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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 -
ISHS Hort Forum Episode 9 Thursday, January 15, 2026, Hours: 17:00 – 19:00 Central European Time (CET) Registration for this episode is open. Use the registration link below to register. Participating is free of charge but registration is required. For more information about previous episodes and to watch the respective recordings check https://ishs.org/hortforum/ Thursday, January […]16 December 2025 -
Chronica Horticulturae Volume 65 Number 4 (December 2025) is available for download – proceed to https://ishs.org/chronica-horticulturae/vol65nr4/ Topics in this number include News & Views from the Board Horticultural Science News The World of Horticulture Symposia and workshops News from the ISHS Secretariat Check out https://ishs.org/chronica-horticulturae/vol65nr4/ and download your copy! Not yet a member? See https://ishs.org/ishs-membership-categories/ for more […]11 December 2025 -
The impact of DCA storage on fruit quality: a comparison between organic ‘Gala’ and ‘Honeycrisp’ apples Sadat Amankona Sadat Amankona is a Ph.D. candidate in the postharvest systems lab at Washington State University – Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. His research focuses on using non-chemical strategies to optimize the storage of organic apples in […]11 December 2025 -
Honorary keynote at the national training workshop on Saffron Authenticity & Value Chain Development. Related article: https://iran.un.org/en/306412-fao-and-iran-new-step-innovation-and-quality-integrity-saffron-value-chain The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad (MAJ) and the Iranian Society for Horticultural Sciences (IrSHS), held a National Workshop on Saffron Quality Integrity and Value Chain Development. Taking place […]30 November 2025