The 3rd International Symposium on
Tropical and Subtropical Ornamentals 2025

Conservation and Utilization of Ornamental Plants for Health and Human Well Being

8 - 10 July 2025 | Noble Resort Hotel, Malacca, Malaysia

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A must-attend symposium and exposition for researchers, academicians, practitioners, students, growers, technicians, and other professionals in ornamental industry.

Innovative Engagement

Knowledge Synergy

Showcasing Progress

Exhibition Hub

Key Priorities

The symposium aims to foster innovative engagement in horticultural research and management, establish a knowledge-sharing platform to drive national and global ornamental industry growth, showcase cutting-edge research and technological advancements, and provide a space for industry stakeholders to exhibit their products, innovations, and services.

Join Us If You Are

If you fulfill one of the following criterias, we welcome you to join us in this conference! 

Academicians

Researchers

Practitioners

Under and Post Grad Students

Government Officials

GLCs and Private Companies

NGOs

Ticket Pricing

In person

Onsite | Noble Resort, Malacca

ISHS MEMBER

EUR 350

NON MEMBER

EUR 450

STUDENT

EUR 250

Purchasing an in-person ticket will also entitle you a virtual access to our livestreams.

Virtual

Livestream | Online

ISHS MEMBER

EUR 200

NON MEMBER

EUR 300

STUDENT

EUR 175

Limited to one ticket per attendee.

*Registration fee also includes online access to the electronic version of the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.

For international visitors, please check if you require a visa to enter Malaysia on the Malaysia Visas website. https://malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my/evisa/evisa.jsp.

If you do need a visa, we strongly recommend that you start the application process as soon as possible.

If you need a letter of invitation from this conference, please contact tso2025.secretariat@gmail.com and provide the following information:

1) Your full name (as it appears in your travel documents)
2) Your date of birth, gender, nationality, passport number
3) Your institution name and address
4) Your position at your institution
5) Your tentative travel dates (including arrival and departure)

Sponsorship & Exhibition Prospectus

Platinum Sponsor

3500
EUR
Free Physical Bare Space Special Booth (18 sq. meter)
Five (5) complementary physical & virtual tickets each
Company Logo and name on TSO 2025 website
Short Advertisement slot during inter-session break
Company logo projected in between oral session, coffee, and lunch breaks
Acknowledgement in e-program book
Certificate of Appreciation

Silver Sponsor

1500
EUR
Three (3) complementary physical & virtual tickets each
Company Logo and name on TSO 2025 website
Company logo projected in between oral session, coffee, and lunch breaks
Acknowledgement in e-program book
Certificate of Appreciation

Exhibition Sponsorship

It will be a unique opportunity for service providers, manufacturers, and suppliers to showcase their products and services for this vital industry and market. The TSO 2025 Organising Committee reserves the right to screen products and services for appropriateness.

Type
Unit Cost / EUR
Standard Shell Scheme Physical Booth
(3000mm X 3000mm X 2400mm)
1,250.00 / booth
Bare Space Special Booth
(Minimum size: 18 sq. meter)
125.00 / sq. meter

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Contact Details : Hazani Mat Daud, Chief Secretariat, TSO 2025
Contact no: +60 19-348 1577 / +60 3-8890 3062
Email: tso2025.secretariat@gmail.com

Conference-at-a-glance

8th July 2025 | Day 1

9th July 2025 | Day 2

8:00 am

Registration

8:00 am

Registration

8:30 am

Welcoming Remarks & Opening Speech

8:30 am

Keynote 4
Balancing Nature and Technology: Enhancing Flowering in Ornamental Plants
Prof. Ming-Tsair Chan Research Fellow, Academia Sinica Agricultural Biotechnology Research Centre, Taiwan

9:30 am

Coffee Break, Poster Session, and Networking

9:15 am

Keynote 5:
Orchid Cultivation and Utilisation in China
Prof. Dr. Kanchit Thammasiri Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China

10:00 am

Keynote 1
The impact of climate change on ornamental plants: Malaysia scenario.
Dato’ Dr. Haji Mohamad Zabawi Bin Abdul Ghani Director General, MARDI

10:00 am

Coffee Break, Poster Session, and Networking

10:45 am

Keynote 2
Application of AI in Horticultural Plants
Professor Datuk Dr. Shahrin Bin Sahib, FASc., PTech., Hon. MIIEM Vice Chansellor, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

10:30 am

Parallel Session 3

Physical: Room A / Virtual: Room 1
Aquatic Ornamental Plants/ Production and Business

Physical: Room B / Virtual: Room 2
Aquatic Ornamental Plants/ Production and Business

11:30 am

Parallel Session 1

Physical: Room A / Virtual: Room 1
Smart Agriculture on Ornamental Plants/ Post-Harvest Technology

Physical: Room B / Virtual: Room 2
Plant Breeding and Genetics/ Plant Genetic Resources

