IV INTERNATIONAL GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS

Biotechnology for agricultural sustainability in the era of climate change

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Agriculture and Food

This event is organized with the financial support of the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria

Contract No BG-175467353-2024-03-0035

About The Event

The IV International Green Biotechnology congress will open a discussion on the prospects of green technologies for development of sustainable climate-resilient agriculture.

Where

Hotel Expo Sofia
Bulgaria

When

Thursday-Friday
07-08 November 2024

Invitation

“Biotechnology for agricultural sustainability in the era of climate change”

The main challenge of the modern agriculture in 21st-century is ensuring healthy environment and climate-resilient crops for the achievement of food security at regional and global level. Biotechnology is a powerful tool for facilitating and advancing sustainable agriculture by increasing yield, biotic-and abiotic stress resistance and improving the nutritional content of crops. In the era of green technology, agricultural scientists are armed with multidisciplinary approaches that combine plant science, engineering, food technologies, and economics, for the welfare of society. The IV International Green Biotechnology congress will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 07-08 November, 2024. The theme of the congress is “Biotechnology for agricultural sustainability in the era of climate change”. The congress will open a discussion on the prospects of green technologies for development of sustainable climate-resilient agriculture. The congress will be hosted by the Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria. The congress program will focus on the following thematic areas:

  • Plant genomics, proteomics and metabolomics
  • Precision plant breeding – marker-assisted selection, genome editing techniques, plant phenomics
  • Plant cell and tissue culture
  • Beneficial soil microbiomes, phytoremediation, biotechnological tools for managing soil fertility, plant growth and plant health
  • Circular bioeconomy

Committees

Scientific Committee

  • Prof. Dr. Elena Todorovska - Chair, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Prof. DSc. Ivan Atanassov, Agrobioinstitute, Bulgaria
  • Prof. DSc. Stefan Gandev, Fruit Growing Institute, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Yalçın Kaya, Trakya University, Türkiye
  • Prof. Dr. Fatih Kahrıman, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye
  • Prof. Dr. Anelia Iantcheva, Agrobioinstitute, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Krasimir Rusanov, Agrobioinstitute, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Nikolai Christov, Agrobioinstitute, Bulgaria
  • Prof. Dr. Iliana Nacheva, Institute of Cryobiology and Food Technologies, Bulgaria
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr.Ivanka Tringovska, Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute, Bulgaria

Organising Committee

  • Prof. Dr. Violeta Bozhanova - Chair, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Dr. Boryana Kozareva, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Dr. Yanka Mihailova, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Dr. Zhivko Duchev, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Angelina Borisova, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria
  • Ivan Nenov, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria

Preliminary Programme

Registration

Welcome ceremony and opening speeches

Plenary session - Keynote lectures

Atanas Atanassov (BG)

FEEDING THE FUTURE: HOW THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES COULD TRANSFORM SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Ahu Altınkut Uncuoğlu (TR)

PLATFORM-BASED R&D STUDIES AND COMMERCIALISATION OF RESEARCH OUTPUTS IN GREEN TRANSFORMATION ERA: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Milena Ouzunova (DE)

ASSESSING THE GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF MAIZE FOR BREEDING GENOTYPES RESILIENT TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES

Lejla Pojskic (BIH)

GREENWAY TRANSLATION OF ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE TO THE AGROINDUSTRY SECTOR - SUCCESS CASE EXAMPLES FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Jadwiga Śliwka (PL)

SINGLE MOLECULE REAL TIME SEQUENCING OF POTATO RESISTANCE GENES AGAINST LATE BLIGHT

Lunch

Plenary session - Keynote lectures

Yelda Özden Çiftçi (TR)

GENE EDITING OF miR396B IN TOMATO

Sanja Mikic (RS)

EXPLORING CEREAL DIVERSITY WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO MEET CLIMATE CHALLENGES AND FARMERS’ NEEDS - THE IFVCNS EXAMPLE

Yalçın Kaya (TR)

OIL AND OIL QUALITY DETERMINATION IN SUNFLOWER

Coffee/tea break

Plant genomics, proteomics and metabolomics

Ivan Atanassov (BG)

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN UTILIZATION OF GENOMICS INFORMATION OF MINOR CROPS

Sibel Aziz (BG)

WHICH ARE THE DROUGHT STRESS RESPONSE PROTEINS IN BULGARIAN LOCAL COMMON BEAN ACCESSIONS?

