The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences—10th Anniversary of Journal Plants

All participants of IECPS2021 are welcome to submit the extended work to the Plants Special Issue "Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences".

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and Best Presentation Award:

Best Paper Award：

“Cachrys ferulacea (L.) Calest. Extracts as Natural Photosensitizers: An In Vitro Photobiological Study”

by Mariangela Marrelli et al.

Best Presentation Award：

“Elucidation of the Radio-Sensitivity Level of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Embryogenic Callus Induced by Gamma Ray Irradiation”

by Reza Ramdan Rivai et al.

Welcome from the Chair

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the second electronic Conference on Plant Sciences (IECPS2021). This electronic conference will be held online at sciforum.net, a platform developed and maintained by MDPI for hosting conferences. It allows scientists from all over the world to present their latest research in Plant Sciences, receive direct feedback, and engage in discussions with the wider scientific community.

From a human perspective, plants are sessile, blind, and deaf living organisms, and may look solitary like individuals. Often we forget that life on Earth depends almost entirely on these complex organisms. Starting from this statement, IECPS2021 will deepen plant research at all levels, from the molecular through to the whole plant and community scale, also including bioinformatics and modeling approaches. This year, we will particularly highlight the importance of contributions to current topics, such as plant–plant communication, protection of plant biodiversity, and plants in urban environments. For this purpose, we have planned six focused sessions:

Plant Physiology, Signalling and Communication
Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Developmental Biology
Plant Response to Stresses and Changing Environment
Phytochemistry and Phytoremediation, Plants in Urban Ecosystems
Plant Nutrition and Plant–Soil–Microorganism Interactions

IECPS2021 will be an online-only proceeding, which allows participation from all over the world with no requirement for travel or related expenditures. An electronic conference provides a platform for rapid and direct exchanges about the latest research findings and novel ideas. Attending and participating in this online conference is free of charge. The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published in IECPS2021 MDPI Proceedings (Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal), and selected papers will be considered for publication in a Special Issue of Plants (MDPI), a high visibility open access journal, with a 200 CHF discount on the APC.

We are committed to equality and inclusion principles. Therefore, we ask authors to ensure that the papers and presentations are highly accessible to the wider and more diverse scientific community. We encourage submissions from scientists at all career stages and from all backgrounds, and aim for an equal gender balance.

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions to this scientific event and would like to thank you in advance for your active support.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Adriano Sofo

Conference Secretariat
Mr. Leo Zou
Ms. Stefanie Li
email: [email protected]

Call for Submissions

The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences—10th Anniversary of Journal Plants will be held online from 1 to 15 December 2021. This event enables the researchers of plant science to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues without the need to travel. All proceedings will be published on the conference homepage in an open access format.

Through this event, we aim to cover the following topics:

Plant Physiology, Signalling and Communication;
Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Developmental Biology;
Plant Response to Stresses and Changing Environment;
Phytochemistry and Phytoremediation, Plants in Urban Ecosystems;
Plant Nutrition and Plant–Soil–Microorganism Interactions.

The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published as one dedicated volume in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal. Publication of proceedings paper is free of charge. There will also be the possibility to submit selected papers to the Special Issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747; CODEN: PLANCD; Impact Factor: 3.935 (JCR 2020)) with a 200 CHF discount on the APC.

IECPS2021 offers you the opportunity to participate in this international, scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel—all you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to invite you to “attend” this conference and present your latest work.

Abstracts (in English) should be submitted by 8 September 2021 8 October 2021 online at https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/502. For accepted abstracts, conference proceedings papers can be submitted by 20 October 2021 2 November 2021. The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available on Sciforum for discussion during the time of the conference (1–15 December 2021).

We hope you will be able to join this exciting event and support us in making it a success. The conference is organized and sponsored by MDPI, a scholarly open access publisher based in Basel, Switzerland.

Paper Submission Guidelines

For information about the submission procedure and the preparation of a full presentation, please refer to the "Instructions for Authors".

