We are pleased to announce that the 1st International Electronic Conference on Horticulturae (IECHo 2022) will be held from 3 to 17 February 2022 on Sciforum (https://sciforum.net/event/IECHo2022). We hope you will be able to attend this exciting event and support us in making it a success. The conference will be chaired by Prof. Juan A. Fernández, from the Technical University, Spain, Prof. José Antonio Pascual, from CEBAS-CSIC, Spain, and Prof. Yuyang Zhang, from Huazhong Agricultural University, China.
The conference will feature several sections, embracing the most important research areas in horticultural science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The hidden potential of urban horticulture;
- Organic horticulture;
- New trends on medicinal, herbs, and specialty crops;
- Propagation and seeds in the globalized world;
- How to increase plant nutrition with no negative effect on environment;
- Outreach, extension, and education on horticulture advances;
- Advances in fruit production systems;
- Advances in vegetable production systems;
- Postharvest challenges and technologies;
- Overcoming abiotic and biotic stress;
- Managing new plant pests and diseases.
The conference will be completely free of charge—both to attend and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform. There will also be an opportunity to submit selected papers to Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/International_ElectronicConference), with a 10% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC).
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 October 2021
Submission of Full Manuscript Deadline: 1 December 2021
Conference Date: 3–17 February 2022
Paper Submission Guidelines
For information about the submission procedure and preparation of a full presentation, please refer to the "Instructions for Authors" section at: https://sciforum.net/event/IECHo2022#instructions.
We look forward to receiving your research papers and welcoming you to our first e-conference on horticulturae. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