Krasimir Rusanov (BG)

DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOLS FOR LARGE-SCALE COMPARATIVE METABOLITE ANALYSIS IN NATURAL POPULATIONS, GENETIC RESOURCES COLLECTIONS, AND SEGREGATING POPULATIONS OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Nasya Tomlekova (BG)

APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR AND MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING VEGETABLE CROPS

Discussion and Poster session

Plant genomics, proteomics and metabolomics

A1: Bilyana Chakarova, Lyuben Zagorchev, Denitsa Teofanova, Krasimir Rusanov, Tzvetelina Zagorcheva

FLAVONOID ANALYSES AND CHEMOTAXONOMY IN CUSCUTA SPP.

A2: Ivayla Dincheva, Ilian Badjakov, Ivan Ivanov, Radka Vrancheva, Ivanka Semerdjieva, Nadezhda Markova, Petya Genova-Kalou, Svetla Angelova, Vasil Georgiev, Atanas Pavlov

MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH OVER EVALUATION OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF BULGARIAN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GENUS COLCHICUM L. (COLCHICACEAE DC) - VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR HUMAN HEALTH

A3: Petko Mladenov, Daniela Moyankova, Krasimir Rusanov, Diana Zasheva, Svetlana Simova, Silvina Zapryanova, Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova, Dimitar Djilianov

ANTI-BREAST CANCER EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACTS FRACTIONS FROM THE RESURRECTION PLANT HABERLEA RHODOPENSIS

A4: Albena Parzhanova, Yulian Tumbarski, Ivan Ivanov, Ivelina Vasileva, Velichka Yanakieva, Dimitar Dimitrov, Mina Todorova and Aneliya Georgieva

BIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE PLANTS FROM THE RHODOPES, BULGARIA

A5: Milena Nikolova, Aneta Lyubenova, Ina Aneva

THYMUS LONGEDENTATUS ESSENTIAL OIL AND METHANOLIC EXTRACT: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ACTIVITY AGAINST FILAMENTOUS PLANT PATHOGENS

A6: Mariana Radkova, Miglena Revalska and Anelia Iantcheva

UNRAVELING THE FUNCTION OF STRESS KINASE IN THE PROGENY OF SOYBEAN PLANTS GROWN FROM LOW-TEMPERATURE PRETREATED SEEDS

A7: Mila Rusanova, Marina Alekseeva, Pavlina Vasileva, Krasimir Rusanov, Ivan Atanassov/span>

SRAP MARKERS ANALYSIS OF SAINT JOHN’S WORT (HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.) POPULATIONS IN BULGARIA REVEALS A HIGH LEVEL OF REPRODUCTION THROUGH APOMIXIS

A8: Zlatina Uhr, Evgeniy Dimitrov, Radoslav Chipilski, Teodora Angelova, Nikolai Christov, Stefan Tsonev, Elena G. Todorovska

INTRODUCING OF USEFUL GENETIC VARIATION IN BULGARIAN HEXAPLOID WHEAT (CV. FREMER) THROUGH RADIATION MUTAGENESIS APPROACH

A9: Vladimir Titorenkov, Milena Nikolova, Elina Yankova-Tsvetkova, Tatyana Stefanova, Ivayla Dincheva, Rumen Denev, Strahil Berkov

SEED GERMINATION INHIBITORY POTENTIAL OF WASTEWATER PRODUCED AFTER DISTILLATION OF ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS, SALVIA OFFICINALIS, THYMUS SPECIES DIVERSA

A10: Valkova R., Apostolova- Kuzova E., Baev, V., Yahubyan G., Gozmanova M

METATRANSCRIPTOMIC INSIGHTS INTO THE VIROME OF SYMPTOMATIC PETUNIAS CULTIVATED IN VITRO

A11: Boyka Andonova-Lilova, Mila Rusanova, Krasimir Rusanov, Tzvetelina Zagorcheva, Ivan Atanasov

