The AAB Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Specialist Group are delighted to organise a two-day event that brings together researchers working on both fundamental and applied research in Horticultural Crops. This is a research area undergoing significant transition due to...
This course will highlight useful tools of data manipulation from R’s Tidyverse suite of packages. The Tidyverse packages are built upon a philosophy of a tidy data structure: a rectangular (spreadsheet-like) data structure where each row is one observation, each...
Using a combination of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and readings, this course will teach participants how to better care for and manage all natural history collections (including botany, geosciences, and zoology). The importance of the collections storage environment is emphasized, as...
Over the past four years the PlantEd Cost Action hosted a range of webinars in which global experts reported on their research and policy work in the area of plant genome editing. As the PlantEd Core Group moved to form...
In this two-day course, students will learn to build and customize ggplot graphics. The ggplot2 package is built upon the Grammar of Graphics of Leland Wilkenson. Wilkenson described how all quantitative data visualizations share common component elements. Learning this grammar...
The GLOMICAVE project, coordinated by Eurecat, is organising its final conference “Holistic approaches and digital tools for omics data analysis”. The project has led to an innovative digital platform to process large-scale omics datasets using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence by leveraging...
Fascination of Plants Day 2024 will be back! It will take place in May 2024 with a focus on May, 18, 2024. The seventh international “Fascination of Plants Day” will be launched by plant scientists across the world under the...
The 13th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology (ICPMB 2024) will be held in Saint-Malo, France from May 26th to 30th 2024, in the Palais du Grand Large. The purpose of the biennial ICPMB is to provide an international forum...
Networks are pervasive in various fields, from biology and ecology to sociology, computer science, and beyond. This course is designed for researchers and students from diverse disciplines who are interested in understanding and analysing complex systems using network theory. The...
New Phytologist next generation scientists meetings are free events with the unique aim to provide the next generation of plant scientists a chance to share their work with their peers and outstanding international scientists in a stimulating, supportive and exciting...
Introduction A successful career in a scientific lab environment needs leadership and management skills as well as research skills. To get the best from people, team leaders need to be able to form teams, provide leadership and deal with issues...
Plant Health Series: Summer conference 2024 6 June 2024 10:00 - 15:45 Online via Zoom An online conference focusing on different aspects of plant health As part of the Royal Society of Biology's Plant Health Series, this symposium will involve...
This Summer school is co-organized by the French Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network and the German Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS). Mankind is facing an unprecedented challenge from anthropogenic climate change. This is already associated with altered rainfall...
Plant Biology 2024 will celebrate the centennial of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the plant science community In Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 22 to 26, 2024. The submission portal is open NOW: https://plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-abstract/
The 13th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology will be held in Cairns, Australia from 24th – 28th June 2024 The International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) was initiated in 1984 and is a triennial conference gathering plant molecular...
45th New Phytologist Symposium: Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant–fungal invasions 26–29 June 2024, UNICAMP, Brazil Organised by Laszlo Nagy, University of Campinas Erika Buscardo, University of Brasília Miranda Hart, University of British Columbia Okanagan Jason Hoeksema, University of Mississippi...
The XVII Meeting of Plant Molecular Biology that will be held in Castelló de la Plana 3-5 th of July 2024. The Meeting of Plant Molecular Biology (RBMP) is an important biennial plant research event, open to scientists working in...
Plant Canada 2024 is now open for event registration and abstract submission! This event is taking place on July 6-10 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To register, submit your abstract, or reserve a hotel for this event, visit the Plant Canada 2024...
The 27th International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction will take place in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The conference program will be scheduled over four days, from Sunday July 7th to Wednesday July 10th, 2024 and will be held on the...
EPIPLANT/SEB 2024 will bring together the scientific community working in the broad field of plant epigenetics, chromatin dynamics, environmental responses and transgenerational inheritance. EPIPLANT/SEB 2024 is a joint meeting of the CNRS Groupement de Recherche (GDR) EPIPLANT and the Society...
The International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) is an annual gathering of up to 1000 scientists whose primary research organism is the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. This meeting embraces the remarkable contribution that Arabidopsis has made to our understanding of...
The next International Botanical Congress ―the 20th IBC— will take place in Madrid (Spain) on the following dates: Nomenclature Section, 15–19 July 2024 Congress, 21–27 July 2024 The IBC takes place every six years under the supervision of the International...
Overview Since the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 based genome editing technology in 2012, the world is witnessing an unprecedented revolution in its use for various applications for genetic improvement and modification of various organisms. The technology enables the manipulation of...
Registration and abstract submissions are open for the 3rd Plant Cell Atlas Symposium! This is a free, virtual conference. The Symposium will feature investigators who's work involves Synthetic Biology, Single-Cell and Spatial Omics, Imaging, and Comparative Biology in the context...
In this webinar, renowned experts from various fields of plant science will highlight information on current and relevant plant policies related to plant diversity, plant protection and health, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This webinar would most importantly help students,...
Join us for an enlightening webinar titled "Konzo: Forgotten but Not Gone," where we will introduce the International Working Group for Safe Cassava. In this session, Prof Ros Gleadow from Monash University (Australia) will interview Dr Julie Cliff of the...
