Postharvest in the 15th International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production

Plant bioregulators, also known as plant growth regulators (PGRs), are naturally occurring or synthetic compounds that influence the growth, development of plants, and postharvest behaviour.  They function at low concentrations and can have a significant impact on various physiological processes, including cell division, elongation, differentiation, and reproduction. Plant bioregulators are widely used in agriculture, horticulture, and research to improve crop yield, quality, and stress tolerance, and more recently, to induce a better storage and shelf life.

Auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, and abscisic acid are normally associated with processes in the field, and ethylene, brassinosteroids, jasmonates, salicylic acid, polyamines, show the effects mostly during the postharvest stage.

The Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production

The 15th International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production is to take place from June 23 to June 26, 2025 in downtown Chicago, USA. For the first time there will be a special segment on the use of PGRs in the postharvest environment and evaluation of the effects of preharvest PGR application on fruit storability. 

Interested persons can visit the ISHS site HERE to submit an abstract.  The submission deadline is March 15, 2025. the venue is the historic Intercontinental, which is easily reached by metro from the Chicago airport.

Sessions

The symposium will comprise seven non-concurrent sessions, divided into quarter to half days, each hosted by a member of the scientific committee with notable expertise in the session. A 20-minute ‘perspectives’ lecture will begin each session.

• Fundamental/Molecular Biology
• Application Technologies and environmental regulation of bioregulator penetration
• Dormancy
• Floral induction, formation, flowering, and fruit set
• Vegetative and Reproductive Growth and Development
• Fruit maturation and harvest
• Postharvest biology/storability and quality retention/postharvest disorders

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