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The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy

Part of the International Electronic Conference on Agronomy series
15–30 Oct 2023

Genetic Erosion, Rural Engineering, Grassland-Based Livestock Farming, Agricultural Digitalisation, Agrobiodiversity, Post-harvest Technology, Quality Breeding, Plant Growth Promoters, Service Crops
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The IECAG 2023 is closed!

Thank you for your participation.
The winners of the IECAG 2023 awards will be announced shortly.
The accepted proceedings papers will be published as one dedicated volume in MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN 2673-9976). Publication of proceedings paper is free of charge.
The open access journal Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395, Impact Factor 3.7) will publish a dedicated conference Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2023)". Conference participants are encouraged to submit a full paper to the dedicated Special Issue and will receive a 15% discount on the Article Processing Charges (APC).

Welcome from the Chair

Dear colleagues, distinguished agronomists,

The overall picture of the world's agricultural systems is one of a growing imbalance between the availability and demand for land and water resources. This has important implications for local and national food self-sufficiency and for the livelihoods of rural communities. Intensive agricultural practices associated with previous productivity increases have been accompanied by the severe degradation of ecosystem services. The risks associated with population pressure and intensification, both on-farm and downstream, are expected to persist and worsen if no measures are adopted to counteract this trend. This is a major challenge for the sustainability of agriculture.

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2023) will be held on October 15‒30, 2023, organised by Agronomy in cooperation with related open access journals (Agriculture, Plants, and Horticulturae) of the academic open access publisher MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute).

While discussing research breakthroughs, novel technologies, and new ideas, academics, scientists, scholars, and professionals devoted to agronomic science from around the world will exchange and share their experiences and results, discuss the practical challenges encountered and sustainable solutions adopted, and create opportunities to establish business or research relations and find global partners for future collaborations. It is anticipated that a broad range of research and applied topics will be covered during the conference in six-session events. They include plant parasite control, innovation in agro-ecology, efficient use of nutrients and water, digital agriculture, plant improvement methods, and crop management in horticulture and floriculture.

The scope of IECAG 2023 on Agronomy is to cover the whole breadth of agronomy research and provide a forum for presenting and discussing new results. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

It is our great pleasure to invite academics, scientists, and experts to contribute to and participate in this conference as a great opportunity to communicate their shared passion for agronomy.

Best regards,
Dr. Gianni Bellocchi
The chair of The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy; French National Institute of Agricultural Research, France
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Event Chairs

French National Institute of Agricultural Research, France

Event Committee

Hiroshima University, Japan

Technical University of Cartagena, Spain

University of Thessaly, Greece

University of Florence, Italy

Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Italy

School of IT & Engineering, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Sugarbeet and Potato Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA

Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, USA

Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Campus de Rabanalesy, Campus Internacional de Excelencia Agroalimentario (CeiA3), Edif. Severo Ochoa, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

Agro-Industrial Chemistry Laboratory (LCA), University of Toulouse, France,
Biological Engineering Department, Paul Sabatier University, France

University of the Aegean, Greece

Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS), [& Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Graduate School], Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Republic of Korea

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USA

Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Australia

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, China

Entomology Group, Plant Protection Department, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Spain

Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation & Field Lab Campus Klein-Altendorf, University of Bonn, Germany

Department of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Salamanaca, Spain

UMR AGAP Institut, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, San Giuliano, France.

Sciences Faculty, University of Porto (FCUP), Portugal,
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESCTEC), Portugal

Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland

Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute PBAI- NRI, Poland

Center for Environment, Energy, and Economy, Harrisburg University, PA, 17101,
Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Gosling Institute for Plant Preservation, University of Guelph, Canada

Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy

Invited Speakers

Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Horticulture, LT-54333 Babtai, Lithuania

Postharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.,
Grupo de Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, Km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, Spain

Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0963, USA

Misión Biológica de Galicia (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), El Palacio—Salcedo, 36143 Pontevedra, Spain

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, Lemnos, Greece

Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center, Israel

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia

Introduction
Research Keywords
breeding, agronomy, and animal production of forage species

Sugarbeet and Potato Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fargo, ND, USA

Grupo de Investigación Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Carretera de Beniel, km 3.2, Orihuela, 03312 Alicante, Spain,
Fruit Production Program, IRTA Mas Bové, Ctra. Reus-El Morell Km 3.8, Constantí, 43120 Tarragona, Spain.

