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AgroServ first Call for Proposals open to scientists working on topics related to agroecology, DEADLINE FOR PRE-PROPOSALS: October 23rd, 2023, 12:00 am CEST
by Jez,Jakub Sept. 19, 2023

Sept. 19, 2023

FREE/FUNDED ACCESS TO our high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure #PHENOPlant (and many more RIs!) via the EU AgroServ project and EuroBioImaging! See mail below for details. Best, Jakub. ________________________________ Betreff: [EXT] [agroserv.news] AgroServ first Call for Proposals open to scientists working on topics related to agroecology, DEADLINE FOR PRE-PROPOSALS: October 23rd, 2023, 12:00 am CEST Dear AgroServ Network, The Horizon Europe project AgroServ<https://agroserv.eu/> is pleased to announce the official launch of its first call for proposals open to scientists<https://agroserv.eu/blog/agroserv-launches-its-1st-call-proposals-open-scie…> (researchers, PhD students and master's students) from academia and/or the industry: DEADLINE FOR PRE-PROPOSALS: October 23rd, 2023, 12:00 am CEST. The Transnational Access Call is open to scientists who want to access the research services and installations managed by the AgroServ consortium and covering more than 8 scientific domains<https://agroserv.eu/research-services/scientific-domains>. Researchers or research groups interested in accessing these services should submit proposals of projects that address interdisciplinary topics related to agroecology to enable the interaction of communities of researchers in widely separated areas. Access is granted on the basis of scientific excellence to ensure feasibility of the projects and their scientific quality. AgroServ enables access to 143 research installations<https://agroserv.eu/research-services/explore-our-catalogue> across Europe for researchers from academia and the industry (physical, remote and virtual access). The installations can be used for experiments with scientific or technological objectives to answer basic and applied questions related to sustainable and resilient agriculture and agroecological transitions. The application to access our research facilities is a two-step process. Learn more about the application procedure and send your pre-proposals before October 23rd, 2023, 12:00 am CEST<https://agroserv.eu/blog/agroserv-launches-its-1st-call-proposals-open-scie…>. Imen BEN MAHMOUD On behalf of the AgroServ Team ___________ Imen BEN MAHMOUD Communications, AgroServ Project AnaEE, CNRS, Institute of Ecology and Environment Landline +33 1 69 82 34 06 Mobile +33 7 89 31 21 33 Website <https://agroserv.eu/> / LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/agroserv-eu/> / X-Twitter<https://twitter.com/AgroServEU>

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Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN) news!
by Jez,Jakub June 6, 2023

June 6, 2023

Dear APPN member, dear friends, First, I do deeply apologize for the long break of APPN activities and communication. This was mainly caused by the super busy times constructing an implementing PHENOPlant (high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure), COVID and my paternity leave. I would like to share with you some more or less important news and updates: 1. I would like to point your attention to a great opportunity to get FUNDED/FREE ACCESS to PHENOPlant phenotyping service (and many other services!) via the EU AgroServ project. The call (pre-submission phase) was just launched yesterday in the framework of the first AgroServ conference and will close 22nd September. Webpage (still under construction): https://agroserv.eu/ Please note for your potential application that crossdisciplinarity is key for a successful evaluation! Your project should involve at least two Agroserv partner (ERICS). The more the better. PHENOPlant would be covered by the EuroBioImaging ERIC (as Austria is still not full EMPHASIS member, see below). Please let me know in case of interest and I will keep you in the loop. 1. There is some progress in the EU ESFRI EMPHASIS project. We are in very good and constructive discussions with the ministry. Currently Austria hasn’t joined the EMPHASIS project officially; we have a so called “observatory country status”. We are working hard towards Austria’s full membership to allow you to profit from the EMPHASIS services: https://emphasis.plant-phenotyping.eu/ 1. Bundesforschungszentrum für Wald (BFW) has recently joined the APPN board. Welcome! The full member list and the representatives from your Organization can be found here: https://appn.at/about/ 1. Here is a short video of PHENOPlant in action taken during the EU UNTWIST project (AIT, Jonak): https://youtu.be/rjt-_PZMkvc 1. The next APPN Meeting in in planning for the end of this year/beginning of next year. 6. I would like to remind you that the APPN member mailing list (300+ APPN member) is also available to you; to share your news, open positions, collaboration requests, open call announcements, events etc. : APPN community appn(a)lists.vbcf.ac.at<mailto:appn@lists.vbcf.ac.at> Let me know in case of any questions, wishes, complains. Have a great day, best, Jakub. [VBC Logo] Jakub Jez Head, Plant Sciences Facility T +43 1 7962324 7090<tel:+43179623247090> M +43 664 8084 77090<tel:+43%20664%208084%2077090> jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:jakub.jez@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at> Chair, Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN<https://www.appn.at/>) and Support Group Member of ESFRI EMPHASIS<https://emphasis.plant-phenotyping.eu/> project Twitter: @VBCF_PlantS<https://twitter.com/VBCF_PlantS> LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jezjakub<http://www.linkedin.com/in/jezjakub> [A picture containing text, indoor, wall Description automatically generated] FFG PHENOPlant<https://www.viennabiocenter.org/vbcf/plant-sciences/phenoplant/>: Austrias 1st multi-sensor, high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure.

