The Symposia on Cereal Physiology and Breeding have become an ideal space for presentation of scientific and technical progresses in an environment combining rigorous but constructive discussions with a friendly atmosphere. There have always been carried out in an ideal environment to gain opportunities to understand the physiological and genetic determinants of yield (both potential and under adverse conditions) and quality (both functional and nutritional) of major cereals and thus contribute to genetic improvement.

An outcome of previous Symposia on Cereal Physiology and Breeding has been the strengthened collaborations and synergies between Spanish groups, but also with groups from other countries that have participated, improving the level of multidisciplinarity, impacts and internationalization of research activities in the search for solutions to global agriculture, particularly within the Mediterranean areas. Therefore, this event may facilitate the establishment of consortia that could potentially participate in actions of the International – Mediterranean initiative Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Focusing on sustainable water management and food systems.

This Fifth Symposium on Physiology and Cereal Breeding will focus on knowledge and tools (including phenotyping) for further improving yield and quality (industrial and nutritional) of cereals grown under high-yielding as well as stressful (biotic and abiotic) conditions.