9th Symposium on “Microalgae and Seaweed Products in Plant/Soil-Systems” in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary

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