20th IOBC – WPRS Working Group meeting on Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops

The working group will present the latest advances in biological and integrated pest management, sustainable production systems, and genetic and biotechnical approaches for oilseed crops. New research methods and strategies aimed at reducing pesticide use while maintaining high yields will be highlighted.

  • 29 September – 1 October, 2026
  • Location: SLU, Campus Alnarp, Lomma, Sweden

Program and topics

Take a look at the preliminary program and the topics we will cover during the meeting.

Registration and abstract submission

Registration is open! Please register and submit your abstract by 1 May.

Travel and accomodation

Campus Alnarp is located in southernmost Sweden. It is situated in a large park, located west of the medieval university city Lund, north of Sweden’s third largest city Malmö and east of the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Organizers

Local organisation by Chloë Raderschall, Ola Lundin, Kibrom Abreha and Hanna Friberg at SLU, with Swedish Seed and Oilseed Growers Association, and ICOC convenors Nazanin Zamani-Noor (Julius Kühn-Institute) and Ivan Juran (Univ. Zagreb). The workshop is financially supported by IOBC WPRS, SLU Centre for Biological control and Partnerskap Alnarp.

About IOBC and ICOC

The International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) promotes biological control in integrated pest management. The working group Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops (ICOC) focuses on pest and disease control in oilseed crops such as rapeseed, sunflower, linseed, camelina and hemp.
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