UPCOMING EVENTS

• Mini Seminar: An emerging research framework for MultiStress crop stress research
  
  PlantArray: Efficient High-Throughput Plant Functional Phenotyping under MultiStresses
  
  Time: 2.0 hours (16 September 2025, 10:00-12:00h)
  
  Place: University of Göttingen, Division TROPAGS, Grisebachstraße 6, 37077 Göttingen,
  Seminar Room L318
  
  Background:
  Utilizing advanced Plant-Ditech methodology and technology, researchers can automatically
  control, monitor, and analyze multiple plant responses simultaneously and continuously, at an
  unprecedented accuracy and resolution, while managing multiple stress treatments. This
  includes the simulation of water deficits, flood events, varying nutrient and salinity levels, as
  well as integrating biotic components or biotic stresses to understand the symbiosis of different
  factors affecting plant productivity and growth. Additionally, this approach can be easily
  combined with atmospheric changes in controlled environments, such as temperature, light,
  humidity, and CO2 levels.
  www.plant-ditech.com
  
  In this joint seminar with the TROPAGS group at the University of Göttiungen, entitled “An emerging research framework for MultiStress crop stress research”
  
  
  We will provide numerous examples from published studies in top journals, demonstrating the functional continuous phenotyping capabilities of the Plantarray system, which automatically manages different stressors while detecting plant reactions weeks before any visual symptoms appear. This is achieved by utilizing key physiological traits such as transpiration, stomatal conductance, and biomass gain measurements. The system’s insights have been found to correlate highly with field yield results.
  With a track record of over 60 academic articles and a client list that includes prestigious institutions such as Wageningen University, the University of Florida, University of Göttingen, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), CREA, the Weitzman Institute, leading food and seed organizations, as well as chemical and biochemical companies, this solution enhances researchers' ability to promote agricultural growth.
  
  During the seminar, several use-cases will be provided, including WUR (NL) research of
  quinoa varieties under drought and salinity stresses, HUJI (Israel) research of tomato &
  cannabis varieties under drought and biotic stresses and the correlation to field tests result, as
  well as the Share project (NTU+HUJI), Singapore, on Minerals-Use-Efficiency and their
  impact on the ionome dynamics. TROPAGS Group of UGOE (Germany) will present their
  published and on going research on barley, sorghum and maize.
  

• Conference Tropentag 2025
  The Tropentag 2025 will be held on 10-12 September at the University of Bonn. TROPAGS scientists have submitted 5 abstracts for conference contributions (oral and poster presentations).
  The annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (Tropentag) is jointly organised by the universities of Berlin, Bonn, Göttingen, Hohenheim, Kassel-Witzenhausen, ZALF e.V. (all Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic), BOKU Vienna (Austria), and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V.) in co-operation with the GIZ Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA).
  Tropentag 2025 (TT25) will be organised as a hybrid event by University of Bonn / ZEF, Germany, in cooperation with ATSAF e.V.
  
  TT25 will be an in-person conference, but all oral presentation sessions will be streamed live via the conference app. There will also be in-person poster presentation sessions, pre-conference workshops, and special online presentation sessions. Preliminary overview of the TT25 program:
  Day 1 (Tuesday, Sept 9th) – Pre-conference Workshops
  Day 2 (Wednesday, Sept 10th) – Pre-conference workshops, Opening (1 pm CEST), Keynote session, fiat panis session, Parallel thematic oral sessions, Apéro social evening
  Day 3 (Thursday, Sept 11th) – Poster and online sessions, Parallel thematic oral sessions, Conference dinner
  Day 4 (Friday, Sept 12th) – Poster and online sessions, Plenary keynote session, Closing (around 2 pm CEST)
  More info can be found on: https://www.tropentag.de/
  
  We will report afterwards on TROPAGS NEWS page on some major impressions /take home messages from TT25
  

• International Conference iCROP2026
  We are (co-)organizing the upcoming iCROPM2026, scheduled for 2-4 February 2026, in Florence (Italy). The symposium will have five main thematic sessions, which will bring together scientists from all continents to discuss the latest advances in crop models and their applications under the theme "Crop modelling for Agriculture and Food Security under Global Change".
  
  Rationale and Scope: Crop modelling has been a cornerstone of agricultural research and decision-making for decades. As global challenges such as climate change, resource degradation, loss of biodiversity, and food security intensify, the need for more advanced, integrated, and adaptable crop models becomes more critical. iCROPM2026 aims to bring together the international research community to discuss recent advancements, foster collaboration, and chart the future of crop modelling. The symposium will focus on scientific breakthroughs, technological innovations, and interdisciplinary approaches to enhance the accuracy, applicability, and impact of crop models in addressing global agricultural challenges.
  Find more information here: https://icropm2026.org/
  
  

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