Sessions


We aim at discussing the advances of Plant Phenomics under controlled and field conditions combined and its integration with genomics and data science with the goal to accelerate breeding of climate-resilient crops and to enable transition towards resilient agroecosystems, ensuring sustainable food systems under future environmental conditions.

EPPS will provide a platform for the presentation of recent results in dedicated plenary and poster sessions, it will demonstrate the impact generated by plant phenomics and discuss the future development of plant phenomics.  A complementary focus session will address the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in plant phenomics.

 
Participants can submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations related to following sessions:
  • Phenotyping for innovative practices:  This session includes practices related to specific crops (minor crops, orphan crops, perennial crops, bioenergy crops etc. ), smart agriculture and management, intercropping systems, low input agriculture, regenerative agriculture etc.

  • Phenotyping for improvement of yield and quality: Identifying traits linked to higher productivity and superior nutritional or market value, breeding applications under controlled and field conditions

  • Phenotyping for stress resilience and tolerance: Phenotyping of traits associated wit abiotic stress and reliance as well as biotic stress tolerance under controlled and field conditions 

  • Phenotyping the hidden half: Phenotyping of traits associated with root architecture, growth dynamics, and interactions with soil microbiomes etc.

 
Additional the sessions will include:
  • Hands-on session
    One session in a greenhouse and one session in a field site with demos and presentations

  • Impact of plant phenotyping
    The opening session of the symposium will include presenters from academia and industry presenting the impact generated by plant phenotyping

  • Focus session: Basic and advanced use of AI in plant phenomics
    The session will explore the transformative role of AI in plant phenomics, with invited speakers sharing insights into its basic understanding of AI and advanced application followed by a discussion about the role of AI  to address complex challenges in plant science

  • Panel discussion: Future development in plant phenomics
    The discussion will include an impulse presentation outlining future challenges in agriculture in Europe and address the future directions of plant phenomics to address these challenges including input from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers

 

Further details on the meeting schedule, including keynote speakers within the sessions will be available soon.