3^rd National Conference  

" Bioactive plant compounds – structural and applicative aspects"

IUNG PIB Pulawy, 4 – 6 September 2013

organized within the PROFICIENCY project 

The national conference “Bioactive plant compounds – structural and applicative aspects”  is organized every two years. This year it was the third edition, but for the first time within the Proficiency project.

During the three days of conference 27 oral lectures and 120 posters were presented. Their topics related to:

-         isolation, identification and structure determination of plant-derived natural compounds,

-         analysis of natural products in different matrices,

-         the usage of those compounds in human and animal nutrition, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries,

-         importance of natural substances in the ecosystem.

Participants of the conference had the occasion to visit the Department of Biochemistry and Crop Quality, to see the equipment purchased within the Proficiency project (Preparative LC system, Vacume rotary evaporator 20 L and Freeze-drying chamber) and the newest NMR spectrometer (purchased thanks to the co-financing from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education).

National Conference

"The role of science and advisory services in support of innovation of Polish agriculture"

IUNG PIB Pulawy, 18-19 June 2013

organized within the PROFICIENCY project 

The main aim of the Conference was to present the role of the scientific institutions, in the cooperation with advisory services, in the implementation of the latest achievements in soil management and crop production as well as the application of the modern biotechnology methods as the supporting tools for Polish agriculture.

The conference was organized by Department of Extension and Information of IUNG-PIB in the period of 18th-19th June 2013.

The programme of the Conference embraced three sessions. Two of them "The activity IUNG-PIB for agricultural advisory" and "Technology Consulting vs. changes in Polish agriculture” included oral presentations - abstracts of all presentations are included in the Conference Materials edited by the IUNG. The third session „Advisory, agricultural practice and research"  covered the field trip to the IUNG Agricultural Experimental Station in Grabów as well as the visit in the Agricultural Advisory Centre in Radom.

The participants of the Conference (154 persons) represented main agricultural research institutions in Poland, Polish Ministry of Agriculture, agricultural advisory centers, farmers organizations, local administration, agricultural schools and fertilizers industry.

National Conference

" Microorganisms – plant – environment under changing climate"

IUNG PIB Pulawy, May, 12-15, 2013

organized within the PROFICIENCY project 

The conference was organized by the Department of Agricultural Microbiology of the IUNG-PIB within the Proficiency project. 

The scientific programme of the Conference included five sessions: - Climate change and its effect on agriculture and microorganisms,  - Modern methods in microbiology and phytopathology, -  Microorganisms in plant protection against pathogens and toxic compounds, - Effects of fertilizers and agro-technical practices on microorganisms and plants, - Microorganisms – environment – contaminations.

About 350 scientists and students representing all main Polish scientific universities and research institutions took part in the Conference. They had the  opportunity to acquaint with the wide range of the recent scientific achievements of the different research groups presented by 43 oral speakers and 162 posters presenters.

Abstracts of all presentations were edited as Conference Materials (ISBN-978-83-7562-128-0).

III National Workshop on Ecotoxicology

" The utilization of bioindication systems to evaluate the toxicity of the environment and chemical substances "

Łódź, 11-12 April 2013

organized within the PROFICIENCY project 

The Workshop was organized by the IUNG Department of Soil Science, Erosion and Land Protection in cooperation with the Tigret company, Medical University of Gdańsk and European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO. The main objective of the Workshop was to provide practical applications of bioindication systems to assess the toxicity of wastewater, surface water and groundwater, soils and sediments.

The workshop involved 34 people from leading institutions working in the field of ecotoxicology in Poland. The programme of the Workshop covered 14 oral presentations and 12 posters. The Workshop included three sessions focused on the assessment the quality of water and air, the impact assessment of nanomaterials, organic pollutants and metals in the soil environment, modeling the mixture toxicity and the assessment of the effect of emerging pollutants in the environment. Additionally, the legal requirements for the conduct of laboratory tests for the operation of water supply and sewage systems were presented.

The best presentations of young participants were rewarded. Abstracts of all presentations were edited as Conference Materials.