This page was updated on: 29 January 2008

ORAL AND POSTER ABSTRACTS

Post or email (preferred) all Abstracts to: 

Dr Quenton Kritzinger

Department of Botany

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa

Email: legume@up.ac.za

Although authors are asked whether they wish to present an oral paper or poster presentation, time constraints may not accommodate all requests for oral presentation.  All abstracts will be refereed and a high standard of content will be maintained by the editorial board.  Abstracts not conforming to set style and format will be returned to the authors for revision. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged via e-mail.  Electronic submissions must be saved as Microsoft Word (preferred), WordPerfect, or Rich Text format (.rtf) documents. When saving the file, omit any line numbering.  Please e-mail your abstract as an attachment.  Alternatively delegates may mail a hard copy of the abstract along with an electronic file on diskette or CD-ROM. Disks cannot be returned.   Label the disk with the document's complete file name. Also, indicate the format as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or Rich Text. No other preparation is required. Abstracts submitted by fax will not be accepted. Authors will be required to categorise their abstracts under specific subject areas listed on the submission form.

The official language of the conference will be English.  Abstracts must be submitted in English.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 29 FEBRUARY 2008.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS: ABSTRACTS

 The abstract should be a condensed version of the final conference presentation.  The aim of the study should be defined, the methods and results described, and the conclusions discussed.  Abstracts should be no more than 350 words.

 The title should be in all capitals 12 point Arial, left justified, bold.

Name, Affiliation and Contact Details

• The name(s), affiliation(s) and contact detail(s) of authors should follow the title preceded by one line. They should be in 10 point Arial, regular and left justified. Surname of author(s) to appear first, followed by initials of first (and middle) names.
• Please underline the name of the author who will be presenting the poster.
• Use superscript* numbering (^{1, 2, 3, 4} etc.) to represent the link between author and affiliation. Include the name of institution/affiliation(s) [incl. city, state and country] below the list of authors [do not include street address]. Provide an e-mail address for the corresponding author.

 The abstract should follow the names and affiliations and should be preceded by one line. The text of the abstract should be in Arial 10 point, regular and justified and single line spaced. Paragraphs are to be separated by one line. No references, tables or figures are to be present in the abstract.

We are dedicated to getting the proceedings published in a timely manner. You can greatly facilitate this process by carefully following the abstract submission guidelines. Abstracts submitted will be subject to peer review. The editor reserves the right to reject abstracts that fall significantly short of the standards contained in this editorial policy and to make editorial changes in accepted abstracts that do not alter the meaning of the text. 

Major themes of the symposium are:

Seed-borne pathogens/mycoflora

Pests

Endophytes

Seed health testing techniques

Genomic technologies

Seed treatments and other control measures

Phytosanitary issues

Challenges for seed research

PLEASE INDICATE IN WHICH SESSION YOUR POSTER/PAPER SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO

PROCEEDINGS

 Abstracts of paper and poster presentations will be included in the Proceedings, which will be published in CD-ROM format and hardcopy.  Delegates presenting papers and posters are required to have paid their registration fees not later than 29 February 2008, failing which their papers or abstracts will not be included in the Proceedings.  The cost of one CD-ROM and a hardcopy of the Proceedings will be included in the registration fee.

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