Crop breeding collaboration is a collective effort between scientists, farmers, and agricultural organizations to develop improved crop varieties that can withstand challenges such as climate change, pests, and diseases. By combining expertise from different stakeholders, collaborative breeding programs can create crops that are more resilient, high-yielding, and nutritionally enhanced. These partnerships foster innovation and ensure that the developed crops meet both scientific standards and local agricultural needs. Collaboration in crop breeding also allows for the sharing of genetic resources and knowledge, speeding up the development process and ensuring that the benefits of new varieties reach farmers more efficiently, enhancing food security globally.
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