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INTERNATIONAL SEED CONGRESS 2024

The first Seed Congress in Turkey was held in 2002. To date, it has been organised 7 times nationally in different locations by different universities. The last two congresses were organised with international participation.

The Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), founded in 2008, has participated and contributed to these congresses since its establishment.

The congress, which will be held for the eighth time this year, will be organised internationally. The congress, co-organised by TÜRKTOB and Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture, will be held in Antalya on 9-12 December 2024.

Recognising that the presentation of academic studies will not suffice, it was considered appropriate for the Congress to provide a platform to discuss the future of the seed sector and to create an opportunity for cooperation between all stakeholders. With this in mind, the Congress will include invited speakers who are experts in their field, trade desks, stands, company and association presentations, panels and conferences on current issues.

Our congress covers all plant propagation materials such as seeds, saplings, seedlings, tuber crops, bulbs, production and storage technologies, etc. in the area of field crops, horticultural crops and ornamentals.

The main objectives have always been to develop the content of the congresses and to increase international participation.

HISTORY

BRIEF HISTORY OF TURKEY SEED CONGRESSES

Looking at the history of seed congresses in Turkey, the calendar goes back 22 years to 2002. Organised by the Seed Technology Application and Research Centre (TOTEM) of Ege University and the Faculty of Agriculture of the same university, the 1st Turkish Seed Congress was held on 11-13 September 2002 at the campus of the Faculty of Agriculture of Ege University in Izmir with the participation of about 200 people. Academics from the agricultural faculties of 4 universities outside the Aegean region, managers from public institutions, especially the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and representatives of the private sector attended the congress.

The Congress featured a total of 48 oral and poster presentations under the main headings of Seed Policies, Variety Registration and Certification System in Turkey, Expected Developments in EU Harmonisation, Seed and Quarantine in the EU Harmonisation Process, The Role of the Private Sector in Seed Production in Turkey, Restructuring of the Sector, Biodiversity, Biosafety, Biotechnology and Changes in Variety Development Strategies, University Education in Seed Production.

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3 years later, the Faculty of Agriculture of Çukurova University will host the 2nd Turkish Seed Congress in Adana on 9-11 November 2005. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) and Ege University Application and Research Centre of Seed Technology (TOTEM) were among the stakeholder institutions of the Congress. Academics and researchers from the Faculties of Agriculture of 8 universities other than Çukurova are taking part in the Congress, and research institutes affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs also showed great interest. Around 150 people attended the congress, which was co-sponsored by 15 private sector organisations. A total of 82 papers and posters were presented at the congress, including various scientific studies in each agricultural product group, as well as basic topics such as What Should Our New Seed Strategies Be in the Face of Rapidly Changing Food Consumption, General Evaluation of Vegetable Seed Cultivation in Turkey, Recruiting Unemployed Agricultural Engineers to the Seed Cultivation Sector, Problems in Seed Marketing and Proposed Solutions.

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On 25-28 June, as the calendars showed 2008, the 3rd Turkish Seed Congress gathered the stakeholders of the seed sector in Nevşehir.

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Following the Aegean, Southeast Anatolia and Central Anatolia regions, it was now the turn of the Black Sea region. The 4th Turkish Seed Congress, held between 14-17 June 2011, was organised by Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Agriculture. Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), established on 15 November 2008, has been contributing to and participating in this first Seed Congress since its establishment.

Variety Breeding, Seed Production and Technology, Seed Physiology, Seed Quality, Seed Biology, Seed Control and Certification, Plant Protection Problems in Seeds, Organic Seed Production, Biotechnology in Seed Production, Simulation Models in Seed Production, Seed Processing, Storage and Marketing, Seed Legislation, Policies and Practices were the main topics of the Congress.

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Organised for the 5th time in cooperation with Dicle University Faculty of Agriculture, Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB), Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Turkish Seed Industry Association (TÜRKTED), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), Turkish Patent Office, GAP Regional Development Administration, Karacadağ Development Agency, the congress has gained an international dimension.

The 5th Turkish Seed Congress and Sectoral Business Forum with international participation brought the sector together in Diyarbakır on 19-23 October 2014. 220 papers and presentations were presented at the congress with 300 participants, including 45 from Australia, the Netherlands and the Turkic Republics.