Event Chairs

Prof. Dr. Adriano Sofo

Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, Cultural Heritage (DiCEM), The University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy

Event Committee

Prof. Dr. Daniela Rigano

Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy

Dr. Antonella Smeriglio

Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (CHIBIOFARAM), University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Prof. Dr. Ki Hyun Kim

Natural Product Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

Dr. Mariangela Marrelli

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

Dr. Iker Aranjuelo Michelena

Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (IdAB), CSIC-Gobierno de Navarra, Mutilva, Spain

Prof. Dr. Carmen Arena

Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Dr. Veronique Seidel

Natural Products Research Laboratory, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Prof. Dr. Filippo Maggi

School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

Prof. Dr. Cécile Vriet

Laboratory EBI (Ecology and Biology of Interactions), University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey B. Jones

Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Professor Petronia Carillo

Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy

Professor Fernando Lidon

1. Earth Sciences Department (DCT), School of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal 2. Unit of GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering (GeoBioTec), School of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal

Professor Gabrijel Ondrasek

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Aviv Dombrovsky

Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel

Professor Michela Schiavon

Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, Univerisity of Padova, Padova, Italy

Professor Barbara Sgorbini

Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy

Professor Davide Barreca

Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Dr. Giorgio Perrella

ENEA, Trisaia Research Centre, Rotondella (MT), Italy

Dr. Amanda Cardoso

Institute of Natural Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil

Dr. Antonella Vitti

School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy,
Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

Invited Speakers

Professor Hazem M. Kalaji

Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Dr. Mariangela Marrelli

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

Dr. Aviv Dombrovsky

Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel

Professor Luigi Milella

Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

Prof. Dr. Diego F. Gomez-Casati

Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

Professor Davide Barreca

Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Professor Cécile Vriet

Laboratory EBI (Ecology and Biology of Interactions), University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France

Professor Barbara Sgorbini

Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey B. Jones

Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Live Session Program

Date: 6 December 2021 & 8 December 2021 & 13 December 2021

Attendance to this Live Session is FREE. However, registration will be necessary, as the number of participants is limited. Click the below button to Register.

6 December 2021 Time: 10:00am (CET) \| 04:00am (EST) \| 05:00pm (CST Asia)
Speaker	Presentation Topic	Time (CET)
Event Chair Prof. Dr. Adriano Sofo	Opening Introductory	10:00am–10:10am
Prof. Dr. Hazem Kalaji	Communication with Plants Using Chlorophyll Fluorescence Signals	10:10am–10:30am
Dr. Ludovica Lela	To make the best the bitter: health-promoting phytochemicals from Humulus lupulus L. as oxidative stress remedy	10:30am-10:50am
	Discussion and Q&A session	10:50am-11:00am

8 December 2021 Time: 10:00am (CET) \| 04:00am (EST) \| 05:00pm (CST Asia)
Speaker	Presentation Topic	Time (CET)
Session Chair Dr. Iker Aranjuelo Michelena	Opening Introductory	10:00am–10:10am
Prof. Dr. Cécile Vriet	Unraveling the Importance of Sugar Transport in Plant-Rhizobacteria Interactions	10:10am–10:30am
Dr. Aviv Dombrovsky	Plant Disease Symptomatology: CGMMV-Infected Cucumber Plants Exposed to Fluctuating Extreme Temperatures	10:30am-10:50am
Prof. Dr. Diego F. Gomez-Casati	Fe-S Cluster Assembly and Micronutrient Metabolism in Plants	10:50am-11:10am
	Discussion and Q&A session	11:10am-11:20am

13 December 2021 Time: 10:00am (CET) \| 04:00am (EST) \| 05:00pm (CST Asia)
Speaker	Presentation Topic	Time (CET)
Session Chair Dr. Iker Aranjuelo Michelena	Opening Introductory	10:00am–10:10am
Prof. Dr. Davide Barreca	Evaluation of Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activity of Quercetin and its Main Metabolites	10:10am–10:30am
Prof. Dr. Barbara Sgorbini	Adulteration of Essential Oils: A Multitask Issue for Quality Control	10:30am-10:50am
	Discussion and Q&A session	10:50am-11:10am
Dr. Iker Aranjuelo Michelena	Closing	11:10am-11:20am

Live Session Recordings

To view this content, you need to be registered and logged in to Sciforum platform.

