Programme
Registration*
Conference Inauguration
| Innovative agriculture | Dr. S .Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi, India |
| Challenge of edible oils: Can Brassicas deliver? | Dr. Arvind Kumar, DDG (Education), ICAR, New Delhi, India |
TEA
Session 1 : Evolution , Trait Genetics & Breeding
Chair : Dr. R. P. Sharma, Ex. Director, NRCPB, New Delhi, India
Co Chair : Dr. K. C. Bansal, Director, NBPGR, New Delhi, India
| Genetic enhancement of mustard for seed yield & its sustainability | Dr. Dhiraj Singh, Director, DRMR, Bharatpur, India |
| Evolution and divergence in Brassica juncea | Dr. Surinder Banga, ICAR-National Professor, PAU, Ludhiana, India |
Lunch
Session 1 (cont.)
| International trends in hybrid Brassica research | Dr. Jay Patel, Pioneer HiBred International, Canada |
| Developing and optimizing CMS-FR systems | Dr. S.R.Bhat, Pr. Scientist, NRCPB, New Delhi, India |
| Emerging challenges of abiotic stresses in oilseeds Brassicas | Dr. D.K. Yadav, Pr. Scientist, IARI, New Delhi |
| Breeding Brassica vegetables | Dr. Pritam Kalia , Head, Division of Vegetable Sciences, IARI, New Delhi |
TEA
Poster Session :　 Genetics & Breeding, Crop diversity, Genomics
Dinner
Session 2 : Plant Protection: Challenges & Prospects
Chair : Dr. P.R. Verma, Former Pathologist, Agriculture Canada Research Station, Saskatoon, Canada
Co Chair : Dr. G.S. Saharan, Ex. Prof. & Head, Division of Plant Pathology, CCSHAU, Hisar, India
| Pathogen variation - Challenge for disease resistance | Prof. Martin Barbetti, University of Western Australia |
| Sclerotinia stem rot | Prof. Baocheng Hu, Vice-President, Anhui Academy of Agri. Sciences, China |
| Diseases of Brassica vegetables | Dr. Pratibha Sharma, Pr. Scientist, Div. of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi |
TEA
Session 3 : Crop Management: Challenges & Possibilities
Chair : Dr. D. P. Singh, