Timetable
Timezone：Asia/Shanghai
Day 1,Oct. 09, 2026Friday
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APMNF Organizing Committee Meeting@Oct. 909 Oct 2026, 20:30-21:00 Yunrui Phoenix Hotel 12F Timetable V5 Updated：07 Oct 2026, 22:05 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| 20:30 | 21:00 | 30 | APMNF Organizing Committee Meeting | |
Day 2,Oct. 10, 2026Saturday
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Opening Ceremony@Oct. 1010 Oct 2026, 08:00-08:40 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V8 Updated：07 Oct 2026, 21:40 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair: Xuelu Wang | ||||
| 08:00 | 08:05 | 5 | 63 |
Welcome SpeechZhaosheng Kong/President of Shanxi Agriculture University
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| 08:05 | 08:10 | 5 | 62 |
Welcome SpeechWeicai Yang/Chair of 7th APMNF & 25th NSBNF Committee, Yazhou Bay National Laboratory
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| 08:10 | 08:25 | 15 | 61 |
From Regional Collaboration to Sustainable Innovation: Advancing Plant–Microbe Research through APMNFNeung Teaumroong/Co-Chair of the APMNF Organizing Committee, Suranaree University of Technology
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| 08:25 | 08:40 | 15 | 60 |
Commemorating the Centenary of Academician Wen-Xin ChenChangfu Tian/Co-Chair of the APMNF Organizing Committee, China Agricultural University
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Oct. 10 AM@Oct. 1010 Oct 2026, 08:40-11:55 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V8 Updated：07 Oct 2026, 21:40 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair: Zhaosheng Kong | ||||
| 08:40 | 09:00 | 20 | 59 |
Evolution of Intracellular Hosting of Rhizobia in Root NodulesAntonius H.J. Bisseling/Wageningen University
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| 09:00 | 09:20 | 20 | 58 |
Diurnal Switches in Diazotrophic Lifestyle Increase Nitrogen Contribution to CerealsYiping Wang/Yazhou Bay National Laboratory
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| 09:20 | 09:40 | 20 | Group Photo / Coffee Break | |
| Chair: Yanning Zheng / Takuya Suzaki | ||||
| 09:40 | 09:55 | 15 | 57 |
Understanding the Diversity of Rhizobium PlasmidsPeter Young/University of York
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| 09:55 | 10:10 | 15 | 56 |
Genetics of Symbiotic Specificity in LegumesHongyan Zhu/University of Kentucky
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| 10:10 | 10:25 | 15 | 55 |
Exploring Type III Effector-Mediated Nod Factor-Independent Nodulation by Bradyrhizobium in SoybeanShin Okazaki/Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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| 10:25 | 10:40 | 15 | 54 |
The Roles of Rhizobial Type III Effectors in Legume–Rhizobium SymbiosisYangrong Cao/Huazhong Agricultural University
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| 10:40 | 10:55 | 15 | 53 |
A New Strategy for Plant Nitrogen Fixation: Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Deliver Nitrogen Through Root Endophytic Fungal ChannelsYi Zhou/Yangtze University
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| 10:55 | 11:10 | 15 | 52 |
Reciprocal Regulation of Soybean Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase GmSD2-5a and Rhizobial NopPYouguo Li/Huazhong Agricultural University
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| 11:10 | 11:25 | 15 | 51 |
A Local and Systemic Protein Integrates Multiple Signaling to Fine Tune Autoregulation of NodulationFanjiang Kong/Guangzhou University
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| 11:25 | 11:40 | 15 | 50 |
SNAPs: Key Regulators of Nitrate Induced Soybean Nodule Senescence and Plant YieldYuefeng Guan/Guangzhou University
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| 11:40 | 11:55 | 15 | 49 |
Journal Introduction by Editor: Development and Manuscript Submission of JIPBZhizhong Gong/Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
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Meet the Editors@Oct. 1010 Oct 2026, 13:30-18:00 Shanxi Agricultural University Room 314, 316, 318 in Qinxue Building Timetable V8 Updated：07 Oct 2026, 21:40 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| 13:30 | 19:00 | 330 | Meet the Editors | |
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Oct. 10 PM@Oct. 1010 Oct 2026, 13:30-18:50 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V8 Updated：07 Oct 2026, 21:40 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair: Peter Young / Chang-Fu Tian | ||||
| 13:30 | 13:45 | 15 | 24 |
Energy sensor SnRK1α1/2 and SnRK1α4 coordinately maintain efficient and sustainable SNFTao Wang/China Agricultural University
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| 13:45 | 14:00 | 15 | 47 |
Type III Effectors Play Divergent Roles in Symbiotic Compatibility, Shaped by Host-Specific Recognition in VignaPongpan Songwattana/Suranaree University of Technology
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| 14:00 | 14:15 | 15 | 46 |
Root-Associated Nitrogen Fixation as a Potential Nitrogen Source for Desert PlantsKazuo Isobe/Peking University
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| 14:15 | 14:30 | 15 | 45 |
Reconstructing the Nitrogenase Synthesis Pathway in EukaryotesSanfeng Chen/Yazhou Bay National Laboratory
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| 14:30 | 14:45 | 15 | 44 |
Catalytic Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation From Metal Clusters in Nitrogenase and Its Relationship with Nitrogen SupplyZhaohui Zhou/Xiamen University
