

XVIII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
I Ibero-latinamerican Congress of Plant Biology
TALKS
Opening and Lecture
How to cope with complexity in whole-plant physiology
Lars Wegner
University of Foshan, China
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1 - “Understanding plant redox metabolism: The need for a systemic view” *
Joaquim Albenísio G Silveira
Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
Host - Eduardo Gusmão (SBFV/UFV)
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2 - “From plant (eco)physiology up to enviromental sustainability”
Fabio R. Scarano
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Host - Gustavo Maia (UFPel)
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3 - “The intersection between foliar N uptake and C3-CAM photosynthesis: What can we learn from epiphytic bromeliads and how can they open a new path for crop improvement?” *
Helenice Mercier
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Host - Eugenia Braga (UFPel)
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4 - “Contributions to plant ecophysiology from Colombia: a "hotspot" with agricultural and native species facing the availability of resources and global environmental change”
Nelson F. Rodríguez-López
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
Host - Paulo Marchiori (SBFV/UFLA))
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5 - “Physiology of seed germination” *
Christophe Bailly
University of Sorbonne, France
Host - Neusa Steiner (UFSC)
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6 - “Physiology of plant nutrition: a new glance on nutrients
(and beneficial elements) interactions in plants.”
José Lavres Júnior
Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura/USP, Brazil
Host - Valmor Bianchi (UFPel)
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7 - “Fruit physiology and technology: improving fruit quality
through applying basic knowledge” *
Sergi Munné-Bosh
University of Barcelona, Spain
Host - Elisa Bicalho (SBFV/UFLA)
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8 - “Functional genomics and plant stress”
Maria Margarida M. G. de Oliveira
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier/Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Host - Eugenia Braga (UFPel)
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9 - “Efficiency of potassium utilization in plants: an Integrative Approach” *
Guillermo Santa Maria
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CHASCOMUS, Argentina
Host - Paulo Marchiori (SBFV/UFLA)
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10 - “Deciphering water transport in plants”
Amanda A. Cardoso
North Carolina State University, USA
Host - Danilo Daloso (SBFV/UFC)
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11 - “Plant Magic - How Secretory Structures and Cell Types Facilitate Unique Biochemistry” *
Bernd Markus Lange
Washington State University, USA
Host - Arthur Fett-Neto (UFRGS)
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12 - “From genomics to field crop breeding”
Rubén Almada
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Fruticultura, Chile
Host - Valmor Bianchi (UFPel)
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13 - “New insights into the bioenergetics of plant membrane transport” *
Lars Wegner
University of Foshan, China
Host - Arnoldo Façanha (UENF)
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14 - “Pathways connecting energy, growth and defence in plants”
Elina Welchen
Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Argentina
Host - Danilo Daloso (SBFV/UFC)
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15 - “Conservation and biophysics of seeds germination” *
Christina Walters
U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA
Host - Neusa Steiner (UFSC)
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16 - “Xylem resistance to drought or desiccation delay: determinants of plant
growth and mortality in the face of water restriction”
Fernanda Farnese
Instituto Federal Goiano, Brazil
Host - Leticia dos Anjos (SBFV/UFC)
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17 - “The rising of new players in the context of molecular
responses to environmental changes” *
Rogério Margis
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Host - Eduardo Gusmão (SBFV/UFV)
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18 - “Chickpea Under Stress: a biochemical perspective on seed yield and quality”
Carla Pinheiro
Universiadde Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Host - Elisa Bicalho (SBFV/UFLA)
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* lecture with translation (en-US / pt-BR ; pt-BR / en-US)