List of accepted submissions (104)

Id	Title	Authors	Presentation Video	Presentation Pdf
sciforum-051535	Identification and Characterization of PHT1 Transporters Family and Differential Expression Patterns in Control and Blindness Broccoli Plants Juan Nicolas-Espinosa , Micaela Carvajal Submitted: 22 Sep 2021 Abstract: Show Abstract	Juan Nicolas-Espinosa , Micaela Carvajal	N/A	N/A	Show Abstract
Phosphorus is predominantly taken up by the plant from the soil as its inorganic form (Pi). This is energy-consuming process carried out by a family of high-affinity Pi transporters (PHT). The PHT gene family play an important role on plant homeostasis and are essential for proper plant development and water uptake by aquaporins. The objective of the present study was the identification and characterisation of the PHT1 Pi transporters family in Brassica oleracea var. italica, broccoli plants. A total of 31 putative PHT1 gene sequences were identified in broccoli plants. PHT1 gene family were divided into nine subfamilies (PHT1,1 – PHT1;9) when compared with Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus and Brassica oleracea var. oleracea according to phylogenetic analyses. Chromosomal distribution and duplication events were also studied. PHT1 protein gene products were also characterised, including subcellular location prediction, mostly of PHT1 proteins were predicted to be located in plasma membrane. On the other hand, structural estimations showed an overall common 3D structure. Furthermore, RNA sequencing expression of control and blinded broccoli plants (little plants aborting meristematic tissue) were carried out with different tissues in order to understand the implication of these transporters, PHT1, in broccoli blindness. Our results contribute to a better understanding of Pi transports within the broccoli plants and its possible implication on blindness disease.
sciforum-052320	*Rapid Assessment of Protein Structural Changes from Frost Damage: A Proof-of-Concept Study Using Pittosporum spinescens* (Apiales)** Joel Johnson Submitted: 04 Oct 2021 Abstract: Show Abstract	Joel Johnson	N/A	N/A	Show Abstract
Frost damage remains an important driver of floral ecological dynamics in certain areas of the Australian landscape. However, responses of native Australian species to frost damage remain largely understudied. Here, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, conducted on intact leaves, was used to monitor changes in the protein secondary structures of Pittosporum spinescens upon exposure to below-zero temperatures. The dominant secondary structures present in fresh leaves were the inter-molecular aggregates (40 %), α-helices (20 %), β-sheets (15 %) and random coil structures (14 %). During simulated severe frost (-18 °C), a reduction in α-helices and increase in the amount of inter-molecular structures were observed, followed by transmutation of the latter into anti-parallel β-sheets or another form of inter-molecular structures. After 6 hours, the dominant protein secondary structures were anti-parallel β-sheets and inter-molecular aggregates (ca. 64 % and 17 %, respectively), with only small amounts of α-helices (4 %), β-sheets (9 %) and random coil structures (5 %) present. Overall, this indicates a reduction in the organisation level of protein secondary structures, resulting in a probable loss of function and considerable damage to the functional activity of any proteins in the leaves. The technique of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy should be considered by future researchers interested in investigating responses to frost damage in other species, particularly at an ecological level. Portable FTIR instrumentation would greatly expand the potential range of applications.
sciforum-051691	Changes in the Differentiation Program of Phloem Derivatives of Birch Cambium after Trunk Girdling Aleksandra Serkova , Tatiana Tarelkina , Natalia Galibina , Yulia Moshchenskaya , Irina Sofronova , Diana Ivanova , Ludmila Semenova Submitted: 24 Sep 2021 Abstract: Show Abstract	Aleksandra Serkova , Tatiana Tarelkina , Natalia Galibina , Yulia Moshchenskaya , Irina Sofronova , Diana Ivanova , Ludmila Semenova	N/A	N/A	Show Abstract
