About the Conference

Welcome to the 7th IUFRO 2.09.02 Conference: Bottleneck Breakthrough for Tree Somatic Embryogenesis and Other Vegetative Propagation in the Era of Omics and Nanotechnology to be held in Harbin, China, from 22–28 August 2026.

Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) is a higher education institution with strengths in forestry sciences and distinctive forestry engineering, promoting coordinated development across multiple disciplines. It is located in Harbin, the center of China's largest state-owned forest region. The campus covers an area of 136 hectares. It includes various teaching, research, and internship bases, such as Mao'ershan Experimental Forest Farm (Mao'ershan Forest Park) and Liangshui Experimental Forest Farm (Liangshui National Nature Reserve), with a total area of 33,000 hectares. NEFU currently has over 30,000 postgraduate and full-time undergraduate students, including 19,691 undergraduates and 10,957 postgraduates. The university employs more than 2,400 faculty and staff members, including 1,416 full-time faculty members.

The theme of the conference is “Bottleneck breakthrough for tree somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation in the era of omics and nanotechnology”. The conference will feature discussions and exchanges on a range of topics, including somatic embryogenesis and biological breeding, new technologies in somatic embryogenesis, hormone regulation and somatic embryogenesis, epigenetic modifications and somatic embryogenesis, healthy development and industrial application of somatic embryos, as well as other asexual reproduction technologies and industrialization of tissue culture.

The main goal of the conference is to facilitate extensive and in-depth exchanges and discussions among Chinese and foreign experts in the above-mentioned fields. We also hope that participants will gain first-hand insights into the latest research progress and future prospects in somatic embryogenesis, and foster the integration of advances in omics, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and related fields to overcome key challenges, such as genotype-dependence that continue to limit the development and practical application of somatic embryogenesis technologies.