SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Plenary Official Opening (Tuesday 1 September); Schedule: from 9.30 to 11.30

Official act (Chancellor of the University of Sevilla; other authorities; brief introduction by the ESA president) 9.30

Plenary keynotes:

• A view on agronomy and on the efficient use of resources in agriculture
  Elías Fereres
• Crop physiology and functioning
  Gustavo Slafer

Session 1. Crop functioning and crop quality

• Crop physiology
• Crop interaction with biotic and abiotic factors
• Modelling crop-environment interactions
• Sensory, nutritional and technological quality
• New products and services: functional food, chemicals, fiber and energy

Session 2. Farming systems and ecosystem services

• Farming system design for conventional and organic production
• Crop-Livestock integration
• Mitigating climate change: modelling, prediction, and strategies
• Protecting natural resources and the human environment

Session 3. Efficient use of resources in agriculture

3.1. Sustainable intensification in farming systems

3.2. Efficient resource management: soils, water, nutrients, and energy

3.3. Instruments for resource management: models and decision making tools

3.4. New avenues for managing biotic and abiotic stresses

Workshops (extended parallel sessions):

1. Relevant issues in global food security: Rice
   Chair R. Confalonieri
2. Towards efficient resource use: site-specific management
   Chair Manuel Pérez
3. Sustainable, intensive horticulture production systems
   Chairs: Marisa Gallardo and Santiago Bonachela