We are delighted to invite you to participate in the 5th Edition of International Conference OBSIDIAN – „Plant Productivity and Food Safety: Microbiology, Soil Science, Food Quality and Agricultural Genetics”, which will take place on June 23–24, 2025, at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
The main objective of the OBSIDIAN Scientific Conference is to initiate and promote interdisciplinary scientific cooperation. It has become a tradition of the conference to share the latest scientific achievements in fields such as microbiology, soil science, food quality and agricultural genetics by the most prominent scientists and specialists from around the world. During the OBSIDIAN conference, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities in increasing plant productivity while ensuring food safety under dynamic environmental and technological changes. The leading topic at this year’s OBSIDIAN conference will be salinity and its impact on the environment, humans, plants and animals.
The annual meeting of SUSTAIN COST Action 22144 members will be held on June 24, 2025, providing an opportunity for COST Action participants and OBSIDIAN conference attendees to exchange knowledge and experience in this international project.
REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE CONFERENCE
Two thematic workshops will be held on June 23-26, 2025, offering hands-on experience on the topics discussed at the conference:
25.06.2025 – OBSIDIAN Field-workshop “Plant-soil relationships in saline areas”
(registration available through OBSIDIAN Conference 2025 registration form)
23-27.06.2025: OBSIDIAN Laboratory-workshop “Plant-microbial interactions in saline areas”.
We are pleased to invite BSc and MSc students to the workshop „Plant-Microbial Interactions in Saline Areas”, which will take place from June 23 to June 27, 2025, in Toruń, Poland. The workshop will provide an opportunity to explore research techniques for studying endophytic microorganisms colonizing halophytic plants. The program includes a field trip for sample collection and plant sampling from naturally saline habitats, preparation of plant material for laboratory analyses, isolation of endophytes from various plant organs, and characterization of these endophytes in terms of their plant growth-promoting properties in saline environments.
(separate registration via registration form)