited Speaker |
Economics of labour saving agri-tech for smallholder farms |
| 14:25-14:40 | Md. Anowar Hossain Oral Speaker |
Climate Resilience Through Climate Smart Agriculture: Understanding the Adoption Patterns Among Small Holding Farmers of Bangladesh |
| 14:40-14:55 | Kiran Kumar Mohapatra Oral Speaker |
Climate-Smart Rice Establishment Methods Using the Climate Smart Index for Sustainable Rice Production |
| 14:55-15:10 | TBC Oral Speaker |
TBC |
| 15:10-15:25 | Julija Rukaite Oral Speaker |
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC AGRICULTURAL MACHINES |
| 15:25-15:40 | Najoua Khayati Oral Speaker |
Exploring the role of Rural Women in Sustainable Agriculture in Morocco |
| 15:40-15:55 | LAWRENCE Oluwagbenga Oyenpemi Oral Speaker |
Productivity Gains from Climate Adaptation: Micro-Level Insights from Rice Farmers in Southwest Nigeria |
| 15:55-16:05 | Manuel Felipe López Mora Oral Speaker |
Growth model for vertical towers in greenhouse based on use efficiency of radiation and plant position |
S8. Crop Production
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:00-14:05 | Prof. Dr. Giovanni Dinelli Dr. Lorenzo Negri Session Chairs |
Welcome from Session Chairs |
| 14:05-14:25 | TBC Invited Speaker |
TBC |
| 14:25-14:45 | TBC Invited Speaker |
TBC |
| 14:45-15:00 | Alangelico Ortiz San Pascual Oral Speaker |
Reinvigoration of Deteriorated Seeds of Two Okra varieties (Abelmoschus esculentus var. ‘’Smooth Green’ and Var. ‘Red Ruby’) Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Activated Water |
| 15:00-15:15 | Loukas Orfeas Orfeas Loukakis Oral Speaker |
Enhancing Nitrogen Efficiency and Reducing Carbon Footprint in Malting Barley through Ascophyllum nodosum Biostimulants and Optimized Fertilization Strategies |
| 15:15-15:30 | Amokelani Florah Maepa Oral Speaker |
DROUGHT TOLERANT TRAITS ON WINTER LEGUME COVER CROPS UNDER WATER REGIME ON SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS. |
| 15:30-15:45 | Álvaro Iglesias Ganado Oral Speaker |
Mycopriming with fungal extracts enhances quality in nursery tomato seedling |
| 15:45-16:00 | Lamia Jallal Oral Speaker |
Development of an Empirical Model for Estimating Quinoa Canopy Cover from NDVI under Different Irrigation and Fertilization Stress Conditions |
| 16:00-16:15 | Unius Arinaitwe Oral Speaker |
Corn Yield and Profitability Improved with Subsurface Drip Irrigation in the Mid-Atlantic United States |
| 16:15-16:30 | IDRISSA Diédhiou Oral Speaker |
Related Effects of Climate Change on Root System Dynamics and Symbiotic Activity in Local Bean Varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Humid Tropics of Costa Rica |
IOCAG2025 Program (Day 2)
Date: 23 October 2025 (Thursday)
Morning Session
Session 9. Farm Animal Production
Session 5. Agricultural Water Management
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 3:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| Session 9 | ||
| 09:00-09:05 | Dr. Jalil Ghassemi Nejad Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:05-09:25 | Dr. AbdolReza Hosseindoust Invited Speaker |
The Role of Nutrigenomics in the Precision Feeding System
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09:25-09:40
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Akongte Peter Njukang
Oral Speaker
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Behavioral traits of honeybees (Apis mellifera) influence resistance against infestation of Varroa destructor mite
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09:40-09:55
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Qiujin Liu
Oral Speaker
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Effects of different lactic acid bacteria on growth performance, serum biochemical indexes, and fecal flora of Zi geese
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09:55-10:10
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Elina Leonova
Oral Speaker
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Relationship between slaughter yield of intensively fattened lambs and genomic loci in sheep breeds raised in Latvia |
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10:10-10:25
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Daniela Malakovska
Oral Speaker
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Expression of MTOR genes and its association with SNPs of gene and feed efficiency in intensive-fattened lambs in Latvia
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10:25-10:40
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Lucas Augustinho Trevisan
Oral Speaker
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Automated Diagnostic Approach in Swine Production with Focus on Locomotor Sensing
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Session 5
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10:40–10:45
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Paz-González
Dr. Xiaolin Yang
Session Chairs
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Welcome from Session Chairs
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10:45–11:05
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Dr. Xiaolin Yang
Invited Speaker
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Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse
gas emissions and improves soil health
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11:05-11:20
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Md. Shariar Hossain Sazzad
Oral Speaker
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Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) tolerates short-term drought but shows
severe morpho-physiological and biochemical changes under prolonged drought
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11:20-11:35
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Pushpanjali Pushpanjali
Oral Speaker
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Characterizing preferential flow in soils of semi-arid Telangana, India
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11:35-11:50
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Mohamed Abdelhamid Dawoud
Oral Speaker
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The Future of Using Desalinated Water in Agricultural Production in MENA Region
