Scientific programme

Wednesday, 23-September, Kauno Dokas, Jonavos str 7, Kaunas

9.30-10.00

Registration

10.00-10.10

Conference Opening

Keynote session:

Chair:

Giedrė Samuolienė

10.10 – 10.40

K1. Osmolytes to control nitrate accumulation in hydroponic production of leafy vegetables. Mäkelä Pirjo. University of Helsinki, Finland

10.40 – 11.10

K2. From climate control to crop control: The science of next generation farming systems. Bhim Bahadur Ghaley. University of Copenhagen, Denmark

11.10 – 11.30

Coffee, CONFERENCE PHOTO

Young Mind Keynote speaker:

Chair:

Anta Sparinska, Birutė Frercks

11.30 – 12.00

YK1. Genome duplication and drought resilience in daylily (Hemerocallis L.): linking polyploidy, distribution, and adaptation. Edvinas Misiukevičius. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

S1. Plant breeding, genetics, and physiology for horticultural strategies

Oral presentations:

12.00 – 12.15

S1O1. Integration of CRISPR Editing to Balance Apple Allergenicity and Immunity. Birutė Frercks. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.15 – 12.30

S1O2. Dehydrins and cold acclimation in horticultural fruit crops: comparative in silico identification, phylogeny and motif structure. Olha Posunko. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.30 – 12.45

S1O3. Molecular Regulation and Biotechnological Strategies for Developing Stress-Resilient Roses. Hammad Hussain. Yangzhou University, China

Fast-talks

12.45 – 12.50

S1F1. Identification of the methionine sulfoxide reductase (MSR) system in Ribes nigrum for enhanced resistance to environmental stress factors. Ana Dovilė Zubauskienė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

13.00 – 14.30

LUNCH

S2. Plant response-based cultivation technologies

Chair:

Bhim Bahadur Ghaley, Akvilė Viršilė

Oral presentations:

14.30 – 14.45

S2O1. From Cultivation to Calibration: Quantitative Standardization of Bioactive Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants. Akvilė Viršilė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

14.45 – 15.00

S2O2. Influence of orchard systems on the performance of some apple cultivar candidates in Latvia. Edgars Rubauskis. Institute of Horticulture, Latvia

15.00 – 15.15

S2O3. Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) production in the northern climate utilizing high tunnel soilless table-top cultivation technology. Pauliina Palonen. University of Helsinki, Finland

15.15 – 15.30

S2O4. Small Changes, Distinct Response: Towards Plant Response-Based Productivity. Gediminas Kudirka. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

15.30 – 15.45

S2O5. DigiGarden: Automated Fertigation in Vegetable Polyculture Systems. Daiga Birzleja, Bulduri Biotechnology Center, Latvia

15.45 – 16.00

S2O6. Challenges and Opportunities of Legume Cultivation in Hydroponics. Rūta Sutulienė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

16.00 – 16.15

S2O7. Root-zone temperature regulates morphophysiological traits, phenolic metabolism, and antioxidant activity of hydroponic Thymus species grown in a controlled environment. Nasim Safari. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

16.15 -16.30

S2O8. From salt stress to superfood: Mapping tolerance traits and ionome of facultative Amaranthaceae halophytes in hydroponics. Ayesha Khan. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Fast-talks:

16.30 – 16.35

S2F1. Effect of biofortification Fe, Zn and Se on leafy vegetables under different white LED lighting. Aušra Brazaitytė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

16.35 – 16.40

S2F2. The effect of slow-release fertilizers on strawberries grown in a greenhouse. Juozas Lanauskas. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

16.40 – 17.00

Coffee

17.00-19.00

City Tour

Thursday, 24-September, Kauno Dokas, Jonavos str 7, Kaunas

Chair

Alma Valiuškaitė

Keynote session:

9.30 – 10.00

K3. Total Controlled Environment Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges. Anta Sparinska. Bulduri Biotechnology Center, Latvia

10.00 – 10.30

K4. Designing the Super Vegetable: Agronomic Approaches for Nutritional Quality. Cherubino Leonardi. University of Catania, Italy

S3. Plant protection and product quality

Oral presentations:

10.30 – 10.45

S3O1. Alternative strawberry plant protection for yield and quality increase. Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