IN VITRO BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY A POLYPHENOL OF ROSE OIL DISTILLATION WASTE WATER AND ROSE OIL OF ROSA DAMASCENA

Precision plant breeding – marker-assisted selection, genome editing techniques, plant phenomics

B1: Pavlina Vasileva, Krasimir Rusanov, Mila Rusanova, Ivan Atanassov,

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF QTL CONTROLLING THE RATIO OF LINALOOL TO LINALYL ACETATE IN THE FLOWERS OF LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA MILL VAR. HEMUS

B2: Gancho Pasev, Vesela Radeva-Ivanova, Veronica Pashkoulova, Stanislava Grozeva, Daniela Ganeva

CHARACTERIZATION OF F3 TOMATO BREEDING GENERATIONS FOR RESISTANCE TO TOMATO SPOTTED WILT VIRUS AND TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS

B3: Antoaneta Gigova, Vesela Petrova-Branicheva, Anna Rachova

PRECISION AGRICULTURE GROWING THREE VARIETIES APPLES IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

B4: Elena Topalova, Nikolay Velkov

EVALUATION OF THE TOLERANCE OF CUCURBITACEAE GENOTYPES TO WATER DEFICIT AT THE SEEDLING STAGE

B5: Nikolay Dyulgerov, Boryana Dyulgerova

SELECTION OF TOP-PERFORMING WINTER BARLEY GENOTYPES USING THE FAI-BLUP INDEX

B6: Boyana Angelova, Momchil Paunov, Margarita Kouzmanova, Vasilij Goltsev, Gabriela Atanasova, Blagovest Atanasov, Nikolay Atanasov

EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS USED IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE DO NOT AFFECT ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM IN MAIZE

B7: Nikolova D., G. Mihova, R. Chipilski

CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION IN WINTER COMMON WHEAT (TR. AESTIVUM) IN GRAIN FILLING PERIOD

Plant cell and tissue culture

C1: Nikolay Velkov, Zhana Ivanova

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF MELON PLANTS OBTAINED VIA SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

C2: Liliya Georgieva, Ivan Tsvetkov, Ivanka Kamenova

APPLICATION OF TISSUE CULTURE METHODS TO ERADICATE VIRUSES AND MULTIPLY VALUABLE GRAPEVINE CULTIVARS

C3: Ahmed Mehmed, Stanislav Bojimirov, Tzvetan Kikindonov

SURVIVAL AND QUALITIES OF STEVIA SEEDLINGS DEPENDING ON THE METHOD OF REPRODUCTION

C4: Lilyana Nacheva, Nataliya Dimitrova, Diyana Aleksandrova, Snezhana Milusheva

IMPROVEMENT OF IN VITRO MICROPROPAGATION OF PEACH ROOTSTOCK GF 677 (Prunus amygdalus × Prunus persica)

C5: Rosen S. Sokolov, Nadejda Zapryanova

IN VITRO CULTURE INTRODUCTION OF VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS OF THE GENUS Heuchera AND X Heucherella

Beneficial soil microbiomes, phytoremediation, biotechnological tools for managing soil fertility, plant growth and plant health

D1: Miglena Revalska, Anelia Iantcheva

SYNTHETIC STRIGOLACTONE ANALOGUE RAC-GR24 MEDIATES THE EFFECT OF EXTREME PHOSPHATE CONDITIONS IN MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA

D2: Vesela Petrova-Branicheva, Antoaneta Gigova, Anna Rachova, Emil Dimitrov

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THROUGH OPTIMAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES WATER, ENERGY, SOIL AND FERTILIZERS FOR GROWING GARLIC

D3: Anna Rachova

THE INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION AND FERTILIZATION ON THE BIOMETRIC INDICATORS OF EGGPLANT VARIETY "BULGARIAN 12"

D4: Vanya Popova, Ivelina Neykova, Stefan Shilev

INTERCROPPING OF OAT WITH VETCH ALTERS MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND CARBON SOURCE UTILIZATION PATTERNS IN OAT RHIZOSPHERE

D5: Teodora Tomova, Veselinka Vasileva, Ivelina Neykova, Stefan Shilev, Nikolay Dinev