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11:50-12:05
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Athanasios Gertsis
Oral Speaker
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An Evaluation of an electronic water treatment device (MAXGROW) for irrigation with fertigation in cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) grown under an NGS (New Growing System) in a commercial greenhouse
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12:05-12:20
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Abdelhafid Elallaoui
Oral Speaker
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Diurnal Dynamics of C-Band Radar Backscatter Over an Olive Orchard in a Semi-Arid Region
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Afternoon Session
Session 6. Smart Farming: From Sensor to Artificial Intelligence
Session 2. Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| Session 6 | ||
| 14:00–14:05 | Dr. Rui Costa Martins Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:05–14:35 | Dr. Rick van de Zedde Keynote Speaker |
Plant Phenotyping technology adoption and our quest to cope with climate change. |
| 14:35–15:05 | Prof. Dr. Leo Marcelis Keynote Speaker |
The Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture for Managing Plant Physiology and Optimizing Photosynthesis by Sensor Systems and Models |
| 15:05–15:20 | R. G. Rejith Oral Speaker |
A hybrid Machine learning approach for monitoring wheat crop traits using Proximal Hyperspectral remote sensing |
| 15:20–15:35 | Marian BUTU Oral Speaker |
Integrating IoT Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Irrigation Optimization in Organic Farming Systems |
| 15:35–15:50 | Lebogang Phahlane Oral Speaker |
UAV-Based Nitrogen and Phosphorus Content Estimation for Early-Season Nutrient Mapping Using Vegetation Indices and Machine Learning Techniques |
| 15:50–16:05 | TBC Oral Speaker |
TBC |
| 16:05–16:20 | Farook Sattar Oral Speaker |
AI Audio-Based Poultry Behavior Monitoring Using Vocal Sound Analysis |
| Session 2 | ||
| 16:20–16:25 | Prof. Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude Session Co-Chair |
Welcome from Session Co-Chair |
| 16:25–16:55 | Prof. Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude Keynote Speaker |
Ecocentric Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural and Energy Systems |
| 16:55–17:10 | Heltan M. Mwalugha Oral Speaker |
Physiological and biochemical responses of maize to Aspergillus flavus under irrigation and nitrogen regimes |
| 17:10–17:25 | Inês Mansinhos Oral Speaker |
Role of Chitosan in Enhancing Secondary Metabolism and Stress Tolerance in Rosemary under Drought/Heat Combined Stress |
| 17:25–17:40 | Lucia Escalante Ortiz Oral Speaker |
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Furrow and the Bed in Furrow-irrigated Soybean on a Silt loam Soil in Southeast Arkansas |
| 17:40–17:55 | Irina Patricia Tirado-Ballestas Oral Speaker |
Bioprospecting for promising native plant species from Mampuján, Colombia: Application of the circular economy for the benefit of farmers |
IOCAG2025 Program (Day 3)
Date: 24 October 2025 (Friday)
Morning Session
Session 3. Agricultural Systems and Management
Flash Poster Session
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 3:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| Session 3 | ||
| 09:00-09:05 | Prof. Dr. Luca Regni Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:05-09:25 | Prof. Dr. Cristian Silvestri Invited Speaker |
Adapting Olive Cultivation to Climate and Market Pressures: The Role of Breeding Innovation |
| 09:25-09:45 | Prof. Dr. Tommaso Frioni Invited Speaker |
Vineyards at the Crossroads: Growing Wine Grapes Amid Climate Shifts and Changing Consumer Demands |
| 09:45-10:00 | Sabrina BenGhida Oral Speaker |
Agrophotovoltaics in Practice: Six Lessons from Dual-Use Land Innovation for Food, Energy, and Policy Resilience |
| 10:00-10:15 | Stathis Devves Oral Speaker |
A multi-model assessment of Greece’s agricultural Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus under future scenarios |
| 10:15-10:30 | Lina Novickyte Oral Speaker |
Foresight in Agriculture: How to Be More Resilient in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World |
| 10:30-10:45 | Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco Oral Speaker |
From Policy to Plow: Navigating Farmer Decisions and Structural Barriers to Biopesticide Adoption in the Mediterranean |
| Flash Poster Session - 3 minutes per presenter (without Q&A) | ||
| 10:45–10:48 | TUYEN THI DUONG Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 1 IS LOTUS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE CROP IN LOW-LYING AGRICULTURAL AREAS? EVIDENCE FROM THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE, CENTRAL VIETNAM |
| 10:48–10:51 | LAWRENCE Oluwagbenga Oyenpemi Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 1 Causal Impact of Approved Pesticide Use on Cocoa Farmers' Welfare in Nigeria |
| 10:51–10:54 | Vida Dabkienė Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 1 From traditions to transitions: empowering women in Lithuanian agriculture through living lab methodology |
| 10:54–10:57 | Arya PS Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 2 Exploring the Biochemical Dynamics of Rice and Rice Leaf Folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) Under Elevated CO₂ Conditions |
| 10:57–11:00 | Marwa Zerrouk Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 2 Integrated Wetland Mapping and Surface Water Quality Assessment Using Sentinel-1/2 and Machine Learning: A Case Study from Sidi Moussa–Oualidia, Morocco |
| 11:00–11:03 | TBC Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 2 TBC |
| 11:03–11:06 | Daniel BONDESAN Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 3 Effect of cannon sprayer configuration and adjustment on spray deposit and ground drift in high-tunnel strawberry cultivation |
| 11:06–11:09 | Havva Uyar Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 3 Reframing the Value of Agricultural Data: Stakeholder Perceptions |
| 11:09–11:12 | Aleksandr N. Ignatov Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 3 Latent viruses of greenhouse vegetables identified by NGS in Russian Federation |