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The 6th Turkish Seed Congress with International Participation is organised by the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB) and hosted by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at Niğde Şehit Ömer Halisdemir Congress and Culture Centre between 10-13 September 2018.

About 150 papers were presented at the congress, which was supported at every stage by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and related organisations. The congress was attended by around 400 participants, with 22 senior academics from 15 universities in Türkiye and 6 senior academics from 5 universities in the USA, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Iran, Hungary and Pakistan serving on the scientific committee and academics from the same institutions presenting papers.

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The 7th Turkish Seed Congress with International Participation, organised by TÜRKTOB and Iğdır University Faculty of Agriculture, was held online on 15-17 November 2021 due to the global pandemic.

Seed Technology, Seed Biotechnology, Seed Breeding, Seed Pathology, Seed Technology, Seed Biotechnology, Seed Biotechnology, Seed Breeding, Seed Pathology were the main topics of the congress where 55 topics were evaluated with 9 sessions and 70 speakers. 6 international speakers from USA, Germany and England participated in the congress.

All sessions of the congress are available on TÜRKTOB's YouTube page (@turkiyetohumcularbirligi).

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Click here for the invitation letter for the 8th International Seed Congress to be held in Antalya on 9-12 December 2024 in cooperation with the Turkish Seed Union (TÜRKTOB) and Ankara University.

INVITED SPEAKERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Congress Date and Venue

The conference will be held in Antalya between 09 and 12 December 2024.

Congress Language

The congress language is English.

Congress Name Badges

Congress name badges must be worn in all sessions, social events and trade stand area. Participants who have completed the congress registration process will be able to receive their pre-prepared badges together with other documents without waiting during registration. In on-site registrations, participants will be able to receive their badges after completing the registration process and proceed to the relevant unit.

Invitation Letter

An invitation letter will be provided to all registered participants upon request. The purpose of this letter is to facilitate the participant in obtaining permission from their institution.

Certificate of Attendance

A certificate of attendance will be issued to all registered delegates who attend the Congress. Certificates will be issued from the 3rd day of the Congress.

Congress Website

In order to keep you up to date with all the information about the congress, the website tohum@figur.net has been launched.

Topics

Our congress covers all plant propagation materials such as seeds, saplings, seedlings, tuber crops, bulbs, production and storage technologies, etc. in the area of field crops, horticultural crops and ornamentals. Oral and poster presentations will be accepted on the main topics listed below.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

ABSTRACT

An abstract is a single paragraph, without subheadings, indentation or references. It should be an explicit summary of your presentation that states the problem, the objectives, the methods used, and the major results and conclusions. It should be single-spaced in 11-point Times New Roman. Do not include bullets/lists or references in the abstract. If there is a need to cite references, please provide the sources in brackets. Use only the SI units. Use a negative exponent (e.g. g^-1) and do not indicate units as divisions (e.g. kg/m³). Chemical formulae should be written in standard form such as “CaCO₃”, not as “CaCO3”. Use a zero before decimal points such as “0.45,” not “.45.” The first part of your abstract should state the problem or issue you set out to solve and explain your rationale for pursuing the research. The purpose of your study is to solve this problem and/or add to your discipline’s understanding of the issue. Your abstract should also describe the research methods. Next, your abstract should indicates the results or outcomes of the work you have done so far. Finally, your abstract should close with a statement of the project’s implications and contributions to its field. The content of the abstract will be the basis for acceptance of paper presentation at the international research conference. The abstracts will be peer-reviewed and authors will be informed about acceptance for presentation via email. Be sure to adhere to the word limitation for the abstract (175 -275 words). The abstract should be submitted in the format of MS Word (.doc or .docx) document. Keywords should be given leaving one-line space below this text.

Keywords:
single, paragraph, summarizes, words indentation (maximum 6 words)

Themes:
(1-3 most relevant themes from the conference tracks. Visit the website and refer the conference tracks indicated)

** Please note that, this format is provided for informative abstract (complete abstract). Descriptive and critical abstracts are also welcomed and authors are encouraged to follow specific standards.