Emerging Trends in Plant Biology: Climate Resilient Crop to Biomanufacturing

Emerging Trends in Plant Biology: Climate-Resilient Crops to Biomanufacturing (PLACBIO 2027) will bring together students, researchers, scientists, innovators, and industry professionals to explore the limitless frontiers of plant biology and their applications in sustainable agriculture and biomanufacturing. The conference will highlight advances in plant physiology and biotechnology, plant–environment interactions, plant memory and stress priming, plant-based food and nutrition, plant specialized metabolism and volatiles, biomechanics and plant mechanobiology, and cutting-edge tools and technologies for plant research and development. It will also showcase the transformative potential of plant synthetic biology and biomanufacturing in developing climate-resilient crops and next-generation bio-based products.

This international conference will bring together experts from various fields, including molecular biology, biotechnology, genomics, epigenetics, analytical biochemistry, systems and synthetic biology, microbiology, and space biology. Participants will engage in critical discussions, share groundbreaking findings, and inspire new ideas beyond the realm of Plant Biology. With various interactive sessions (via lectures, posters, roundtable discussions etc.) amongst the domain experts and young researchers, PLACBIO 2027 aims to catalyze new opportunities for groundbreaking research, collaboration and networking, thus fostering the next wave of innovation toward addressing global challenges in food security, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, bio-economy, and “one health” ecosystems.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur , established in 1951 at Hijli Detention Camp, West Bengal, is India's first among the IIT system and an Institute of National Importance. As it celebrates its 75 years of excellence, marking its Platinum Jubilee, it carries a distinctive legacy of education, research, innovation, and nation-building. The “PLACBIO 2027” conference is being organized jointly by two Departments of IIT Kharagpur- Agricultural and Food Engineering , and Bioscience and Biotechnology .