Welcome to the ISTRO website
On this site you will find information about the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO), which focusses on the impact and consequences of various soil tillage (including no-till) practices and from field traffic. More information about the organisation itself can be found on the organisation page.
Activities organised by ISTRO and other organisations concerning soil tillage can be found on the activities page.
Further information about recent publications are found on the publications page.
ISTRO info March2023
- Published: 03 April 2023 03 April 2023
March 5th 2023 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the March 2023 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- Emeritus Professor Pieter Groenevelt Orbituary
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
The March issue of ISTRO info is for the greater part dedicated to the passing of former Soil and Tillage Research Editor-in-Chief Prof. Pieter Groeneveld. After a long and fruitful life, dear friend and colleague to many Pieter Groenevelt passed away on February 10th 2023.
ISTRO info December 2022
- Published: 27 January 2023 27 January 2023
January 5th 2023 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the December 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- Young and Early Career Scientists group (YECS)
- News and update from ISTRO Working Groups
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
- Orbituary
Young and Early Career Scientists group (YECS) - Recently, the IUSS Executive Committee accepted a new Working Group dedicated to the youth as part of its structure. The new Young and Early Career Scientists group (YECS) is a direct result of the 4th International Conference of Young Scientists – Soil in the Environment which was held on 2022 in Toruń, Poland. The YECS started its activities on September 2022. First, the group positions were approved as follows: Bartłomiej Glina from Poznań University of Life Sciences (Poland) and Axel Cerón González from National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico) as chair and vice-chair, respectively. Secondly, Marcin Sykuła from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) designed the YECS logo.
Jorge Ivelic Sáez promoted the group during the XIV Chilean Congress of Soil Science in Chile. Daniela Bobadilla Ballesteros organized on December 5th the International Young Scientists Symposium in Mexico.
Axel Cerón González spread the group basis on December 5th during the World Soil Day 2022 Celebration in Thailand. Axel also gave a speech about “Youth security” on December 15th during the United Nations’ World
Soil Day 2022 Celebration in the United States.
The YECS will continue working on reaching regions in the world where soil science is not that common. Join the YECS group! (more details in the ISTRO newsletter.)
ISTRO Info September 2022
- Published: 05 December 2022 05 December 2022
September 27th 2022 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the September 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- International Conference held in Brno, Czech Republic, September 2022
- News and update from ISTRO Group F
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
The 2nd Central European ISTRO Conference (CESTRO) was organised as the second joint scientific Conference since the association of the national branches of the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Hungary was established. Simultaneously the event was the 8th International Conference of the Czech ISTRO branch.
The Conference took place in Brno in 2022 when the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel is commemorated. G. Mendel, the father of modern genetics, whose ideas about inheritance were far ahead of his time, is one of the most famous scientists who lived and worked in Brno.
The conference was attended by 86 participants from 14 countries. A rich scientific programme consisted of 28 lectures and 30 posters presented over two days. Poster presenters were given the opportunity to speak for 5 minutes about their posters. While this was challenging for some young presenters speaking outside their native language they all acquitted themselves well and their performances stimulated subsequent discussions. (image: Vladimír Smutný)
Output of the conference: Conference Report, Book of abstracts (both documents: courtesy of Czech ISTRO branch)