12:30 pm

Lunch and Networking

2:15 pm

Keynote 3
Current Achievements and Prospects of Indonesian Native Dendrobium Section Spatulata.
Prof. Dr. Dewi Sukma, S.P., M.Si. Professor, Faculty of Horticulture, IPB University, Indonesia

4:00 pm

ISHS Business Meeting

3:00 pm

Parallel Session 2

Physical: Room A / Virtual: Room 1
Ornamental and Landscape/ Micropropagation and Biotechnology

Physical: Room B / Virtual: Room 2
Plant Protection/ Aquatic Ornamental Plants

4:30 pm

Closing Ceremony

• Best Paper Awards
• Closing Speech
• Coffee Break & End of TSO2025

5:00 pm

Poster Session, Nibbles, Coffee Break & Adjourn Day 1

Call for Papers Submission

Theme for TSO 2025

Conservation and Utilization of Ornamental Plants
for Health and Human Well Being

Topics of Submission

The organizing committee warmly invites practitioners, academicians, researchers, under and postgraduates students from around the globe to join us at TSO 2025. This symposium brings together avid researchers from local and international. Topics of interest for submission include, but not limited to:


Smart Agriculture on Ornamental Plants


Plant Genetic Resources


Post-Harvest Technology


Plant Breeding and Genetics


Ornamental and Landscape


Plant Protection

Micropropagation and Biotechnology

Aquatic Ornamental Plants


Production and Business

Abstract Submission Instructions

  • Only abstracts submitted in English will be reviewed.
  • Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.
  • Abstracts must not contain tables, pictures or graphs.
  • All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use.
  • Abstracts should be thoroughly checked for spelling and grammar.
  • An abstract submission charge is due upon submission of an abstract and applies to the presenting author only. For ISHS Individual members, the abstract submission charge is fully waived.
  • Those who do not hold a user account with ISHS yet: create an ISHS user account first at https://www.actahort.org/members/newmember?asc=1. After payment and activation of your user account, you can start your abstract submission.
  • Abstracts must always be submitted by the presenting author, using their own personal ISHS user account. Submitting an abstract on behalf of, or using the ISHS user account of another author is strictly prohibited.
  • Abstracts must be submitted by 31st May 2025 for consideration by the Scientific Committee. Authors will be notified of provisional acceptance of abstracts by 7th June 2025 and will also be notified if the abstract has been selected for an oral or poster presentation.
  • All oral presenters, including keynote and invited speakers, must submit a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae according to the Acta Horticulturae guidelines (https://www.ishs.org/authors) by 30th June 2025. (Alternatively, presenters have the option to submit a full scientific manuscript on the topic presented at the symposium to  the ISHS Scientific Journal in lieu of submitting a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae). Oral presenters who fail to submit a manuscript for publication in Acta Horticulturae or the ISHS Scientific Journal may be refused the floor for making their oral presentation. Authors of posters are strongly encouraged to prepare and submit a manuscript for Acta Horticulturae.
  • Presenting authors of abstracts accepted for presentation (both oral/poster) must register for the symposium by 30th June 2025. Failing to register for the symposium will result in your abstract being withdrawn from the symposium program and your manuscript being withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.
  • Failing to present (oral/poster) at the symposium will result in your manuscript being withdrawn from the Acta Horticulturae symposium proceedings.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline

Abstract Notification Deadline

Full-text Paper Submission Deadline

Full-text Paper Modification Deadline

31st May 2025

7th June 2025

30th June 2025

31st July 2025

Venue and Accommodation

Noble Resort Hotel Melaka lies in the heart of the city center and is within walking distance to major attractions and shopping centres. Its strategic location offers you the opportunity to enjoy the historical and cultural background of this UNESCO world heritage city.

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About ISHS

The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is the world’s leading independent organization of horticulturists acting as a globally recognized and sought-after platform for research, science-based information exchange and collaboration in support of sustainable innovation in horticulture.

Membership is open to all interested researchers, educators, students, and horticultural industry professionals. The society dates from 1864, and was formally constituted in 1959. The ISHS is a truly global network comprising over 70,000 individuals, universities, governments, institutions, libraries and commercial companies, thousands of whom joined as Individual Members, in addition to a substantial number of Institutional Members and some 50 Member Countries/Regions. (ISHS membership link: https://www.ishs.org/members)

The ISHS coordinates the distributed network of International Cultivar Registration Authorities, which are responsible for ensuring that the names of plant cultivars and cultivar groups are defined and not duplicated.

ABOUT TSO 2025

The 3rd International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Ornamentals (TSO 2025) is a great opportunity to bring together researchers, academicians, under and postgraduate students, practitioners, technicians, and other professionals in ornamental industry to share knowledge and ideas, as well as to discuss the state of the art and future perspectives for improving and developing tropical and sub-tropical ornamental production and marketing

Secretariat and Enquiries

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