09:00-10:00 Welcome and Registration – Aula Magna „Petre S. Aurelian” Building A, Rectorate

10:00-10:30 Opening ceremony – Aula Magna „Petre S. Aurelian” Building A, Rectorate

Florin STĂNICĂ, Vice-Rector, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Convener

Sorin Mihai CÎMPEANU, Rector, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

Ioan DUMITRACHE, Secretary General, Romanian Academy Representatives of Romanian Ministeries (tbc)

Dan TOMA, Chair of Student Organizing committee, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest Reprezentative of Student Union of Romania (tbc)

Session – Landscape, Green Areas, and Forest for Healthy Life
Moderators: Mihai ENESCU, Dan TOMA

10:30 – 11:00 (KNS) Gabriel OLTEAN – Creating healthy communities through healthy forests.

11:00 – 11:30 Photo session and coffee break

11:30 – 11:45 Jie XU, Hanfei YANG, Xinyu GUAN, Xinyu ZHOU – Exploring the impact of exotic ornamental plants and indigenous flora on urban ecology: a one health perspective

11:45 – 12:00 Dan TOMA – What are the opinions of UASVM students regarding urban tiny forests

12:00 – 12:15 Anca-Roxana STRUGARIU, Marius BUDILEANU – A GIS approach to green register and tree management in Bucharest, Romania – District 1 Case Study

12:15 – 12:30 Daniela-Ioana GUJU, Anca-Roxana STRUGARIU, Gabor-Giovani LUCA – A comprehensive study on Techirghiol lake’s ecosystem through conservation, ecotourism, and sustainable practices 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break

Session – Sustainable Plant Production
Moderators: Emilia MOISESCU, Ioana MIHĂLCIOIU

13:30 – 14:00 (KNS) Sandra MUENZEL, C. FELLER – Healthy plants by increasing soil vitality – Monitoring results of soil analyses in vegetable cultivation systems

14:00 – 14:15 Nicholus MNYAMBO, Nokuthula KHANYILE, Zakheleni DUBE, Nkosingiphile ZULU – Evaluation of the phytochemical composition of two nematicidal plants (Maerua angolensis and Tabernaemontana elegans) against nematodes

14:15 – 14:30 Amina HAMADI, Sanaa BOUALAM, Chahinez LATIGUI, Larid MOHAMED, José Alfonso Gómez CALERO – Characterization of soil fauna (macrofauna and mesofauna) under different agroforestry practices in the North-West foothills of Dahra (Sidi-Ali-Mostaganem)

14:30 – 14:45 Muğdat BİNGÖL – Important olive diseases found in Türkiye

14:45 – 15:00 Rivoningo UBISI, Innocent VILAKAZI, Thobile Mkhwanazi, Gugu MASEKO, Terrence SUINYUY, Zakheleni DUBE – Application effect of Encephalartos vellosus soil on growth and yield of Swiss chard and mustard: sustainable approach

15:00 – 15:15 Alexandru-Dumitru ILIE – Evaluating the applicability of passive remote sensing technology with multirotor drone in precision viticulture

15:15 – 15:30 Wandile MABILA, T.A. MASENYA, H. THULASIZWE – Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal influence on growth and alleviation of salinity stress of Kickapoo White tepary bean

15:30 – 15:45 Yvonne GURUMANI, Nicholus MNYAMBO, Moses TIMANA, Zakheleni DUBE – Effect of Argemone ochroleuca extract on Meloidogyne javanica and tomato growth under greenhouse conditions

15:45 – 16:00 Ioana CIOBANU, George Adrian PETICILĂ, Cătălina NICOLAE, Oana VENAT – Asymbiotic seed germination, in vitro seedling development and multiplication of a Phalaenopsis orchid hybrid 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 16:45 Charles NGWENYA, Nicholus MNYAMBO, Moses TIMANA, Zakheleni DUBE – Response of Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. farmer retained varieties to Meloidogyne incognita under greenhouse conditions

16:45 – 17:00 Guedong MATHURIN, Oana-Crina BUJOR, Tatsimo Ndendoung SIMPLICE J., Violeta Alexandra ION, Elisabeta Elena POPA, Liliana BĂDULESCU, Lannang Meli ALAIN – Chemical studies and evaluation of the biological activities of an endophytic fungus, Fusarium sp. and its host plant Codiaeum variegatum (Euphorbiaceae).

