TUESDAY, 25 AUGUST AT 12:15-13:50

1. Intercropping

Presentation name	Presenting author
Influence of Irrigation and Other Management Practices on Ecosystemic Services Generated by Cover Crops	Hector Mussillon
Effect of Spatial Arrangement on Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation in Lentil-Camelina Intercropping: A Field Experiment	Lisa De Buday-Goldberger
Weed Suppression and Crop Performance in Winter Pea-based Intercropping Systems under Organic Management	Iman Raj Chongtham
Enhancing Productivity and Reducing Herbicide Use in Mediterranean Systems Through Rapeseed–pea Intercropping: Empirical and Modelling Approaches	Louise Blanc
Productivity and belowground biomass input of maize growing with living mulches compared to common production systems in Germany	Fatema Khatun
Growth and Yield of annual and perennial wheat and aromatic crops in a strip cropping system compared to pure stands	Christina Mühlenbrock
Intercropping runner bean with maize or sorghum	Reinhard Neugschwandtner
Rainfall-dependent yield trade-offs among rotations, intercrops, and strip crops in Zambia	Chloe MacLaren
Does competitive or cooperative water use drive strip intercropping performance across a gradient of temporally niche differentiated crops?	Jennifer Thompson
Intercropping practices of farmers and their economic outcomes: Results of a survey in Hangjinhou county, China	Tao Song
Winter wheat and legume intercropping enhances nitrogen cycling efficiency under organic farming	Lina Šarūnaitė
Crop-specific intercropping effects on weed seed bank diversity within organic crop rotations	Iman Raj Chongtham
Potential to improve potato (Solanum tuberosum) phosphorus uptake using companion planting or microbial inoculants	Pirjo Yli-Hemminki
Interaction between main crop, rotating intercrop families, and weeds in continuous maize cultivation	Kęstutis Romaneckas
BIO-CROP: Multilayered Relay Cropping Systems for Agroecological Transition in the Baltic and Nordic Regions	Kestutis Romaneckas
Intercropping Impact on Weeds and Barley Yield and Quality	Helen Vesik

6. Climate change, stress and resilience

Presentation name	Presenting author
Rice OsMYB9 enhances salt stress tolerance by regulating the vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter 1	Namchon Paek
Potential of Insect Frass as a Biostimulant to Improve Heat and Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat	Ken Uhlig
VNIR hyperspectral indices as interpretable markers of drought resilience and yield in soybean breeding	Kenny Paul
A spatial framework for quantifying hail impacts on crop production in Germany.	Surendra Giri
Infrared thermography for the detection of plant stress in sunflower varieties in the context of climate change and the emergence of drought stress in Switzerland	Eve-Anne Laurent
Meta-analysis of agricultural levers for climate change adaptation related to water management in field crops	Sophie Gendre
Temperature and photoperiod regulation of phenological development in Lupinus angustifolius under controlled environment conditions	Hasini Govardhanam
Ecophysiology of radiation interception in potato crops – how drought and nitrogen deficiency alter biomass partitioning and canopy development	Caroline Weißflog
Strategies to enhance nutritional quality and abiotic stress tolerance in amaranth	Sandra Macias
Varietal Mixture design – Step 2: Screening chickpea accessions for cyclic drought tolerance	Anna Rizzolo
From South to North: Comparative Analysis of Functional Trait Adaptation in European Populations of Echinochloa crus-galli	Mihael Klarić
Spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) performance under drought: effects of tillage and seasonal water conditions	Elsa Maria Arrazola Vasquez
Climate variability and management affect soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics over seven years in semi-arid Mediterranean rainfed systems	M Carmen Asensio-S.-Manzanera
Physiological and morphological responses of wheat–rye translocation lines to controlled drought stress	Thomas Kämpfer
Climate-Resilient Arable Farming by 2035	Christoph Carlen
Thirty years of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivar trials: yield stability and climatic drivers under Nordic-Baltic growing conditions	Christel Mölder
Interactive effects of biotic and abiotic stress on cereal yields in Germany (2005–2021)	Siham Khanfri
How Far North Can Rice Go? A Lowland Japonica Sets Viable Seed at 50° N in Aerobic, Semiarid Conditions	Morgan Lynds

8. Special session 2: Biological nitrification

Presentation name	Presenting author
Evaluating MicroResp™ to investigate Biological Nitrification Inhibition mechanisms in Plantago lanceolata	Rafaelle Reumaux

