The next webinar in the AAB series all ‘aabout’ plant science and sustainable agriculture comes from our Biocontrol and IPM specialist group. Featuring talks from: Nicolas Munier-Jolain (INRAE): “IPMWORKS, an EU-wide network of demo farms to promote holistic Integrated Pest Management for healthy crops and sustainable farming with a low reliance on chemical pesticides.” Xiangming […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE Meeting Information In-person delegates can register for the two-day event. The event begins with a social reception on the evening of June 3rd. There are scientific sessions throughout June 4th from 9am -6pm. Following the scientific sessions on June 4th there will be a optional social event that will be arranged separately. […]
The AAB PlantEd specialist group is organising a series of webinar during 2026 on the topic of plant gene editing. The second webinar is on June 16th at 2pm BST (UTC+1). Register here -> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q6KNiq8TTdm95qLt6aereQ Speakers: Claudia Payacan (Neocroptech): Integrative Platform for Accelerated Development of Wheat Varieties via Multiplex Genome Editing Jillis Grubben (Wageningen University): […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE The study of photosynthesis has attracted the attention of successive legions of biologists, biochemists, chemists and physicists for over 200 years. Never in the history of photosynthesis research, however, has progress in our understanding of photosynthetic mechanisms, regulation and improvement been made as rapidly as it has over the past 5 years. […]
Visit Event Website Registration and Abstract Submission is now open. We are delighted to bring ISRFG26 to London at the historic Royal Society. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to London to participate in the 23rd International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2026) , to be held 08 […]
AAB are delighted to again organise a Satellite meeting at the British Society of Plant Pathology Main Meeting. This Satellite meeting is entitled 'Surveillance and Improved Disease control' and takes place on Friday September 11th 2026. All Schedule and registration information for the main BSPP meetinng can be found here -> BSPP Main Meeting After […]
We are delighted to announce that the Auxin2026 meeting will take place on the Algarve in Portugal between October 4th-8th 2026. This quadrennial event brings together leading and emerging researchers in auxin biology to discuss the current state and future prospects for this exciting and fast moving research area! Please 'Save the Date'. Registration opens […]
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE The membership of the Association of Applied Biologists includes a unique cohort of early career professionals. This group includes ECPs who work across academia, industry, farming and agriculture. This sets the AAB apart from other societies whose membership cohorts are more homogeneous. We surveyed the AAB ECPs and there was a consensus […]
The annual AAB event on IPM again broadens it's focus by looking at the real world situatiion in which integrated management plans must consider all treats to plant health, Save the Date
VISIT EVENT WEBSITE 17 November 2026 – 18 November 2026 The Guildhall York Inorganic nutrients that are critical for crop growth, health and productivity must be absorbed from the soil and distributed around the plant. Research over past few decades has established the fundamental mechanisms underpinning inorganic nutrient transport. However, plant-soil interactions and regulatory processes […]