Committees

Scientific Committee

Sandra Cvejić, IFVCNS, Serbia, president
Boško Dedić, IFVCNS, Serbia
Jun Zhao, IMAU, China
Leire Molinero Ruiz, CSIC, Spain
Yalcin Kaya, Trakya University, Turkey
Nicole Creux, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Norma Paniego, INTA, Argentina
Yakov Demurin, VNIIMK, Russia
Maria Duca, Moldova State University, Moldova
Maria Joita-Pacureanu, NARDI, Romania
Nicolas Langlade, INRAE, France
Leonardo Velasco, CSIC, Spain
Dragana Miladinović, IFVCNS, Serbia
Philippe Delavault, University of Nantes, France
Begoña Pérez Vich, CSIC, Spain
Goran Malidža, IFVCNS, Serbia

Organising Committee (IFVCNS, Serbia)

Vladimir Miklič, president
Sandra Cvejić, vice president
Siniša Jocić
Milan Jocković
Nemanja Ćuk
Sonja Gvozdenac
Jelena Jocković
Aleksandra Radanović
Ana Marjanović Jeromela
Brankica Babec
Jelena Ovuka
Nada Hladni
Nada Grahovac
Miloš Krstić
Srđan Bursać
Ilija Radeka

Plenary Speakers

Boško Dedić – IFVCNS, Serbia
Broomrape severity: virulence and environmental factors

Begoña Pérez Vich – CSIC, Spain
Genetic insights into the sunflower-broomrape parasitic interaction

Martin Sanz Alberto – Syngenta, Spain
When parasitic weeds fight back: understanding resistance to herbicides in Orobanche cumana Wall.

Nicolas Langlade – INRAE, France
Integration of genomics and phenomics to identify novel genetic control of drought and heat tolerance in sunflower

Nicky Creux – UP, South Africa
Sunflower response to biotic and abiotic stressors

Sonja Gvozdenac – IFVCNS, Serbia
Tackling emerging sunflower insect pests with adaptive integreated pest managment strategies

Preliminary Program

Registration

• Registration is required to attend all scientific sessions and social events.
• Please note that only fully registered participants will be admitted to the scientific sessions and that presenting authors must be registered participants.
• The regular registration fee will be charged from 15th February 2026 till 10th June 2026.
• After 10th June 2026, all payments will be charged as On-site registration fee.

Symposium fees*

*VAT is included in all fees
** If you are interested in becoming a member of ISA, please contact Laetitia DEVEDEUX at: l.devedeux@terresinovia.fr
*** Accompanying persons are welcome to participate in social events (welcome reception, gala dinner and symposium tour).
****ISA (International Sunflower Association) offers several grants to help students attend the ORO-STRESS 2026 symposium. MORE INFO

Symposium fee includes:

• Welcome reception
• Attendance at official symposium program
• Symposium proceedings (printed and on-line)
• Symposium kit
• Symposium lunches (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
• Coffee breaks
• Gala dinner
• Symposium excursion
• Certificate of attendance on request (e-certificate)

Registration form:

Click here to register

Payment:

The following payment methods will be available:
• Bank Transfer: An invoice with detailed bank information will be sent to your email (EUR / RSD) upon online registration. Bank fees must be paid by the participant. Please cover all bank transaction costs – option OUR. We require the complete invoice amount to be received. This option will only be available until 31st May 2026.
• Online card payment: When choosing this option, you will receive a direct link for the payment of the registration fee. VISA, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. All payments by card will be made in the local currency of the Republic of Serbia – dinar (RSD). For the informative overview of prices in other currencies, the middle exchange rate of the National Bank of Serbia is used. The charge of using a debit card will be expressed in your local currency according to the conversion rate determined by the card issuer, which cannot be known to us at the time of the transaction. As a result of this conversion, there may be a slight difference from the original price listed on our site. Thank you for your understanding. Bank charges are the responsibility of the participant and have to be covered by the participant therefor the price of the registration fee will be incrased for 3%

• Payments by personal checks will not be accepted.
• Payment on-site: Cash (EUR or RSD) or credit card (VISA, MasterCard and American Express) will be accepted.
• An invoice for registration payment will be provided at the venue registration desk upon request.
• A confirmation email will be sent to each participant once the payment of the registration fee has been received.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

• Notifications of cancellations or changes must be sent in writing to the Symposium secretariat (e-mail: mice@panacomp.net)
• Name changes will be accepted until May 31st 2026. Beyond this date, it will be considered as a cancellation requiring a new registration.
• For cancellations received before May 31st 2026, a refund will be issued with a reduction of 50 € for administrative expenses.
• For cancellations received after May 31st 2026 or for registered participants who fail to attend, no refund will be made.

TOPICS of the 6th  International Symposium on Broomrape in Sunflower and 1st Meeting on Sunflower Biotic and Abiotic Stress

1. Broomrape and climate change: environmental factors effecting spreading and virulence.
2. Towards biology, ecology and behaviour of broomrape.
3. Sunflower resistance to broomrape and breeding: classical and multi-omics approach.
4. Integrated management strategies to broomrape: biological, chemical and physical control.
5. Socio-economic effects of broomrape occurrence.
6. Emerging sunflower pathogens, weeds and insects: challenges, mitigation measures and tolerance.
7. Abiotic stress in sunflower: challenges, mitigation measures and tolerance.
8. Multi-omics approaches for sunflower resilience.
9. Sustainable and smart sunflower cultivation.

