XVI Congress of the European Societies of Plant Biologists Federation (FESPB 2008)
XVI Congress of the Federation of Plant Biologists European Societies (FESPB 2008) was analyzed. Congress was held from 17 to 22 August 2008 in Tampere (Finland). The congress was attended by about 1000 participants from more than 50 countries. The Russian delegation was represented by scientists from Voronezh, Moscow, Penza, Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Tomsk, Syktyvkar and Ufa. At the congress 22 plenary, 117 oral and 800 poster presentations were presented. The scientific program includes all aspects of modern plant biology: cell biology, ecophysiology, metabolism, natural variation and adaptation, biotechnology of plants, photosynthesis and respiration, stress biology and acclimation, signaling and expression of genes, biology and biomika systems, water regime, mineral nutrition and transport. Two symposiums have been devoted to peroxidase and fikomistrelle. XVI Congress showed that modern experimental biology of plants continues integrate various sciences and approaches to identify the full path of the regulation of physiological processes from genes to whole plants in the habitat.