12. Nitrogen management and efficiency

Presentation name	Presenting author
Effect of fertilizer type and stover removal on crop productivity and soil greenhouse gas emissions in intensive maize monoculture	Javier Villamayor
Fertilisation in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in Switzerland: from literature insights to an initial trial	Romina Morisoli
Integrated adaptation-mitigation strategies for high yield and low emission barley production in Germany	Asmae Meziane
Finding an appropriate rhizobial strain for allowing N2 symbiotic fixation of Sunn hemp	Xavier Bousselin
Improving 15N-based estimates of biological N use efficiency in field pea	Ivo Voor
Fertigation with micro-filtered pig slurry in maize systems: a promising strategy to increase yield and reduce nitrogen losses	Marc Colomina-Garcia
Sub-field nitrogen and residue management strategies to improve ecosystem service delivery in crop rotations	Ixchel Hernandez-Ochoa
Cover crop management and adaptive nitrogen fertigation reduce nitrate leaching in processing tomato grown in the Mediterranean basin	Michela Farneselli
Insect Frass: A double nutrient recycling strategy that outperforms mineral fertilization	Juan Nieto Cantero
Digestate and digestate products as fertilizer to spring wheat and oat in northern Sweden	Cecilia Palmborg
Effects of Liquid Organic and Mineral Nitrogen Application Rates on Nitrate Distribution in Soil Profile and Leaching Risk in Maize Production	Are Selge
Preceding Crop and Fertilization on AMT Expression and Dry Matter Yield in Hairy Vetch	Kaidi Möll
High‑speed green manure management and its effects on soil nutrient availability	Shinsuke Mori
Legume-based double cropping in Mediterranean irrigated systems: agronomic, environmental and economic trade-offs	José Gonçalo Bettencourt Nascimento

10. Plant health

Presentation name	Presenting author
Exploring biocontrol efficacy of different Trichoderma isolates against three potato pathogens under two temperature regimes in vitro	Marian Põldmets
Evaluating the role of vitipastoralism in regulation of grapevine downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola)	Lucas Plouzeau
Enhancing integrated pest management through FAIR data management in German agrosystems research	Til Feike
Testing the potential of stimulating soil disease suppressiveness, via cover crops and soil amendments, to control Rhizoctonia solani damage in potato	Tess Van De Voorde
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in potato cultivars contrasting in late blight resistance under organic field conditions	Mohammadrasoul Samandari Bahraseman
CRISPR-Cas9-mediated Genome Editing of eIF4E genes for PVY Resistance in Estonian Potato Cultivars	Nicoletta Cau

3. Perennial crops

Presentation name	Presenting author
Loss of crops’ cooperative strategy through de-domestication process: Exploring evolution of competitive traits in weedy rice	Noriko Maruyama
The ability of perennial rye to suppress weeds and act as a cover crop post harvest	Emma Randahl-Beltran
Integration of perennial cereals into temperate cropping systems: the case of perennial rye (Secale cereale L. X Secale strictum Presl.)	Anne-Sophie Emplit
Agro-biological traits of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under different pedoclimatic conditions	Aurelija Liatukienė
Grain and forage yields of perennial cereals Kernza, wheat, and rye	Valentin Picasso
Productivity indicators of perennial grain Kernza in Lithuanian climatic conditions	Brigita Jankuviene
Winter triticale under the influence of agroforestry rows in endemic succession and hybrid pioneer stages on dry sandy soils in Northeast Germany	Tsvetelina Krachunova
The influence of cultivation technology on the nutritional value of Kernza perennial grain	Nijolė Vaitkeviciene
The use of mixed cover crops in irrigated orchards and vineyards and their effects on selected ecosystem services	Connie Echaíz
How good is intermediate wheatgrass in reducing nitrate leaching in a Danish sandy-loam soil?	Yulin Zhang
Effects of harvest timing and lucerne intercropping on forage biomass and nutrient quality of intermediate wheatgrass under Nordic–Baltic conditions	Kajsa Lätt, Katrin Tõruvere
Genetic Diversity of Apple Collection in Estonia	Matis Moks

9. Water

Presentation name	Presenting author
Coupled dynamics of water and nitrogen transfer in a wheat pot experiment with remoulded stony limestone soil	Merveil EBENGO
Identifying profitable cropping systems with low pesticide inputs: a resource to support the co-design process at a territorial scale targeting the quality of drinking water	Juliette Bans
Seasonal soil physical changes and soybean performance under different sowing furrow opener mechanisms	Vivian Ribeiro

THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST AT 12:10-13:30

5. Digital and modelling tools for agronomy

Presentation name	Presenting author
A process-based modelling framework for identifying optimal sowing windows and nitrogen management for Quinoa across Germany	Ashifur Rahman Shawon
FABA-VI: Estimating plant parameters in faba bean from multispectral images	Merlin Friedrich Zimmermann
Learning from divergent model outcomes: diagnosing differences in maize yield and nitrogen response in Ghana between process-based and machine-learning models	Kouakou Kan Anselme Kouame
Machine learning modeling of rice yield and protein responses to nitrogen using on-farm experimentation	Ummi Marfuah
Using color space transformation to better understand classification results of true color images as input for geodata fusion with belief functions	Linda Maria Lechner
Calibrating and validating DSSAT–DayCENT for N₂O emissions in a German crop rotation	Til Feike
Predicting agricultural management variables across Germany using a Random Forest-based framework	Maria Quade
UAV-based assessment of soybean-weed competition	Do Kim
Site-specific nitrogen fertilization recommendation from yield predictions using high-resolution soil maps and weather forecast	Eric Bönecke
Estimation of grass winter survival and yield by combining a remote sensing and forage production models	Tomas Persson
Comparative assessment of yield and carbon footprint of wheat vs rye using empirical data and crop modeling	Deepika Nijwala
ADVENT: A multidimensional approach to site-specific nitrogen fertilization	Markus Dier
Process-based modeling and ensemble-based machine learning and for yield predictions in Germany	Maria Quade

2. From field to food and feed quality

Presentation name	Presenting author
Multi-site on-farm assessment of high-protein soybean agronomic integration under irrigated conditions in the Ebro valley, Spain	Joana Nabau-Jové
Valorization of minor grain legumes in Veneto region: from field to broiler chicken feeding	Vittoria Giannini
The cultivation of hulless barley varieties provides an opportunity to produce high-quality food	Ülle Tamm
Twenty-year evaluation of baking quality traits in spring and winter wheat cultivars	Riinu Kaasik
Breeding progress in yield, quality traits, and carbon footprint indicators for different winter wheat quality groups in Germany in 1983–2021	Marieke Mink
Modeling energy use and greenhouse gases for organic dairy farms in Bavaria	Johannes Sing
Pesticide residues in the urine of Polish fruit growers	Ewa Rembiałkowska
Biogas and biomethane yield from whole-crop cereal silage harvested at different development stages	Ülar Gross
Grass-legume mixtures designed for different management objectives: effects on yield, forage quality, and inter-annual stability under contrasting climatic conditions	Gabrielė Gvazdauskė
Organic lentil production in Switzerland – agronomic and qualitative sensory investigations	Anna Blatter
First-year dry matter yield and feed quality of fodder legume–grass mixtures under three cuts in Estonia	Are Selge

7. Cropping systems and agronomic performance

Presentation name	Presenting author
Understanding the Causes of Poor Soybean Stand Establishment in No-Till Systems	Iraj Yaghoubian
Field evaluation of liquid vermicompost extract reveals cultivar- and environment-specific effects on chickpea yield	Maria Munoz Arbelaez
Screening pea and faba bean cultivars under integrated management practices	Louise Blanc
The effectiveness of autumn tillage on weed control and grain yield increase using the example of spring oat grown in organic and conventional farming	Karli Sepp
Preliminary results of a multi-year variety trial of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Switzerland	Anna Blatter
Crop diversification reduces pesticide use consistently across pest pressure gradients	Yaoyun Zhang
Optimizing agronomic practices for quinoa production in continental humid environments of Quebec.	Philippe Seguin
Which factors drive crop yield variability in cropping systems diversified across space and time?	Tara Meghana Kaila
Effects of individual and combined phenolic acids on carotenoids, tocopherols, and antioxidant enzymes in Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.	Maja Scepanovic
Combining phenolic acids with reduced herbicide doses as a sustainable strategy for Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. control	Valentina Sostarcic
Assessing crop rotation quality: a comparison of methods	Christian Bockstaller
Economic risk and profitability of winter wheat under conservation agriculture in Mediterranean rainfed systems: results from a 20-year experiment	Andrea Martínez Santamaría
Agronomic performance of minor grain legumes in two contrasting years (2024–2025)	Tiia Kangor
Agroecological weed management in spring oat (Avena sativa L.) under reduced tillage systems	Liina Talgre
Phosphorus and potassium dynamics in potato across organic and conventional farming systems	Vyacheslav Eremeev
Morphological characteristics and yield of winter wheat varieties in 2024 – 2025 in Estonia	Merlin Haljak
THE IMPACT OF NEW BIOSTIMULANTS ON THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF WINTER WHEAT YIELD	Aušra Babenskienė
Large harvest losses in oilseed hemp caused by uneven seed maturation and harvesting constraints under northern latitude conditions	Ivo Voor
Struvite as a recycled phosphorus fertilizer: agronomic performance and nutrient uptake of broccoli	Kalvi Tamm
Testing rye as winter cover crop in potato farming	Kadri Sohar
Predicting harvest security of Faba beans in high-latitude regions	Tomas Persson
Productivity of winter pea (Pisum sativum L.) as affected by sowing time and seed rate	Vaida Steponavičienė
Legume inclusion enhances pasture vigor, forage quality, and soil functioning in a subtropical integrated livestock–forest system	Evelin Loit-Harro
THE IMPACT OF NOVEL BIOSTIMULANTS ON THE YIELD COMPONENTS OF WINTER WHEAT	Ausra Babenskiene
Enhancing barley (Hordeum vulgare) breeding in Estonia using marker-assisted selection, genome-wide SNP tools and CRISPR/Cas	Kristiina Laanemets
Land suitability for soybean cultivation in Bavaria, Germany, using multi-criteria GIS analysis	ADEBOLA DAVID ADEDAYO
Impacts of Sheep Wool and Insect frass as Organic Residues on Field Crop Performance	Merrit Shanskiy
Sweet potato cultivation technology for Northern European conditions	Peeter Lääniste
Soybean production potential in Estonia	Christel Mölder
Crop system impact of ammonium transporters activity in field pea	Heloisa da Silva Baldinotti
Effect of digestate on productivity and botanical composition of a grass–legume ley (HEAL)	Mailiis Korge

