FAO Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference
Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation
List of Accepted Biotechnology Abstract Posters: Electronic Display Schedule for 16 June 2025
FAO ATRIUM
16 June l 08.30 - 11.00
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crop | Harnessing Microbial Bio fertilizers to Regenerate Soil and Enhance Crop Yield in Smallholder Farming Systems | Amar Mdhere | Amar Dhere | S.N.D.T. College of Home Science | Pune, India |
2 | Crop | Unleashing the Potential of Revolutionary Agricultural Biotechnologies: Perspectives from Innovators on Navigating Regulations and Public-Trust | B Pratyusha Chennupati | B Pratyusha Chennupati | PEBBLE LABS INC | United States |
3 | Crop | Phenotypic responses in tomato plants primed with volatile organic compounds and bioactive molecules before exposure to abiotic and biotic stresses. | Giulia Fiorini | Giulia Fiorini | CNR-IPSP (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante) | Italy, Campania, Portici (NA) |
4 | Crop | Combining gene editing and conventional breeding to optimize leaf shape for resource-efficient soybean production | Bishal Tamang | Bishal G. Elizabeth A. | University of Illinois, USA / Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) | Champaign, USA |
5 | Crop | Present and future of new breeding technologies in hemp, a crop with a thousand uses | Roberta Paris | Paris Roberta | CREA - Centro di ricerca Cerealicoltura e Colture Industriali | Italy |
6 | Crop | Morphological and genomic diversity of Fusarium wilt pathogen in six tomato-growing regions of Ghana | Edem Aheto | Edem Aheto | university of Ghana - Legon | Accra, Ghana |
7 | Crop | CoCas9, a new friend to expand the plant genome editing toolbox for a changing agrifood landscape | Fabio D'Orso | Marco Renzetti | CREA - Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics | Italy |
8 | Crop | Manipulating NF-Y Transcription Factors in Tomato Using ZFN-Mediated Genome Editing to Enhance Seed Oil Composition | Aikaterini Tsiftsi | Aikaterini Tsiftsi | Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Applied Biosciences | Greece |
9 | Crop | Genetic approaches for the improvement of resilient and sustainable Prunus crops | Sabrina Micali | Sabrina Micali | CREA - Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria | Rome, Italy |
10 | Crop | Functional study of SpARF6b in the IL7-4-1 introgression line (S. lycopersicum x S. pennellii ) using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology | Fabio D'Orso | Maddalena Sala | CREA - Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics | Rome Italy |
16 June l 11.00 - 14.00
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crop | Non-transgenic genome editing for targeted tomato breeding | Zoe Hilioti | Zoe Hilioti, | Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Applied Biosciences | Thessaloniki, Greece |
2 | Crop | Gene Editing as a Tool to Improve Psa Resistance in Kiwifruit | Vania Michelotti | Vania Michelotti | Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) | Italy |
3 | Crop | Optimizing Extracellular Vesicle Farming from Mediterranean Crops: A Novel Biotechnological Approach for One Health | Gabriella Pocsfalvi | Gabriella Pocsfalvi | Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council of Italy | Campania, Italy |
4 | Crop | Evaluation of Transgenic Cowpea with Combined Resistance to the Legume Pod Borer and the Cowpea Weevil | Jerry Nboyine | J.A. Nboyine | Alliance for Cowpea Improvement in Africa (ACIA) | Tamale, Ghana |
5 | Crop | Biotechnological and genomic approaches toward next | Pasquale Tripodi | Pasquale Tripodi | Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops. | Campania, Italy |
6 | Crop | Genomics-Driven Waste-to-Crop Innovation: Enhancing Food Security and Climate Resilience through Circular Agriculture | Azizur Rahman | Azizur Rahman | Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR), University of Toronto; | Toronto, Canada |
| Crop | Removing environmental suppression of nitrogen fixation in cowpea | Dugald Reid | Ronan Broad | La Trobe University | Victoria, Australia |
8 | Crop | Bt Eggplant in Bangladesh: A Model for Food Security in the Global South | Kasi Azhakanandam | Kasi Azhakanandam | OpenAgBio LLC | USA |
| Crop | Production of non-browning eggplants by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HQT gene knocking out | Fabio D'Orso | Fabio D’Orso | CREA - Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics | Italy |
| Crop | From Orphan Crops to Global Solutions: Harnessing CRISPR for Millet Innovation | Juhi Khanal | Juhi Khanal | D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital | India |
16 June l 14.00 - 16.30
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crop | MiPEPs innovative biotechnological tools to improve plants resistance to pests. A case study on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) | Laura Bassolino | M. José López Galiano | Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI) | Emilia Romagna, Italy |
