Global Summit on Plant Science (Plant Science - 2015) was held during September 21-23, 2015 at San Antonio by Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel, USA.

The conference was marked with the attendance of Editorial Board Members of supported OMICS Group Journals, Scientists, young and brilliant researchers, business delegates and talented student communities representing more than 30 countries, who made this conference fruitful and productive.

This conference was based on the theme “Frontiers in Plant Science”: A Road map for the Future” which included the following scientific tracks: 

·         Plant Anatomy and Embryology

·         Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

·         Plant Genetics and Epigenetics

·         Plant Breeding and Molecular Breeding

·         Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Biotechnology

·         Plant Nutrition and soil Science

·         Medicinal Plants

·        Plant Morphology and Metabolism

·        Plant Pathology and Weed Science

·        Agricultural Science

·        Horticulture and Landscaping

Plant Science 2015 is moderated by Dr. Dun-Xian Tan from University of Texas Health Science Center, USA.

We are thankful to our below Honourable guests and Keynote Speakers for their generous support and suggestions.

Grace Chen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA

Gerald A Tuskan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silvaa, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

Abul Mandal, University of Skövde, Sweden

The conference proceedings were carried out through various Scientific-sessions and plenary lectures, of which the following topics were highlighted as Keynote-presentations:

·         Transcriptome analysis of Lesquerella: A potential industrial oilseed crop for hydroxy fatty acid production:  Grace Chen, United States Department of Agriculture, USA

·         Molecular Cytogenetics in Plant Breeding: Nurul Faridi, USDA Forest Service, USA

           Phytomelatonin: Helping plants to survive and to thrive: Russel J Reiter, University of   Texas Health Science Center, USA

            Development of DNA based methods for detection and characterization of nematode species affecting agricultural crops: Stephen F Hanson, New Mexico State University, USA

Transgenic tobacco plants expressing acr2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana exhibit reduced accumulation of arsenics and increased tolerance to arsenate: Abul Mandal, University of Skövde, Sweden

Various sessions were chaired and co-chaired by: Grace Chen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA, Niranjan Baisakh, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, USA, Ajith Anand, DuPont Pioneer, USA, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan, Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silvaa, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil and Stephen F. Hanson, New Mexico State University, USA ·    

Young Research Forum Session was judged by Nabil Killiny – University of Florida, USA  

João Paulo R. Marques and Dun-Xian Tan got the YRF award.                             

 Poster Session was judged by Russel J. Reiter, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA

Hua Zhong got the best poster award University of Texas Health Science Center, USA

OMICS Group has taken the privilege of felicitating Plant Science-2015 Organizing Committee, Editorial Board Members and Keynote Speakers who supported for the success of this event.

The esteemed guests, Keynote speakers, well-known researchers and delegates shared their innovative research and vast experience through their fabulous presentations at the podium of grand Plant Science -2015. We are glad to inform that all accepted abstracts for the conference have been published in OMICS Group Journal of plant physiology and pathology as a special issue.

We are also obliged to various delegate experts, company representatives and other eminent personalities who supported the conference by facilitating active discussion forums. We sincerely thank the Organizing Committee Members for their gracious presence, support, and assistance. With the unique feedback from the conference, OMICS Group would like to announce the commencement of the “2^nd Global Summit on Plant Science to be held during October 06-08, 2016 at London, UK

 Let us meet Again @ Plant Science - 2016