10.45– 11.00

S3O2. Propolis extracts as alternative against apple rot pathogens. Armina Morkeliūnė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee

Chair

Cherubino Leonardi, Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė

11.30 – 11.45

S3O3. The impact of Botrytis and Alternaria spread and phytochemical content in leafy greens during short-term storage. Darius Jermala. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

11.45 – 12.00

S3O4. Application of Co-Extractants to Improve the Extraction of Antioxidant Compounds and Flavonoids from Salvia officinalis L. Marija Gutauskaitė. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

12.00 – 12.15

S3O5. Comparative Analysis of Beetroot and Raspberry By-Products: Influence of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction on Bioactive Recovery and Functional Quality. Khadija Ramzan. Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

Fast-talks:

12.15 – 12.20

S3F1. Integrated control of powdery mildew on apple trees. Alma Valiuškaitė. Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.20 – 12.25

S3F2. Antioxidant potential and phenolic content of Viburnum opulus by-product extract. Siddiqua Ilyas. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.25 – 12.30

S3F3. Impact of dill essential oil on the germination of naturally contaminated strawberry seeds. Daiga Birzleja. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.30 – 12.35

S3F4. In vitro efficacy of some plant extracts on the inhibition of Pectobacterium carotovorum, the causative agent of bacterial soft rot. Mahdi Mirzaei. University of Tehran, Karaj

12.35 – 12.40

S3F5. Inhibitory Effects of Antagonistic Soil Bacterial Strain 12-45 on Fusarium spp. Growth and Development. Evelina Zavtrikovienė. Lithuanian Research centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.40 -.12.45

S3F6. Sustainable Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Cucurbita maxima Peels for the Development of 3D Hybrid Structures: Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Physicochemical Properties. Zarqa Hassan. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

12.45 – 14.00

LUNCH

Chair

Mäkelä Pirjo, Rūta Sutulienė

Oral presentations:

14.00 – 14.15

S4O1. Optimizing Pre-Grafting Light Intensity and Post-Grafting Healing Relative Humidity in tomato grafting. Tanzila Rafique. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agricultural and Forestry, Lithuania

14.15 – 14.30

S4O2. Influence of recurrent freezing-thawing processes on water-stable aggregates and plant available water as a function of soil chemical quality. Mykola Kochiieru. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

14.30 – 14.45

S4O3. Enhancing the Potential of Tilia cordata via Silver Nanoparticle modification: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Evaluation. Syeda Hijab Zehra. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

14.45 – 15.00

S4O4. Fungal biomass fermentation, side-stream valorization, cultivation and quality. Simas Borkertas Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

Fast-talks:

15.00 – 15.05

S4F1. Floristic inventory of experimental and collection orchards of fruit and berry crops: a baseline for sustainable agroecosystem management. Uladzimir Bury. Latvian Institute of Horticulture, Latvia

15.05 – 15.10

S4F2. Fruit Quality Parameters of Tomato Varieties Developed in Lithuania. Audrius Radzevičius. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

15.10 – 15.15

S4F3. Studies on the regulation of the microbiota in fermented oat drinks. Guoda Mingailė. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

15.15 – 15.20

S4F4. Biological retting of hemp fiber: influence of bacterial cultures on enzymatic activity and mechanical properties. Dovilė Vasiliauskienė. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania

15.20 – 15.25

S4F5. Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles from Viburnum opulus By-Products for the Development of Biopolymer-Based Materials: Physicochemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity. Vaidė Sakalauskienė. Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

15.25 – 15.30

S4F6. A Gower-Metric Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) of Irish Ruderal Flora: Functional Profiling for Peat-Alternative Growing Media. John Vincent Nate.Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ireland

15.30 – 15.35

S4F7. Diversity, Dominance and Allergenic Risk in Urban Green Spaces: An Assessment of Historic Parks in Vilnius, Lithuania. Rasa Laurinavičienė. Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania

15.35 – 15.40

S4F8. Promoting Sustainable and Efficient Horticultural Practices in Uganda. Zainabuh Nansubuga. Front Aid Foundation, Kampala Uganda

16.00 – 18.00

Technical tour to LAMMC

Friday, 25-September, Kaunas-Vilnius-Kaunas

9.00 – 16.00

Conference Tour to Vertical Farm “Leafood”, Vilnius