2 | Crop | Investigating the role and the interactome of NF-Y transcription factor heterotrimeric protein in tomato | Christina Emmanouilidou | Christina Emmanouilidou | Institute of Applied Bioscences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas | Thessaloniki, Greece |
3 | Crop | Shortcutting photorespiration increases potato photosynthesis and tuber yield in field trail experiencing natural heatwaves. | Katherine Meacham-Hensold | Katherine Meacham‐Hensold | University of Illinois/ Institute of Genomic Biology(IGB) | United States |
4 | Crop | The impact of incorporating activated charcoal on enhancing potato microtuber production. | Amina Belguendouz | Benamar Benmahioul | Nour Bachir University Center of El Bayadh | El Bayadh, Algeria |
5 | Crop | Potential of plant waste ash-based media in in vitro microtuber production of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). | Amina Belguendouz | Benamar Benmahioul | Nour Bachir University Center of El Bayadh | El Bayadh, Algeria |
6 | Crop | Strengthening Banana Fusarium Wilt Diagnostics Using a CRISPR/Cas12a Assay for Point-of-Care Applications | Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur | Jelli Venkatesh | International Atomic Energy Agency | Austria |
7 | Crop | Accelerating Crop Improvement in the Face of Climate Emergency through Advanced Genome Editing Technologies | Anne-Cécile Meunier | Anne-Cécile Meunier | CIRAD | France |
8 | Crop | "Transforming Desert into Food Basket with Agrifood Biotechnology and AI: Wadi Souf, Algeria" | Adel Zeghdi | Adel zeghdi | University of eloued algeria | el oued , Algeria |
9 | Crop | Improving Nigeria’s Tomato Cultivars for Longer Shelf-Life Using CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Technology | Shakirat Ajenifujah-Solebo | Ajenifujah-Solebo, S.O. Ntui, V.O., A. | National Biotechnology Research & Development Agency (NBRDA) | Abuja, Nigeria |
10 | Crop | Topolin cytokinin accelerates in vitro mutation-assisted breeding of Coffea arabica through enhanced somatic embryo regeneration | Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur | Radisras Nkurunziza | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | Vienna, Austria |
16 June l 16.30 - 19.30
| Display Unit | Sector | Poster title | Contact person | Author(s) | Main Organization /Institution | Location and Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop | Gene Editing Innovations in Potato: A Strategy Towards Sustainable and Resilient Agrifood Systems | Sergio Feingold | Sergio Feingold Gabriela Alejandra Massa Matías Nicolás González Cecilia Décima Oneto María Florencia Rey Burusco Laura Echarte Silvina Beatriz Divito Natalia Sigrid Norero Ailin Arizmendi Anabela Poulsen Hornum | INTA - ARGENTINA | Argentina |
| 2 | Crop | Identification of Specific Genes to Water Stress in Cereals for Food Security | Adel Amar Amouri | Adel Amar Amouri Moulay Belkhodja Mohammed Ryad Saad Lahouaria Rahma Labtere | University of Oran | Algeria |
| 3 | Crop | Mechanisms underlying virus-induced pathogenesis and bioengineering of plant disease resistance by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing technology | Okon O. Unung | Okon O. Unung | National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 4 | Crop | Identification of Maize Varieties through Genetic Fingerprinting and Farmer recall | James Onguso | Stella Makokha, Rosemary Emongor, Elias Thuranira, Bramwel Wanjala, Paulatte Kipchirchir | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 5 | Crop | Genotypic and phenotypic approaches to select Durum Wheat accessions adapted to climatic changes and organic agriculture | Mario A. Pagnotta | Bonfiglioli L. Urbanavičiūtė I. Pagnotta M. A. | Università degli Studi della Tuscia | Italy |
| 6 | Crop | Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling cotton leaf curl disease resistance in upland cotton | Muhammad Javed | Muhammad N. Sattar Muhammad Javed Syed B. Hussain Muhammad Babar Peng W. Chee Zafar Iqbal Muhammad Munir Sallah A. Al-Hashedi | APTMA (All Pakistan Textile Mills Association) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 7 | Livestock | OMICS techniques used with Precision Livestock Farming tools to reduce dairy farms' greenhouse gas emissions | Cinzia Marchitelli | Cinzia Marchitelli Davide Meo Zilio Roberto Steri Miriam Iacurto | Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Animal Production and Aquaculture (CREA-ZA) | Italy |
| 8 | Livestock | Environmental footprint of edible Coleoptera production: comparison of three species reared with different systems | Alejandro Corona Mariscal | Corona-Mariscal, Alejandro Mancini, Simone Clemente, Gabriela Sanjuan, Neus Pulido, Edgar | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | Spain |
| 9 | Livestock | Integrated bioinformatics and molecular biology for antigen discovery in Eimeria spp. | Anabel Elisa Rodríguez | Jesica Daiana Britez Lucía Romero María Luz Pisón-Martínez Tomás Poklepovich Virginia Marugán-Hernández Anabel Elisa Rodríguez Mariela Tomazic | Veterinary Pathobiology Institute (IPVET), INTA-CONICET, Argentina | Argentina |
| 10 | Livestock | The REPRODIVAC Project, Next-generation vaccines and diagnostics to prevent livestock reproductive diseases of worldwide impact | Selene Baschieri | The REPRODIVAC project team | ENEA | Rome, Italy |