4th SUSTAIN Webinar 2026 “Navigating Salinity Stress in Rice: Interactions with Far-Red Light and the Advantage of Lateral Growth”

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming 4nd Webinar within the SUSTAIN COST Action CA22144 (Sustainable use of Salt-affected Lands).  The webinar on “Navigating Salinity Stress in Rice: Interactions with Far-Red Light and the Advantage of Lateral Growth” will take place on 13 May 2026 at 10:00 CET.

Our guest experts who will present at the SUSTAIN 4th Webinar (2026) are the :

1.Parvinderdeep S. Kahlon, Rice Breeding Innovations, IRRI, PHILIPPINES & Laboratory of Plant Physiology, WUR, THE NETHERLANDS on “Interactions Between Salinity and Supplemental Far-Red Light Responses in Rice”.

2. Yori Leshem, Tel-Hai University & MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute ISRAEL, on “Islands of Hope – The advantage of Going Sideway during lethal salinity”.

Registration link: https://vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7c2rvER5Qfq9XPTvvQtEHg

The webinars seek to:

  • build a shared knowledge base to improve water and soil management and enhance crop production on salt-affected lands;
  • showcase the full environmental, social, and economic value of salt-affected lands and saline landscapes; and
  • develop targeted policy frameworks for effective salinisation management, positioning saline agriculture as a complementary component of the European food-security agenda for both coastal and inland salt-affected areas.

For more information, please check the webinar page at https://sustaincostaction.eu/ or contact: [email protected]

Register now!! Looking forward to seeing you all

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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

COST Action CA22144

Salinisation, the accumulation of water-soluble salts in the soil, is one of the major causes of soil degradation affecting 833 million hectares of land and 1.5 billion inhabitants worldwide. However, these lands can be used by applying saline agriculture, involving soil, water and salt-tolerant crop management methods.

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