Plant Hormones & Growth Regulators (February 2020)
Welcome to the International Conference on “Plant Hormones & Other Growth Regulators”!
Plant growth regulators (also called plant hormones) are numerous chemical substances that profoundly influence the growth and differentiation of plant cells, tissues and organs. Plant growth regulators function as chemical messengers for intercellular communication. There are currently five recognized groups of plant hormones: auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid (ABA) and ethylene. They work together coordinating the growth and development of cells. Ethylene is mainly involved in abscission and flower secscence in plants and is rarely used in plant tissue culture. In addition to the five principal growth regulators, two other groups sometimes appear to be active in regulating plant growth, the brassinosteroids and polyamines.
As agriculture becomes more mechanized and science increases the possibilities for using inputs to enhance production, the role of PGRs becomes more vital.
Through discussions of the “classical five” phytohormones–gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid, and auxins–and the growing number of nontraditional PGRs such as oligosaccharins and brassinosteroids, the International conference “Plant Hormones and Other Growth Regulators” discuss the past and present uses of PGRs in managing crop yield and offers some speculation on future directions.
This two-days event will provide leading academy and industry scientists a platform to communicate recent advances in “Plant Hormones & Other Growth Regulators”, and an opportunity to establish multilateral collaboration.
The International Conference on “Plant Hormones & Other Growth Regulators” will cover the following research topics:
- Hormone Metabolism and Transport
- Hormone Perception & Signaling
- Hormone Biosynthesis & Metabolism
- Hormone Interactions
- Hormones in Cell Differentiation and Morphogenesis
- Hormone Evolution
- Hormone Imaging
Approximately 150 participants are expected to attend this exciting scientific forum including almost 30 lectures delivered by worldwide known invited speakers and young, talented speakers selected from submitted abstracts. The program combines plenary lectures, poster sessions, a unique Conference Dinner Party and sightseeing tours of Vienna.
Prof. Alisher Touraev (VISCEA, Austria, Local Organizer)
Organizing Committee
| Local Organizing Committee | International Organizing Committee |
| Alisher Touraev (Local Organizer, Austria)
Klaus Palme (Conference Co-Chair, Germany)
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Zhi-Yong Wang (USA)
Ana Caño Delgado (Spain) Ana Margarida Fortes (Portugal) Jerry Cohen (USA) Salim Albabili (Saudi Arabia) Alicja Banasiak (Poland) Dominique Van Der Straeten (Belgium) Maria Samsonova (Russia) Carolin Delker (Germany) Minsung Kim (United Kingdom) |
Zhi-Yong Wang (USA)
Ana Caño Delgado (Spain)
Ana Margarida Fortes (Portugal)
Jerry Cohen (USA)
Salim Albabili (Saudi Arabia)
Alicja Banasiak (Poland)
Dominique Van Der Straeten (Belgium)
Maria Samsonova (Russia)
Carolin Delker (Germany)
Minsung Kim (United Kingdom)
Klaus Palme (Germany)
| International Conference on “Plant Hormones & Other Growth Regulators”
(February 17 – 18) |
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| February 17 (Monday) | |
| 08.00 – 17.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Opening Welcome address by Alisher Touraev (Local Organizer, Austria)Welcome address by Klaus Palme (Conference Co-Chair, Germany) |
| 09.20 – 10.30 | Keynote Lecture:
Zhi-Yong Wang (USA): Plant Growth Regulation by Integration of Hormonal, Nutritional, and Environmental Signals |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00 – 12.30: | Session I: Hormone Metabolism & Transport |
| Chairs | Ana Caño Delgado (Spain) & Ana Margarida Fortes (Portugal) |
| 11.00 – 11.30 (+5) | Ana Caño Delgado (Spain): Brassinosteroid Signaling in Plant Development and Adaptation to Stress |