The processes of cambial activity and secondary xylem and phloem differentiation are completely dependent on the influx of photoassimates. Trunk girdling is a frequently used method for studying cambial growth under conditions of different assimilate supply. We girdled 20-year-old birch trees (Betula pendula Roth) and took samples 1 cm (AG1) and 35 cm above the girdle (AG35). Tissues of ungirdled trees served as control. A sharp increase in carbohydrates level (AG1) inhibited xylogenesis and stimulated phloemogenesis. A moderate increase (AG35) also stimulated phloemogenesis; however, xylogenesis continued. The activity of the APL gene encoding a phloem-specific transcription factor correlates with the active phloemogenesis, as it was 2.18 (AG1) and 3 (AG35) times higher than in control. The Suc gene encoding transmembrane sucrose transporter was up-regulated in the AG1 and AG35 zones by 2.24 and 2.51 times, respectively, compared with the control, which indicates an active sucrose loading into cells and correlates with the preferential differentiation of parenchyma. The activity of the PIN1 gene encoding the auxin transporter was highest in zone AG35 (2.1 times higher than in the control). In zone AG1, the PIN1 activity was 1.7 times lower than that of AG35, which corresponds to the impaired differentiation of the phloem sieve tubes. The data obtained can be useful for a better understanding of physiological processes and predicting changes in the forest productivity under conditions of a changing climate.
sciforum-050578	Proteomic and Genetic Approach for Lunasin Peptide and Gene Presence Detection in Various Plants Milan Chňapek , Dana Rajnincová , Želmíra Balážová , Martin Vivodík , Zuzana Hromadová , Lucia Mikolášová , Zdenka Gálová Submitted: 11 Oct 2021 Abstract: Show Abstract	Milan Chňapek , Dana Rajnincová , Želmíra Balážová , Martin Vivodík , Zuzana Hromadová , Lucia Mikolášová , Zdenka Gálová	N/A	N/A	Show Abstract
Lunasin is a biologically active peptide, with polypeptide chain consisting of 43 amino acids, originally discovered as a 2S albumin protein from the seed of the soybean coded by GM2S-1 gene. The first successful isolation of Lunasin peptide was performed at Niigata University School of Medicine in Japan in 1987 during the examination of protease inhibitors in soybean seeds. Subsequently, its presence was confirmed in cereal grains (wheat, barley, rye, triticale), in bean seeds and in other plants. The most significant health benefits include: antioxidant activity, anti-hypertension activity, chemoprevention activity, as well as its use as a therapeutic anticancer agent. It was also demonstrated that Lunasin exhibits anti-inflammatory activity, effects on lowering cholesterol and obesity as well as influence on immunodeficiency. However, Lunasin peptide was initially detected in many plant species, but there is controversy about its exact origins, in present. Therefore, we focused on detection of Lunasin gene by polymerase chain reaction and Lunasin peptide by one and two dimensional electrophoresis, in various plants. One dimensional electrophoresis separates plants proteins complexes only on molecular weight and hence, there were observed no significant evidence of Lunasin peptide presence or absence. Two dimensional electrophoresis provide exact separation and together with polymerase chain reaction enabled identification of Lunasin peptide and gene. These results confirmed, that Lunasin peptide as well as Lunasin gene were observed only in soy bean seeds. There were also confirmed presence of Lunasin peptide in various plants (Spelt wheat, bean and oat), but gene detection was not successful.
sciforum-050610	Aspect and Rootstock Genotype Influence Leaf Stomatal Density in Macadamia sp. Sam Wakefield , Bruce Topp , Mobashwer Alam Submitted: 08 Sep 2021 Abstract: Show Abstract	Sam Wakefield , Bruce Topp , Mobashwer Alam	N/A	N/A	Show Abstract
Stomata, the pores on the leaf epidermis, contribute to the exchange of water and CO2 in plants. They play important roles in sensing and adaptation to environmental changes by altering in size, distribution, and behaviour. To adapt to a changing climate, planting cultivars with optimised stomatal density in the target environments can be useful to improve water use efficiency. As a clonally propagated crop, orchard production of macadamia largely depends on rootstocks. The effect of rootstocks on stomatal density in macadamia remains unclear. This study, for the first time in macadamia, aimed to investigate the effects of aspect and rootstock genotype on leaf stomatal density. We investigated the effects of three rootstocks (Beaumont, Daddow and B-29), and two aspects (north (N) and south (S)), on leaf stomatal density. An existing phenotyping protocol was adapted to create an imprint of the leaf surface. This imprint was mounted to a microscope slide for imaging and stomatal density calculation using manual (M) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods. A highly significant interaction was observed between rootstock and stomatal density (P < 0.001 (M), P = 0.003 (AI)). Additionally, stomatal density was found to be significantly higher on the northern aspect of the tree than the southern aspect (P < 0.001 (M), P < 0.001 (AI)). These findings will assist in the development of climate-smart macadamia varieties with superior water use efficiency.

