A two-day national seminar organised by the Ranchi Chapter of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding concluded on Sunday. Concluding session was chaired by Vice Chancellor Onkar Nath Singh. Singh said that the research presented in this seminar will encourage the development of tolerable crop varieties in accordance with the changing season in the Country.
To deal with natural calamities, alternative crop discernment and increase in crop production will help in meeting the challenges, Singh added.
In this seminar, about 200 plant breeder scientists of the country participated through virtual medium.
In this seminar, technical sessions on five topics of plant breeding were organized. PGR Management and Pre-Breeding session was chaired by SS Banga of Ludhiana. In this session, a total of 35 research papers were presented by a total of scientists. The session on the new frontier of crop reform was presided over by the Chairman of the Society, GP Singh. In this session, scientists presented 29 research papers.
Scientists presented 22 research papers under the chairmanship of Director Research A Vadud in a session on quality enhancement with flexible climate management. The session on Molecular Breeding for Crop Improvement was chaired by retired professor of BHU, BD Singh.
In this session 20 research papers were presented. The session on traditional knowledge, rights of breeders and farmers was presided over by Manigopa Chakraborty. In this session 6 research papers were presented. Lead research paper was presented at the seminar by Anuradha Aggarwal, Sanjay J Jambhulkar, Manigopa Chakraborty, Seema Sinha, NK Singh and PK Singh.
On the occasion, retired professor of BHU, BD Singh put the recommendations of the seminar.
Inaugurating the two day seminar on Sunday Singh had stressed on developing climate smart crop varieties capable to perform better even under moisture stress and heat stress conditions.
Farmers need to be provided alternate crop varieties and strategies to meet the challenges of changing climate, he said.