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| 14:45 | 15:00 | 15 | 48 |
Mechanisms of Cell Differentiation in Multicellular Nitrogen-Fixing CyanobacteriaChengcai Zhang/Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS
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| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 | 43 |
Optimization of Associative Nitrogen Fixation Systems for New Application ScenariosYongliang Yan/Biotechnology Research Institute, CAAS
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| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | 42 |
Unlocking the Mechanisms of Nitrogenase Regulation in Nitrogen-Fixing BacteriaYanning Zheng/Institute of Microbiology, CAS
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| 15:30 | 15:45 | 15 | 41 |
Identification of Generic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Adaptors for Engineering Biological Nitrogen FixationJianguo Yang/Peking University
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| 15:45 | 16:20 | 35 | Coffee Break / Poster Judging | |
| Chair: Shin Okazaki / George Colin diCenzo | ||||
| 16:20 | 16:35 | 15 | 39 |
Assembly and Functional Mechanisms of A Key Transcription Complex in Legume Symbiotic NodulationShutong Xu/Huazhong Agricultural University
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| 16:35 | 16:50 | 15 | 38 |
Mechanisms of Protein Lysine Acetylation in Azorhizobium caulinodans Regulating Salt Stress Adaptation and Symbiosis with Sesbania rostrataZhihong Xie/Shandong Agricultural University
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| 16:50 | 17:05 | 15 | 37 |
Application and Industrialization of Soybean Rhizobium in ChinaMingchao Ma/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, CAAS
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| 17:05 | 17:20 | 15 | 36 |
Evolutionary and Ecological Drivers of Rhizobial Effectiveness and Persistence in Agricultural SystemsRebecca T Doyle/Queen's University
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| 17:20 | 17:35 | 15 | 35 |
Quorum Sensing Regulator-CinR optimizes Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Rhizobium etli CFN42Zengtao Zhong/Nanjing Agricultural University
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| 17:35 | 17:50 | 15 | 34 |
Detection of Endophytic Mucoromyceta Fungi Using Taxon-Specific PrimersKatsuharu Saito/Shinshu University
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| 17:50 | 18:05 | 15 | 33 |
Long-term grazing and assembly of root-associated microbiomes of Stipa; legacy or short-term effect ？Min Li/Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
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| 18:05 | 18:20 | 15 | 32 |
Impact of the Biofertilizer Azospirillum sp. B510 on the Rice Rhizosphere Microbiome under Field ConditionsMichiko Yasuda/Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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| 18:20 | 18:35 | 15 | 77 |
The Interactions and Applications of Bacillus velezensis S141 as Biofertilizer and BiocontrolPanlada Tittabutr/Suranaree University of Technology
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| 18:35 | 18:50 | 15 | 40 |
From Ideas to Impact: How Wiley Helps to Advance Your ScienceLei Lei/Director, Editorial, Wiley
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Day 3,Oct. 11, 2026Sunday
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Oct. 11 AM@Oct. 1111 Oct 2026, 08:00-11:55 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V5 Updated：06 Oct 2026, 16:53 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair: Neung Teaumroong | ||||
| 08:00 | 08:20 | 20 | 31 |
Engineering and Rewiring Symbiotic Programs in Bradyrhizobium with RepABCEric Giraud/Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM)
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| 08:20 | 08:40 | 20 | 30 |
High Nitrate Repression of Nodulation Requires NRT1.1sJeremy Murray/Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS
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| Chair: Xia Li / Zhaojun Ding | ||||
| 08:40 | 08:55 | 15 | 29 |
Learning the Origin(s) of Nodulation from Its Losses: Phylogenomic Insights from Caesalpinioideae and SenegaliaShifeng Cheng/The University of Hong Kong
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| 08:55 | 09:10 | 15 | 28 |
Stepwise Evolution of the Root Nodule SymbiosisTingshuang Yi/Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
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| 09:10 | 09:25 | 15 | 27 |
Genes with Dual Functions in AM Symbiosis and Other ProcessesHiromu Kameoka/Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS
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| 09:25 | 09:40 | 15 | 26 |
Legume–Rhizobium Symbiotic Intracellular Infection: Mechanisms and Insights into Engineering Nitrogen Fixation in Non-Legume CropsPengbo Liang/China Agricultural University
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| 09:40 | 09:55 | 15 | 25 |
Auxin Orchestrates Rhizobia–Soybean SymbiosisXu Chen/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
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| 09:55 | 10:10 | 15 | Coffee Break | |
| Chair: Jeremy Murray / Xu Chen | ||||
| 10:10 | 10:25 | 15 | 23 |
From Nod Factor Signaling to Rhizobial InfectionFang Xie/Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS
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| 10:25 | 10:40 | 15 | 22 |
