Call for abstracts

The Organizing Committee of the International Temperate Rice Conference (ITRC) warmly invites researchers, academics, universities, professionals, industry representatives, and stakeholders to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations.

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  Agronomy, agro-ecosystems & crop management

  Crop establishment, rotations, irrigation strategies, nutrient management, crop physiology, productivity, and integrated management strategies for temperate rice systems.

  Scientific coordinators Jesús Castillo, José Terra, Ignacio Macedo, Gastón Quero
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  Soil & water quality and management

  Soil health, water use, irrigation efficiency, drainage, salinity, nutrient losses, water quality, and conservation practices in rice-based systems.

  Scientific coordinators Guillermina Cantou, Álvaro Roel, Leonidas Carrasco, José Terra
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  Circular economy and system efficiency

  Resource recycling, input efficiency, residue management, life-cycle approaches, sustainability indicators, and strategies to improve system efficiency.

  Scientific coordinators Jean Savian, Pablo Rovira, Virginia Pravia, Jesús Castillo, José Terra
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  Soil biology, biogeochemistry and GHG

  Carbon, nitrogen and methane dynamics, soil microbial processes, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and mitigation strategies in rice systems.

  Scientific coordinators Leonidas Carrasco, Sebastián Martínez, Virginia Pravia, Álvaro Roel
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  Rice protection

  Management of weeds, insect pests, and diseases in rice systems, including herbicide resistance, pest dynamics, and control strategies. Contributions on integrated pest management (IPM), biological control, and sustainable crop protection approaches are encouraged.

  Scientific coordinators Claudia Marchesi, Sebastián Martínez, Leticia Bao
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  Breeding, genomics and new traits

  Genetic improvement, varietal development, genomics, phenotyping, stress tolerance, grain quality traits, and breeding tools for temperate rice.

  Scientific coordinators Victoria Bonnecarrere, Fernando Pérez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Yamid Sanabria, María Fernanda Álvarez
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  Digital agriculture and AI

  Remote sensing, sensors, automation, decision-support tools, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence to enhance and expand precision agriculture.

  Scientific coordinators Gonzalo Carracelas, Ignacio Macedo, José Terra, Álvaro Roel
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  Economics, markets and competitiveness

  Production costs, value chains, trade, competitiveness, technology adoption, policy, and risk management, including the development of alternative uses and value-added applications of rice, and their implications for markets and the overall performance of rice systems.

  Scientific coordinators Daniel Gonnet, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martín, Bruno Lanfranco
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  Rice quality and health attributes: seeds, milling and cooking

  Seed quality, milling performance, industrial processing, and cooking properties, as well as nutritional composition, functional properties, and health-related attributes of rice. Contributions exploring quality standards, consumer preferences, and the development of rice products with added value and health benefits are also welcome.

  Scientific coordinators Ana Laura Pereira, Alejandra Billiris, Fernando Pérez de Vida, Martín López, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martín