Abstract Submission:

The ORO-STRESS 2026 Scientific Committee invites authors to submit abstracts for review. All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed. One author can submit a maximum of two abstracts.
To prepare your abstract, please use the template in the link below. You can directly replace the placeholder text in the template with your abstract content.

Template

When submitting your abstract, please indicate:
• Your preferred presentation type (Oral or Poster)
• The relevant topic for your submission

The Scientific Committee will decide on the presentation type and topic assignment.
Only accepted abstracts will be included in the official meeting program. Additionally, the presenter must complete registration and fee payment for final acceptance and publication

All abstracts are to be sent by e-mail to oro.stress.2026@gmail.com before 15th April 2026.

Venue

The conference will take place in hotel Sheraton, Novi Sad, Serbia

The City of Novi Sad, the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, lying on the banks of the Danube river, in the south of the Pannonian plain, facing the slopes of Fruška Gora (17 culturally and historically significant monasteries).

In addition, there are 17th-century Petrovaradin Fortress, an appealing old city center, numerous museums, prestigious Novi Sad Fair, as well as many world famous festivals and events. Novi Sad was a European Capital of Culture in 2022.

The nearest airport to the conference venue is Belgrade Airport “Nikola Tesla”, 80 km away from Novi Sad.

Click here for Accommodation and Airport Transfer offer

Aside from Sheraton hotel, there are other available accommodation options. Some are listed below:

Hotel Aleksandar **** Hotel Veliki **** Hotel Centar ****

Hotel Mediteraneo *** Hotel Zenit *** Hotel Vigor **

For additional accommodation options please visit https://novisad.travel/en/hotels-in-novi-sad/
You can also find large offer of hostels or private accommodation in Novi Sad.

Sponsorship Offers

Bearing in mind the role and influence of our stakeholders in the domain of sunflower breeding, integrated pest management, and high-throughput technologies, we are offering participation as a sponsor of the Symposium in one of the following categories: Diamond sponsor, Gold sponsor, Silver sponsor, Bronze sponsor, Coffee break sponsor or Advertisement sponsor.

Download SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

Diamond sponsor – 5.000 EUR

• Registration fee for three (3) participants. Gala dinner included.
• Company CEO addressing the audience during the Opening Ceremony.
• 2 specialist presentations in the scope of the selected Symposium session.
• Exhibition space (up to six square meters) intended for the promotion of the company during the Symposium.
• Roll-up at Symposium venue.
• Logo and link of the company’s website on the Symposium website, as the Diamond sponsor.
• Company logo in the Proceedings book (printed and online version) and in the Symposium Program.
• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (whole page of B5 format).
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Gold sponsor – 3.000 EUR

• Registration fee for two (2) participants. Gala dinner included.
• Exhibition space (up to four square meters) intended for the promotion of the company during the Symposium.
• 1 specialist presentation in the scope of the selected Symposium session.
• Roll-up at the Symposium venue.
• Logo and link of the company’s website on the Symposium website, as the Gold sponsor.
• Company logo in the Proceedings book (printed and online version) and in the Conference Program.
• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (whole page of B5 format).
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Silver sponsor – 2.000 EUR

• Registration fee for one (1) participant. Gala dinner included.
• Exhibition space (up to two square meters) intended for the promotion of the company during the Symposium.
• Roll-up at the Symposium venue.
• Logo and link for the company’s website on the Symposium website as the Silver sponsor.
• Company logo in the Proceedings (printed and online version) and in the Symposium Program.
• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (half page of B5 format).
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Bronze sponsor – 1.000 EUR

• Roll-up at the Symposium venue.
• Logo and link for the company’s website on the Symposium website as the Bronze sponsor.
• Company logo in the Proceedings (printed and online version) and in the Symposium Program.
• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (half page B5 format)
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Coffee break sponsor – 500 EUR

• Announcement of a Coffee break sponsor in Symposium program.
• Logo and link for the company’s website on the Symposium website as the Sponsor of a Coffee break.
• Company logo in the Proceedings book (printed and online version) and in the Symposium Program.
• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (half page B5 format)
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Advertisement sponsor – 300 EUR

• Company advertisement in the Proceedings book (whole page of B5 format).
• Logo and link for the company’s website on the Symposium website as the Advertisement sponsor.
• Company logo in the Proceedings (printed and online version) and in the Symposium Program.
• Company’s promotional material in the Symposium kit for each participant.

Remarks:

• VAT is included in the Symposium fee.
• To receive an invoice for the sponsorship participation in the Symposium, please send the email to the technical organizer: PanaComp Wonderland, Novi Sad (mice@panacomp.net).
• It is necessary to send the names of attendees to whom the registration fee applies, 15 days before the beginning of the Symposium.

Contact

Organiser

Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops
Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Email: oro.stress.2026@gmail.com

Technical Organiser

PanaComp Wonderland Travel
Bulevar cara Lazara 69
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Phone/Fax: +381 21 466075; +381 21 466076; +381 21 466077
Email: mice@panacomp.net