Scientific Programme

  • Opening, General Introduction

    TUESDAY, June 25

    10:00-10:20 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
    Greeting of Participants and
    Opening the 9th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products
    10:20-10:50 Molina, E. (Spain)
    Microalgae biotechnology – past present and future (tentative)
    10:50-11:20 Tőkés G. (Budapest)
    New situation in the authorization of yield enhancers in the EU

    11:20-11:30 Coffee Break

  • 1. New Tools for Microalgae Biotechnology

    Chairperson: Strnad, M. (Czech Republic)
    Co-Chair: Balázs E. (Martonvásár)

    Plenary Lectures
    11:30-12:00 Strnad, M. (Czech Republic)
    Plant and algae hormonomic – profiling on tissue and cellular level
    12:00-12:30 Maróti G. (Szeged)
    Exploitation of algal-bacterial consortia in combined resource recovery and biohydrogen generation

    12:30-13:10 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches, refreshments)

    Oral Presentations
    13:10-13:30 Hódi B. (Szeged)
    Effect of singlet oxygen on gene expression profile in Synechocystis PCC6803
    13:30-13:50 Patil, P. (Szeged)
    Establishment of a simple screening system for photosynthetic traits of microalgae and cyanobacteria
    13:50-14:10 Patyi G. (Szeged)
    Assessment of intracellular singlet oxygen by GFP fluorescence in Synechocystis PCC 6803
    14:10-14:30 Szabó M. (Szeged)
    Algal phenotyping - agricultural and industrial applications

    14:30-14:50 Coffee Break

  • 2. Plant Bio-stimulants

    Chairperson: Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
    Co-Chair: Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)

    Plenary Lectures
    14:50-15:20 Van Staden, J. (South Africa)
    Role of smoke- and seaweed-derived compounds in improving growth and biochemical composition of spinach and cabbage crops
    15:20-15:50 Mógor, Á. F. (Brasil)
    Microalgae as biostimulant: field results and biochemical approach

    15:50-16:50 Round Table Discussion and Poster Session

    18:00-18:30 Folklore Show (at the Venue of the Symposium)

    18:30-(22:00) Dinner (at the Venue of the Symposium)
    Sorry to inform that alcoholic beverages will not be served free of charge

    WEDNESDAY, June 26

    8:00-9:00 Poster Session

    Oral Presentations
    9:00-9:20 Bojtor Cs. (Debrecen)
    Application of microalgae-containing bio-fertilizer in maize
    9:20-9:40 Horváth N. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
    Extracellular polysaccharides in twenty Chlamydomonas strains of the Mosonmagyaróvár Algal Culture Collection
    9:40-10:00 Ravirajan, M. (India)
    Seaweed bio-stimulants for plant growth
    10:00-10:20 Takács G. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
    Plant biostimulating effects of the green alga Tetracystis sp. on winter wheat in field experiments
    10:20-10:40 Tóth J. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
    Effect of Arthrospira platensis on the growth and condition of nursery plants

    10:40-11:00 Coffee Break

  • 3. Antimicrobial Compounds and Bio-pesticides from Microalgae

    Chairperson: Acien, G. (Spain)
    Co-Chair: Molnár Z. (Mosonmagyaróvár)

    Plenary Lectures
    11:00-11:30 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár)
    Microalgae against necrotroph and biotroph plant fungal pathogens
    11:30-12:00 Fu, P. (China)
    Microalgae for heavy metal removal

    Oral Presentations
    12:00-12:20 Horváth Á. (Budapest)
    In vitro antifungal activity of selected freshwater and marine cyanobacteria strains
    12:20-12:40 Malec, P. (Poland)
    Myxoxanthophylls – carotenoid glycosides from cyanobacteria and their specific optical and antioxidant properties

    12:40-13:20 Buffet Lunch (snacks, sandwiches, refreshments)

  • 4. Photobioreactors for Agricultural Purposes: Pilot and Large Scale Construction and Operation

    Chairperson: Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic)
    Co-Chair: Maróti G. (Szeged)

    Plenary Lectures
    13:20-13:50 Acien, F. G. (Spain)
    Challenges in the production of microalgae in large scale
    13:50-14:20 Masojidek, J. (Czech Republic)
    Outdoor pilot-scale cultivation of selected microalgae in Třeboň: thin-layer cascade vs. raceway pond

    Oral Presentations
    14:20-14:40 Branyikova, I. (Czech Republic)
    Electrocoagulation – a smart way to minimize microalgae harvesting cost
    14:40-15:00 Kanna, S. D. (Hungary)
    Salt stress adaptation of biotechnologically important microalgal strains

  • Closing of the 9th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products

    15:00-15:30 Ördög V. (Mosonmagyaróvár), Molina, E. (Spain)
    Round Table Discussion
    Closing of the 9th Symposium on Microalgae and Seaweed Products