| 11.35 – 12.05 (+5) | Ana Margarida Fortes (Portugal): Reprogramming of Hormonal Metabolism in Susceptible and Resistant Grape Cultivars upon Infection with Botrytis cinerea |
| 12.10 – 12.25 (+5) | Debora Gasperini (Germany): Jasmonates on the Move: How Hormone Pool Redistribution govern Plant Acclimation Responses |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch + Poster Session + Conference Photo |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Session II: Hormone Perception & Signaling |
| Chairs | Ivan Paponov (Norway) & Václav Motyka (Czech Republic) |
| 14.00 – 14.25 (+5) | Ivan Paponov (Norway): ROS but not Natural Auxin Regulate Brefeldin A induced PIN1 Internalization in Root Cells |
| 14.30 – 14.50 (+5) | Václav Motyka (Czech Republic): Cytokinin N-Glucosides and their Parts in Evolution and Biology of the Family of Cytokinins |
| 14.55 – 15.10 (+5) | Amirbahram Moradi (Germany): Development of a Genotype-Independent high-throughput System for Accelerated Breeding Innovations in Sugar Beet |
| 15.15 – 15.30 (+5) | Sakil Mahmud (Germany): JAR1-mediated Drought Tolerance Mechanisms during Different Developmental Stages in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | Coffee Break |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Session III: Hormone Biosynthesis & Metabolism |
| Chairs | Salim Albabili (Saudi Arabia) & Jerry Cohen (USA) |
| 16.00 – 16.30 (+5) | Jerry Cohen (USA): Modern Chemical Approaches to Understanding Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis |
| 16.35 – 17.05 (+5) | Salim Albabili (Saudi Arabia): Anchorene and Zaxinone, Two Novel Carotenoid-Derived Growth Regulators |
| 17.10 – 17.30 (+5) | Alicja Banasiak (Poland): SAM Organogenic Activity and Vascular System Development in the pin1 mutant of Arabidopsis are determined by ontogenetic Changes in Auxin Biosynthesis and Transport Pathway |
| 17.35 – 19.00 | Poster Session (all numbers) + Welcome Reception |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Conference Dinner Party
-Traditional Austrian food and wine, located in one of Vienna’s famous ‘Heurigen’ -Cost: 50, – EUR |
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February 18 (Tuesday) |
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| 08.00 – 17.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Session IV: Hormone Biosynthesis & Metabolism |
| Chairs | Dominique Van der Straeten (Belgium) & Maria Samsonova (Russia) |
| 09.00 – 09.30 (+5) | Dominique Van Der Straeten (Belgium): A Tale of two Hormones: Ethylene and Auxin in Plant Growth |
| 09.35 – 10.05 (+5) | Maria Samsonova (Russia): Model Based Crop Improvement |
| 10.10 – 10.30 (+5) | Eline Saenen (Belgium): Exposure to Ionizing Radiation disturbs the Hormonal Balance in Arabidopsis thaliana Plants |
| 10.35 – 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Session V: Hormones in Cell Differentiation & Morphogenesis |
| Chairs | Carolin Delker (Germany) & Klaus Palme (Germany) |
| 11.00 – 11.30 (+5) | Klaus Palme (Germany): Role of the ER in Controlling Nuclear Auxin Uptake and Function |
| 11.35 – 12.05 (+5) | Carolin Delker (Germany): Tissue-Specificity in Hormonal Regulation of Plant Thermomorphogenesis |
| 12.10 – 12.25 (+5) | Saurabh Pandey (Germany): High-Content Screening for Improved Understanding of Growth Regulators for Plant Cell Proliferation and Embryogenesis |
| 12.30 – 12.45 (+5) | William Taele (Germany): Insights into the PIN Protein Complex |
| 12.50 – 14.00 | Lunch + Poster Session |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Session VI: Hormone Evolution |
| Chairs | Minsung Kim (UK) & Zhi-Yong Wang (USA) |
| 14.00 – 14.25 (+5) | Minsung Kim (UK): The Role of Auxin in the Pattern Formation of the Asteraceae Flower Head (Capitulum) |
| 14.30 – 14.45 (+5) | Sylwester Smoleń (Poland): Iodosalicylates, Iodobenzoates and Plant-derived Thyroid Hormone Analogs in Lettuce Plants |
| 14.50 – 15.05 (+5) | Sona Pandey (USA): Effect of abscisic acid on global redox proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Closing Ceremony & Lunch |