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Research Fellow - High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping
by Jez,Jakub March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022

FYI, best, Jakub. From: Ittai Herrmann <Ittai.Herrmann(a)mail.huji.ac.il> Date: Thursday, 17. March 2022 at 15:36 To: Jez,Jakub <jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at> Subject: Research Fellow - High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping Hi Jakub, Attached is a call for a Research Fellow in High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping, It would be great if you know a relevant candidate and can forward this to her/im. The call is for a Research Fellow in the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). This is an Israeli-Singaporian project incorporating a unique multimodal indoors remote sensing HTTP system with whole plant and environmental sensing system. All data is to be fused and analyzed with AI techniques to optimize yield of indoor crops under solid and hydroponic substrates. The successful candidate will take part in developing and starting the data collection from this unique HTTP system and should be a constructive team member while maintaining independent research. For more information please contact Ittai Herrmann - Ittai.Herrmann(a)mail.huji.ac.il<mailto:Ittai.Herrmann@mail.huji.ac.il> The aim is to start late summer (about September 2022) Sincerely, Ittai -- Ittai Herrmann, PhD The Plant Sensing Laboratory The Robert H. Smith Institute for Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL Office: +972-8-9489757 Mobile: +972-52-3947255 Fax: +972-8-9489918 Lab: +972-8-9489958 Email: ittai.herrmann(a)mail.huji.ac.il<mailto:alon.samach@mail.huji.ac.il> Site: http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/plantscience/people/Ittai_Herrmann ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-1883 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ittai_Herrmann

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FW: Summer School DIGITAL BREEDING at BOKU | July 24-30, 2022
by Jez,Jakub March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022

Dear colleagues, please make this Summer School known at your University, inform your colleagues and students with an interest in Plant Breeding. Asking you to place it at your institute black board, your webpage, show it at your courses and/or forward it to students who might be interested in this event. Target group: MSc students and early PhD students. More information and registration at: https://www.euroleague-study.org/en/digitalbreeding Many thanks and all the best, Hermann Buerstmayr BOKU Plant Breeding group ---------------- P.S.: In case you do not want to receive similar mails in the future, please let me know.

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Open Post-Graduate Position at the BFW
by Jez,Jakub Sept. 10, 2021

Sept. 10, 2021

Open Post-Graduate Position in Physiological and Biochemical responses to drought stress at the BFW (https://www.bfw.gv.at/ ) in Schönbrunn/Vienna. This project is also associated with our new HT plant phenotyping infrastructure PHENOPlant! Details see attachment. Best, Jakub. From: Vanloo Marcela <marcela.vanloo(a)bfw.gv.at> Date: Thursday, 26. August 2021 at 02:57 To: Jez,Jakub <jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at> Cc: Trujillo-Moya Carlos <carlos.trujillo-moya(a)bfw.gv.at> Subject: WG: Question, Job offer: Post-Graduate Position Dear Jakub! We are offering a new job opportunity: Post-Graduate Position in Physiological and Biochemical responses to drought stress associated also to the PHENOPlant. Could you spread the word and when possible to post it on Biocenter "job offers"? Thank you very much. ? Yours sincerely,? Marcela ************************************************************************* Dr. Marcela van Loo Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft (BFW) Federal Research Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW) Institut für Waldbau, Waldwachstum und Genetik / Department of Forest Growth, Silviculture and Genetics Abteilung für Herkunftsforschung und Züchtung / Unit of Provenance Research and Breeding A-1130 Wien, Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, Austria Tel: +43 / 1 / 87838 / 1349 E-mail: marcela.vanloo(a)bfw.gv.at URL: http://bfw.ac.at<http://bfw.ac.at/> **************************************************************************

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online "Workshop phenotyping photosynthesis for stress tolerance in crops" - June 29 12:30-17:00 (CET)
by Markus Teige June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

Dear colleagues and friends, The EU projects CAPITALIZE (coord. Jeremy Harbinson, Uni Wageningen) and ADAPT (coord. Markus Teige, Uni Vienna), have organized the online workshop: "How to employ phenotyping of photosynthesis-related parameters to measure stress-tolerance in crops" This training workshop is particularly relevant for applied projects as it will be specifically tailored to learn how newest phenotyping technology measuring photosynthetic parameters can be used to get molecular insights into mechanisms of stress acclimation - in fields trails as well as in the glasshouse. It is intended rather for users with background in plant breeding, molecular biology and general physiology and not for specialists in photosynthesis research. Therefore it should be ideal for the postdocs and PhD students working in our projects. It should serve as one first step in bringing together the researchers from different fields working on improving plant performance towards improved stress resilience. It will take place in the afternoon of June 29 and is now updated with the programme and further information on the speakers. Here you can also register (free): https://www.capitalise.eu/training-workshop-1/ We would very much appreciate if you would forward this news to the members of your projects and also to other colleagues, who are potentially interested in such applications. With best regards from Vienna, Markus Teige -- Dr. Markus Teige Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology & Department of Molecular Systems Biology University of Vienna Dr. Bohrgasse 9 1030 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43-1-4277-52817 (office) -52810 (lab) Markus.Teige(a)Univie.ac.at https://publons.com/researcher/1300766/markus-teige/ https://www.maxperutzlabs.ac.at/education/lecturer/teige https://mosys.univie.ac.at/research/research-groups/plant-signalling

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APPN/GMI Seminar - High-throughput, multi-sensor plant phenotyping (VBCF PHENOPlant project)
by Jez,Jakub May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021

Dear APPN member! I hope you came well and healthy through the (still ongoing) corona crisis. As you might have heard, we are very close to the end of the FFG PHENOPlant project, expecting the commissioning of the infrastructure in the upcoming weeks. (For more regular updates and pictures please visit our Twitter and LinkedIn channel.) Right on time with the re-opening steps in Austria, I would like to invite you to a seminar on high-throughput plant phenotyping by Dr. Klára Panzarová (PSI Research Center) which will take place this Friday, 28th May 2021, 11:30am via Zoom. Klara will talk about the PHENOPlant infrastructure with focus on the incorporated high-tech sensors and the resulting potential biological applications for basic and applied plant research. In particular, following sensors will be presented and discussed: PAM Chlorophyll Fluorescence imaging, LWIR thermal imaging, RGB imaging, 3D imaging (scan) and hyperspectral imaging (VNIR & SWIR). This seminar intends to introduce PHENOPlant capabilities and functionality to the APPN community, but also to stimulate new research ideas and projects that are now feasible also in Austria. But also, to further educate young scientist; so, please feel free to share this invitation with your students and your network. Dr. Klára Panzarová, PSI – Photon Systems Instruments, spol. s r.o. "VBCF PHENOPlant project: Multi-sensor, high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure - potential applications in basic and applied plant research". Friday, 28th May 2021, 11:30am on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89561047758?pwd=VjZhOFlSQzRaekpXV0tybHhJTGQ3UT09 Meeting ID: 895 6104 7758, Passcode: 292115 Hope to see many of you. Stay safe and healthy, best wishes, Jakub. [VBC Logo] Jakub Jez Head, Plant Sciences Facility T +43 1 7962324 7090<tel:+43179623247090> M +43 664 8084 77090<tel:+43%20664%208084%2077090> jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at<mailto:jakub.jez@vbcf.ac.at> Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities GmbH Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 1030 Vienna Austria www.vbcf.ac.at<https://www.vbcf.ac.at> Chair, Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN<https://www.appn.at/>) and Support Group Member of ESFRI EMPHASIS<https://emphasis.plant-phenotyping.eu/> project Twitter: @VBCF_PlantS<https://twitter.com/VBCF_PlantS> LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jezjakub<http://www.linkedin.com/in/jezjakub> [A picture containing text, indoor, wall Description automatically generated] FFG PHENOPlant<https://www.viennabiocenter.org/facilities/plant-sciences/phenoplant/>: Austrias 1st multi-sensor, high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure launching 2021! From: "Gsur,Martina" <martina.gsur(a)gmi.oeaw.ac.at> Date: Thursday, 20. May 2021 at 15:26 Cc: Jakub Jez <jakub.jez(a)vbcf.ac.at> Subject: Seminar - VBCF PHENOPlant project Dear all, You are cordially invited to a seminar hosted by Jakub Jez, VBCF, Plant Sciences Facility: Dr. Klára Panzarová, PSI – Photon Systems Instruments, spol. s r.o. "VBCF PHENOPlant project: Multi-sensor, high-throughput plant phenotyping infrastructure - potential applications in basic and applied plant research". Friday, 28th May 2021, 11:30am on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89561047758?pwd=VjZhOFlSQzRaekpXV0tybHhJTGQ3UT09 Meeting ID: 895 6104 7758, Passcode: 292115 Best wishes, Martina

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Re: [APPN] 3rd APPN meeting - From Cell to Field - June 25th, VBC, Vienna AT
by Stefanie Wienkoop April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

Dear colleagues and friends, I hope you are doing well! Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19, we have to postpone our 3rd APPN meeting indefinitely. Keeping you updated and seeing you hopefully soon. Regards from the organizers team Stefanie Wienkoop, Markus Teige and Jakub Jez

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Special Issue "Remote and Proximal Assessment of Plant Traits" - Remote Sensing
by Jez,Jakub March 19, 2020

March 19, 2020

FYI on behalf of Ittai Herrmann and Katja Berger. Best wishes, Jakub. --- Hello all, I hope you are all well. In case the topic of the special issue is in your scope and you consider paper submission, please let us know. Link to the special issue ----https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/Remote_Proximal Just to make it clear, this is an open access journal and therefore there is a publication fee - check the details on line- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/apc The scope of the special issue: ******************************************** Dear Colleagues, Plants are optically sensed by a variety of sensors and at different scales to answer diverse research questions and to meet practical challenges. Research in quantitative remote sensing starts at the organ scale moving to the entire plant, population, field, or biotope, up to data obtained from entire continents to explore global phenomena. The use of digital information has been abundantly exploited for more efficient cultivation of large areas and has become part of agricultural practices worldwide for irrigation and fertilization based on management zones. In addition, breeders are using high-throughput phenotyping in selection experiments for biotic and abiotic stresses as well as yield quantity and quality. Ecologists are using remotely sensed information to assess carbon footprint. Analyzing high-quality remote sensing observations is also challenging in view of upcoming hyperspectral spaceborne missions and their associated large data streams. Therefore, the development and adaptation of fast, effective, accurate, and generic retrieval algorithms for biophysical and biochemical traits is required. Methods should be provided on appropriate platforms and evaluated by plant physiologists, agronomists, and ecologists. This Special Issue strongly encourages contributions aimed at estimating the morpho-physiological and biochemical plant traits (e.g., plant height, LAI, biomass, nutrient contents, water status, pigment concentration, photosynthetic activity, disease resistance, yield prediction, pollutants detection) from Earth Observation data in agricultural and ecological contexts to support food security and sustainability. This Special Issue aims to cover a vast range of spatial resolutions (from continent to sub-leaf or root) and spectral resolutions (RGB, multi- and hyperspectral imagery, as well as point data). Besides diverse empirical and physically based retrieval approaches, “hybrid approaches” combining the generic properties of radiative transfer models with the flexibility and efficiency of nonlinear nonparametric methods (machine learning) are welcome. Moreover, time-series analysis related to plant traits assessment can be exploited. This Special Issue is expected to demonstrate recent progress and to discuss future perspectives in plant traits sensing. Dr. Ittai Herrmann Dr. Katja Berger Guest Editors ************************************************* Stay healthy and happy, Cheers, Ittai -- Ittai Herrmann, PhD The Plant Sensing Laboratory The Robert H. Smith Institute for Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 7610001, ISRAEL Tel: +972-8-9489757 Mobile: +972-52-3947255 Fax: +972-8-9489918 Lab: +972-8-9489958 Email: ittai.herrmann(a)mail.huji.ac.il<mailto:alon.samach@mail.huji.ac.il> Skype: ittaih ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-1883 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ittai_Herrmann http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/plantscience/people/Ittai_Herrmann

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3rd APPN meeting - From Cell to Field - June 25th, VBC, Vienna AT
by Stefanie Wienkoop March 13, 2020

March 13, 2020

Dear colleagues and friends, It is our pleasure to invite you to the 4th Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN) Conference featuring “From Cell to Field” with the major focus on Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning and Modelling in the context of Plant Phenotyping. Joint Organization by the University of Vienna, VBCF and OAGM The meeting will take place on June 25, 2020 at the Vienna BioCenter (Free) registration open: https://appn.at/4thappn/ Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order): Sven Fahrner, ESFRI-EMPHASIS, DE Kristina Gruden, NIB, SI Verena Ibl, Mosys, University of Vienna, AT Astrid Junker, IPK Gatersleben, DE Thomas Nägele, LMU München, DE Peter M. Roth, Graz University of Technology , AT Wolfram Weckwerth, Mosys, Uni Vienna, AT Please feel free to share & spread the word! Looking very much forward to meeting you, Stefanie WIenkoop, Markus Teige and Jakub Jez

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