5th Edition of International Conference OBSIDIAN
PLANT PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SAFETY: MICROBIOLOGY, SOIL SCIENCE, FOOD QUALITY AND AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
23th -24th June 2025
We are delighted to invite you to participate in the 5th Edition of International Conference OBSIDIAN - "Plant Productivity and Food Safety: Microbiology, Soil Science, Food Quality and Agricultural Genetics", which will take place on June 23–24, 2025, at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
The main objective of the OBSIDIAN Scientific Conference is to initiate and promote interdisciplinary scientific cooperation. It has become a tradition of the conference to share the latest scientific achievements in fields such as microbiology, soil science, food quality and agricultural genetics by the most prominent scientists and specialists from around the world. During the OBSIDIAN conference, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities in increasing plant productivity while ensuring food safety under dynamic environmental and technological changes. The leading topic at this year's OBSIDIAN conference will be salinity and its impact on the environment, humans, plants and animals.
The annual meeting of SUSTAIN COST Action 22144 members will be held on June 24, 2025, providing an opportunity for COST Action participants and OBSIDIAN conference attendees to exchange knowledge and experience in this international project.
Two thematic workshops will be held on June 23-26, 2025, offering hands-on experience on the topics discussed at the conference:
25.06.2025 - OBSIDIAN Field-workshop “Plant-soil relationships in saline areas”;
23-27.06.2025: OBSIDIAN Laboratory-workshop “Plant-microbial interactions in saline areas”.
We are honoured to host distinguished speakers, recognized authorities in their fields, who will share their unique insights and research findings with you.
Keynote Lecturer (Will be announced)
Conference Speakers
Session I. Plant-Microorganisms Interactions in Agriculture and Ecosystem Management
- Ian Dodd, Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK
Session II. Plant Metabolism and Signalling
- Yonghua Li-Beisson, Research Director at the CEA Cadarache, Paris, France
Session III. Soil Threats and Security
- Will be announced
Session IV. The Global Problem of Salinity - An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Kate Negacz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Environmental Policy Analysis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
COST Action Meeting Speakers
Work Group 1. Soil and water salinity: physical and biochemical characteristics at different scales
- Michail Orfanoudakis, Department of Forestry and Environmental Management and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Work Group 2. Plant responses to salinity at the shoot and the root level
- Jutta Papenbrock, Institute of Botany, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
Work Group 3. Total value of saline ecosystems and landscapes
- Zenepe Dafku, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
Work Group 4. & 5. Knowledge sharing and stakeholders’ engagement & Policy framework for the salinisation management
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Henrik Per Aronsson, Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV), Viseu, Portugal
We warmly invite you to attend lectures, workshops, and poster sessions, which will provide a space for discussion and inspiration for further research and innovation. We look forward to welcoming you to the picturesque city of Toruń - a place rich in history and scientific tradition!
PARTICIPATION ON SITE ONLY
Conference Fee
350 zł Researchers
200 zł Doctoral Students / Students
SUSTAIN COST Action 22144 Members
No Registration Fee
Please contact: conferenceobsidian@gmail.com if you have any questions!
See you in June 2025!
Yours Sincerely
On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee,
Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz