2nd International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2016)

Abstract

PrefaceThe 2nd 2016 International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2016) was successfully held from July 23rd to July 26th in Shanghai, China, which is one of the largest urban areas in the world and the showpiece of the booming economy of mainland China.Agriculture is the cultivation and production of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, and biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. Biological Sciences deals with the study of the many living organisms, which is closely related to agricultural sciences. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization. Promoting scientific and technological progress in the field of agricultural and biological sciences has become the consensus of all the countries in the world. Further challenges come from the climate change caused by global warming, environment pollutions, shortage of water resources and various animal and plant diseases pose new requirements for sustainable agricultural development. ABS conference series was held accordingly to provide a platform for scientists and researchers from all over the world to exchange their researches and new findings in those fields. Based on the success of ABS2015, ABS2016 attracts more than 100 participants from all over the world. With the theme of plant and animal sciences, the key focus of ABS2016 is on the areas of “Botanical Sciences”, “Animal Sciences”, “Soil and Environmental Science” and “Other fields in Agricultural Sciences”. A special session named “Soil and environmental Science” also enriched the content of the Conference.More than 300 papers were submitted to ABS2016, and 82 submitted manuscripts have met the scope of IOP Conference Series on Earth and Environmental Sciences to form this special book. After pre-review on the originality and language, peer review process was arranged by the editorial committee. The editorial board was led by the Guest Editor Professor Mohammad Golabi and Associated Professor Peiyue Li, with support from following editors: Dr. Dionisios Gasparatos, Dr. Zisheng Xing, Dr. Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira, Dr. Elaheh Moussavi Kiassari, Dr. Khaled Ibrahimi, Dr. B. C. Dhananjaya, Hamed Kashi, Maria Regina Gusmao Valerio Menino and Dr. Ankit Garg. The 33 best manuscripts were selected after the pre-review and peer review, and those manuscripts provide some insights in the field of soil and environmental sciences.On behalf of the conference organizers, we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all the reviewers for their tremendous efforts and dedication to the Conference, to all the authors for their trust and contributions to the Conference, as well as all the colleagues from IOP publisher for their support and their endless efforts towards the publication of the proceedings for the Conference.The International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences is convened annually where experts and scholars gather to exchange their newest ideas and experiences in this field, and we believe that with their earnest support and contributions, future ABS Conferences would scale new heights.EditorProf. Mohammad H. Golabi University of Guam, Guam-USA