[S02-P] International Symposium on Challenges and Perspectives on Innovative Technologies for Breeding of Horticultural Crops | IHC2026

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PosterInternational Symposium on Challenges and Perspectives on Innovative Technologies for Breeding of Horticultural Crops

[S02-P]International Symposium on Challenges and Perspectives on Innovative Technologies for Breeding of Horticultural Crops

Tue. Aug 25, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM JST
Tue. Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM UTC

Event Hall and New Hall-S02P

[S02-P-01]Development of an Efficient CRISPR-based Genome Editing Platform for Avocado via a High-Throughput Regeneration and Transformation System

*Sudipta Das Bhowmik¹, Leena Thung¹, Nathan Kimber¹, Maiko Kato¹, Georgie Stephan¹, Revel Drummond², Peter Prentis¹, Toshi Foster³ (1. Queensland University of Technology, (Australia), 2. Bioeconomy Science Institute (Mt Albert), (New Zealand), 3. Bioeconomy Science Institute (New Zealand))

[S02-P-02]Resolving Linkage Drag Between Insect Resistance and Fruit Size in Tomato Through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of the EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF FLORAL ORGANS (ENO) Promoter

*I-Shan Yang¹, Ping-Chen Li¹, Chen-Yu Lin¹, Shu-Mei Huang¹, Roland Schafleitner¹, Ya-Ping Lin¹ (1. World Vegetable Center (Taiwan))

[S02-P-03]Development of Genetic Transformation Systems for Genome Editing Applications in Avocado (Persea americana)

*Andrea Putri Subroto¹, Thi Thao Ninh, Chris O'Brien, Alice Hayward (1. University of Queensland)

[S02-P-04]Establishment of Genetic Transformation via Pollen Tube Pathway in Bitter Gourd

*Ren-Xiang Wu¹, Yi-Yin Do¹, Pung-Ling Huang¹ (1. National Taiwan University (Taiwan))

[S02-P-05]Micro-Grafting for Transgenic Sweet Potato Recovery

*Kedong Da¹, Keren Morales¹, Wusheng Liu¹, Craig Yencho¹ (1. North Carolina State University (USA))

[S02-P-06]Establishment of an Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Transformation Platform for Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

*Yi-Yin Do¹, Min-Hung Liu¹ (1. National Taiwan University (Taiwan))

[S02-P-07]CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Editing of Drought-Related Transcription Factors in Citrus Rootstocks

Natasha dos Santos Lopes^1,2, Maria Luiza do Carmo Santos^1,3, Bianca Cristina Carvalho Reis^2,4, Silvia de Oliveira Dorta², Céline Georget⁵, Anne-Cécile Meunier², Edwige Voigt², Dominique Dambier², Marcio Gilberto Cardoso Costa¹, *Fabienne Micheli^1,2 (1. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia (Brazil), 2. CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier (France), 3. Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, Bahia (Brazil), 4. Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Brazil), 5. INRAE, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier (France))

[S02-P-08]Gene Editing Lady Finger Bananas for Fusarium Wilt Resistance

*Georgie Stephan¹, Benjamin Dugdale¹, Paul Visendi², Jean-Yves Paul¹, Peter Prentis¹ (1. Queensland University of Technology (Australia), 2. University of Queensland (Australia))

[S02-P-09]Establishment of a Stable and Genotype-Independengt Genetic Transformation and Gene Editing Technique in Cauliflower and Broccoli

*Xiaoguang Sheng¹, Jiansheng Wang¹, Honghui Gu¹ (1. Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China))

[S02-P-10]Setup of Efficient Regeneration and Transformation Protocols for Genome Editing in Citrus

*Stefania Bennici¹, Fabrizio Salonia¹, Valeria Ereddia¹, Lara Poles¹, Gaetano Distefano¹, Alessandra Gentile¹, Stefano La Malfa¹ (1. University of Catania (Italy))

[S02-P-11]Establishing in vitro Regeneration Protocols in Tagetes patula to Facilitate Genetic Transformation

*Dewi Sukma¹, Ahmad Mizani Mahendra, Syarifah Iis Aisyah, Krisantini Krisantini, Ming-Tsair Chan (1. IPB University)