| 11:12–11:15 | Lei Liu Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 4 From Singular to Systemic: The Transformative Trajectory of Zero-Pollution Crop Protection Strategies |
| 11:15–11:18 | Olga Glushenkova Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 4 Integrated biological control approach for lettuce pathogens: combining beneficial microbes and cultivation practices |
| 11:18–11:21 | Natalija Atanasova-Pancevska Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 4 Utilization of Agricultural Waste in Biofertilizer Production: A Sustainable Procedure for Supporting Zero-Waste Approach |
| 11:21–11:24 | Konstantinos Zoukidis Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 5 Growing Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) hydroponic systems under a range of saline water conditions by using innovative technologies (agro-nanobubbles and an electronic water treatment system) |
| 11:24–11:27 | Panchali Sengupta Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 5 Irrigating farms the smarter way—a study on the utilization of precision irrigation by vegetable farmers from South 24-Parganas district, West Bengal, India |
| 11:27–11:30 | Aureliano C. Malheiro Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 5 Optimizing Deficit Irrigation in Wine Grapes in Portugal’s Douro Region: Impacts on Vine Physiology, Yield, and Must Quality |
| 11:30–11:33 | Patricia Iweka Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 6 Influence of Cow Parity on the Precision of Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Sensing System for Assessing Milk Quality During Milking |
| 11:33–11:36 | Andrea Apicella Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 6 Smart Farming and Digital Divide: Structural Inequalities in Access to AI and Digital Technologies among Smallholder Farmers |
| 11:36–11:39 | Maria Feka Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 6 A Telemetry-Based Precision Agriculture System for the Sustainable Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana |
| 11:39–11:42 | Hanane EL Wazziki Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 7 Impact of cropping practices on dry root rot and soil microbial diversity in durum wheat in semi-arid regions of Morocco |
| 11:42–11:45 | AMEER HAMZA Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 7 Effect of organic and inorganic amendments on composition and stability of aggregates, and on soil organic carbon fractions in Lithuanian Retisol |
| 11:45–11:48 | Irina Konstantinovna Kravchenko Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 7 Temperature Impact on Soil Bacterial Diversity During Early Decomposition Stage of Aspen Litter |
| 11:48–11:51 | Ana Luísa Ferreira Faustino Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 8 Fungal community composition across different organs in two distinct almond tree cultivars |
| 11:51–11:54 | Olga Shevchuk Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 8 Endophytic mycoflora associated with winter wheat grain |
| 11:54–11:57 | Darko Jovanović Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 8 Yield of Sweet Corn as Influenced by Sowing Date, Production Method, and Hybrid |
| 11:57–12:00 | Gianmarco Ferrara Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 9 From the zoonotic risk to the economic losses: a serosurvey of ten pathogens in pig farms in the Campania region |
| 12:00–12:03 | Taofik Adam Ibrahim Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 9 In Vitro Gas Production, Methanogenesis, Dry Matter Degradability and Rumen Metabolites of Ripe and Abscised Unripe Mango Fruits of Three Varieties |
| 12:03–12:06 | Qiujin Liu Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 9 Screening of lactic acid bacteria inhibiting xanthine oxidase and safety evaluation |
| 12:06–12:09 | Edrian Airwin Silang Olpindo Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 10 EVALUATION OF KAMIAS (Averrhoa bilimbi) FRUIT AND LEAF EXTRACTS AGAINST POST-HARVEST ROTTING FUNGI ON TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) FRUITS |
| 12:09–12:12 | Teodora Basile Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 10 Grant sparkling wines an identity: a strategy to address the wine sector crisis |
| 12:12–12:15 | Sumaiya Hassan Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 10 Formulation and Evaluation of Biodegradable Edible Coating from Pleurotus ostreatus Polysaccharides Integrated with Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for Postharvest Preservation |
| 12:15–12:18 | Fishua José Upuere Dango Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 11 Distinguishability Homogeneity Stability in sweet potato genotypes |
| 12:18–12:21 | Isabel Marques Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 11 Bigger Pods, Smaller Gene Pools? Trade-offs in Inga edulis Cultivation Systems |
| 12:21–12:24 | TBC Flash Poster Presenter |
Session 11 TBC |
Afternoon Session
Session 7. Agricultural Soil
Session 11. Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 8:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| Session 7 | ||
| 14:00–14:05 | Dr. Margarita Ros Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:05-14:25 | Dr. Ruben Lopez-Mondejar Invited Speaker |
Feeding crops, steering microbes: How recycled fertilizers reshape soil nitrogen dynamics in agroecosystems |
| 14:25-14:45 | Dr. Jose Antonio Pascual Invited Speaker |
Understanding soil suppressiveness. Microorganisms, the biological barrier against plant pathogens |
| 14:45-15:00 | Vasileios Stylianos Kyriatzis Oral Speaker |
Vineyard Restructuration Using Organic- Inorganic Fertilizers and Biostimulants |
| 15:00-15:15 | Abo Bakr Alsedik Youssef Oral Speaker |
Agronomic Influence and Cost Assessment of Natural Rocks and Biological Inoculants in Potato Production |
| 15:15-15:30 | Carmen Mª Granados-Carrera Oral Speaker |
Sodium Alginate-Based Bioplastic Matrices Applied for Soil Regeneration |
| 15:30-15:45 | Lalo Villacorta Garcia Oral Speaker |
Precision Fertilization of Zea mays L. Using an Autonomous UGV: Real-Time Soil Nutrient Mapping with Embedded Sensors and AI |
| Session 11 | ||
| 15:45-15:50 | Prof. Dr. Rodomiro Ortiz Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 15:50-16:10 | Prof. Dr. Aakash Chawade Invited Speaker |
TBA |
