1. Physiological Responses to Stresses and Crop Improvement: Understanding plant responses to drought, heat, salinity, flooding, pests, diseases etc.,

2. Cutting-edge Technologies in Plant Physiology: High-throughput phenotyping, application of Omics, AI and ML models, use of IOT, ICT tools, and sensors among others

3. Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Agro-techniques for precision farming, cropping systems, Inputs use efficiency, protected cultivation, hi-tech agriculture, mechanization and gadgets for improved efficiency, biostimulants, microbiome etc.,

4. Post-harvest Physiology and Processing: Effect of physiology on growth and produce quality, food systems, functional biomolecules, biofortification

5. Field Physiology and Adaptation Strategies: Community level adaptation strategies, trade and market potential, industry-academia interactions