INDIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

IPS Eastern Zonal Meet and National Conference
Holistic Approaches for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture
November 28-29, 2024
Venue : Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (ICAR-NRRI), Hazaribag - 825301, Jharkhand


ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag and Indian Phytopathological Society are jointly organizing a National Symposium on “Holistic approaches for biotic and abiotic stress management in crops for sustainable agriculture” at Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), Massipirhi, Post Box 48, Hazaribag, Jharkhand during 28-29 November 2024. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we cordially invite all members of the Society, researchers, students, progressive farmers, government officials and policy makers to participate in this important symposium. We assure that the forum will provide an excellent opportunity to the participants for productive scientific deliberations and interactions leading toward One Health.


ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the needs of present and future generations, while ensuring profitability, environmental health, and social and economic equity. Healthy plant is prerequisite for sustainable agriculture and food systems, as they are essential for food security, ecosystem services, and biodiversity. Crop plants are frequently subjected to multiple biotic and abiotic stresses. Since stress tolerance is genetically complex, it becomes even more challenging for plants to handle multiple stresses at the same time. Climate change exacerbates the adverse effects of these combined stresses, leading to greater crop losses. This presents a significant challenge to the food and nutritional security of the growing global population, which is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. While substantial research has been conducted to mitigate crop losses caused by individual biotic or abiotic stresses, our understanding of the interactive effects of these stresses remains limited. In this context, a multidisciplinary approach aimed at enhancing resistance or tolerance to multiple stresses is essential for achieving sustainable and climate-smart agriculture.

The conference on "Holistic approaches for biotic and abiotic stress management in crops for sustainable agriculture", will serve as a platform for sharing research findings related to combined stresses in crop plants. This two-day conference will feature an exciting program, including invited talks, award lectures, and oral and poster presentations on relevant themes. Your participation and knowledge-sharing will foster collaboration and contribute to a collective vision for a climate-smart agricultural future. The symposium will take place at CRURRS, Hazaribag, and will be conducted in English. It is open to all individuals interested in any of the topics covered.


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Important Dates

Abstract submission & Registration (opening date)

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October 21, 2024

Abstract submission (closing date)

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November 20, 2024

(Closed now)

Early-Bird Registration (closing date)

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November 10, 2024

Communication about acceptance

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November 22, 2024

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Technical Sessions

Theme 1: Understanding Stress Combinations in Agro-Ecosystems

Theme 2: Innovations in Stress Diagnosis and Characterization

Theme 3: Plant-Stress Interactions: Mechanisms and Insights

Theme 4: Recent Advances in Stress Management and Mitigation

Organizing Committee


Chief Patron

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), New Delhi

Patron

Dr. T.R. Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR, New Delhi

Co-Patrons

Dr. S.C. Dubey, Vice-Chancellor, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. A.K. Nayak, Director, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. D.K. Ghosh, President, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi

Dr. Dinesh Singh, President (Elect), Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi

Members

Dr. C. Chattopadhyay, Former VC, UBKV, Coochbehar, West Bengal

Dr. Sujoy Rakshit, Director, ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. Anup Das, Director, ICAR-RCER, Patna, Bihar

Dr. Vishal Nath, OSD, ICAR-IARI, Jharkhand

Dr. S.D. Mahapatra, Head (CPT Division), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. B.N. Panja, Professor and Head, Plant Pathology, BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. P.M. Bhattacharya, Professor & Head (Plant Pathology), UBKV, Coochbehar, West Bengal

Dr. Anirudh Saha, Professor & Head (Botany), University of North Bengal, West Bengal

Dr. N.C. Mandal, Head, Dept of Botany, Visva Bharti University, West Bengal

Dr. S.K. Singh, Professor & Head, Dept of Plant Pathology, RPCAU, Pusa, Bihar

Dr. Birendra Kumar, Professor & Head, TCA Dholi, DRPCAU, Pusa, Bihar

Dr. N. Kudada, Chairman (Plant Pathology), BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. J.N. Srivastava, Chairman & Associate Professor, BAU, Sabour, Bihar

Dr. Ranjan Nath, Head (Plant Pathology), PSB, Visva Bharti University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 

Dr. Basudev Dasgupta, Ex Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. Srikanta Das, Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. Jayanta Tarafdar, Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. Sujit Kumar Ray, Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. Ashis Chakraborty, Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. D.K. Misra, Professor & OIC, ICAR-AICRP  (Fruits), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. P.C. Rath, Principal Scientist (Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. P. Srinivas, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology), CHES (ICAR-IIHR), Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Dr. P.K. Jha, Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, DRPCAU, Pusa, Bihar

Dr. Mihir Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor (Plant Pathology), OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Dr. Subhendu Jash, Associate Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal

Dr. R.K. Ranjan, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), DRPCAU, Pusa, Bihar

Dr. Sunita Mahapatra, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), BCKV, Mohanpur, West Bengal 