| 16:10-16:30 | Prof. Dr. Carlos Arbizu Invited Speaker |
Leveraging the promise of the forgotten crops of the Peruvian Andes |
| 16:30-16:45 | Nguyen Van Tuan Anh Oral Speaker |
A pangenome of Vietnamese rice landraces identifies indica–japonica shared variable genes associated with agronomic traits |
| 16:45-17:00 | Tanya Ahmed Sheik Oral Speaker |
The polyploid paradox in mulberry: enlarged genome exhibits loss of growth superiority |
| 17:00-17:15 | Ifeoluwa Simeon Odesina Oral Speaker |
QTL Mapping for Plant Height in the CML52 × B73 Maize RIL Subpopulation: Insights from a Nested-Association Mapping Approach |
| 17:15-17:30 | Germán F. De la Cruz Lapa Oral Speaker |
Morphological Characterization and Phytochemical Profiling of Specimens from the Peruvian Solanum muricatum Aiton Germplasm Bank at the UNSCH |
Event Chair
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Bin Gao is the Kodak Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to this, he was a Professor at the University of Florida, a Research Associate at Cornell University, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University. He earned his PhD from Cornell University and his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Nanjing University. Prof. Gao’s research mainly focuses on biochar, environmental nanotechnology, and contaminant fate and transport.
Session Chairs
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanzidur Rahman
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD), University of Reading, UK
https://www.reading.ac.uk/agri-food-economics-marketing/our-staff/sanzidur-rahman
S1. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity, and Efficiency
Prof. Dr. Jianlin Shen
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
https://isa.cas.cn/sourcedb/zw/zjrc/202012/t20201222_5873089.html
S2. Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture
Prof. Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude
Professor and Director, Purdue University Northwest Water Institute, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN and School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Purdue Unviersity, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude is Professor of Civil Engineering and NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment in the department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Purdue University Northwest (Hammond, IN) and Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN). Dr. Gude is also the director of Purdue University Northwest Water Institute (PWI). His current research interests include anaerobic digestion, agrivoltaics, cybersecurity of bioenergy systems, desalination, energy-water- -environment nexus, hydroponics, resource recovery for sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy systems development. His research efforts received funding from NSF, USEPA, USGS, DOI and USDA and other industry and international agencies. He patented and implemented thermal desalination and algal biofuel technologies with industry partners. Prof. Gude published over 150 scientific research articles and 9 books on bioenergy, desalination, and wastewater treatment research. Dr.Gude’s contributions to the fields of desalination (low temperature desalination and microbial desalination), wastewater treatment (energy and nutrient recovery), and bioenergy research (biomass and biofuels) are well recognized by the scientific community across the world. He serves on several editorial boards, leadership and advisory boards for various scientific agencies and professional societies around the world. He was elevated to the rank of Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE for his contributions to the environmental engineering and science research and education.
S2. Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luca Regni
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, Perugia, Italy
https://www.unipg.it/personale/luca.regni
S3. Agricultural Systems and Management
Dr. Azucena González Coloma
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, CSIC, Serrano 115 dpdo, Madrid, Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5124-664X
S4. Zero-Pollution Solutions in Crop Protection
Prof. Dr. Antonio Paz-González
University of A Coruña, Spain
https://pdi.udc.es/en/File/Pdi/DB5AF
S5. Agricultural Water Management
Dr. Xiaolin Yang
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
http://faculty.cau.edu.cn/slytmgcxy/yxl/list.htm
S5. Agricultural Water Management
Dr. Rui Costa Martins
Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Porto, Portugal
https://www.inesctec.pt/en/people/rui-costa-martins#intro
S6. Smart Farming: From Sensor to Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Margarita Ros
CEBAS-CSIC, Group of Soil Enzimology and Biorremediation and Organic Wastes, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
http://www.cebas.csic.es/dep_english/soil/enzimology/enzimo_lineas_en.html
S7. Agricultural Soil
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Dinelli
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/giovanni.dinelli/
S8. Crop Production
Dr. Lorenzo Negri
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/lorenzo.negri4/en
S8. Crop Production
Dr. Jalil Ghassemi Nejad
DaOne Chemical/Genebiotech Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-8829
S9. Farm Animal Production
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Department of Chemistry, Physics, Environmental and Soil Sciences (DQFAS), Universitat de Lleida, ETSEAFIV Campus, Lleida, Spain
Isabel Lara obtained her PhD at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and currently holds a full professor position at the University of Lleida (UdL), Spain. Isabel’s research activity has been focused mainly on the biochemistry and physiology of fruit ripening, fruit quality and postharvest preservation of fresh produce. The main topics addressed include the biosynthesis of aroma volatile compounds, cell wall metabolism, controlled atmospheres and other postharvest treatments, and hormone interactions in fruit ripening. Current research interests include the role of fruit cuticle in modulating postharvest quality, shelf life/storage potential and the response to environmental conditions.
