FORECAST in Romania

Group of conference participants at the Life Sciences for Sustainable Development event in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

FORECAST joined the Silver Edition of the International Conference “Life Sciences for Sustainable Development”, held in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), on 24th- 26th September, 2026.

FORECAST at the Researchers’ Night of MORE-CoLAB

MORE-CoLAB researchers showcasing FORECAST educational displays and seed samples at Researchers' Night in Bragança.

The MORE-CoLAB Team joined the Researchers’ Night in Bragança, Portugal, as part of the activities locally organised by the Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, with the participation of Bragança Polytechnic University.

FORECAST at the Researchers’ Night of the University of Pavia

Children participating in FORECAST interactive seed science activities at Researchers' Night in Pavia.

The UNIPV Partner has participated to the Researchers’ Night event at the University of Pavia on September 25th 2026. A Team of enthusiastic and highly motivated young researchers and PhD Students from the Seed Molecular Physiology Lab and the Plant Biotechnology Lab (Dept. Biology and Biotechnology) has set a stand dedicated to the issues of seed quality in the context of Climate Change, with a particular focus on children.

FORECAST at the XV SISEF Congress

Two researchers standing beside a FORECAST scientific poster at the XV SISEF Congress in Sassari.

The Congress has been organized by the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forestry Ecology at the University of Sassari (Sardinia, Italy) on 22nd-24th September 2026.

The online FORECAST LECTURES Cycle

Online FORECAST LECTURES webinar about seed–microbial interactions and sustainable crop protection.

Chandrodhay Saccaram from INRAE-AgroParisTech joined the FORECAST LECTURES on September 17th 2026, presenting a talk titled “Characterizing the Seed Spermosphere: Fundamental Insights into Exudate-Mediated Seed–Microbial Interactions for Sustainable Crop Protection”.

FORECAST at FISV2026

FORECAST researchers presenting scientific findings on seed quality at the XVIII FISV Congress in Milan.

The dissemination efforts of the FORECAST Consortium do not stop! The UNIPV Team has attended the XVIII Edition of the Congress of the Italian Federation of Life Sciences (FISV), which took place from 21 to 23 September 2026 at the University of Milan.

FORECAST at FUNBIO2

Logo of Forecast featuring a stylized green tree above the word “FORECAST” in bold brown letters, with seeds and leaves arranged below.

The Second International Conference on Functional Plant Biology was organized by the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics (IPPG) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Section Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, on 16th-18th September 2026, at the International House of Scientists “Frédéric Joliot-Curie” (Varna, Bulgaria).

FORECAST has faced extreme climate in Algeria

Burned trees and scorched soil at the FORECAST experimental research site in Algeria.

The UC1 team has reported that, on 20th July 2026, a major forest fire occurred in the area where the FORECAST experimental plot was located. The fire severely affected the study area and resulted in the destruction of almost all the existing vegetation, including the olive trees and other plant components that were part of the experimental field.