4. Policy and science interface

Presentation name	Presenting author
The challenges of living labs in the Northern Vidzeme region of Latvia	Joanna Tamar Storie
Socio-economic barriers to dairy system resilience: Stakeholder perspectives at the policy-science interface	Karoliina Rimhanen
Spatio-temporal variability of the carbon footprint of oat production in Germany	Dima Sabboura
DisCoverCrop: Comparing farmers’ and scientists’ understanding of cover crop decision-making in north-western European potato farming	Maria Hellström
Integrating farmer and other stakeholder knowledge to enhance soil and plant health in Northern European cropping systems	Karoliina Rimhanen
Mapping Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems Interactions to Support Transitions to Organic Agriculture	Renata Kazimierczak
Easy as PIE: Introducing the Pesticide Impact Explorer	Virginia (Gina) Nichols

11. Soil health and nutrient dynamics

Presentation name	Presenting author
Responses of soil fauna to Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) frass and mineral fertilization in a field trial	Annely Kuu
Biochar and compost effects on soil health indicators and crop yield in a five-year field experiment	Emanuel Jaufmann
Towards functional interpretation of soil organic and biological indicators: results from LienDuSol multi site framework	Romain Tscheiller
Managing soil heterogeneity to improve soil health and nutrient-use efficiency: the SOILRES approach across European pedo-climatic zones	Marco Canicatti
Integrated on-farm assessment of measures supporting humus formation in specialty crops	Anna Sauer
Interaction between soil organic matter accumulation and nitrate leaching risk	Karoline D'Haene
Soil biodiversity responses to agricultural management across agroecosystems	Merili Simmer
Soil quality responses to long-term organic and mineral fertilizers under tillage and no-tillage	Marc Colomina-Garcia
The effect of cover crops and tillage practices on soil bulk density	Kristo Tikk
The productivity of undersown and post-harvest cover crop mixtures and their influence on soil properties	Ausra Marcinkeviciene
Organic Fertilizers Shape Microbial Activity and Soil Fauna in Long-Term Organic Arable Systems	Lucie Chmelikova
Temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization in spring wheat under contrasting tillage and cover crop systems	Inga Tamošiūnė
Is there an optimal frequency of temporary grassland in crop rotation to maintain SOM at a level sustaining agricultural soil quality?	Christoph Carlen
Fertilization leads to moderate changes in diversity but profound alterations in the composition of the buckwheat root, rhizosphere, and soil microbiomes	Surabhi Mahajan
Long-term impacts of organic farming on soil organic matter	Cairistiona Topp
Impact of Organic Amendments on Soil Health, Microbial Communities, and Crop Yield under Varying Organic Fertilization	Muhammad Tahir Khan
Microbiome-based strategies to reduce inorganic fertiliser inputs and enhance wheat resilience under climate change	Andrea Martín Pablo

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