IUFRO Working Party 2.09.02 - Somatic embryogenesis and other propagation technologies is pleased to announce its 7^th International Conference:

Bottleneck breakthrough for tree somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation in the era of omics and nanotechnology

Harbin, China; 18-22 June 2026
https://www.iufro.org/events/bottleneck-breakthrough-for-tree-somatic-embryogenesis-and-other-vegetative-propagation-in-the-era-of-omics-and-nanotechnology

There are several bottlenecks such genotype effect, explant effect and development effect which severely hinder the progress of tree somatic embryogenesis, i.e., just a few genotypes of the new variates. A few types of explants and special development stage of organs and callus can generate somatic embryos. 

Based on whole genome sequencing results combined with metabolomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, and the application of new technologies like nanotechnology as well, these bottlenecks may be broken, great progress may be obtained in this era. 

Conference themes

• Somatic Embryogenesis & Biological Breeding
• New Technologies in Somatic Embryogenesis
• Hormone Regulation & Somatic Embryogenesis
• Epigenetic Modifications & Somatic Embryogenesis
• Healthy Development & Industrial Application of Somatic Embryos
• Other Asexual Reproduction Technologies & Tissue Culture Industrialization

Preliminary schedule

18 June 2026	Registration
19 June 2026	Opening ceremony, invited speech, Keynote speech
20 June 2026	Keynote lecture and oral speech, Post presentation
21 June 2026	Morning time, Keynote lecture and oral speech Afternoon, around Harbin, mainly Central Street (Walking Street with Russian style) and Songhuajiang River side, and inside room ice world, with beer and local food.
22 June 2026	Keynote lecture and oral speech, Post presentation Harbin Specialty Dinner (Northeast China’s style banquet)
23 June 2026	Keynote lecture and oral speech, Closing Ceremony
24 June 2026	Departure or taking a post conference tour and then departure

Post Conference Tours (optional)

24 June 2026	By bus - one-day tour to University Forest of Northeast Forestry University at Maoershan There will be a visit to the University Forest 90 km from Harbin, with plantations and secondary forest for about 26 thousand ha, with several research stations for tree breeding, seedling growing, silviculture and forest ecology, and with teaching facilities for undergraduate students as well.
24 June 2026 to 26 June 2026	Three-day tour to Changbaishan Mountain visiting forest nursery, tree seed orchard, natural seed forest (primary forest mixed by 50%~70% Pinus koraiensis trees and 30%~50% broadleaved trees like Fraxinus mandshurica, Juglans mandshurica, Tilia amurensis, 4 Ulmus species, 7 Acer species, and some trees of 2 Abies species and 2 Picea species as well)