Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Shaohui Wang
Professor from Beijing University of Agriculture, Current research focuses on continuous cropping obstacles in facility vegetable production and industrialized production in multi-span greenhouses. Regarding root-knot nematode disease (Meloidogyne incognita) in fruiting vegetables, five resistant rootstocks were selected and two grafting protocols were established. Long-term research focuses on the role of jasmonic acid (JA) in regulating the tomato-root knot nematode (RKN) interaction. From the tomato root exudate metabolome, we discovered that exogenous JA application promotes the root release of kaempferol. This not only reduces root proliferation but also repels M. incognita from approaching the roots, thereby decreasing the incidence of root-knot nematode disease in tomatoes.
Wu Feibo
Dr. Prof. Feibo Wu received her PhD in 2003 at Zhejiang University (ZJU), China. Her main research interest is the molecular physiology of abiotic stress tolerance in crops. Prof. Wu has supervised 39 Ph.D. students and 21 M.Phil.students (graduated during 1999.09-2024.05), and 10 are in progress.
Eleonora Cataldo
"Eleonora Cataldo obtained the qualification to practice the profession of Doctor of Agronomy and Doctor of Forestry Section A (year 2020). Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Doctor Europeaus) in 2024 at the University of Florence. She began her career as a research fellow at the University of Florence. She has carried out several periods of study and research in the Czech Republic. From 2024, she served as an adjunct professor in viticulture at the University of Florence. As part of her teaching activity, she has been a supervisor of numerous degree theses. She obtained the National Scientific Qualification as an associate professor in the Italian higher education system for the disciplinary field "Arboriculture and forest systems" (March 14, 2025). She has also carried out teaching activities at other institutes. She has collaborated on multiple research projects. She is the author of over 30 scientific publications and has participated in numerous national and international Conferences with oral presentations. In recent years, she has mainly dealt with the following topics: ecophysiological and biochemical responses of Vitis vinifera L. to abiotic stress, zeolites, organic compost application with zeolites in vineyards, biochar in vineyards, and applications of foliar biostimulants with effects on technological and phenolic ripening."