Full List

Sessions

A. Plant Physiology, Signalling and Communication
B. Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Developmental Biology
C. Plant Response to Stresses and Changing Environment
D. Phytochemistry and Phytoremediation, Plants in Urban Ecosystems
E. Plant Nutrition and Plant-Soil-Microorganisms Interactions

Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Feibo Wu

Institute of Crop Science, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Prof. Dr. Carmen Arena

Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Professor Fulai Liu

Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark

Dr. Iker Aranjuelo Michelena

Instituto de Agrobiotecnología (IdAB), CSIC-Gobierno de Navarra, Mutilva, Spain

Professor Suresh Awale

Section of Natural Products & Drug Discovery, Division of Medicinal Resources, Department of Research and Development, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Dr. Giedrė Samuolienė

Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Babtai, Lithuania

Prof. Dr. Dimitris L. Bouranis

Plant Physiology Laboratory, Crop Science Department, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Live Sessions Information

During the duration of the conference, a number of live online sessions will be programmed. The live streaming platform we are using is Zoom. During each session, the participants will have the possibility to ask questions during a Q&A session. Detailed information about the topics and dates will be shared soon.

The live sessions are free for authors. The authors who submit submissions to IECPS2021 will have priority for the registration(with no extra cost) to the live online sessions with our invited speakers. If it is not completely full, the registration will be open for unregistered participants. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

The number of participants to the live session is limited but the recordings will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards.

Instructions for Authors

Submission

Submission should be completed online by authors by registering with https://sciforum.net/ and using the “Start New Submission” function once logged into the system.

Scholars interested in participating in the conference can submit their abstract (about 200–250 words) online at this website until 8 September 2021 8 October 2021.
Based on the submitted abstract, the Conference Committee will conduct a pre-evaluation of whether a contribution from the authors of the abstract will be welcome for the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences—10th Anniversary of Journal Plants. All authors will be notified by 22 September 2021 15 October 2021 about the acceptance of their abstract.
If the abstract is accepted for this conference, the author will be invited to prepare a full description of their work (max. 6 pages), optionally accompanied by a Poster/PowerPoint/Video Presentation (max. 5 minutes), for the submission deadline of 20 October 2021 2 November 2021.
The conference proceedings papers and presentations will be available for discussion on https://iecps2021.sciforum.net/ during the time of the conference 1–15 December 2021.
The accepted proceedings papers will probably be published as one dedicated volume in the MDPI Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal. Publication of proceedings paper is free of charge.
Note: Before publication, Biology and Life Sciences Forum journal will review accepted papers using the powerful text comparison tool: iThenticate. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism.
Submissions with a high repetition rate and lack of novelty will not be published in the conference proceedings.
The open access journal Plants will publish a conference Special Issue. After the conference, the authors will be encouraged to submit a full manuscript to the dedicated Special Issue by which they will receive a 200 CHF discount on the Article Processing Charge.
Note: The submission to the journal is independent of the conference proceedings and will follow the usual process of the journal, including peer-review, APC, etc.

