CROPADAPT2026 | Adapt to thrive: Enhancing Multi-Stress Tolerance for Crops

A young scientist-led symposium that brings together researchers, students, and professionals from across the plant sciences community.
About this Event

More information can be found here: Adapt to thrive - Cropadapt2026. The mission of the CROPADAPT 2026 symposium is to bring together researchers working on plant stress across Belgium and beyond, with a focus on connecting disciplines and translating research into practical solutions. The program is structured around two complementary perspectives: immediate resilience, focusing on how plants endure stress today, and future resilience, exploring innovative ways to shape the next generation of crops.

Day 1

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Welcome by Corteva Agriscience and ILVO
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 1: Soil Health & Stress Management
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Poster session & Coffee break
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Session 2: Crop protection: Strategies against pests and pathogens
🕑: 06:00 PM
Social Event (Ghent)
Day 2

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome with coffee
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 3: Building resilience through pant breeding and plant modification
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Poster session & Coffee break
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 4: Understanding plant reactions to tomorrow's challenges
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Closing & Awards
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Scientific visit @ ILVO