Conferences
Upcoming MDPI Conferences (4)
Online
Dear colleagues, distinguished agronomists, and plant scientists,
We are thrilled to welcome you to the upcoming 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2025), proudly sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Agronomy. In line with our commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, this electronic conference provides a unique platform for researchers to showcase their work, discuss groundbreaking findings, and engage in meaningful conversations with fellow experts.
This virtual conference will be held on www.sciforum.net, a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize and provide technical support for electronic conferences. The virtual format offers the distinct advantage of eliminating the need for travel and its associated expenses, allowing you to participate in the conference without any logistical constraints.
The conference will cover various key themes, including the following:
- Biostimulation and Biocontrol Strategies;
- Breeding and Selection Technologies;
- "New" Crops for Adaptation to Climate Change;
- Crop Water and Nutrient Management;
- Crop Biotic Interactions;
- Basic Plant Science;
- Precision and Digital Agriculture;
- Sustainable Farming Systems and Soil Management.
We are pleased to inform you that participation in this conference is entirely free of charge for both authors and attendees. The accepted abstracts will be published for free in MDPI’s Biology and Life Sciences Forum. Extended versions of the accepted abstracts can be published in a Special Issue of Agronomy with a 15% discount on the article processing charge (ISSN: 2073-4395). Both abstracts and Special Issue submissions will go through the standard peer review process. However, paper submission is not a requirement for active conference participation. Please refer to “Publication Opportunities” in the “Instructions for Authors” section.
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 18 August 2025
Abstract acceptance notification: 22 September 2025
Registration deadline: 8 December 2025
Guide for Authors
To submit your abstract, please click on the following link:
https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1337
To register for the event, please click on the following link:
https://sciforum.net/event/IECAG2025?section=#registration
Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award
Number of awards available: 6
There will be six winners selected for these awards. They will each receive CHF 200, along with an offer to publish a free extended paper, in a Special Issue of Agronomy.
We encourage you to explore the conference platform and guidelines provided in advance. Should you have any queries or require assistance, our dedicated support team is available to ensure that you have a seamless experience and that your participation is rewarding.
For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact iecag2025@mdpi.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the 5th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Oscar Vicente
Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of Valencian Agrodiversity (COMAV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
Your IECAG 2025 Organizing Team
iecag2025@mdpi.com
Online
This webinar is being held, in part, to promote an upcoming MDPI Special Issue “Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, 2nd Edition”, a continuation of our previous collection “Genetic Engineering in Agriculture.” We seek article contributions in various formats, including original research, reviews, opinion pieces, and more. Please visit the MDPI Special Issue website for further details about this collection and the deadlines for participating in it.
The growing human population necessitates a rise in agricultural output, including food from both plant and animal sources, feed (broadly defined as feeding plants and plant products to animals), and fiber (plant products including cotton, linen, and paper). Increased productivity and decreased losses can help improve overall yields. Plant losses, in particular, can be attributed to biotic factors such as insect damage, disease, and weed competition and abiotic factors including drought stress. One approach that can be used to mitigate this issue is genetic engineering. The development and rapid uptake of engineered crops such as herbicide-resistant and pest-resistant corn, cotton, and soy exemplifies how genetic engineering can be applied to achieve desired outcomes. Following the success of foundational GE crops, a variety of additional plant types and traits have been brought to market. Some notable achievements include virus-resistant papaya, non-browning apple, and the recent addition of pink-fleshed pineapple. An abundance of newly engineered agricultural crops and animals are in development, offering exciting prospects for the future.
Date: 20 August 2025 at 7:00 p.m. CEST | 11:00 a.m. MDT | 1:00 a.m. (21 August, CST Asia)
Webinar ID: 811 2434 8166
Webinar announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Topics-41
Register now for free!
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
Time in MDT |
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Dr. Amy Klocko |
7:00–7:10 p.m. |
11:00–11:10 a.m. |
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Dr. Bernard (Bernie) Wone |
7:10–7:30 p.m. |
11:10–11:30 a.m. |
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Q&A Session |
7:30–7:35 p.m. |
11:30–11:35 a.m. |
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Ms. Ivy Lin |
7:35–7:55 p.m. |
11:35–11:55 a.m. |
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Q&A Session |
7:55–8:00 p.m. |
11:55 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
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Mr. Sebastian Cocioba |
8:00–8:20 p.m. |
12:00–12:20 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
8:20–8:25 p.m. |
12:20–12:25 p.m. |
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Dr. Amy Klocko |
8:25–8:30 p.m. |
12:25–12:30 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will inform you when the recording is available.
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Amy Klocko, Department of Biology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA;
- Dr. Bernard (Bernie) Wone, Biology, University of South Dakota, South Dakota, USA;
- Ms. Ivy Lin, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, Connecticut, USA;
- Mr. Sebastian Cocioba, Binomica Labs, New York, USA.
Relevant Topics:
“Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, 2nd Edition”
Topic Editors: Dr. Amy L. Klocko, Prof. Dr. Jianjun Chen and Dr. Haiwei Lu
Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026
Manuscript submission deadline: 30 April 2026
Additionally, you can also explore the 1st Edition here: “Genetic Engineering in Agriculture”.
