plants 2014 - International Conference on Advances in Plant Sciences

The main objective of the International Conference on Advances in Plant Sciences (ICAPS) is to showcase advances in botanical research and conservation of plants across the globe. There is an unprecedented development in every field of plant science in recent years because of rapid progress made in the areas of molecular biology in general and genomics and proteomics in particular.
The skills and knowledge of botanist’s are needed worldwide helping farmers to produce crops and conservation of natural flora and fauna. There is an urgent need to understand the life cycle of several endangered plant species so as to frame suitable strategies to save them before extinction. The green plants are important as they provide food, shelter, medicine, pure oxygen for life, cleaner environment and everything man needed for survival.
The scheduled conference is being organized by V Sivaram Research Foundation in association with Century Foundation, Bangalore and University of Technology Mara, Sarawak with the support from several government and Non-governmental organizations. The aim of the conference is to bring together the International scientific community to exchange information on the recent advances in plant biology .
TOPICS :
Plant morphology, Phenology and Reproductive Biology
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Diversity of angiosperms, bio-systematics and taxonomy
Mycology and plant pathology
Biopesticides, Biofertilizers and organic food production
Conservation Agriculture and Agriculture Economics
Integrated pest management
Diversity of Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes , Gymnosperms and their conservation.
Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Pollination Ecology
Horticulture, Botanical gardens, Parks, Arboretum and Landscape ecology.
Ethno-botany and Traditional Herbal Medicine
Pharmacognosy and drug discovery
Molecular biology, Cytogenetics and Plant breeding.
Plant biotechnology, plant morphogenesis and tissue culture.
Bio-informatics and Nanotechnology
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Ecology, climate change and plant adaptation
Biomonitoring, Phytoremediation and Ecosystem Management
Agro-biodiversity, traditional agriculture and conservation of wild relatives of crops.
Advances in Bio-fuel Research and alternative energy resources
Paleobotany, Plant geography and plant evolution
Ecotourism and Biodiversity conservation
Bioprospecting and IPR
Others