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Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations
Submissions Open: February 2026
Submissions Closes: 23:59 AEST 10 April 2026

Presenter Information

Oral Presenters

There is no set template required to be used for your talk.  We ask that you do use the widescreen 16:9 template.  

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Poster Presenters

Posters are to be printed. Your poster must be portrait style and A0 size (1189 mm high x 841 mm wide).  Poster presenters are also being asked to prepare a short 2 minute soap box presentation which will be held on Wednesday afternoon during the poster session.

Abstract Information

The 13th Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium will be held in Melbourne, Victoria, at the Rendezvous Hotel 15th - 17th August 2026.  The below abstract theme categories are a guideline only and other areas will be accepted.  Final session allocations will be determined on the abstracts submitted.  All crop groups welcome.

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This will be an in-person symposium.  By submitting an abstract, you are agreeing that the presenting author will register (full-payment) and attend the symposium in-person.

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Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts submitted must be original and not presented or published elsewhere. They should be no more than 300 words in length.  Please note you will be asked to add in a brief biography for the presenting author (no more than 150 words) within the submission process so please have this prepared.

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Abstract themes:

  • Advanced technologies

  • Breeding and genetics

  • Climage change

  • Diagnostics, Biosecurity, Surveillance

  • Grains

  • Horticulture

  • Integrated management

  • Microbiome

  • Natural ecosystem

  • Nematology

  • Soilborne abroad

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