Call for Abstracts
Submission is now open for the World Avocado Congress 2023
You may submit an abstract for consideration for an oral or poster presentation.
Before making a submission, please ensure that you thoroughly read the General Policies and Requirements.
- Abstracts must be submitted by 11.59pm (NZDT), Monday 10 October 2022
- Full guidelines and instructions are listed here
- Download the abstract template here
- View an example abstract here
Themes
When submitting your abstract please select a topic from the list below. The sub-topics outline areas which may be included under each topic:
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Pests | New pests Invasive pests Pest management technology Phenology of pests Biological control |
| Diseases | New diseases Root rot Disease management technology Life cycle management Biological control |
| Production and productivity | Pollination/Fruit set Nutrition Canopy management Rootstock/scions Water management Salinity mitigation Plant Growth Regulators Phenology/Physiology Growing systems Environmental influences |
| Breeding and genomics | Breeding technology New rootstocks New fruit types Avocado genome/transcriptomics/proteomics Horticultural performance of new cultivars |
| Post harvest | Maturity Fruit physiology Disorders Harvest technology Storage technology Ripening Ethylene and ethylene inhibitors Disinfestation and disinfection |
| Sustainability | Organic growing systems Nutrients in the environment Climate change Low residue technology Water management Polliniser conservation Integrated pest and disease management Soil management Social sciences |
| Agritech | Sensors Integrated orchard management decision making Automation New tools and technologies Smart pest and disease management Use of drones on orchards |
| Extension | Understanding how growers learn Grower education Evaluation of extension programs Innovative extension programs Tools for orchard management |
| Processing | |
| Food safety | Human pathogens Heavy metals Residues |
| Marketing Topics | |
| Nutrition for human health | |
| Market and/or country reports | Development of new markets and maintenance of existing markets |
| Consumers | Marketing at a customer and consumer level Consumer demand |
| Social sustainability |
Notification of Acceptance
Notifications of acceptance will be sent via e-mail to the submitting author by mid-December 2022.
Accepted abstracts will be published on the Congress web site.
Authors will be asked to submit a paper for a digital Congress proceedings (details to follow).
The Congress Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by Internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events.
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