Abstract Guidelines:

  • Please follow the format shown in the examples provided below.
  • Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (not including the title, authors, and respected affiliations).
  • Abstracts must be submitted on the Abstract Submission page no later than February 16, 2024.
  • Graduate students must submit an abstract to be scheduled to give a presentation.

Abstract Example: 

Presentation Title
Presenter First Initial or Name and Last Name and Contributors
Department, Institution, Location

This is a sample abstract to demonstrate the format. The body of the abstract (not including the title, authors, and respected affiliations) should not exceed 300 words. An abstract should contain an introduction to the subject and a description of the problem, objectives, brief results (if you have any), and conclusions made to this point. Abstracts should be single-spaced. Abbreviations must be spelled in full the first time they are mentioned in the title or abstract. Cultivar names are to have single quotation marks around them every time they are mentioned. Include all authors who have contributed to your research and indicate the affiliations of each author. The main (presenting) author should be listed first. Abstracts are due February 16, 2024.

Title and Author Example:

Understanding Lodging in Oat ‘Avena sativa L.’ from a Root and Shoot Perspective
C. Ferré1, A. Beattie1, J.A. Fuertado2
1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; 2National Research Council, Saskatoon, SK