On the morning of December 22, 2021, the Strong Research Group on Plant Physiology and Ecology from Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) organized an international conference entitled "Physiological and ecological management in crop production" held online on the Zoom platform to share experiences in research, production practices and new findings related to physiological and ecological management of crops to develop sustainable agriculture. The conference connected a large number of experts and scientists from universities and research institutes from Vietnam and across the world online. The conference attracted the participation of speakers who were scientists carrying out research on plant physiology and ecology from the University of Ghana, Ghana; Mindoro National College, Philippines; Nagoya University, Japan; University of Technology and Education, University of Da Nang and VNUA, Vietnam.
Conference participants from Vietnam and the world
Delivering the opening speech at the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ninh Thi Phip, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy, VNUA emphasized the effects of climate change such as drought, saltwater intrusion, and global warming on agricultural production in the world as well as in Vietnam and emphasized the importance of studying the physiology and ecology of plants adapting to climate change. Therefore, the conference was organized to share experiences in research on physiology and ecology of plants adapting to climate change to develop sustainable agriculture and ensure food security around the world.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ninh Thi Phip, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy, VNUA delivers the conference opening speech
The conference session was chaired by Dr. Pham Tuan Anh - Head of the Strong Research Group on plant physiology and ecology (VNUA), while Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ai Nghia, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy (VNUA), co-chaired the discussion. The workshop presented 7 research papers related to physiology, plant ecology, gene expression of traits related to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, sugar synthesis ability of tomato, use of duckweed in water treatment under saline conditions and effects of climate change on rice production in the Philippines.
First, Dr. Peter Amoako OFORI, University of Ghana gave a presentation entitled “Vacuolar Membrane Sugar Transporter (SlTMT) is Involved in Sugar Accumulation in Tomato Fruit”. The study identified the expression of genes related to the ability to synthesize sugars in tomato.
Presentation by Dr. Peter Amoako OFORI, University of Ghana
Following that, Dr. Stella Owusu-Nketia, University of Ghana presented on the effects of stems and roots under fluctuating soil moisture conditions of drought-tolerant and non-drought tolerant rice varieties.
The presentation by Dr. Stella Owusu-Nketia, University of Ghana
The conference also contained the presentation of Nguyen Huu Lam, VNUA; Dr. Christian Anthony C. Agutaya, Mindoro National College, Philippines; Acsoc. Prof. Dr. Shiro Mitsuya, Nagoya University, Japan; Dr. Nguyen Sy Toan, University of Da Nang, Vietnam; and Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dinh, VNUA.
Dr. Nguyen Sy Toan, University of Da Nang, Vietnam
At the end of the conference, Dr. Pham Tuan Anh - Head of the VNUA’s Strong Research Group on plant physiology and ecology expressed his deep gratitude to Vietnamese and international experts and scientists who participated in the conference. He also hoped that the success of the conference would connect domestic and foreign scientists and research institutions in researching and applying research results to develop a sustainable agriculture around the world.