Crop breeding is a vital aspect of agriculture aimed at enhancing plant traits for improved yield, resilience, and nutritional value. Through innovative techniques, scientists selectively cross-pollinate plants to achieve desirable characteristics, such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and enhanced nutritional content. This process plays a crucial role in addressing global challenges like food security and climate change. Modern crop breeding incorporates advanced technologies, including genomics and precision breeding, accelerating the development of new varieties. By continually refining and adapting crops to changing environmental conditions, crop breeding contributes significantly to sustainable and resilient agricultural practices, ensuring a more robust and productive future for global food systems.
Title : Development of Virginia mountain mint as a potential commercial crop in the southern USA
Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, Alabama A&M University, United States
Title : Socioeconomic constraints in implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in crops and solutions for sustainability
Shashi Vemuri, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, India
Title : Suitaiology: A strategic science for reframing agricultural risks under climate extremes — from water-use efficiency to water-situation wisdom
Dachang Zhang, Water & Eco Crisis Foundation, United States
Title : The use of CHP condensate water in greenhouse cultivation
Lisa Huybrechts, Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt vzw, Belgium
Title : Characterization of isolated strains of microorganisms from mineral, mountain, and spring waters from France, Italy, England, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Dubai, and Bulgaria.
Nedyalka Valcheva, Vocational High School, Bulgaria
Title : Markers of PM produced by biomass combustion and development of a sampling and analysis technique
Enrico Paris , CREA-IT , Italy