Dr. M.K. Biswas, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), PSB, Visva Bharti University, Santiniketan, West Bengal

Dr. Shalini Lal, Assistant Professor (Microbiology), DSPMU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. Rini Pal, Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture, Chiplima (OUAT), Odisha

Dr. Dipankar Mandal, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), College of Agriculture, Chiplima (OUAT), Odisha

Dr. Abhijit Ghatak, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), BAU, Sabour, Bihar

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Chairperson

Dr. Dipankar Maiti, Former Director (A), ICAR-NRRI, Odisha

Organizing President

Dr. N.P. Mandal, Head, ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Co-Organizing Presidents

Dr. N. Kudada, Chairman, Dept. of Plant Pathology, BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Chief Organizing Secretary 

Dr. Kajal Kumar Biswas, Secretary, Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi

Organizing Secretaries 

Dr. Someshwar Bhagat, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) and President IPS, (East Zone), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Amrita Banerjee, Senior Scientist (Plant Pathology) and Councillor IPS (East Zone), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Co-Organizing Secretaries

Dr. S.M. Prasad, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Somnath Roy, Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. B.C. Verma, Senior Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Priyamedha, Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Soumya Saha (Agronomy),  Scientist, ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Arunkumara CG,  Scientist (Entomology), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Treasurer

Dr. Soumya Saha (Agronomy),  Scientist, ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Dr. Arunkumara C.G.,  Scientist (Entomology), ICAR-NRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Members

Dr. A.K. Mukherjee, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. M.K. Bag, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. S. Lenka, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. A.K. Rai, Senior Scientist & Head, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhnad

Dr. Totan Adak, Senior Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. N.B. Patil, Scientist (Agricultural Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. Raghu S., Scientist, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. Prabhukarthikeyan, S.R., Scientist, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Mrs. Keerthana, U., Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Mr. Jeevan B., Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. Asharani Patel, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-IARI, Jharkhand

Dr. Suryakant Manik, Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. G.P. Pandi G., Scientist (Agril. Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. Basana Gowda G., Scientist (Agril. Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Ms. Golive Prasanthi, Scientist (Agril. Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Sh. Annamalai M., Scientist (Agril. Entomology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Mr. Rupak Jena, Scientist (Nematology), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, Odisha

Dr. S. Ekka, Jr. Scientist cum Asst. Professor (Plant Pathology), BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. M.K. Barnwal, Jr. Scientist cum Asst. Professor (Plant Pathology), BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. H.C. Lal, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Dr. Chanchila Kumari, SMS, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhand

Dr. Bhoopendra Singh, SMS, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhand

Mr. Vinay Kumar, SMS, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhand

Ms. Nupur Choudhary, SMS, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhand

Mr. D. Ghosh, SMS, KVK (ICAR-NRRI), Koderma, Jharkhand

Dr. Vivek Khare, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), PSB,  Visva Bharti University, Santiniketan, West Bengal

Dr. Nandlal Mandal, Assistant Professor (Botany),Visva Bharti University, Santiniketan, West Bengal


Plenary/Keynote/Lead/Invited Speakers

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REGISTRATION FEE

Only registered delegates are permitted to attend and participate in the Conference. They are entitled to receive all relevant publications of the conference including certificates. The registration fee can also be paid through cheque/demand draft in favour of “Indian Phytopathological Society”. 

Delegate Type

Early Bird Registration

Late Registration

Scientist / Faculty / Govt. officials /IPS members

INR 3540.00

INR 3000.00 + 540  (GST@ 18%)

INR 4130.00

INR 3500.00 + 630 (GST@ 18%)

Scientist / Faculty / Govt. officials/

Non-members

INR 4130.00

INR 3500.00 + 630 (GST@ 18%)

INR 4720.00

INR 4000.00 + 720 (GST@ 18%)

Research Scholar

INR 2360.00

INR 2000.00 + 360 (GST@ 18%)

INR 2950.00

INR 2500.00 + 450  (GST@ 18%)

Student

INR 1180.00

INR 1000.00 + 180 (GST@ 18%)

INR 1770.00

INR 1500.00 + 270 (GST@ 18%)

Corporate

INR 5900.00

INR 5000.00 + 900 (GST@ 18%)

INR 6490.00

INR 5500.00 + 990 (GST@ 18%)


The registration fee can also be made via net banking (NEFT): 

Name of the Account Holder

 Indian Phytopathological Society 

Name of the Bank and Branch

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CANARA Bank, Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi 110012

Account Type

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90292010005900

Account Number

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CNRB0019029

RTGS/NEFT/IFS Code

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110025041

 


All the payment shall be made through online transfer. Please provide full details of payment including scanned copy of bank remittance advice. Receipt will be issued at registration desk at conference venue.

 

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PRESENTATIONS

Plenary Lectures: Nationally recognized eminent scientists/academician will be invited to deliver special lectures on the frontier research and technologies related to agricultural stress management . Plenary lectures will be of 30 minutes duration.