S10. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products
Prof. Dr. Rodomiro Ortiz
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
Rodomiro Ortiz (Lima, Perú; 1958) is Faculty Professor and Chair of Genetics and Plant Breeding at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and also SLU Breeding Network Chairman. He holds a PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and worked as a young researcher at UNALM (Perú), Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP, Perú) and Rutgers University. Professor Ortiz has been a scientist and director of various CGIAR Centers (CIMMYT, ICRISAT, IITA), and held a Nordic professorship on plant genetic resources at the then Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Denmark (merged thereafter with the University of Copenhagen). Professor Ortiz has written ca. 1000 reports, of which about 50% are journal articles or edited book chapters; he has an h-index of 79; and he has been cited 25810 times [according to Google Scholar on 2024.08.07]. The CGIAR awarded to IITA the prestigious 1994 King Baudouin Award for the multidisciplinary research of the team working in plantain and banana improvement, in which he was program leader. In 2012, Plant Breeding Reviews dedicated their Volume 36 to him. Professor Ortiz was the principal investigator of the SLU/ICARDA-led research development partnership project Adapting durum wheat varieties to the Senegal Basin for food security, which won the 2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security. He was given the Bertebos Prize 2022 for mastering the use of new molecular scientific methods to be a driving force in the breeding of crops of great importance for food supply in Africa, America and Europe. Professor Ortiz was a member of the CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC, 2015–2019) and the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI, 2020–2021), and he has been an international fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) since 2019, member of the Royal Physiographic Society at Lund (KFS) from 2021 onwards, and fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS) since 2021.
S11. Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding
Event Committee
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, MN, 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
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
Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Institute of Animal Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter K. Str. 1., Gödöllő, Hungary
ruminants; pig; breeding; reproduction; gene conservation; local breeds
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
biobased and biodegradable agricultural plastics; impact of micro- and nanoplastics on agricultural ecosystems; surfactants and colloidal systems; small-angle scattering
soil carbon sequestration; soil erosion; agriculture management practices; land use change; soil quality; soil physical properties; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
Center for Industrial Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), Porto, Portugal
Spectroscopy, modelling, systems biology, Agriculture 5.0, smart viticulture
Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6000 C&E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada
meat quality; high-throughout technologies; chemometrics; sensory evaluation; flavourchemistry
The School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
phytoremediation; fertilization; soil improvement; salt-affected soil reclamation; wetland
Department of Agricultural and Forestry sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, SNC, Viterbo, Italy
agricultural machinery; occupational safety and health; ergonomics; agriculture; energy
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
CIRAD, UMR AGAP (Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes Méditerranéennes et Tropicales), Montpellier, France
rice based cropping systems; rice plant related research; genetics and plant breeding
Department of Human Science and Quality of Life Promotion, Università Telematica San Raffaele Roma,
Via di Val Cannuta 247, Rome, Italy
agricultural engineering; food science; environmental sustainability; Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA); waste management; wheat and bakery product; dough rheology; ancients wheats; food processing equipment; food processing and engineering; Extra Virgin Olive
climate-smart farming; food security; the application of ecological principles to the farming environment; plant microbial interactions; public engagement; agriculture, particularly the botany and agronomy of new crop species
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE/NTU), 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore, Singapore
photosynthesis; plant physiology; plant environmental stresses; plant abiotic stress; shoot-root communication
organic matter management to enable soil carbon storage and improved crop productivity; appropriate land use management of peatlands
postharvest storage of fruits and vegetables; fruit quality; fruit ripening and senescence; physiological disorder; citrus fruit
Agrobiotechnology Department, Agrarian and Technological Institute, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
plant pathology; bacteriology; plant protection
Institute of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (STEMS) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Strada delle Cacce 73, Torino, Italy
agriculture; innovation; smart farming; sustainability; agricultural waste management; soil management; natural resources; occupational safety and health; ergonomics
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
pesticide application technology; environmental toxicology; environmental risk assessment; contamination remediation
INIAV—Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Unidade de Tecnologia e Inovação, Oeiras, Portugal
Emerging Technologies; Food Technology; Food Science and Technology; Sustainability; quality and storage
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, 2200 Pocket Road, Florence, SC, USA
molecular breeding; gluten content and composition; heat stress; genetic mapping; genome structure; genome editing
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
agroecology; organic agriculture; integrated agriculture; fertilizer management; weed management; soil tillage; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon cycle
conservation tillage; field scale hydrology and soil erosion processes; cropping system analysis; water quality management; irrigation design; decision support design
agricultural ecology; agricultural system; modeling; low carbon emissions; agricultural systems
