Crop Physiology 2022

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Postgraduate Course

Crop Physiology and Climate Change:
Understanding fundamental processes to counter the challenge

Sunday 1 - Friday 6 May 2022

Parkhotel 'De Bosrand', Ede, the Netherlands

Organised by
Wageningen University & University of Florida

Scope

aquatic-ecologyClimate change is a major threat to global food systems. Crop yields are expected to decline due to changes in temperature, water supply and CO2 levels. Moreover, as climate change models have predicted and what we already see today is that conditions will become much more erratic (sudden heatwaves, flooding, droughts etc) with dire consequences for plant growth. In this course, we will present and discuss the effects of these conditions on the physiology and performance of crops. We will address how these effects can be countered for sustainable crop production where the central issue to be addressed is the adaptive capacity of plant physiological traits to counter the changing environment. We will consider plant physiology at different scales of space (field to region and the globe), time (seconds to decades), and level of integration (gene to whole plant). Plant traits that can mitigate or even enhance yield under the stress of a changing world will be explored through a toolbox of options, modelling being a central one. We will be integrating the different physiological processes in relation to change using a systems approach, rather than studying them separately.

Set-up

The course is composed of:

1. Key-note / Introduction Lecture
The course starts off (Sunday afternoon before dinner) with an introductory lecture in which the birds-eye view of the current state of knowledge on crop physiology as it relates to climate change and uncertainty are presented and the challenges and opportunities are discussed.

2. Poster carousel
After dinner there will be a poster carousel from 19:00 – 21:15 in which participants present themselves, their research and interest in the course (5-10 minutes) followed by a 5-10 minute discussion. The duration of each session is 15 minutes with a 5-minute break between sessions. The carousel will involve 6 sessions where 5-6 posters will be presented per session. The carousel starts off with all participants standing at their poster with each participant briefly stating their name, where they are from and the title of their poster. Once this has been done the actual carousel starts. Based on the short introduction round, and the title as listed in the reader, participants select the poster they want to visit. Note that posters will be displayed on the walls of the course venue throughout the course.

3. Lectures and Discussion
Each morning starts with 3-4 lectures (30 minutes each), followed by a 30-minute discussion in which a group (approx. one third of the participants) will have prepared the discussion based on a paper, submitted by the speaker, which participants will receive prior to the onset of the course. Each day will focus on a specific topic:

  • Monday: Climate Change, Growth, and Development
  • Tuesday: Climate Change and Photosynthesis
  • Wednesday: Modelling Climate Change Responses / Afternoon Symposium
  • Thursday: Scaling and Integration
  • Friday: Group Presentations / Optional afternoon excursion

4. Working groups

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon will be spent on Group Work. There will be 7 groups of 5-6 members where each group focusses on how a specific changing climatic/abiotic factor will affect physiological processes. Starting point for the group work is existing knowledge/models. The groups must accordingly address what new insight/knowledge must be generated to be able to adapt our cropping systems to counter the changes at stake. The final output will be presented on Friday morning.

The selected factors are:

  • Elevated CO2 responses
  • Temperature responses
  • Drought responses
  • Flooding responses
  • Increased variability
  • Soil process responses
  • Climate change and resource use efficiency

Participants have been divided in the different sessions based on their preference.
 

5. Symposium and excursion (Wageningen University, Wednesday and Friday afternoon)
On Wednesday afternoon, after lunch,  all course members will travel by bus from Ede to Wageningen for a symposium on Resilience of Agroecosystems. After the symposium course members will be brought back to De Bosrand by bus.
After the presentations and lunch on Friday, courses members have the option of travelling to Wageningen University for an excursion.
 

