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SAAB 2025 Abstract Information

We invite delegates to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2025 SAAB conference. Please submit abstract using this link: https://forms.gle/iXiUsaNAyGdMZLCk8. Abstract submissions will be reviewed as soon as possible and by 31 May 2025 (latest) for early bird registration.

Please use the abstract template as a guide for formatting and submitting your abstract with the following in mind:

  • Maximum word count - 300 words.
  • Use 12-point Times New Roman as the font throughout; please apply Bold or Italics as indicated on the template
  • The abstract should clearly convey the research aims, methods, results, and conclusions.
  • Do not include references, figures, or tables.
  • Please do not change the formatting of the abstract template – this will help us in collating the final abstract book.
  • Indicate whether an Oral Paper or a Poster presentation.
  • Specify the session/category that best fits your abstract:
    • Ecology
    • Evolution & Systematics
    • Invasion Plant Biology
    • Medicinal Plants/Ethnobotany
    • Natural Resource Management and Conservation
    • Physiology
    • Plant Biotechnology
    • Pollination Biology

Should you wish to submit additional abstracts for consideration, these abstracts could be accepted as poster presentations depending on the number of delegates and abstracts received.

Please note: The Best Young Scientist Award consists of a certificate and a R1000 cash awarded to the best oral paper delivered by a young botanist under 30 years of age.

Adjudication for all awards is done by delegates appointed by the LOC. 

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