5th EPSO Conference: Plants for Life
[29 Aug - 02 Sep 2010]

>> EPSO organises a biannual conference that is one of the top plant science events not to be missed. Over the years, EPSO conferences have build a strong reputation and have become the premier plant science meetings in Europe.

>> EPSO conferences showcase the high quality of plant research in Europe and the world. They bring together key plant scientists from academia, industry and policy-makers from Europe and around the world who present and discuss cutting-edge science, plant science policy and societal issues that are challenges for tomorrow’s agriculture.

>> Topics:

• Plant defence mechanisms
• RNA silencing signals
• Crop genomes for sustainable agriculture
• Breeding tools and strategies
• Improvements in plant health
• Climate change impact on plant production
• Climate, ecosystems and genomics
• Biodiversity
• Plant science in Europe and beyond
• From plant architecture to traits
• From photosynthesis to solar fuels
• Tree biology for multiple uses
• From metabolites and recombinant proteins to
• plant-made-pharmaceuticals
• Plants with improved nutritional quality and value

29 August - 02 September 2010 

Lapland Hotel Olos

Olos, Lapland
Finland

Contact:

Nadia Khawaja
European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO)

Tel/Fax: +32 2 213 62 60/69
e-mail: Nadia.Khawaja@epsomail.org

[Organizer: EPSO]