Horticultural Sciences Department, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Immokalee, FL, USA
hormonal regulation of citrus fruit abscission; citrus tree health; fruit maturation and quality; fruit senescence
Crop Science Research Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, Italy
agroecology and agrobiodiversity; food quality and nutraceutics; sustainable agricultural systems; soil biodiversity; soil quality; microbial biostimulants; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; phosphate solubilizing bacteria; agricultural practices, agricultura
Department of Agronomy, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
plant physiology; fruit quality; mitigation strategies against (a)biotic stress; antioxidant orquestra; sustainability
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
biotic and abiotic stresses; metal-hyperaccumulating plants; biostimulants; heavy metal stress; aluminium stress; phytohormones; salinity stress; drought stress; flooding; functional foods; selenium; crop Biofortification
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
new forage crops in the Mediterranean area; feed analysis and digestibility; agriculture and industrial by-products as feedstuff for ruminants; hydroponic green fodder; dairy goats; dairy cows; the impact of colostrum on the mature life in dairy goats
Monogastric Science Research Centre, Scotland’s Rural College, Easter Bush, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, Scotland, UK
poultry nutrition; nutrient digestibility; zoonotic pathogens and food safety; feed additive; soya replacers/alternative protein sources
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Ilaria Marotti (PhD) is Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna (Italy). Her research interests and main field of expertise are resilient agro-ecology approaches in plant productivity and quality with a particular focus on bioactive compounds from food and no-food. crops (cereals, legumes, medicinal and aromatic plants) cultivated in sustainable agro-ecosystems. She has co-authored more than 70 scientific papers in international journals indexed by WoS and Scopus, as well as monographies, books, book chapters and conference proceedings. She also serves as editorial board member of international scientific journals covering agriculture and food subjects. In 2012 she received the 6th Montana Prize for Agri-food Research (category: Nutrition and Health).
medicinal and aromatic plants, food crops, agrobiodiversity, sustainable cropping systems, organic farming, natural products, phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, essential oils, bioactive compounds
Institute of Land Use, Engineering and Precision Farming Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
precision agriculture; smart plant stress diagnostics; early-stage plant stress detection; sensor-based abiotic stress detection; fertilization strategies; nutrient uptake dynamics; nutrient use efficiency; plant health; plant nutrition
Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
crop management and production; weed management; weed community composition; integrated weed management (IWM); soil fertility and plant nutrition; sustainable cropping systems; environmental science
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, China
Rice, reproductive development, synthetic biology, protein-protein interactome
Keynote Speakers
Professor and Director, Purdue University Northwest Water Institute, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA,
School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Purdue Unviersity, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Ecocentric Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural and Energy Systems
Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude is Professor of Civil Engineering and NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment in the department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at Purdue University Northwest (Hammond, IN) and Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN). Dr. Gude is also the director of Purdue University Northwest Water Institute (PWI). His current research interests include anaerobic digestion, agrivoltaics, cybersecurity of bioenergy systems, desalination, energy-water- -environment nexus, hydroponics, resource recovery for sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy systems development. His research efforts received funding from NSF, USEPA, USGS, DOI and USDA and other industry and international agencies. He patented and implemented thermal desalination and algal biofuel technologies with industry partners. Prof. Gude published over 150 scientific research articles and 9 books on bioenergy, desalination, and wastewater treatment research. Dr.Gude’s contributions to the fields of desalination (low temperature desalination and microbial desalination), wastewater treatment (energy and nutrient recovery), and bioenergy research (biomass and biofuels) are well recognized by the scientific community across the world. He serves on several editorial boards, leadership and advisory boards for various scientific agencies and professional societies around the world. He was elevated to the rank of Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE for his contributions to the environmental engineering and science research and education.
Anaerobic Digestion, Agrivoltaics, Desalination, Hydroponics, Resource Recovery, and Sustainable Agriculture
Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
Insects’ Frass as a nematicidal tool against Meloidogyne incognita.
Dr. Nikoletta Ntalli (Scopus ID: 26029980300) is an Assistant Professor of Pesticides at the Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly in Greece. Previously she has been employed as a Researcher at the Department of Pesticides Control & Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute in Greece. She has also worked for the development and registration of pesticides at Bayer CropScience and Expedia Srl. She is specialized in the development of ecofriendly-low input pesticides of natural origin. Her research interest includes pest management with eco-friendly tools; bioactivity of botanical secondary metabolites, chemistry of bioactive extracts of natural origin; organic soil amendments with plant protection properties; biostimulants; mode of action and synergism of bioactive molecules; formulation of bioactive compounds; side effects on non-target organisms and soil communities. She has published more than 6 book chapters and 60 scientific papers in SCI journals. https://agr.uth.gr/en/person/ntalli-nikoletta/
Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
Plant Phenotyping technology adoption and our quest to cope with climate change.