AMENDMENTS AFFECT SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN THE SWEET MAIZE RHIZOSPHERE

D6: Vanya Popova

COMPOST DERIVED FROM WWTP SLUDGE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCES PEPPER GROWTH AND THE ACCUMULATION OF ELEMENTS IN ITS ABOVE MASS

D7: Iliyana Gerasimova, Miladin Nazarkov, Zdravka Petkova

EFFECT OF MINERAL FERTILIZATION AND TILLAGE SYSTEM ON THE YIELD OF CEREALS GROWN IN FOUR-FIELD CROP ROTATION UNDER NON-IRRIGATION CONDITIONS

D8: Maya Benkova, Irena Atanassova, Lyuba Nenova and Еmilija Еlenova

LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION ON THE WHEAT YIELD AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE ON FLUVISOL

D9: Dimitar Danchev, Momchil Paunov, Ana-Maria Nedelcheva, Victoria Vladimirova, Desislava Raykova, Yordan Georgiev, Anton Pozumentshtikov, Svetoslav Anev, Ganka Chaneva, Miroslava Zhiponova

THE MULCHING APPROACH REDUCES THE OXIDATIVE STRESS IN SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

D10: Zhelyazko Vulchinkov, Miroslava Hristova-Cherbadzhi, Veronika Deleva

QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN MAIZE HYBRIDS KNEJA 310 AND KNEJA 461 AFTER TREATMENT WITH MICROBIAL FERTILIZERS FROM THE "MICROBTIMA" GROUP

D11: Tsvetelina Metodieva, Mariana Radkova, Katerina Stefanova, Hristo Vаlchovski

GENETIC IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF SELECTED RHIZOBACTERIA ON PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD OF COMMON BEAN UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS OF WEST BULGARIA

D12: Anton Sotirov

EFFECTIVENESS OF THREATENING OF THE SOIL AND APPLE TREES WITH WATER SOLUTION OF ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) FOR INCREASING SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT‘S SUSTAINABILITY

D13: Jonita Perfanova, Hristo Valchovski, Gergana Kuncheva, Lev Tribis

EFFECT OF MINERAL FERTILIZERS AND INOCULATION WITH NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA ON YIELD AND BIOMASS OF CICER ARIETINUM L

D14: Maria Hristova

IMPACT OF ORGANIC AND MINERAL MULCH ON SPECIES RICHNESS AND WEED BIOMASS IN NEWLY ESTABLISHED WILDFLOWER MEADOWS

Circular bioeconomy

E1: Ivelina Neykova, Vanya Popova, Slaveya Petrova, Mariyana Petkova, Anyo Mitkov, Stefan Shilev

VERMICOMPOST PROMOTES FODDER BARLEY YIELD AND SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY APPROACH

E2: Svetla Dyankova, Ayten Solak

BIOPOLYMER FILM COATINGS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AS FOOD PACKAGING

E3: Ivan Mortev, Yuriy Enakiev

OPTIMIZING CONTROLLABLE FACTORS OF AN INERTIAL FRUIT SEPARATOR IN MECHANIZED TOMATO HARVESTING

E4: Teodora Petkova, Zhivka Goranova, Petya Tranenska, Todorka Petrova, Zdravko Manev

INVESTIGATION OF STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF EMULSIONS WITH ZIZIPHUS JUJUBE MILL. OIL/ WATER AND OIL PHASE VEGETABLE SUNFLOWER OIL 20, 40 AND 60%

E5: Sergey Sergeev

MICROBIAL GROWTH KINETICS OF LACTICASEIBASILLUS CASEI SHIROTA 51C

E6: Petya Sabeva, Gabor Zsivanovits, Stoil Zhelyazkov

FRUIT PACKAGING WITH EDIBLE CHITOSAN BASED WRAPPERS

E7: Dida Iserliyska, Nasya Tomlekova

CONSUMER SENSORY EVALUATION OF BULGARIAN SWEET PEPPER MUTANT GENOTYPES

Official dinner

Precision plant breeding – marker-assisted selection, genome editing techniques, plant phenomics

Boryana Dyulgerova (BG)

PERSPECTIVES AND LIMITATIONS OF PHENOMIC SELECTION

Marina Alekseeva (BG)

