SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
“SMART AGRICULTURE FOR GREAT HUMAN CHALLENGES”
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; Plenary keynotes)
Session 1. Crop functioning and crop quality
1.1. Crop physiology
1.2. Crop interaction with biotic and abiotic factors
1.3. Modelling crop-environment interactions
1.4. Sensory, nutritional and technological quality
1.5. New products and services: functional food, chemicals, fibers, and energy
Session 2. Farming systems and ecosystem services
2.1. Farming system design for conventional and organic production
2.2. Crop diversification
2.3. Crop-Livestock integration
2.4. Mitigating climate change: modelling, prediction, and strategies
2.5. 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, monitoring, and decision-making tools
3.4. New avenues for managing biotic and abiotic stresses
Workshops (extended parallel sessions):
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Relevant issues in global food security: Rice;
Chair: R. Confalonieri
- Crop physiology
- Crop management
- Cropping systems
- Models, monitoring, and decision-making tools in rice cultivation
- Environmental issues in rice cultivation
- Future expectations in rice production
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Towards efficient resource use: site-specific management;
Chair: Manuel Pérez-Ruiz
- Sensors and drones in agriculture
- Monitoring systems
- Spectral information and analysis
- Decision-making tools
- Agricultural robots
- Variable rate application systems
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Sustainable, intensive horticulture production systems;
Chairs: Marisa Gallardo and Santiago Bonachela
Section 1: Sustainable resource management of intensive horticultural crops
- Efficient and sustainable water management
- Efficient and sustainable nutrient management
- Sustainable energy management
- Sensing and modelling. Automation
- Integrated pest management
- Product quality
Section 2. Intensive established and alternative production systems
- Protected cultivation of fruit crops
- Super High-density fruit orchards
- Organic systems
- Urban horticulture
- Adaptation to climate change
- Ornamentals