17:00 – 17:15 Moses TIMANA, Nicholas MNYAMBO, Lerato KGOTSE, Zakheleni DUBE – Interactive effects of environment, cultivar, size of cutting, hormone application, and growing media on sprouting and rooting of cassava cv ‘Mbonisweni’ and cv ‘Mganduzweni’ cuttings

17:15 – 17:30 Nkosingiphile ZULU, Lungisile TSHITSHI, Zakheleni DUBE, Mandisa SHABALALA, Lesega PHETLA, Petunia SILINDA – Diversity of endophytic bacteria isolated from genetically and non-genetically modified maize

17:30 – 17:45 Adelina VENIG, Florin STĂNICĂ – Research regarding the effect of irrigation and fertilization on photosynthetic rate at different plum varieties in the fruit trees nursery, in the context of climate change

17:45 – 18:00 Thamia LAKA, Abby MASENYA, Siyabonga NKUNA, Nonjabulo MOKOENA, Motlatso MOKWALA, Banele MASILELA, Sebuki MANGE- Evaluating the efficacy of slag and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza as a potential biofertilizer growth of soybean (PAN 1532R)

18:00 – 18:15 Tiberiu SÂRBU, Iulian GABUR, Danela MURARIU, Danut Petru SIMIONIUC, Violeta SIMIONIUC- Phenotypic evaluation Triticum sp. genotypes variation

18:15 – 18:30 Amogelang MABUELA, Abby MASENYA, Thandeka MALINGA, Akani HLUNGWANA- The efficacy of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) on growth and yield of green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Session – Sustainable Plant Production
Moderators: Emilia MOISESCU, Ioana MIHĂLCIOIU

09:00 – 09:15 Motlatso MOKWALA, Tsobedi A. MASENYA, Standford THOSAGO, Lambert
LETSOALO – Effects of slag & vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza on growth and yield of cancer bush (Sutherlandia frutescens)

09:15 – 09:30 Thobile MKHWANAZI, Mncedisi GAMA, Raymond MASINA, Rivoningo UBISI, Gugu MASEKO, Zakheleni DUBE – Inhibitory effect of two Argemone species on the seed germination of common weeds

09:30 – 09:45 Wei Quan PANG, Sreeramanan SUBRAMANIAM – Enhancing growth, development, and genetic stability of Japanese pearl white strawberry [Fragaria x ananassa var. Pearl white (iroha-001)] through melatonin treatment in tissue culture-based propagation

09:45 – 10:00 Panchaal BHATTACHARJEE, K. H. NATARAJA, C. ASWATH, Rakesh JANGID, Utpal DAS – In vitro clonal propagation of rambutan (Nephilium lappaceum L.) cv. Arka coorg Arun through nodal segments

10:00 – 10:15 Emanuela Diana LORENTZ, Emilia MOISESCU, Cosmin MIHAI, Florin STĂNICĂ – Preliminary results regarding the behaviour of valuable genotypes of fig (Ficus carica L.) grown in fruit hedge system

10:15 – 10:30 Gugu MASEKO, Cynthia MAMBA, Zakheleni DUBE, Terrence SUINYUY, Thobile MKHWANAZI, Rivoningo UBISI – Cycads soil application as an alternative for improving horticulture: Effect on Cowpea growth, yield, and nodulation

10:30 – 10:45 Ioana Mihaela MIHĂLCIOIU, Alen Luis Gabriel OLTEANU, Ana Cornelia BUTCARU, Andrei Florin TABACU, Florin STĂNICĂ – Propagation methods of some pawpaw genotypes [Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal]