Programme (preliminary)

Sunday 1 May
Afternoon:  Introduction / Key-Note lecture
                    - Hendrik Poorter (Forschungszentrum Jülich)        
Evening:     - Welcome drinks & dinner
                    - Poster carousel (this will involve 6 sessions where 5-6 posters will be presented per session)

Monday 2 May
Morning:     Lectures: Climate Change, Phenology and Development:
                    - Melanie Correll (University of Florida)
                    - Hannah Schneider (Wageningen University)
                    - Eike Luedeling (University of Bonn)
Afternoon:  Working group sessions (6 groups)

Tuesday 3 May
Morning:     Lectures: Climate Change and Photosynthesis:
                    - Steven Driever (Wageningen University)
                    - Elias Kaiser (Wageningen University)
                    - Christina Sales (Cambridge University)
Afternoon:  Working group sessions (6 groups)

Wednesday 4 May
Morning:     Lectures: Modelling Climate Change Responses
                    - Kenneth Boote (University of Florida)
                    - Johannes Postma (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
                    - Sabine Seidel (University of Bonn)
Afternoon:  Symposium at Wageningen University (no registration required)

Thursday 5 May
Morning:     Lectures: Scaling and Integration:
                    - Guillaume Lobet (UC Louvain / Forschungszentrum Jülich)
                    - Jochem Evers (Wageningen University)
                    - Simone Graeff-Hönninger (University of Hohenheim)
                    - Gerrit Hoogenboom (University of Florida)
Afternoon:  Working group sessions (6 groups)

Friday 6 May
Morning:    Group work presentations
Afternoon:  Excursion through the Wageningen University labs (Optional)

Course Organisers
  • Jochem Evers (Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands)
  • Gerrit Hoogenboom (University of Florida, Gainesville, USA)
  • Hannah Schneider (Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands)  
  • Claudius van de Vijver (PE&RC, Wageningen, the Netherlands)
General information
Target Group The course is aimed at PhD candidates and other academics
Group Size Min. 20 / Max. 34 participants
Course duration 6 days
Language of instruction English
Frequency of recurrence Once every two years
Number of credits 2 ECTS
Prior knowledge Participants must have knowledge in crop/plant physiology and some knowledge in modelling and programming
Location Parkhotel 'De Bosrand', Ede, the Netherlands

 

Fees 1
  EARLY-BIRD FEE 2 REGULAR FEE 
PE&RC / WIMEK / WASS / EPS / VLAG / WIAS PhD candidates with an approved TSP €   435,- €   485,-
PhD candidates University of Florida €   850,- €   900,-
a) All other PhD candidates
b) Postdocs and staff of the above mentioned Graduate Schools
€   950,- €   1.000,-
All others € 1.385,- € 1.435,-

1 The course fee includes accommodation, all meals, course materials, coffee/tea, and water. It does not include beverages in the bar
2 The Early-Bird Fee applies to anyone who REGISTERS ON OR BEFORE 6 MARCH 2022

Note:

  • If you need an invoice to complete your payment, please send an email to office.pe@wur.nl, including ALL relevant details that should be mentioned on the invoice (e.g., purchase order no., specific addresses, attendees, etc.).
  • The Early-Bird policy is such that the moment of REGISTRATION (and not payment) is leading for determining the fee that applies to you.
  • Please make sure that your payment is arranged within two weeks after your registration.
  • It is the participant's responsibility to make sure that he/she (or his/her secretary) completes the payment correctly and in time.
PE&RC Cancellation Conditions
  • Up to 4 (four) weeks prior to the start of the course, cancellation is free of charge.
  • Up to 2 (two) weeks prior to the start of the course, a fee of € 435,- will be charged.
  • In case of cancellation within two weeks prior to the start of the course, a fee of € 950,- will be charged.
  • If you do not show at all, a fee of € 1.385,- will nevertheless be charged.

Note: If you would like to cancel your registration, ALWAYS inform us and do not assume that by NOT paying the participation fee, your registration is automatically cancelled, because it isn't (and do note that you will be kept to the cancellation conditions).

More information

Dr. Claudius van de Vijver (PE&RC)
Phone: +31 (0) 317 485116
Email: claudius.vandevijver@wur.nl

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