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An occasional series highlighting the life and work of members of our vibrant global community of horticultural scientists. Dr. Manuel Rubio (right), Head of the Fruit Breeding Group at CEBAS-CSIC, and Dr. David Ruiz (left), Responsible for Apricot and Plum Breeding Programs at CEBAS-CSIC, are the conveners of the II International Symposium on Apricot and […]1 April 2026 -
Science Meets Industry at Macfrut 2026: Powering the Future of Sustainable Horticulture The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is delighted to announce a free workshop Powering the Future of Sustainable Horticulture: Science × Industry at Macfrut 2026 (Rimini, Italy), a leading international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector. As global horticulture faces […]30 March 2026 -
The World Food Prize Foundation invites all ISHS members to consider nominating a deserving candidate for the 2026 Borlaug Field Award. Please share this call for nominations with your networks. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2026, and the nomination criteria and form are available in nine languages at www.worldfoodprize.org/BorlaugFieldAward. The Dr. Norman E. […]23 March 2026 -
Horticultural waste to edible resource: uncovering the nutritional potential of Rosa fruits Meichun Zhou Meichun Zhou is a master’s candidate supervised by Professor Chao Yu at Beijing Forestry University, China. Her work focuses on systematically exploring and utilizing the rich germplasm resources of the genus Rosa in China. As a modern distribution center for Rosa […]12 March 2026 -
As part of the Future of Hort Science initiative, the Australian Society of Horticultural Science (AuSHS) -Graham Gregory Horticultural Congress Trust in collaboration with Hort Innovation, is excited to announce the Early Career Researcher Travel Awards to attend the International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2026), to be held in Kyoto, Japan (23-28 August 2026). Four travel awards (up […]4 March 2026 -
Rafael Poyatos, Working Group Chair, February 2026 At the global scale, the amount of water transpired by plants exceeds that transported by all rivers to the oceans. This water flux from the soil to the atmosphere is strongly regulated by plants in order to maintain a favorable water status. This regulation of plant water economy […]12 February 2026 -
The Miklos Faust International Travel Award for Young Pomologists is soliciting applications for financial assistance to attend the 32nd International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto, Japan, from 23-28 August 2026. Established by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) and the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), the Award provides financial assistance to scientists involved in […]4 February 2026 -
Scripta Horticulturae #22 Plant genetic resources play an important role in ensuring the food, economic, environmental, and social security of humankind. They are an integral part of agricultural biodiversity. Fruit crops and some of their wild relatives with valuable traits are important sources of nutrients for people now and in the future. In many fruit-growing […]3 February 2026 -
A meeting was recently held between the Vice-Chair of ISHS Working Group Saffron, Prof. Mahmoud A. Sharafeldin, Convener of the VII International Symposium on Saffron Biology and Technology, which will be part of S10 – International Symposium on Medicinal, Aromatic Plants and Natural Colorants at the XXXII International Horticultural Congress (IHC2026), 23-28 August 2026, Kyoto, […]2 February 2026 -
ISHS Working Groups Growing Media and Substrate Analysis invite you to attend the first (hybrid) meeting of the Microbiology Initiative Topic: Biochar – microbial characterization of new growing media Speaker: Marta Streminska, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture Date: February 10th, 2026 Time: 3pm-5pm (Central European Time)/ 9am-11am (Eastern Standard Time) Venue: […]13 January 2026