[S02-P-12]Visual Characterization of CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Stable Editing Events in Apple

*Furong Li¹, Yasuyuki Kawaharada, Chikako Nishitani, Yuriko Osakabe, Keishi Osakabe, Masato Wada, Norimitsu Tanaka, Manabu Watanabe, Sadao Komori (1. Kyoto Prefecture University)

[S02-P-13]Development of AlleleMiner: A Computational Pipeline for Phased Allele Discovery and Data-Driven Breeding Applications in Citrus

*Hiroshi Fujii¹, Yukinari Kiryu, Michika Wada, Tokumasa Horiike, Tomoko Endo, Kenta Shirasawa, Sachiko Isobe, Takehiko Shimada, Yoshihiro Kawahara (1. Shizuoka University)

[S02-P-14]Molecular Insights into Anthocyanin Regulation in Purple Tomatoes: Roles of SIMYBATV and SIANT1

*Bumkyu Lee¹, Areum Jeong¹, Sara Noh¹, Hong Min¹ (1. Jeonju University (Korea))

[S02-P-15]Identification of Genic SSR Markers Associated with Heat Tolerance in Green Onion by Transcriptome Sequencing

*Su-Ying Yeh¹, Chung-Hsing Chang², Hsiang-I Lee³ (1. Department of Horticulture, National Chiayi University (Taiwan), 2. Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (Taiwan), 3. Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Branch, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (Taiwan))

[S02-P-16]QTL Mapping of Soluble Sugar Composition in Pear Fruit Using an F₁ Population Derived from ‘Manpungbae’ × ‘Oharabeni’

*Keumsun Kim¹, Haewon Jung, Seok Kyu Yun, Young Sik Cho, Eu Ddeum Choi, Ung Yang (1. National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)

[S02-P-17]Haplotype-Resolved Genomes and Pangenome Uncover Structural Variation in Passion Fruit

*Khushboo Fulara¹, Liangwei Li^1,2, Mobashwer Alam³, Annapurna Chitikineni¹, Patrick J Mason³, Natalie Dillon⁴, Rebecca Ford⁵, Bruce Topp³, Robert Henry³, Vanika Garg¹, Rajeev K Varshney¹ (1. Murdoch University (Australia), 2. BGI Research (China), 3. The University of Queensland (Australia), 4. Queensland Department of Primary Industries (Australia), 5. Griffith University (Australia))

[S02-P-18]Multi-Omics Analysis of Flavor-Favorable Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Accessions

*Wonyoung Shin¹, Keono Kim², Jeehye Sung², Youngjae Oh¹ (1. Chungbuk National University (Korea), 2. Gyeongguk National University (Korea))

[S02-P-19]Recent Insights into the Sensory and Molecular Architecture of Passionfruit Flavour for Breeding Applications

*Imas Rita Saadah^1,2, Patrick Mason¹, Pragya D. Poudel¹, Marlize Bekker³, Heather Smyth¹, Mobashwer Alam¹ (1. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland (Australia), 2. Research Center for Horticulture, Research Organisation for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesia), 3. School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland (Australia))

[S02-P-20]Genomic Approaches to Accelerate Citrus Breeding: A Case Study on Juvenile Phase Transition Period

*Juel Datta¹, Zachary Stewart¹, Brett Williams¹, Sudipta Das Bhowmik¹, Peter Prentis¹, Malcolm Smith², Stephanie Kerr¹ (1. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (Australia), 2. Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government (Australia))

[S02-P-21]Data-Driven Breeding of Tree Fruits

*Amritpal Singh¹ (1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada))

[S02-P-22]AI‑Driven Seedling Phenomics for Breeding: Neural Radiance Fields-Based 3D Phenotyping of Internode‑Related Traits in Squash Seedlings

*Kaori Nakajima¹, Atsushi Itoh¹ (1. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (Japan))

[S02-P-23]Integrating Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Multispectral Imaging and 3D Scanning to Assess Early Drought Responses in Traditional Common Bean Cultivars

*Boris Lazarevic^1,2, Klaudija Carovic-Stanko^2,3, Tomislav Javornik^2,3, Toni Safner^2,4, Jerko Gunjaca^2,4 (1. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Nutrition (Croatia), 2. Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding (CroP-BioDiv) (Croatia), 3. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Biodiversity (Croatia), 4. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics (Croatia))

