3rd International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2017)

Abstract

PrefaceThanks to the support and contributions from participants of more than 35 countries, the 3rd International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2017) was held successfully from June 26th to June 29th in Qingdao, Shandong, China.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.The previous two ABS Conferences ABS 2015 and ABS 2016 brought together a forum of renowned scientists from the fields of agriculture, horticulture, soil and biology from the leading research institutes and universities from around the world that made them successful international events. Specializing the scope of ABS fields, we have this year interesting studies on animal biology and plant breeding in the field of biological sciences.More than 300 papers were submitted to ABS2017, and 50 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 Prof. Mohammad Golabi and reviewers like Dr. Jesus Rodrigo-Comino, Dr, Burak Kocak, Dr. Miguel Sanchez-Monedero etc and 21 best manuscripts were selected after the pre-review and peer review, and those manuscripts provide some insights in the field of soil, environmental and biological sciences.List of interesting pictures from ABS2017 and Editor information can be found in this pdf