Invited Speakers
Guidelines for Poster presentation
- Each presenter has to stick their posters on the poster board. The recommended size for poster is: 105 cm height (top to bottom) x 75 cm width (left to right) is only accepted. The poster orientation should be vertical/portrait
- Posters should include the title of the research, author(s) name, institution, country and corresponding author’s email. The name of the presenting author should be highlighted.
- Each poster presentation will be given a unique number, date and session time for presentation, to be adhered strictly.
- Posters should be self-explanatory covering Introduction, Objectives, Materials & Methods, Results & Discussion, Conclusion & Future Thrust and Acknowledgement. Summarize the research in graphic form wherever possible; use tables, graphs, pictures, etc. and minimize the amount of text. Please use preferably TIMES NEW ROMAN font throughout.
- At least one author must be present during the poster presentation time to explain to the delegates and the committee of judges.
- Best Poster awards will be decided by a panel of judges and announced in the plenary session.
- A model poster template is attached for your reference.
Guidelines for Oral presentation
- Duration allotted for each presenter: 8 minutes for oral presentation and 2 minutes for discussion.
- Presentation should be prepared in power point mode (covering Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results with suitable table, diagram, figure and plates, Discussion, Conclusion and Future thrust).
- First slide should contain title, names and affiliations of all the authors (name of the presenting author to be highlighted).
- Top corners of the slides should bear logo/s of the organization in which the research was carried out.
List of Lead Speakers
Dr. R. Muniappan
IPM Innovation Lab, Virginia Tech, USA
Current and Emerging Threats to Horticultural Crops in the Tropics
Dr. Vitthal Bengai
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Soil Health Management in Horticultural Crops
Dr. Claire Curry
CABI, UK
Digital tools for Pest Management in Horticultural Crops
Dr. S. R. Palli
University of Kentucky Lexington, USA
Epigenetic Regulators as Targets for Pesticides and Resistance Management
Dr. P.K. Chakrabarthy
Ex ASRB Member, New Delhi, India
Crop grouping and Label Claim expansion in Horticultural Crops : Recent Developments in India
Dr. Diana Pérez Staples
Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Mexico
Long-term attraction of a tephritid insecticide–bait mixture in a new trapping device.
Dr. Abraham Verghese
Rashvee International -PRS, Bengaluru, India
New paradigms in the management of the fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel
Dr. P. D. Kamala Jayanthi
ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, India
Chemical Ecology of Insect-Plant Interactions in retrospect and prospect
Dr. S. Sriram
ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, India
Exploring the anti-microbial volatile organic compounds from beneficial microbes for plant disease management
Dr. D.K. Nagaraju
Joint Director (E), Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Bengaluru
Plant quarantine in India: Issues and Challenges
Dr. K. Subaharan
ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru
Utilizing Food and Mating Signals to Combat Pests
Dr. T. Venkatesan
ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru
RNAi - It's time to silence the insect pest, Let's make a road map
Dr. Sunil Joshi
ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru, India
Tiny but Mighty: The Story of Recent Occurrences and Outbreaks of Diaspidids in India
Dr. Kolla Sreedevi
ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru, India
White grubs in Horticultural Ecosystems: Diversity, damage and diagnostics
Dr. Sandip singh
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Species diversity and IPM of Fruit piercing moths in Citrus in Punjab, India
Dr Ashok B.
Hadapad Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and bacterial endosymbionts based strategy for the management of fruit fly species
Dr. R. Asokan
ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, India
Advances in CRISPR/Cas mediated genome editing in insect pest management
Dr. M. Nagesh
ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru, India
Enormous and untapped potential of entomopathogenic nematodes for pest management in horticultural ecosystems
Dr. V. Ambethkar
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Trichirapalli, India
Exploitation of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi for combating biotic stress for sustainable horticulture
Dr Brajeshwar Singh
Professor & Head Division of Microbiology, S.K.University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu J & K, India
Mitigating Biotic Stresses Under Temperate Conditions For Crop Sustainability