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SUMMARY:Caffè Scientifico di Agraria 2026
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261209T150000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261013T031100Z
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DESCRIPTION:https://indico.unina.it/event/114/
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Agraria\, Sala Cinese - Dipartimento di Medicina 
 veterinaria e produzioni animali\, Aula Magna
URL:https://indico.unina.it/event/114/
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SUMMARY:8th International Conference on Duckweed Research and Applications
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260928T120000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261002T140000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Eric Lam (Department of Plant Biology\, Rutgers the 
 State University of New Jersey\, New Brunswick)\, Klaus J. Appenroth (4Dep
 artment of Plant Physiology\, Matthias-Schleiden-Institute\, Friedrich-Sch
 iller- University of Jena\,)\, Anthony Bishopp (Plant and Crop Sciences\, 
 School of Biosciences\, University of Nottingham)\, Robert  Martienssen * 
 (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory\; Howard Hughes Medical Institute)\, Shuqin
 g Xu (University of Mainz)\, Arturo  Marí-Ordóñez (Gregor Mendel Instit
 ute)\n\n\n\nModel plant and novel crop\, the thousand faces of duckweed\n
  \n\nWelcome to the 8th International Conference on Duckweed Research and
  Applications (ICDRA 2026)\, hosted in Portici (Naples)\, Italy\, from 28 
 September to 2 October 2026. Building on over a decade of successful meeti
 ngs\, ICDRA 2026 brings together researchers\, and industry professionals
  to explore duckweed as both a model plant system and a versatile novel cr
 op.\n\nThe scientific programme spans five thematic sessions — Genes\, G
 enomes & Evolution\; Ecology & Diversity\; Cell Biology\, Physiology & Met
 abolisms\; Microbiome & Interactions\; and Applications — covering the f
 ull breadth of current duckweed science\, from fundamental genomics to rea
 l-world applications in food\, feed\, bioremediation\, and bioenergy.\n\nT
 his edition carries a special significance: 2026 marks the centenary of th
 e birth of Elias Landolt (1926–2013)\, the Swiss geobotanist whose monog
 raphic work on the Lemnaceae laid the foundation of modern duckweed taxono
 my — and in whose honour the genus Landoltia was named. A dedicated comm
 emorative session will feature a tribute by PD Dr. Klaus-J. Appenroth (Fri
 edrich Schiller University Jena)\, longtime collaborator and friend of Lan
 dolt.\n\nThe conference features a distinguished lineup of invited speaker
 s\, including plenary speaker Prof. Robert A. Martienssen (Cold Spring Har
 bor Laboratory\, USA) alongside invited talks by Arturo Marí-Ordóñez (G
 MI\, Austria)\, Shuqing Xu (University of Mainz\, Germany)\, Eric Lam (Rut
 gers University\, USA)\, Anthony Bishopp (University of Nottingham\, UK)\,
  Metha Meetam (Mahidol University\, Thailand)\, K. Sowjanya Sree (Central 
 University of Kerala\, India)  and Jogeir Toppe (Fishery Officer (Aquafe
 ed)\, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)\, Italy)\n\nWe look forward 
 to welcoming you to Naples — where science meets history\, culture\, and
  the best pizza in the world.\n\nOrganised with the financial support of t
 he University of Naples Federico II\nhttps://indico.unina.it/event/117/
LOCATION:Sala Cinese (Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Universit
 y of Napoli Federico II\, Portici\, Italy)
URL:https://indico.unina.it/event/117/
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