Rick van de Zedde is the Program Manager of the new phenotyping facility NPEC at WUR. He has worked at WUR since 2004. His background is in Artificial Intelligence with a focus on imaging and robotics. In 2002, he graduated with an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Groningen. Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) - www.npec.nl - provides a versatile modular platform that will enable Dutch and international scientists, both academic and R&D, to carry out accurate high-throughput phenotyping: studies of plant performance in relation to relevant biotic and abiotic factors across a range of scales, from molecule to crop, from nm to km. NPEC is an integrated, national research facility housed by Wageningen University & Research and Utrecht University and is co-funded by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Invited Speakers
Hub for Smallholders’ Agri-Tech Economics (HSATE), Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Economics of labour saving agri-tech for smallholder farms
Mr. A. K. M. Abdullah Al-Amin is on the staff of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh as an Associate Professor. Mr. Al-Amin was an Elizabeth Creak Fellow at Harper Adams University (HAU) in the United Kingdom and Visiting Scholar at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Mr. Al-Amin was recognised as “Outstanding Graduate Student 2022” by the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA). In Bangladesh, he was awarded the “University Prize” and “Prime Minister Gold Medal-2014” for his excellent academic performance at Bachelor level. His research interests encompass agri-tech economics, especially precision agriculture focused on autonomous crop robots, economics of cropping and farming systems intensification, technology adoption, climate change adaptation and environmental conservation. Mr. Al-Amin is currently serving as an Associate Editor of ‘Agronomy’ Journal, (https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14350645) with focus on ‘Precision Conservation and Farming’ section. Mr. Al-Amin is the Founding Director of Hub for Smallholders’ Agri-Tech Economics (HSATE) based on the Department of Agricultural Economics at BAU, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh that envisages to guide smallholder farms production economics and farm management related policy decisions with evidence-based suggestions. For more details about Mr. Al-Amin research, please do visit: https://hsate.com/; https://www.bau.edu.bd/profile/AE1022.
Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo De Lellis s.n.c., Viterbo, Italy
Adapting Olive Cultivation to Climate and Market Pressures: The Role of Breeding Innovation
Cristian Silvestri is Associate Professor in Arboriculture and Fruit Culture at the Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy). His research combines biotechnological innovation and genetic improvement, with a particular emphasis on temperate fruit such as olive and hazelnut, blueberry. He has extensive experience in plant tissue culture, somatic embryogenesis, and in vitro propagation techniques applied to olive breeding and conservation. Prof. Silvestri holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and has contributed significantly to the development of advanced tools for the genetic improvement of fruit tree species, especially hazelnut and olive. He has participated in several national and international research projects and currently serves as Italy’s National Correspondent for the International Association for Plant Biotechnology. He is also a member of leading scientific societies and serves on the editorial boards of many international Journals. As of March 2025, his Scopus metrics include 60 publications and a h-index of 17.
Department of Sustainable Crops Production, Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore, Italy
Vineyards at the Crossroads: Growing Wine Grapes Amid Climate Shifts and Changing Consumer Demands
Tommaso Frioni serves at the Department of Sustainable Plant Production Sciences (DIPROVES) of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart since 2020, where he teaches 'Management of Organic Viticulture', 'Innovation in AgriFood Systems and Technologies' and 'Precision Agriculture – Tree Crops'. As of 02/05/2025 he is the author of 59 articles published in international scientific journals indexed on WOS/SCOPUS. His main research topics are vegetative-productive balance and source/sink relationships, innovative cultivation techniques to cope with climate change in viticulture, characterization of viticultural biodiversity and enhancement of traditional and innovative genetic resources.
Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA-CSIC), Department of Plant Protection, Biopesticides Group: Biotechnology and Chemistry of Natural Products, Calle Serrano 115, Dup. Madrid (Spain)
Control of fungal diseases employing bioinspired products
Vicente González works (from the end of 2024) as a researcher in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA-CSIC), developing research activities related with plant protection topics, including diagnostic of fungal diseases, molecular characterization of pathogen populations, study of endophytic fungal flora or screening of both microbial antagonists and natural sources of resistance of certain host plants of agricultural interest. During its scientific training, most of research activities have been included in a total of 37 research projects, with several founding organisms (University, European Union, National I+D Research Plan, etc.), being the main researcher in three of them. Conversely, some other research lines have been founded by 16 contracts of special relevance, involving both private entities and public organisms. As a result of the projects and contracts above mentioned, a number (70) of research articles have been published in international journals included in the SCI index and representing relevant journals in mycology, microbiology, biotechnology or phytopathology (see https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-6914). Besides these, some results of his research activities have been issued in other 42 articles, in both national and international indexed journals, including dissemination articles. The researcher also has attended a number of 70 (97 contributions) national and international symposia and congresses on several topics related with some of the research subjects carried out during his formation (national congresses on cryptogamic botany, international mycological congresses, phytopathology, biotechnology and biocontrol symposia, international congresses on mycorrhiza, etc.).
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health
Crop water use efficiency, mechanism and regulation of agricultural efficient water use; water-suitable structure adjustment and multi-objective optimization; water-food-energy-carbon system coupling and simulation; climate change and water resources.
