The Second International Apple Symposium-First announcement
- Second announcement, there is still time to submit your abstract to the 1st International Apple Symposium, 2016

Dear Colleagues,

Researchers from the world of apple will meet in the beautiful town of Yangling, China this October 10-16 for the 1st International Apple Symposium. Due date for Abstract submission is August 31. There is still time!

Sponsored by the International Society for Horticultural Science and the Chinese Society for Horticultural Science, this symposium will be a good platform to meet with researchers as well as an opportunity to network with international colleges in the field of apple research. Specially, this symposium is designed to provide a forum on recent development of apple research, focusing on five topics including:
1. Germplasm Resources and Apple Breeding; 
2. Orchard Environment and cultivation management; 
3. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; 
4. Plant Protection and Ecological Control;
5. Orchard Equipment, Post-Harvest Working, Apple Related Economics, and Fruit Health.
6. Vocational Education and Development of Apple Industry.
Participants will also benefit from many short oral presentations and poster sessions of apple research and industry.

Participants will benefit from plenary lectures, short oral presentations and poster sessions delivered by international experts from China, USA, Italy, and New Zealand.

Don’t miss out, Register today and start looking forward to six days packed full of networking and informative lectures from knowledge leaders across academia and industry.

For more information, please Visit: http://ias.nwsuaf.edu.cn

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,

Zhenhai Han
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China

Fengwang Ma
College of Horticulture
Northwest A&F University
Yangling, China

Stuart Tustin
Science Group Leader, Fruit Crops
Plant & Food Research, New Zealand