Invitation to CryoSymp 2017
The 3rd ISHS International Symposium on Plant Cryopreservation (CryoSymp2017)
http://www.ishs.org/symposium/493
will be held in Cayo Guillermo, Ciego de Ávila
(Cuba) from 22 to 26 May, 2017. This is a continuation of the Symposiums
held in Leuven, April, 2009 (Belgium), and in Fort Collins, Colorado,
August, 2013 (USA).
The CryoSymp2017 is under ISHS guide
http://www.ishs.org
and will be co-organized together with the 11th
International Congress on Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture BioVeg2017
http://bioveg.bioplantas.cu.
All scientists, students and professionals
interested in cryobiology and ex situ plant preservation are invited to
attend. The symposium will include in depth analyses of basic research
in the cryobiology of living cells as well as reports on
state-of-the-art methods, research and successes with cryopreservation
of selected horticultural and agricultural crops.
The program will include oral and posters sessions
on topics dealing with fundamental aspects of cryobiology as well as
with the application of cryopreservation in germplasm collections. The
symposium will focus on presentations of selected topics, keynote
addresses on cryopreservation of plants, discussions and interaction
around poster presentations. Moreover, one day will be dedicated to
practical session at Bioplantas Center, University of Ciego de Avila.