10:45 – 11:00 Bintou Yasmine TRAORÉ, Ana BUTCARU, Florin STĂNICĂ, Bilassé ZONGO – Floristic diversity and plant production techniques in nurseries: the case of the city of Bucharest (Romania) and Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break Session – Animal Welfare Moderators: Gabriela MALOȘ, Cosmin LEON

11:15 – 11:30 Osamah Mahmood Abdulzahra MURSHEDI, Horia GROSU – Comparative analysis of procedures for predicting breeding value for traits of economic importance in a sheep population

11:30 – 11:45 Nassiba REGHAISSIA, Sadiya MAXAMHUD, Abdelkarim LAATAMNA, Houssem SAMARI, Abdeldjalil DAHMANE · Rabeh BERIMA · Amine ABDELLI · Ahcene HAKEM · Djamel BAROUDI · Anastasios D. TSAOUSIS – First epidemiological report of Cryptosporidium spp. in farmed marine and wild freshwater fish in Central and Eastern of Algeria.

11:45 – 12:00 Neil Joseph TIRCHETT – The preference of grower-finisher pigs for circular feed materials provided as enrichment

12:00 – 12:15 Hippolyte MEKUIKO WATSOP, Jules LEMOUFOUET, François DJITIE KOUATCHO, Enea DANUT NICOLAE, Ion CALIN – Effect of the incorporation of ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) as a food additive on the zootechnical performance of piglets

12:15 – 12:30 Hillary SPENCER, Chirag CHOPRA – Canadian Flying Model for EU One Health & Animal welfare initiatives

12:30 – 12:45 Zhixuan FENG, Valerie LECLERC, Madison CURRIER, Clara PIGOZZO, Guangwen SUN, Jennifer RONHOLM – Prospecting chicken microbiome with culturomic method and find probiotic candidates via inter-bacterial competition

12.45 – 13.45 Lunch break

13:45 – 14:00 Hippolyte MEKUIKO WATSOP, Jules LEMOUFOUET, Danut Nicolae ENEA, Moïse ONDUA, François DJITIE KOUATCHO, Eric NZOUDA, Ion CALIN – Effects of essential oil of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on to the broilers growing performance and some biochemical parameters

14:00 – 14:15 M. KOTULA-BALAK, G. LONC, A. HRABIA, A. KORZEKWA, I. KRAKOWSKA – Membrane androgen and estrogen receptor signaling in the adrenal cortex in the Eurasian beaver (Castor fever L.).

14:15 – 14:30 Cosmina STALIDI, George SUCIU, Luminița MARCU – A mobile one health approach to infectious disease surveillance using green technology

14:30 – 14:45 Anastasiia ZHUKOVSKA, Artem POPADCHENKO, Lyudmila PARKHOMENKO – Analysis of vaccines against avian infectious bronchitis and schemes of their use in poultry farms in Ukraine Session – Environment Health and Climate Changes Moderators: Mirela Alina SANDU /Dan TOMA

14:45 – 15:15 (KNS) Mirela Alina SANDU – Plate to Planet: Feeding the Future

15:15 – 15:30 Moses Z. SITHOLE, Azikiwe I. AGHOLOR – Smallholder farmers’ perception of conservation agriculture: evidence from Nkomazi Local Municipality, South Africa

15:30 – 15:45 Bianca-Denisa CHEREJI, Florentina-Daniela MUNTEANU – Wool-based filters for the retaining of heavy metals from industrial and contaminated wastewater

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:15 Ana-Maria COMEAGĂ, Iuliana MARIN – Optimizing Environmental Intelligence in an Internet of Things System for Sustainable Health Monitoring

16:15 – 16:30 Maria-Alexandra JALBĂ, Elena MITRĂNESCU, Laurențiu TUDOR – Observations regarding industrial air pollution in the North-West area of Bucharest

16:30 – 16:45 Ruxandra GOGOȚ, Cosmin MIHAI, Ana BUTCARU, Florin STĂNICĂ, Dorel HOZA – Phenology of pear tree (Pyrus communis L.) according to BBCH scale influenced by local climatic data of Bucharest, Romania.