Technical University of Cartagena, Spain

Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro‐Environmental and Biological Sciences—CITAB, Universidade de Trás‐os‐Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, 5000‐801 Vila Real, Portugal

State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China

Live Session Program

IECAG 2023 | Live Session I

Date: 16 October 2023
Time: 14:00 (CEST) | 08:00 (EDT) | 20:00 (CST Asia)

Time in CEST

Speaker

Title

14:00-14:20

Dr. Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Horticulture, Lithuania

Sustainable plant protection solutions for strawberry pathogens management

14:20-14:40

Dr. Reka Howard
Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0963, USA

Integrating Genomic, Weather, and Secondary Trait Data for Multiclass Classification

14:40-15:00

Dr. Marina Cano Lamadrid
1. Postharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain.
2. Grupo de Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Miguel Hernández University, Spain

Effect of agronomic practices on fruit quality: certified quality labels (PDOs and IGPs) as indicators of sustainability

15:00-15:20

Discussion and Q&A

IECAG 2023 | Live Session II

Date: 23 October 2023
Time: 14:00 (CEST) | 08:00 (EDT) | 20:00 (CST Asia)

Time in CEST

Speaker

Title

14:00-14:20

Dr. Kaloudis Efstathios
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece

Computational Models for Advanced Analysis and Predictive Insights in Stored-Product Pest Management

14:20-14:40

Dr. Daniel Real Ferreiro
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Australia

Feed365 - a grazing system to optimize animal production all year round in Mediterranean environments

14:40-15:00

Dr. Rajib Roychowdhury
Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center, Israel

Climate-smart wheat: a story of bridging lab and field application

15:00-15:20

Dr. Chenggen Chu
Sugarbeet and Potato Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fargo, ND, USA

Role of genomics in efficiently utilizing genetic resources for crop improvement

15:20-15:40

Dr. Pedro Revilla
Misión Biológica de Galicia (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), El Palacio—Salcedo, Spain

Breeding maize for drought tolerance in the Mediterranean area

15:40-16:00

Discussion and Q&A

IECAG 2023 | Live Session III

Date: 30 October 2023
Time: 10:00 (CET) | 05:00 (EDT) | 17:00 (CST Asia)

Time in CET
Speaker
Title
10:00-10:20
Dr. Ivo Vaz de Oliveira
Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro‐Environmental and Biological Sciences—CITAB, Universidade de Trás‐os‐Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, Quinta de Prados, Portugal

Almond production challenges and (some) valorization strategies

10:20-10:40
Prof. Dr. Juan A. Fernández
Technical University of Cartagena, Spain

Innovative urban horticulture for a sustainable production

10:40-11:00
Dr. Leontina Lipan
1. Grupo de Investigación Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Carretera de Beniel, Spain
2. Fruit Production Program, IRTA Mas Bové, Spain.

Resilient Harvests: Exploring Water Scarcity Impact on Nutrients, Taste, and Consumer Preference

11:00-11:20
Prof. Weitao Li
State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China

Identification of resistance-related genes and their regulatory mechanisms in rice blast disease

11:20-11:40
Discussion and Q&A

Live Session Recordings

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Instructions for Authors

Submission Information

The authors should submit submissions online by logging in IECAG2023.sciforum.net and using the “Submit Abstract” function once logged into the system.

  1. Scholars interested in participating in the conference can submit their abstract (about 200–250 words covering the areas of manuscripts for the proceedings issue) online at this website up to 10 July 2023 1 August 2023.
  2. The conference committee will conduct a pre-evaluation, based on the submitted abstract, of whether the contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome for the 3rd international electronic conference on agronomy. All authors will be notified by 31 July 2023 15 August 2023 about the acceptance of their abstract.
  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 28th August 2023 10 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 20 September 2023.
  4. The manuscripts and presentations will be available for discussion and rating during the conference from 15–30 October 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, and only the proceeding paper (3-6 pages) will be published in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal (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 Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395, Impact Factor 3.7) will publish a dedicated conference Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2023)". Conference participants are encouraged to submit a full paper to the dedicated Special Issue and will receive a 15% discount on the Article Processing Charges (APC).
    Note: The submission to the Agronomy journal is independent of the conference proceedings and will follow the usual process of the journal, including peer-review, APC, etc.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

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
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • (Acknowledgements)
  • References
Presentations Slides

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software to be displayed online along with the Manuscript. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using Sciforum.net's proprietary slides viewer. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results can be presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format before submission so that our process can easily and automatically convert them for online display.

