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8th International Workshop on Desiccation Sensitivity and Tolerance across Life Forms (15-19 January 2024, South Africa)

We are delighted to announce, and invite you to the ISSS-sponsored “8th International Workshop on Desiccation Sensitivity and Tolerance across Life Forms”, which will be held from the 15th to 19th of January 2024 at ... Read more »

IN MEMORIAM Cees Karssen (July 4, 1937 – October 14, 2023)

Cees Karssen started at Wageningen University in 1969 as assistant-professor to become professor in 1984. Cees contributed, to a large extent, to modern seed physiology. His studies together with Maarten Koornneef on mutants of Arabidopsis ... Read more »

Submissions invited for Seed Science Research special issue: Challenges of Seed Science in a Changing World

Invitation to publish in a special issue of Seed Science Research under the theme of the 14th ISSS conference: “Challenges of Seed Science in a Changing World”. SSR accepts Research Articles, (short) Reviews, Short Communications, ... Read more »

Meetings & Events

Registration open for 14th Biennial ISSS conference

The 14th ISSS biennial conference will be held at Sorbonne Université (Paris) from 3 to 7 July 2023. Registration is now open: https://isss2023.sciencesconf.org/ Early bird registration closes on 15th March 2023. Deadline for abstract submission is 30th ... Read more »

7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium

Registration and abstract submission are open for the 7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium, which will be held at University of Western Australia, 12-15th September 2023. https://plant-dormancy-perth.com/

15th International Symposium on Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Cereals

The event organization committee (EOC, chair: Dr. Shingo Nakamura at NARO, Japan) are pleased to announce the 15th International Symposium on Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Cereals to be held on October 4-6, 2023 in Tsukuba, Japan. ... Read more »

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