16:45 – 17:00 Mihai MAFTEI, Iuliana MARIN – Exploring the Cosmos: A Web-Based Application for Pollution, Constellation and Moon Phase Recognition

17:00 – 17:15 Diana-Izabela DUMITRU, Elena MITRĂNESCU, Maria-Alexandra JALBĂ, Laurențiu TUDOR – Chemical and biological parameters of the Dambovita river water in Chiajna-Lacul Morii area

17:15 – 17:30 Denis DUMITRU – Interconnected Environmental Challenges: A One Health Perspective

17:30 – 17:45 Coffee break

7:45 – 19:00 Christmas carols, customs and traditions, Aula Magna „Petre S. Aurelian” Building A, Rectorate 19:00 Romanian Traditional Dinner in Rectorate building

Session – Healthy Food and Nutrition
Moderator: Gratziela Victoria BAHACIU/Gabriela STAN

09:00 – 09:30 (KNS) Dan VODNAR – Molecular Gastronomy – food of tomorrow

09:30 – 09:45 Lyubomira RADEVA, Spiro KONSTANTINOV, Krassimira YONCHEVA – Encapsulation of oregano oil in nanoparticles based on natural polymers

09:45 – 10:00
Esra EKŞİ, Yakup POLAT, İlbilge OĞUZ, Nesibe Ebru KAFKAS, Hayat TOPÇU – Investigation of the quality characteristics of persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) fruits harvested in different periods

10:00 – 10:15 Carole VIKOU, Josiane SEMASSA, Zoriţa DIACONEASA, Gautier ROKO, Majoie TOHOYESSOU, Durand DAH-NOUVLESSOUNON, Haziz SINA, Andreea STANILA, Lamine BABA-MOUSSA – Diversity, chemical compositions and beneficial effects of some spices and aromatic leaves consumed in Benin and in the world: critical review

10:15 – 10:30 Majoie Géroxie TOHOYESSOU, Wahauwouélé Hermann COULIBALY, Fatoumata CAMARA – Nutritional profile and functional properties of coconut water consumed in West Africa

10:30 – 10:45 Dongdong CAO, Junyi LI, Meng LI, Mengli WANG, Jia YAO, Jidong LI – Jujube, nutritious fruit on Chinese traditional diet

10:45 – 11:00 Bianca Alexandra POPA, Maria-Magdalena PÎRVU, Nicoleta DEFTA – Feasting on fungi: exploring future perspectives of consumers preferences and commercial practices on the growing market of plant-based foods

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11:30 – 11:45 Maria Concetta DI BELLA, Maria Grazia MELILLI, Ana BUTCARU, Ioana-Mihaela MIHĂLCIOIU, Corina Nicoleta PREDESCU, Liliana TUDOREANU, and Florin STĂNICĂ – Chemical and organoleptic profile of pasta fortified with aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) and jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.)

11:45 – 12:00 Imad Al-SUWAID, Cosmin MIHAI, Aurora DOBRIN, Ana BUTCARU, Florin STĂNICĂ – Study on the evaluation of pomological, biochemical and organoleptic parameters of varieties apricot

12:00 – 12:15 Imad Al-SUWAID, Cosmin MIHAI, Ana BUTCARU, Florin STĂNICĂ – Sensory analysis evaluation study of foreign and Romanian apricot cultivars

12:15 – 12:30 Maria-Luiza DULGHERU, Iuliana MARIN – Healthcare management using Amazon Web services

12:30 – 12:45 Asamrew ADINO – Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance Patterns of Escherichia Coli O157 and Salmonella isolates from raw cow milk in and around Bahir Dar City, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

12:45 – 13:00 Ana CHIORU, Aurica CHIRSANOVA, Alina BOIŞTEAN – Extraction methods and activities of β-glucans from residual yeast from vinification

13:00 – 13:15
Nina MIJA, Daniela PALADI – Influence of agronomical techniques on the nutritional value of poultry products

13:15 – 13:30 Conference closure

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break

Post Symposium tour (3 days)
Prahova Valley, Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania