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West*, *University of Minnesota, USA* ------------------------------ *Call for Abstracts*Submit abstracts by *17 October 2016* Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited on the below conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. *Topics* - Increased agricultural uncertainty - Modelling and its application - Abiotic stress - Effects of CO2 on plant growth - Impacts on nutrition, quality and resource use efficiency - Plant-microbe interactions - Innovative agronomic and breeding practices - New crops for a new climate *Submit your abstract >* <http://communications.elsevier.com/r/?id=h2db98b49,f89ce6a,f8a5d1a> ------------------------------ *Special Issue* Selected Speakers will be invited to extend their presentation into a review and submit it to *Current Opinion in Plant Biology* <http://communications.elsevier.com/r/?id=h2db98b49,f89ce6a,f8a5d1b>. 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