Program 56th Annual Conference 2024 of the German Society of Plant Nutrition

Venue: Poppelsdorf Palace (“Poppelsdorfer Schloss“), Meckenheimer Allee 169, 53115 Bonn

Sunday, September 1st

18:00 Early Bird Arrival: Reception at Poppelsdorf Palace/Mediterraneum Botanical Garden Poppelsdorf

 Monday, September 2nd

10:00 Membership meeting (Mitgliederversammlung) of the German Society of Plant Nutrition (DGP), members only

12:00 Lunch (Mensa Poppelsdorf)

Session 1

13:30 Welcome (DGP president Klaus Dittert & organizers)

Chair: Mathias Becker

14:00 Keynote 1: Achim Dobermann (IFA): „Global and regional trends in cropland nutrient use efficiency“

14:30 (01) Michael Frei (Giessen): “Using spectral reflectance to diagnose nutrient deficiencies in the long-term field experiment ‘Nutrient Depletion Trial’ in Giessen”

14:45 (02) Jürgen Burkhardt (Bonn): „Do plants use nocturnal transpiration for foliar nutrient uptake?“

15:00 (03) Lukas Kehm (Giessen): “Silicon fertilization in Hesse – Adapting fertilization management for improved plant performance under drought conditions”

15:15 (04) Iryna Loginova (Tübingen): “Impact of joint band application of biochar suspension on 33P-uptake by maize”

15:30 Group photo, Coffee, Snacks

Session 2

Chair: Stefanie Wege

16:15 (05) Klara Bradáčová (Hohenheim): “Biostimulants as a promising strategy in precision agriculture?“

16:30 (06) Matthias Wissuwa (Bonn): “Zn-biofortified rice combines high Zn uptake with high Zn loading intensity

16:45 Elevator pitch, Poster presentations up to 3 min each

19:00 Light Dinner at the Poppelsdorf Palace (Gartensaal)

 

Tuesday, September 3rd

Session 3

Chair: Michael Frei

09:00 Keynote 2: Doris Vetterlein (Halle): “Status quo of rhizosphere research”

09:30 (07) Sabine Seidel (Bonn): “Observing and modelling of soil organic carbon and nitrogen and crop growth over a century based on a long-term experiment “

09:45 (08) Yaping Zhou (Bonn): “Epidermis-specific transcriptomic responses reveal that cold mediates root hair developmental plasticity of maize via dreb2.1”

10:00 (09) Thomas Alcock (Munich): “Natural variation in the Arabidopsis thaliana root and shoot response to boron deficiency reveals sensitive and responsive phenes and phylogenetic and geographic clustering of boron efficiency adaptations”

10:15 (10) Britta Pitann (Kiel): “Understanding waterlogging tolerance: Mitigation strategies to cope with excess water”

10:30 Coffee, Snacks and Posters

Session 4

Chair: Peng Yu

11:30 Keynote 3: Gabriel Castrillo (Nottingham): “Molecular mechanisms controlling coordination between microbiota and root endodermis”

12:00 (11) Danning Wang (Bonn): “Lateral root enriched Massilia associated with plant flowering in maize”

12:15 (12) Nathalie Soethe (Berlin, Geisenheim): “90 years of research on the impact of plant nutrients on Pseudomonas syringae-diseases in wooden crops – Improving tree health by fertilization?”

12:30 Lunch (Mensa Poppelsdorf)

Session 5

Chair: Gabriel Schaaf

14:00 Keynote 4: Sabeeha Merchant (Berkeley): „Cu economy vs. luxury: a circuit for nutritional Cu homeostasis“

14:30 (13) Michaela Matthes (Bonn): “Boron concentration variation in maize is linked to the benzoxazinoid pathway”

14:45 (14) Stefanie Wege (Bonn): “Endomembrane CHX-type mineral nutrient transporters contribute to plant abiotic stress tolerance in soybean and Arabidopsis”

15:00 (15) Bastian Meier (Halle): “Navigating nutrient balance: unveiling the dual role of MTP10 in iron and manganese homeostasis in Arabidopsis”

15:15 Coffee, Snacks and Posters

Session 6

Chair: Matthias Wissuwa

16:15 Keynote 5: Caroline Gutjahr (Golm): “Form and function of arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis”

16:45 (16) Ming Lang (Bonn): “The regulation mechanism of integrated nutrient management on the microfood-
web community and functional genes of P cycling in soil”

17:00 (17) Peng Yu (Bonn): “Maize zinc uptake is influenced by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis under
various soil phosphorus availabilities”

17:15 (18) Martina Ried (Halle): “Inositol pyrophosphates are master regulators of plant root
endosymbiosis”

17:30 End of the sessions

18:00 Tour of the Botanical garden (Conny Löhne & Bodo Möseler)

19:30 Conference Dinner

 

Wednesday, September 4th

Session 7

Chair: Michaela Matthes

09:00 Keynote 6: Ricardo Fabiano Hettwer Giehl (Gatersleben): “Root architectural plasticity in response to nitrogen: from model species to crops”

09:30 (19) Ariel Tasca (Munich): “Adaptive mechanisms and molecular characterization of maize root hairs:
Comparing the roothairless3 mutant and its B73 wildtype under phosphorus- and water-limited seedbed
conditions”

09:45 (20) Jiline Tölle (Munich): “Identification of physiological responses and genetic loci associated with
vegetative and inflorescence resilience to boron and water limitation in a Brassica napus L.”