Video Presentations

Authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. This is a unique way of presenting your paper and discussing it with peers worldwide. The 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 28 August 2023.

Posters
Posters will be available on this conference website during and after the event. As with 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.

After acceptance, please upload a copy of the proceedings/abstract as a PDF and Word document, in the corresponding fields, and upload the Poster PDF in the field "Presentation PDF (optional)".

1)The poster should be in PDF format
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.
For detailed instructions on how to submit a poster, please contact us.
Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the author’s responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state 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. Still, 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 (80)

Id Title Authors Presentation Video Poster PDF
sciforum-078344 Temperature-dependent IR Spectroscopy of Silicate Soils with Cluster Analysis for Soil Differentiation

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Submitted: 07 Oct 2023

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sciforum-078665 A survey study of fig mosaic disease in southern Iraq confirming the presence of a fig fleck-associated virus (FFKaV)

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Submitted: 01 Sep 2023

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sciforum-079039 Enhancing Essential Oil Yield and Agronomical Traits in Melissa Officinalis L. through Synthetic Polyploidization

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Submitted: 01 Aug 2023

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sciforum-079018 Pretreatment of livestock effluent for the cultivation of Chlorella sorokiniana T89

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Submitted: 01 Aug 2023

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sciforum-079011 Investigation on Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Chicken Manure for Echinacea purpurea Growth and the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Echinacea Extracts

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Submitted: 01 Aug 2023

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Event Awards

Winner Announcement:
On behalf of the chairs of IECAG2023, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and Best Poster Award.

The Best Paper Award have been awarded to
- sciforum-075091, "Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture through King Coconut Husk Ash: Investigating Optimal Processing Parameters for High Potassium Content and Efficient Waste Management", D. M. N. S. Dissanayaka, D.K.R.P.L. Dissanayake, D.M.S.D. Dassanayake, S. S. Udumann, J.P. Keerthisinghe, Nilmini Jayalath, I.M.S.K. Idirisinghe, Suresh Silva, Janaka Gammanpila, Ranil Janaka, Priyal Dinesh, Anjana J. Atapattu.

The Best Poster Award have been awarded to
- sciforum-077498, "Herbicidal activity of secondary metabolites from Colletotrichum spp. on Sorghum bicolor and Phaseolus vulgaris development as indicator species in preemergence and their potential as a sustainable alternative in weed control", Marco Antonio Tucuch Pérez, Janeth Magali Ramos Aguirre, Francisco Daniel Hernandez Castillo, Jesus Eduardo Ramírez Mendez, Roberto Arredondo Valdes.

The Awards
Best Paper Award (500 CHF)

Number of Awards Available: 1


As a sponsor, Agronomy would like to award the best paper as elected by the conference committee. The award will consist of 500 Swiss Francs. We look forward to posting your contributions.

Criteria for Evaluation of Best Paper Award:
· Full paper must be submitted to IECAG 2023;
· Originality/novelty of the paper;
· Significance of content;
· Scientific soundness;
· Interest to the readers;
· English language and style.

Evaluation
· Each Evaluation Committee member will give an assessment for each applicant in terms of the criteria outlined above;
· The total score for each presentation will be ranked from highest to lowest;
· If two or more authors receive the same score, further evaluation will be carried out;
· All decisions made by the Evaluation Committee are final.

Best Poster Award (500 CHF)

Number of Awards Available: 1


As a sponsor, Agronomy would like to grant an award (500 Swiss Francs) for the best poster at the conference. This prize will be determined by a jury and awarded to the best-designed poster presented at the conference.

Criteria for Evaluation of Best Poster Award:
· Title (with authors and affiliations)
· Introduction/Objectives/Aims
· Methods
· Results
· Conclusion
· References
· Acknowledgements
· Contact information

Evaluation
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.

Sponsors and Partners

Organizers


Media Partners

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Wanda Wang
Ms. Mina Wu
Ms. Ann Li

Email:iecag2023@mdpi.com

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