The 6th Symposium of Potato Cyst Nematode Management will cover many aspects, including international distribution, genetic diversity, sampling and decision making, population dynamics, diagnostics, integrated management, biology and application of resistance, use of effectors, rotational control, chemical control, biological control...
Early Careers Plant Pathology 2024 (ECPP2024) PPATH2024 will be preceded on the 10th September by ECPP2024, a one-day meeting for early career plant pathologists. Start: 10th September 2024 End: 10th September 2024 Venue: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford...
CBD COP16 will be an important milestone in bringing to reality the much-awaited multilateral system for benefit sharing from the use of DSI. Many questions remain to be addressed before this new mechanism can be put in place, and the...
CBD COP16 will be an important milestone in bringing to reality the much-awaited multilateral system for benefit sharing from the use of DSI. Many questions remain to be addressed before this new mechanism can be put in place, and the...
Plant Pathology 2024 (PPATH2024) Start: 11th September 2024 End: 13th September 2024 Venue: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford Professor Gail Preston, the President of the BSPP, invites you to register for Plant Pathology 2024 (#PPATH2024), the main annual meeting of the...
CBD COP16 will be an important milestone in bringing to reality the much-awaited multilateral system for benefit sharing from the use of DSI. Many questions remain to be addressed before this new mechanism can be put in place, and the...
We are delighted to introduce the 2024 AAB Presidential Meeting led by Professor Mike Gooding, who for the past three decades has supported sustainable cereal production through improving quality, resource use-efficiency, and climate-change adaptation. The human population is heavily reliant...
The Symposium aims to unite researchers from various disciplines who work with a wide range of species from around the world, all with an interest in understanding developmental variation. The Symposium's four topic areas are reprogramming by 1) Evolution, 2)...
Biomass and Energy Crops can provide feedstocks for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), green manufacturing and construction materials. Biomass and Energy Crops are therefore important for not only renewable energy and transport fuels, but...
IPPS8: International Plant Phenotyping Symposium 2024 - Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Plant Phenotyping October 7.-11.2024, Lincoln, Nebraska (U.S.A.) IPPN invites you to join the world's leading conference on plant phenotyping, held in the inspiring environment of the...
Join The Global Plant Council for a new webinar with the help of Janny van Beem (Crop Trust global genebank partnership coordinator), where we will explore the work done by The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust). Crop Trust is...
28-30 October 2024 in Coimbra, Portugal. This symposium is organized by the University of Coimbra under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). The Arbutus unedo and related species in the Ericaceae family are of significant importance...
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE Plant genome editing is a topic of enormous scientific and political importance as a potential strategy to mitigate the impact of climate change, alterations in plant disease patterns and to ensure nutritional security. This is an exciting...
The 2024 AAB Biocontrol and IPM meeting will focus on the potential of IPM technologies to mitigate climate challenges and will explore whether these technologies are economically viable. This meeting has a strong reputation as providing excellent opportunities for early...
Join us for a new webinar that delves into the role of biodiversity in shaping the future of agriculture. Our panel of experts will discuss how biodiversity is essential in driving sustainable agricultural practices, enhancing crop resilience, and ensuring long-term...
Lee West is committed to developing tools that help researchers contribute to the agricultural challenges of the 21st century. Since 2020 he has been the Business Development Director for Hiphen Agricultural Imaging Solutions, a company that provides imaging tools to...
This webinar is the second in a series together with the International Working Group for Safe Cassava. In this session, Prof Ros Gleadow from Monash University (Australia) will interview Dr Espérance Kashala-Abotnes of the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic...
Virtual on Zoom: Monday December 2nd 1pm GMT Speaker: Dr Gareth Thomas, Rothamsted Research Using the Odour of Bacteria toTackle Acute Oak Decline This webinar will have a 45 minute duration with Gareth speaking for 30minutes followed by 15 minutes...
The application of CRISPR-based genome editing technology in plant science has opened up a new era of possibilities for improving crop traits, studying gene functions, and increasing agricultural production sustainably. To harness the full potential of CRISPR for plant genome...
The next Conference Molecular Biology of Plants of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology of the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) will take place at Hennef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 10th to 13th February 2025. It will be...
The "PLant science in the ANThropocene" (PLANT) workshop will run from March 24 to April 4, 2025 at the Institut Pascal of the University Paris-Saclay (campus about 25 km south of Paris). This 2-week workshop will address key challenges for...
The PlantACT! 2025 Conference will build on the initiative’s mission by providing a platform for international experts to discuss their research and collaborate on pressing climate-related issues. This year's conference will focus on incentivizing synergies and multidisciplinary approaches across a...
Plant viruses cause global and regional economic and societal losses, being responsible for a significant proportion of devastating emergent and re-emergent plant diseases. The AAB ‘International Advances in Plant Virology (IAPV)’ conference has a broad remit where we invite participation...
The International Symposium on Biotechnological Tools in Horticulture will be held at the Rimini Expo Center, in Rimini, Italy, from 5 to 9 May 2025. This symposium is organised by the Marche Polytechnic University under the aegis of the International...