Department of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
Feeding crops, steering microbes: How recycled fertilizers reshape soil nitrogen dynamics in agroecosystems
Dr. Ruben Lopez-Mondejar is a researcher specializing in soil microbial ecology, focusing on the biodiversity, functionality, and applications of microbial communities in agricultural and natural ecosystems. After earning a Ph.D. in Applied Biology from the University of Alicante (Spain) in 2011, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, investigating microbial roles in soil carbon and nitrogen cycles using multi-omics approaches. As a Principal Investigator, he has led several projects on soil microbial dynamics under global change. He is currently a researcher at CEBAS-CSIC (Murcia, Spain) under a prestigious Ramón y Cajal contract, where his work explores sustainable strategies to preserve soil biodiversity and enhance nutrient cycling in Mediterranean soils.
Department of Animal Industry Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
The Role of Nutrigenomics in the Precision Feeding System
Prof. Dr. Abdolreza Hosseindoust is a monogastric animal nutritionist with a research focus on precision feeding, nutrigenomics, and functional feed strategies. His work integrates omics technologies—such as transcriptomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics—with data analytics to develop advanced feeding systems that enhance animal performance, health, and sustainability. He has published widely in the field and continues to lead innovative studies bridging molecular biology and animal nutrition.
Pathology Laboratory, Postharvest Technology Center (CTP), Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA), Montcada, Valencia, Spain
Novel Antifungal Edible Coatings to Extend the Postharvest Life of Fresh Fruits
Lluís Palou completed a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering with major emphasis on Postharvest Plant Pathology in 2002 (IRTA-UdL, University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain). From 1999 to 2003 he served as a Postgraduate Researcher at the Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California, USA. He created in 2003 the Pathology Laboratory at the Postharvest Technology Center (CTP), Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA), Montcada, Valencia, Spain. Since 2017 he is a research professor and the head of the CTP. His main research interests are applied research and extension on general postharvest pathology of horticultural produce, mainly Mediterranean fruits such as citrus, stone fruits, pomegranate, or persimmon; integrated disease management; alternatives to conventional fungicides; and effect of postharvest antifungal treatments on fruit storage potential, quality attributes, and nutritional and bioactive compounds. He has directed and evaluated Spanish and international research projects, supervised 6 doctoral theses, trained national and international students, and collaborated with research groups in USA, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, and Tunisia, among others. To date, he has published about 100 peer-reviewed research articles (h-index WOS 37, GSC 47), 25 book chapters or invited reviews, 70 extension or technical articles, and 190 congresses and symposia communications, and is a member of the editorial board of 10 scientific or technical journals. Since 2020, he is included in the lists (current year and entire career) of 2% world's top researchers according to Scopus indicators (Stanford University). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-6814 https://sciprofiles.com/profile/141012
Faculty of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNTRM), Peru
Leveraging the promise of the forgotten crops of the Peruvian Andes
Carlos Arbizu is an Agricultural Engineer from the National Agrarian University-La Molina (UNALM, Peru, 2007) and holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA, 2017). He is currently a Full-Time Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences at the National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza of Amazonas (UNTRM, Peru). Throughout his professional career, he has worked in international agricultural companies from the USA, Israel, and Peru as head of hybrid seed research. He has also been an associate researcher at UNALM and the National Agrarian Innovation Program (PNIA), as well as the director of the Subdirectorate of Research and Special Studies at the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) in Peru. His research interests are plant genomics, phylogenomics, phenomics, and quantitative genetics. Throughout his career, he has published nearly 50 scientific papers in indexed journals. He is a member of various scientific organizations, such as the Genetics Society of America, the Botanical Society of America, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the National Association of Plant Breeders. He currently serves as Vice-President of PeruBiotec and coordinates the Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics program of UNTRM.
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Sessions
S2. Ecosystem, Environment, and Climate Change in Agriculture
S3. Agricultural Systems and Management
S4. Zero-Pollution Solutions in Crop Protection
S5. Agricultural Water Management
S6. Smart Farming: From Sensor to Artificial Intelligence
S7. Agricultural Soil
S8. Crop Production
S9. Farm Animal Production
S10. From Field to Consumers: Challenges and Approaches to High- Quality Agricultural Products
S11. Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding
Registration
Registration for IOCAG 2025 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance at all conference sessions.
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Instructions for Authors
The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 24 June 2025 18 July 2025.
2. Abstract Acceptance Notification: 18 August 2025 1 September 2025.
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1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 250–300 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of The 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
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The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session. Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
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Benefits of submitting to our poster gallery
Unlike a live poster session, the poster gallery would be ‘LIVE’ throughout and available for viewing during and permanently after the event:
i) Showcase your research to an international audience
This provides an excellent opportunity for participants to publicize and be recognized by a broader international audience for their research.
ii) Award and Poster Certificate Opportunities
All participants with poster submissions are now eligible for the Best Poster Award, where winners of outstanding poster submissions will receive a certificate and 200 CHF! Moreover, All participants with poster submissions to the poster gallery are also entitled to obtain a poster participation certificate in recognition of their contributions.
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Publication Opportunities
Agriculture Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue, published in Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.6, CiteScore: 6.3), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note that no other discounts are applicable. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IOCAG 2025 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (ISSN: 2673-9976) after a quality check. If you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal 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 IOCAG 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:15 December 2025
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.
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 four awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 4
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be four winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Leda Xuan
Dr. Patwira Boonjing
Email: iocag2025@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