Lead Talk: Researchers/faculty/scientist will be identified by technical Committees to give lead lectures which will throw insight into the various themes of the Symposium. Each lecture will be of 15 minutes followed by discussion.

Oral Presentation: Delegates with excellent research will be chosen to deliver talk on their subject area in each theme with a duration of 10 minutes with discussion.

Poster Presentation: All delegates will have the opportunity to present their research papers through poster presentations. Materials for affixing the posters will be provided by the organizers. Posters should measure 4 feet (L) x 3 feet (W) and use standard font sizes appropriate for posters. 

BEST ORAL / POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD : Best Oral / Poster Presentation award will be given in each session.


GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstract (250 words) including titles, authors name, affiliation and corresponding authors email ID of unpublished research works related to the conference themes are invited for presentation (Oral and Poster). It should be prepared in MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 font size, 1.5 spacing.  All Abstracts, Keynote papers and lead papers are to be submitted preferably through email attachment to ipseastzone24@gmail.com on or before 20 November 2024. Please underline the name of the presenter and mention the email ID of the presenting author.


Poster Presentation Guidelines

Poster Dimensions Requirements & Set-Up Procedures

  1. Poster size may be no more than 4 feet by 3 feet (i.e., length is no more than 4 feet and the width is no more than 3 feet). Oversized posters will obscure an adjacent poster and will be rejected.

Criteria for Judging Poster Presentations

Given the number of posters, judges may only have 4-5 minutes or less to review, discuss, and evaluate a poster presentation. Poster presentation will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Quality and relevance of the abstract.
  • Content and lay out of the poster:

(a) The title, names of authors, and the institution(s) where the research was performed should be included at the top of the poster.

(b) Poster layout should be in a logical order, including text and graphics that explain the objectives of the research and why the research is important; hypothesis/statement of the problem; methods and controls; results; conclusions and future research; and references and acknowledgements.

(c) Presentation: Presenters should demonstrate a good understanding of the study and related areas and responds effectively and clearly to questions.

Poster Design Suggestions & Tips

  1. All text material should be legible from about 4 feet away.
  2. Text Font should be legible and text size should not be less than 14 points (Example).
  3. Posters should include text and graphics and use color to add emphasis and clarity.
  4. Illustrations should be simple and bold, and photos should clearly show pertinent details.
  5. Displayed materials should be self-explanatory and should enhance the verbal presentation and discussion.
  6. Speak clearly and loud enough for observers to hear you.

About the Venue

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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

In 1942, a severe outbreak of brown spot disease (caused by Helminthosporium spp.) in rice led to a significant rice shortage in Bengal, contributing to the Great Bengal Famine of 1943. In response, the Government of India ramped up rice research efforts and the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was established in 1946, in Cuttack, Odisha. The institute was brought under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1966 and was later renamed the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) in 2015.

To address the specific needs of rainfed upland rice cultivation, the Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS) of NRRI was established in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, in 1980. This station focuses on developing improved technologies to boost rice productivity in rainfed uplands, which account for about 13.5% of India’s rice-growing area. These uplands are predominantly located in eastern India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Characterized by aerobic to semi-aerobic soils, reliance on erratic monsoons, and sloping terrain, these regions face challenges from both drought and biotic stresses, which are becoming increasingly severe due to climate change.

ABOUT HAZARIBAG

Hazaribag is a picturesque town known for its natural beauty, lush forests, and pleasant climate. Situated on the Chotanagpur Plateau, it offers a serene environment perfect for both leisure and academic pursuits. Famous for the Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary and the scenic Canary Hill, the town blends nature with a rich cultural heritage, conveniently connected by road, rail and air.

WEATHER

Hazaribag, Jharkhand experiences cool and pleasant weather during end of November. The temperature typically ranges between 10°C to 25°C. The days are mild with comfortable sunshine, while the evenings and early mornings can be chilly, making light woolens recommended. Rain is generally unlikely during this time, providing ideal conditions for outdoor activities and travel. This refreshing climate creates a perfect backdrop for conferences and gatherings.

HOW TO REACH

By Road: Hazaribag is well-connected by national highways, making it easily accessible by bus, taxi, or private vehicle. It is about 100 km from Ranchi, 235 km from Patna, 130 km from Gaya, 125 km from Dhanbad; buses or taxis are available from major nearby cities. 

By Rail: The nearest major railway station is Koderma Junction (60 km) from Hazaribag. Regular trains connect Koderma to cities like Kolkata, Patna, and Delhi. From Koderma, taxis and buses are available for a short drive to Hazaribag. The Vande Bharat Express also runs from Patna and Gaya to Hazaribag.

By Air: The closest and convenient airport is Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi (100 km). It has regular flights from major Indian cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai. From Ranchi, one can hire a taxi or take a bus to Hazaribag.