IHC2023: International Horticulture Conference 2023 Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan Multan, Pakistan, February 15-17, 2023

Climate continues to alter, millions of people are facing livelihood challenges due to catastrophic events, health effects, malnutrition, food security and safety, migration, and related risks. Under these circumstances, besides feeding the sprawling global population, farming is requires with innovative technologies. Pakistan is the 5^th most affected country by climate change. Sudden fluctuations in temperature, water scarcity, and flooding during monsoon are further worsening the agriculture sector including horticulture.

Among the existing agricultural enterprises, horticulture is more prone to biotic and abiotic stresses due to delicacy and higher perishability of horticultural crops. Being the rich source of minerals and vitamins, horticulture stakeholders offer an appropriate alternative through research and innovations for sustainable food production, improved nutrition, ensuring higher income and employment along with reduction in environmental pollution.  

Keeping in view the current challenging scenario, Pakistan Society of Horticultural Science (PSHS) in collaboration with Department of Horticulture, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) intends to organize “International Horticulture Conference 2023” (IHC 2023) for academia, research, practitioners, industry and progressive growers to foster national and international collaboration and along with scientific communications on different aspects of horticultural crop propagation, breeding, production, protection,  postharvest, supply and value chain with the following theme:

Conference Theme

Sustainable Horticulture: Challenges, Innovations and Adaptions

Objectives:

• To identify and highlights the importance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
• Exchange recent R&D work
• Strengthen national and international collaboration in horticulture sector
• Understand horticulture industry related issues and set future R&D targets

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers describing ...
• Posters describing ...

List of Topics

• Conference session tracks[R1] 

• Plant Propagation and Nursery Management
  1. Tissue culture and micro-propagation
  2. Media Dynamics for Nursery Production
  3. Seed Science and Technology
  4. Nursery production, management and protection
• Plant Production, Management and Improvement
  1. Field crop management
  2. Integrated Nutrient Management
  3. Protected Horticulture
  4. Peri-Urban and Urban Horticulture
• Plant Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  1. Plant physiology
  2. Plant biochemistry
  3. Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology
• Plant Protection
  1. Integrated Plant Disease Management
  2. Insect Pest Management
  3. Abiotic Stresses and management
• Floriculture and Landscape
  1. Cut Flower
  2. Interior scaping
  3. Landscape designs
  4. Seasonal and perennial landscape plants
  5. Phytoremediation
• Postharvest Science and Technology
  1. Postharvest Handling and Management
  2. Food Security, Safety and Value addition
  3. Value Chain Management
• IT, Mechatronics and Climate Smart Horticulture
  1. ICT applications
  2. Horticulture mechanization and robotics
  3. Spectrometry applications
  4. Climate smart agriculture
• Horticultural Economics and Community Research
  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Women empowerment
  3. Crop economics

Program Committee

• Dr. Tanveer Ahmad, Chairman 
• Person 2
• Person 3

Organizing committee

• Person 1
• Person 2
• Person 3

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Dr. Zora Singh, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
• Dr. Arif Atak, Department of Horticulture, Uludag University, Agriculture FacultyBursa, Turkey
• Dr Kirsten Brandt, Newcastle University, England

Publication

IHC2023 proceedings will be published in ...

by Good quality papers will be selected for publication in ‘Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology’ following journal peer review guidelines

Venue

The conference will be held in Department of Horticulture, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to ihc2023@mnsuam.edu.pk...