10:00 (21) Xi Chen (Munich): “Understanding responses of pea shoots to boron deficiency from a multi-omics perspective”

10:15 Coffee, Snacks

10:45 Poster and doctoral awards, incl. lecture of one award winner

11:15 Farewell Lecture: Mathias Becker (Bonn): “Recent shifts in rice-based systems: The role of plant
nutrition

12:00 Closing remarks

 

Abstract submission

Abstracts (not exceeding 250 words and 1 page) can only be submitted after registration for the meeting via the website. After receiving the registration confirmation, please send your abstract by e-mail to abstract-dgp2024@uni-bonn.de.

Please indicate if you would prefer to present a poster or to give an oral presentation. In case we cannot grant you an oral presentation, we will provide you with the opportunity to present a poster. Please also indicate whether you are willing to give an elevator pitch (i.e., a 3 min oral presentation), should your preference be a poster presentation or if we cannot grant an oral presentation.

Abstracts need to be submitted before July 14th, 2024. After this date, it will not be possible to submit or change your abstract. You can choose to apply for an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Participants will be notified by July 31st, 2024, whether their abstract has been selected for poster or oral presentation.

Abstracts are automatically withdrawn if the submitter fails to register and pay the registration fee for the conference by the indicated deadline.

Abstract format

All abstracts should be formatted according to the template which can be downloaded here. Your abstract must be prepared in English, which is the official conference language.

Oral Presentations

Please, pass your presentation to our staff at least 3 hours before your session takes place in Power Point format. The slide size 4:3 is recommended.
The presentation time is 12 min talk + 3 min discussion, and for the elevator pitch 3 min without discussion.

Poster Presentations

We recommend that posters are 84.1 cm wide x 118.9 cm high (A0 size).

Posters can already be mounted in the stucco hall on September 2nd at 8:15 am. Posters will be available for viewing throughout the annual DGP conference. Presenters should be available at their posters during the assigned poster hours (to be announced). Due to fire safety regulations, only 60 persons can be in this room at the same time. We will explain during the conference how this will be ensured.

Best posters will be awarded a poster prize (to be announced).

Room contingents DGP-Conference 02.09. bis 04.09.2024

InterCity Hotel
Quantiusstr. 22, 53115 Bonn
www.intercityhotel.com
reservations.bonn@intercityhotel.com
+49 (0) 228926181513

20 double rooms with breakfast for single use (€ 96.98 each) or double use (€ 117.64 each)
The price also includes the FreeCity Ticket for the use of local public transport in Bonn.
(Price valid for bookings until 05.08.2024, thereafter price increase possible)

Keyword DGP 2024
Please book by telephone on +49 (0) 228926181513
The rooms are located on the station side; for a surcharge of € 10.60 per night they can be rebooked in the business category.

Cancellation conditions:
Cancellation free of charge until 6 pm on the day of arrival.

President Hotel
Clemens-August-Str. 32-36, 53115 Bonn
https://www.presidenthotel.de/
reservierung@presidenthotel.de
+49 (0) 22872500

20 single rooms (€ 95,00 each)
(Price valid for bookings until 02.08.2024, price increase possible thereafter)
Keyword DGP 2024

Tante Alma Hotel
Wallfahrtsweg 4, 53115 Bonn
https://tante-almahotels.com/Bonn/
info@tante-alma-bonn.com
+49 (0) 22826910

10 single rooms with breakfast (€ 82.00 each)
10 double rooms with breakfast (€ 119 each)
(Price valid for bookings until 01.07.2024, price increase possible thereafter)
Keyword DGP 2024
For bookings by e-mail please use reservierung@tante-alma.bonn.com in cc.

Cancellation conditions:
Requested rooms can be canceled free of charge up to 14 days before arrival.
In the event of cancellation outside the cancellation period or no-show, 80 % of the booked services will be charged.

Ibis budget Bonn Süd Königswinter
Gräfenhohner Str. 6, 53639 Königswinter
https://all.accor.com
h8285@accor.com
+49 (0)2223905070

20 single rooms (€ 129,15 each)

Hotel zur Post
Königswinterer Str. 309, 53227 Bonn
https://hotelinbonn.com/
reservierung@hotelinbonn.com
+49 (0) 228972940

Single rooms (€ 116,00 each)
Double rooms for single use (€ 126,00 each) or double use (€ 156 each)

Motel One Beethoven
Berliner Freiheit 36, 53111 Bonn
https://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/bonn/hotel-bonn-beethoven/
bonn-beethoven@motel-one.com
+49 (0) 2289727860

100 single rooms (€ 109,00 each), Breakfast buffet € 16,90