Cytokinin–NIN Signaling Drives Spontaneous Nodule Formation in AlfalfaJian Feng/Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology， CAS
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| 10:40 | 10:55 | 15 | 21 |
Ancestral Functionality and Symbiotic Refinement of NIN in Root Nodule SymbiosisJieyu Liu/Wageningen University
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| 10:55 | 11:10 | 15 | 20 |
IPD3 Directly Activates NLP2 to Remodel of the Nodule TranscriptomeSuyu Jiang/Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS
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| 11:10 | 11:25 | 15 | 19 |
A Map for Rhizobial Infection in Root Nodule SymbiosisChengwu Liu/Anhui Normal University
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| 11:25 | 11:40 | 15 | 18 |
Molecular Mechanisms for Maintaining Symbiotic Microenvironment Homeostasis in Root NodulesChao Su/Huazhong Agricultural University
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| 11:40 | 11:55 | 15 | 2 |
Plant-specific type I blue copper proteins——phytocyanins regulate root nodule symbiosisMinxia Chou/Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
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Oct. 11 PM@Oct. 1111 Oct 2026, 13:30-18:00 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V5 Updated：06 Oct 2026, 16:53 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair:Eric Giraud / Fang Xie | ||||
| 13:30 | 13:45 | 15 | 17 |
A Symbiotic Lipid Flippase Controls Symbiosome Membrane Integrity to Sustain Nitrogen-Fixing EndosymbiontsHuairong Pan/Hunan University
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| 13:45 | 14:00 | 15 | 16 |
Regulatory Mechanisms of Legume Nodule Number and the Use of VigExp for Functional Characterisation StudiesBrett Ferguson/University of Queensland
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| 14:00 | 14:15 | 15 | 15 |
Detection of Symbiosis Between Soybean and Rhizobium Underlying the Type III EffectorDawei Xin/Northeast Agricultural University
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| 14:15 | 14:30 | 15 | 14 |
Interactions Between Soybean Nodulation and Environmental CuesZhaojun Ding/Shandong University
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| 14:30 | 14:45 | 15 | 12 |
The Mechanism of Precise Regulation of Soybean Nodulation, Resistance and Yield by a Domesticated Transcription Factor GmRR2bBo Ren/Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology， CAS
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| 14:45 | 15:00 | 15 | 10 |
Optimizing Mineral Nutrition to Improve N fixation in SoybeanZhichang Chen/Institute of Soil Science, CAS
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| 15:00 | 15:15 | 15 | 9 |
From Nitrate to Zinc: Zinc Signal Generation and Decoding in the Nitrate-Mediated Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation in LegumesJieshun Lin/National University of Singapore
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| 15:15 | 15:30 | 15 | 13 |
Towards Improved Nitrogen Fixation in Canadian Edible Dry Bean CropsGeorge Colin diCenzo/Queen's University
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| 15:30 | 15:45 | 15 | 8 |
Journal Introduction by Editor: What Editors Look for When Evaluating a ManuscriptLexuan Gao/Scientific Editor, Molecular Plant
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| 15:45 | 16:00 | 15 | Coffee Break | |
| Chair: Brett Ferguson / Yangrong Cao | ||||
| 16:00 | 16:15 | 15 | 11 |
Functional Characterization of sRNA-Mediated Multi-Layered Regulatory Pathways in Legume–Rhizobium SymbiosisZhe Yan/Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
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| 16:15 | 16:30 | 15 | 7 |
The Metabolic Pathway of Heme in Nitrogen-Fixing Root NodulesDeqiang Duanmu/Huazhong Agricultural University
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| 16:30 | 16:45 | 15 | 6 |
From NLPs to NIN: The Evolution of a Nodulation-Specific Transcriptional RegulatorTakuya Suzaki/University of Tsukuba
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| 16:45 | 17:00 | 15 | 78 |
Increasing Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Pulse Legumes via Predictive BreedingMichael Udvardi/The University of Queensland
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| 17:00 | 17:15 | 15 | 5 |
Gap-Free Lotus japonicus Genomes Refine Symbiosis Gene Space and Reveal Regulators of NodulationHaifeng Wang/Yazhou Bay National Laboratory
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| 17:15 | 17:30 | 15 | 4 |
Bacteroid Differentiation Mechanisms in Medicago truncatula NodulesRujin Chen/Lanzhou University
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| 17:30 | 17:45 | 15 | 3 |
Small signalling peptides regulate nodule development in legumesApril Hastwell/University of Queensland
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| 17:45 | 18:00 | 15 | 1 |
Cellular basis of rhizobia endosymbiosis in symbiotic nitrogen fixationZhaosheng Kong/Shanxi Agricultural University / Institute of Microbiology, CAS
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Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony@Oct. 1111 Oct 2026, 18:00-18:30 Shanxi Agricultural University Xingyuan Hall Timetable V5 Updated：06 Oct 2026, 16:53 |
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| Start | End | Duration | ID | Title |
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| Chair: Haifeng Wang | ||||
| 18:00 | 18:30 | 30 | Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony | |
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