Abstracts
All accepted presenting authors will qualify for early bird registration
The Scientific and Organising Committees invite researchers, laboratory professionals, consultants and industry specialists to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation at ISSPA 2027.
Theme: Soil to Sky: Agri-Sciences sustaining our planet.
Submissions should be original, relevant and aligned with the symposium focus on soil, plant, water and agricultural analysis, including practical tools and scientific approaches that support sustainable production systems.
We invite submissions under one of the following topics:
A1. Impact of laboratory results on the industry
A2. Latest methods and technologies
A3. Testing for stricter compliance requirements
A4. Quality assurance and proficiency testing
A5. Laboratory data management in the digital era
Category B: Regenerative agriculture – soil–plant ecosystem
B1. Soil health and biology assessment and interpretation
B2. Sustainable nutrient cycling and climate-smart agriculture
B3. Circular agriculture, waste valorisation, and resource use
B4. Integrated soil–plant–water pathways for productive agriculture and healthy ecosystems
B5. Regenerative agriculture in dryland crop production
B6. Soil and plant enhancers – efficacy and safety
Category C: Water Quantity and Quality – managing a scarce resource
C1. Water testing – irrigation to human consumption
C2. Irrigation management
C3. Environmental stewardship – recycling and runoff management
C4. Environmental contaminants and emerging challenges
Category D: Crop Life
D1. Plant monitoring and analysis throughout the crop life cycle
D2. Nutrient monitoring beyond nutrients, including carbohydrates
D3. Crop nutrition, fertiliser recommendations, and foliar applications
D4. Herbicide and insecticide monitoring and management – trends in natural remedies
Category E: Smart Agriculture – decision support for sustainable crop production
E1. Precision agriculture
E2. Emerging technologies
E3. AI – opportunities and challenges
Category F: Carbon measurement and management
F1. Carbon sequestration, measurement ,and soil carbon management
F2. Climate-smart farming and greenhouse gas mitigation
F3. Carbon farming ,verification, and markets
Abstract Submission Deadline
20 January 2027
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- Abstract submissions must be submitted online. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
- Abstracts can be submitted for oral or poster presentation.
- Abstract submissions should be original, topical, and current.
- The title of your abstract should not exceed 30 words.
- The body text of your abstract should not exceed 500 words.
Acceptance/Rejection of Abstracts
The scientific programme committee will review all submitted abstracts and reserves the right to accept or reject any abstracts. Selected abstracts will be presented as oral or poster presentations.
All authors will be kept informed, in writing, of the details concerning the exact time and date of their presentation. Poster presenters will be notified of the poster size and guidelines in writing as well.
If your abstract is accepted, you will be expected to present your work (either as an oral or as a poster) in person at ISSPA Symposium 2027.
If your abstract is accepted, authors will be given a deadline to submit changes. It is your responsibility to ensure that all editing, spelling and typographic errors are corrected prior to submission.
At the end of the online application process, you should receive a confirmatory email. If you do not receive an email, your application was not submitted, please email janine@soafrica.com