APPLICATION OF MICROSATELLITE MARKERS IN ORIGANUM SPECIES FOR ANALYSIS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY, STUDYING THE MODE OF POLLINATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A GENETIC LINKAGE MAP OF GREEK OREGANO

Stefan Tsonev (BG)

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES OF AGRONOMIC AND QUALITY TRAITS IN BULGARIAN DURUM WHEAT COLLECTION

Dessislava Ganeva (BG)

REMOTE SENSING IN PRECISION PLANT BREEDING

Coffee/tea break

Plant cell and tissue culture

Atanas Pavlov (BG)

PLANT IN VITRO TECHNOLOGY FOR FOODS AND FOOD ADDITIVES: CURRENT STATUS, SPECULATIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Miroslava Zhiponova (BG)

CYTOKININS ENHANCE THE METABOLIC ACTIVITY OF IN VITRO-GROWN CATMINT (Nepeta nuda L.)

Stanislava Grozeva (BG)

SALINITY TOLERANCE OF BULGARIAN TOMATO LANDRACES USING IN VITRO CULTURE CONDITIONS

Rosen Sokolov (BG)

EFFECT OF BASAL SALT MEDIUM, VITAMIN CONTENT AND USED GELLING AGENT ON THE MULTIPLICATION AND ROOTING OF IN VITRO CULTURE OF Heuchera villosa 'BRONZE WAVE'

Lunch

Beneficial soil microbiomes, phytoremediation, biotechnological tools for managing soil fertility, plant growth and plant health

Irena Atanassova (BG)

POSITIVE EFFECT OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION ON HEAVY METAL SOLUBILITY AND SPECIATION IN SOILS AROUND MAJOR METALLURGICAL PLANTS IN BULGARIA

Stefan Shilev (BG)

INTERCROPPING OF MAIZE WITH SOYBEAN AFFECTS PLANT GROWTH AND ALTERS SOIL MICROBIOME STRUCTURE

Daniel Petrov (BG)

PRODUCTION OF PART OF THE ORGANIC CROPS, COMPARED TO THE TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY

Taoufik El Rasafi (MA)

IMPROVEMENT OF ROOT ARCHITECTURE, METAL UPTAKE, TRANSLOCATION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION EFFICIENCY OF BARLEY (Hordeum vulgare) THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF BIOCHAR AND SHEEP MANURE

Coffee/tea break

Circular bioeconomy

Vasil Stoychev (BG)

ALGORITHM FOR ESTIMATING GREENHOUSE EMISSION AND CARBON PRINT FOR REGIONAL FIELD CROP PRODUCTIONS IN BULGARIA

Mihaela Mihailova (BG)

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE ASSESSING THE STATE OF BULGARIAN BIOECONOMY

Gabor Zsivanovits (BG)

ECONOMIC FACTORS OF CHITOSAN BASED PACKAGING

Bozhidar Ivanov (BG)

EFFICIENCY OF WWTP SLUDGE UTILIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Discussion and closing remarks

Event Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

Expo Hotel, Sofia

Hotel Expo is located in the heart of Sofia’s Business District, within walking distance of the International Exhibition Center, and just minutes away from the city center, where our guests may explore Sofia’s beautiful and numerous city sights, dining and shopping district, and all the excitement the city gets to offer.

Information for the participants

Registration

The registration fee should be paid by bank transfer

Early bird
130 EUR
The early bird fee should be paid until 30.09.2024 to:
BANK NAME: Bulgarian National Bank
IBAN: BG64BNBG96613100108901
BIC: BNBGBGSD
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Regular
150 EUR
The regular fee should be paid until 15.10.2024 to:
BANK NAME: Bulgarian National Bank
IBAN: BG64BNBG96613100108901
BIC: BNBGBGSD
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PhD Student
80 EUR
The registration fee for PhD students should be paid until 15.10.2024 to:
BANK NAME: Bulgarian National Bank
IBAN: BG64BNBG96613100108901
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Contacts

Agricultural Academy

Address

1373 Sofia, Suhodolska 30, Bulgaria

Phone

+35928127505

Email

conference@agriacad.bg