The scientific program
will consist of invited lectures, oral presentations and posters. The Symposium will cover all
aspects of plant cryopreservation science and management. All the participants interested in
presenting
either an oral paper or a poster are invited to submit an abstract on the subjects below:
section1. Plant biodiversity and plant genetic
resources
section2. Cryo genebanks of germplasm
section3. Cryopreservation Techniques and Protocols
section4. Molecular mechanisms of cryopreservation
section5. Advances in fundamental cryobiology in plant
preservation
section6. Cryopreservation of rare and endangered
species
Only abstracts submitted in English will be reviewed.
Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.
Abstracts must not contain tables, pictures or graphs.
All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use.
Abstracts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar.
An abstract submission charge is due upon submission of an abstract and applies to the
presenting author only. For ISHS Individual members, the abstract submission charge is fully
waived. Those who do not hold a user account with ISHS yet: create an ISHS user account
first at:
https://www.actahort.org/members/newmember?asc=1. After payment and activation of
your user account, you can start your abstract submission.
Abstracts must always be submitted by the presenting author, using their own personal ISHS
user account. Submitting an abstract on behalf of or using the ISHS user account of another
author is strictly not permitted.
Abstracts must be submitted by June 1st, 2025, for consideration by the Scientific
Committee. Authors will be notified of
provisional acceptance of abstracts by July 1, 2025 and will also be notified if the
abstract has been selected for an oral or
poster presentation.
All oral presenters, including invited and keynote speakers, must submit a manuscript for
Acta Horticulturae according to the Acta Horticulturae guidelines
(https://www.ishs.org/authors) by September
1ST, 2025. Oral presenters who fail to submit a
manuscript for publication in Acta Horticulturae may be refused the floor to present their
oral presentation. Authors of posters are strongly encouraged to prepare and submit a
manuscript for Acta Horticulturae.
Failing to register for the symposium will result in your abstract being withdrawn from the
symposium program and your manuscript
being withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.
Failing to present (oral/poster) at the symposium will result in your manuscript being
withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings. If you have any questions or
concerns about the abstract submission, please contact the Symposium Secretariat.
· ISHS Young Minds Award
Two Young Mind Awards for junior scientists will be
given:
1. One award for the
best oral presentation given by a
junior scientist who is in the same time the presenter and first author of the submitted
manuscript
2. One award for the
best poster presented by a junior
scientist who is first author of the work
A special committee,
set up by the symposium convener and
an ISHS representative, will be responsible for selecting the awardees. Junior scientists to be
eligible for this award must be the lead and presenting author of the submission and should be
enrolled in a university or college. He/she can be undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate
(limited to 6 months after finishing the program of study), and with an age limit of 35.
· Dates
Event
Deadlines
Abstract submission
June 1st, 2025
Abstract modification
June 15th, 2025
Notification of acceptance
July 1st,2025
Full paper submission
September 1st, 2025
Full paper modification
December 1st, 2025
· Language
The official language of the Symposium is English.