[S02-P-24]Development of a Lesion Detection Model for Apple Blotch Disease Towards an Efficient Phenotyping Platform

*Yutaro Osako¹, Ayato Hori², Yuko Suesada², Yutaka Sawamura², Shigek Moriya², Takuya Morimoto³ (1. Shinshu University (Japan), 2. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (Japan), 3. Kyoto Prefectural University (Japan))

[S02-P-25]ChickpeAI: Deployment of Sensing Tools for Phenomics to Improve Nutritional, Functional and Yield Profiles in Chickpea

Lochana Marasingha¹, Chamaporn Paiboonvorachat¹, Renan Uhdre¹, Clarice Coyne¹, *Sindhuja Sankaran¹ (1. Washington State University (USA))

[S02-P-26]Non-Destructive Evaluation of Quality Traits in Pome and Stone Fruits Using Portable NIR Spectroscopy

*Marco Pietrella¹, Letizia Pondini¹, Maja Wasylow¹, Giuseppina Caracciolo¹, Sandro Sirri¹, Federica Brandi¹, Daniela Giovannini¹ (1. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) (Italy))

[S02-P-27]Physiological Impact of Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin on in vitro Primary Growth of Mulberry (Morus alba L.)

Francisco J Vidal Sánchez^1,2, Irene Conesa², Miriam Romero-Muñoz¹, José Manuel Gambín¹, Carmen López-Sierra¹, Ricardo Hoyos-Ródenas², José Manuel López-Nicolás², *Marga Pérez Jiménez¹ (1. Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental (IMIDA) (Spain), 2. University of Murcia (Spain))

[S02-P-28]Using Flowering-Initiating Genes and Creating Chimeric Plants to Accelerate the Breeding of Fruit Crops (Fast Breeding)

*Sergey Dolgov¹, Olga Shulga, Edie Seymamutova, Natalia Korzina, Alexander Pushin, Pavel Khvatkov, Yury Plugatar (1. Nikita botanical Gardens)

[S02-P-29]Shoot Hyperhydricity During in vitro Propagation of Almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.)

Tércia Lopes, Mariana Correia, João Martins, Liliana Marum, *Sandra Correia¹, Jorge Canhoto (1. Universidade de Coimbra)

[S02-P-30]Effects of Overexpressed FlGADs on γ-Aminobutyric Acid Levels in Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Fruits

*Ruo-Yi Liu¹, Yi-Yin Do¹, Pung-Ling Huang¹ (1. National Taiwan University (Taiwan))

[S02-P-31]Effects of Selected Bioactive Compounds on Androgenesis Induction and Embryoid Development in Nicotiana tabacum

*Dian Catur Prayantini^1,2, Hartinio Natalia Nahampun², Stefaan P.O Werbrouck¹ (1. Laboratory for Applied In Vitro Plant Biotechnology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (Belgium), 2. Biotechnology Department, PT BISI International Tbk, Kediri, East Java (Indonesia))

[S02-P-32]CsNAC2 and CsMYB306 Orchestrate a Jasmonate Signaling Cascade Contributing to Tea Plant Resistance to Ectropis obliqua

*Jiaxing Li¹ (1. Anhui Agricultural University (China))

[S02-P-33]Development of a Tailor-Made Mutation Induction Technique Using Heavy-Ion Beam Irradiation and Whole-Genome Mutation Analysis

*Kotaro Ishii¹, Yuki Shirakawa, Tomonari Hirano, Yusuke Kazama, Tomoko Abe (1. RIKEN)

[S02-P-34]Water Productivity and Selection Indices as Tools for Selecting Sweet Potato Genotypes Tolerant to Water Deficit

*Valter Carvalho de Andrade Júnior¹, Antônio Taula¹, Orlando Brito², Adriano Diotto¹, Evaristo Castro¹, Igor Costa¹, Neilson Carvalho¹, Matheus Abreu¹, Stefany Lino¹, Arcenio Cossa¹ (1. Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) (Brazil), 2. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) (Brazil))

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