CEST, Online
We would like to invite you to attend the 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture, organized by MDPI’s journal Agriculture (ISSN: 2077-0472, Impact Factor: 3.6, CiteScore: 6.3), which will take place on 22–24 October 2025, CEST, online.
Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Bin Gao, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
The Topics of Interest
S1. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Practices, Determinants, Productivity, and Efficiency
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
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 18 July 2025
Notification of acceptance: 18 August 2025
Registration deadline: 15 October 2025
Guide for Authors
To submit your abstract, please click on the following link: https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1230
To register for this event, please click on the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/IOCAG2025?section=#registration
For details regarding abstract submission, poster and slide submission, and publication opportunities, please refer to the “Instructions for Authors” section via the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/IOCAG2025?section=#instructions
For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact iocag2025@mdpi.com.
We look forward to seeing you at IOCAG 2025.
https://sciforum.net/event/IOCAG2025?utm_source=journal&utm_medium=conference
Barcelona, Spain
We cordially invite you to attend this event organized by MDPI’s Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643, impact factor: 5.0, CiteScore: 9.1). It will take place on 22–24 October 2026, CEST, in Barcelona, Spain.
Conference Chairs
- Prof. Dr. Maria Luz Fernandez, University of Connecticut, USA;
- Prof. Dr. Lluis Serra Majem, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
The Topics of Interest
S1. Personalized nutrition based on diet–gene interactions;
S2. Innovations in clinical nutrition;
S3. Novel dietary recommendations for specific chronic diseases;
S4. Understanding the role of microbiota in clinical practice;
S5. The potential role of AI in clinical practice;
S6. Lifestyle and prevention of chronic diseases.
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submissions: 24 June 2026;
Notification of acceptance: 20 July 2026;
Deadline for Early Bird registration: 24 July 2026;
Deadline for Covering Author registration: 24 July 2026.
Guide for Authors
To submit your abstract, please click on the following link:
https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1496.
To register for the event, please click on the following link:
https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients2026?section=#registration.
For details regarding abstract submission, poster and slide submission, and publication opportunities, you may refer to the “Instructions for Authors” section below: https://sciforum.net/event/Nutrients2026?section=#instructions.
For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact nutrients2026@mdpi.com.
We look forward to seeing you at Nutrients 2026.
Upcoming Partner Conferences (2)
Riga, Latvia
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the International Scientific Conference on "Sustainable Horticulture from Plant to Product: Challenges in Temperate Climate–2025", which will take place in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 22 August 2025. This conference will serve as a platform for leading researchers, scientists, industry professionals, and policymakers to address the challenges and opportunities of sustainable horticulture in temperate climates.
The event will feature a series of keynote lectures, oral presentations, field excursions, and thematic sessions that will explore a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:
- Innovations in breeding of horticultural crops.
- Sustainable use of genetic resources.
- Sustainable growing for climate change mitigation.
- Soil and balancing of greenhouse gases.
- Plant protection.
- Post-harvest and food processing.
- Precise horticulture and smart farming.
Given your expertise in this area, we would be honoured to have you present your research at this esteemed event. We encourage you to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, share your latest findings, and engage with fellow researchers and practitioners to foster collaboration and innovation on solutions to the pressing challenges faced by the horticulture sector.
Key Dates
- Registration and abstract submission deadline: 5 May 2025.
- Late registration deadline: 11 August 2025.
- Conference dates: 20–22 August 2025.
For more details, including the conference program, submission guidelines, and registration information, please visit our official conference website at https://ej.uz/lathortconference.
We hope to welcome you to Riga for what promises to be an exciting and impactful event.
Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at conference@lathort.lv.
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Naples, Italy
Dear GA and SIF Members, Colleagues and Executives,
Dear scientists involved in Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research,
We are proud to announce the 73rd International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), jointly with Italian Society of Phytochemistry (SIF) which will be hosted at the Royal Continental Hotel, Naples, Italy from August 31 to September 3, 2025.
After exactly 20 years (the last Italian GA Meeting was the 53rd organized in Florence in 2005) the Society selected the Italian peninsula and in particular Naples as the 2025 Annual Congress location, this year jointly with SIF. Naples is one of the most beautiful and typical marine Italian cities, rich of historical places, traditions, ancient and modern arts, the perfect place to get inspired not only from a scientific point of view.
We believe that GA2025 will bring together renowned scientists from all over the world and we would be grateful if you could actively attend to this exciting event.
The conference aims at expanding the current knowledge on all aspects of natural product research. The scientific program will include invited keynote lectures, short lectures, poster sessions, as well as pre-event workshops; the following main scientific topics will be covered:
- Ethnobiology - Ethnobotany –Ethnopharmacology
- Chemistry and bioactivity of natural products (including terrestrial and marine source)
- Analysis and authentication – Quality control – Metabolomics
- Bioengineering, bioinformatics and chemoinformatics in natural products drug discovery
- Biodiversity, circular bioeconomy, innovative green extraction procedures and climate change
- Herbal medicinal products, natural cosmetics, nutraceutics, and food supplements from conception to the market – Botanical safety assessment
- Essential oils - Clinical and environmental uses
- Cutting edge technologies in natural product drug discovery, formulation and development
- Fungi as medicines and functional foods - their potential and risks
- Botanicals in veterinary medicine and feed
Looking forward meeting you in Naples for an outstanding scientific meeting and an unforgettable stay.