Proceedings papers

Proceedings papers must be prepared in MS Word using the Proceedings template (see below) and should be converted to PDF format before submission. The manuscript should count at least 3 pages (incl. figures, tables and references) and should not exceed 6 pages. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal website and ensure that your manuscript submission adheres to these guidelines.

Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be organized as follows:

Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
(Acknowledgements);
References.

IECPS2021-template.docx

Presentation Slides

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the manuscript. Slides can be prepared the same way as for any traditional conference. They should be converted to PDF format before submission.

The following organization is recommended for your presentation:

Length of the presentation: no more than 30 slides;
Slide 1 (strictly one slide): title, authors’ names, affiliation(s), email addresses of the corresponding authors, and logos of the laboratory and/or institution (not mandatory);
Slide 2 (strictly one slide): Graphical Abstract, repeat the title of the presentation but avoid other text as much as possible;
Slide 3 (strictly one slide): Abstract (max. 250 words) and 3–5 keywords separated by semicolons;
Slide 4 and following slides: should contain Introduction, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions in this sequence;
Last slide: Acknowledgments, and logos of sponsors (not mandatory).

IECPS2021-PPT-template

Posters

Posters will be available online on the conference website during and after the event. Participants will be able to ask questions and make comments about the posters.

Video Presentations

Authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations. This is a unique way of presenting your paper and discussing it with peers from all over the world. Video should be no longer than 5 minutes and prepared with one of the following formats: .mp4 /.webm /.ogg (max size: 250Mb). It should be submitted with the full manuscript before 20 October 2021 2 November 2021.

Tips for authors: If you would like to prepare a video based on your PowerPoint presentation, you may use the "record slide" function in the PowerPoint.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

All authors must disclose all relationships or interests that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflict of interest." Financial support for the study must be fully disclosed under the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe that authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting a communication paper to this conference, you retain the copyright of your paper, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this paper online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your paper to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher (if required by that publisher).

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference’s esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide one Best Paper Award and one Best Presentation Award.

Best Paper Award

Plants would like to grant an award (500 Swiss Francs) for the best paper as elected by the conference committee.

Terms and Conditions:

Proceedings paper (3–6 pages) must be submitted to IECPS2021;
Originality/Novelty of the paper;
Significance of Content;
Scientific Soundness;
Interest to the readers;
English language and style.

Best Presentation Award

Plants would like to grant an award (500 Swiss Francs) for the best presentation at the conference as determined by a jury.

Presentations should have the following information:

Title (with authors and affiliations)
Introduction/Objectives/Aims
Methods
Results
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Contact information

Poster/Video Presentations will be considered for this award. During the conference, the chair and committee members will be invited to judge the quality of the Poster/Video Presentations. Presentations will be judged on 1) how well they are able to summarize the described work and capture the interest of viewers; 2) the visual aspect of the presentation and how it contributes to effective and clear communication of the contents.

The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences—10th Anniversary of Journal Plants

1–15 Dec 2021

Welcome from the Chair

Call for Submissions

Event Chairs

Event Committee

Invited Speakers

Live Session Program

Live Session Recordings

List of accepted submissions (104)

Sessions

Session Chairs

Live Sessions Information

Instructions for Authors

Event Awards

Sponsors and Partners

Organizers

A. Plant Physiology, Signalling and Communication

Submissions

B. Plant Ecology, Biodiversity and Developmental Biology

Submissions

C. Plant Response to Stresses and Changing Environment

Submissions

D. Phytochemistry and Phytoremediation, Plants in Urban Ecosystems

Submissions

E. Plant Nutrition and Plant-Soil-Microorganisms Interactions

Submissions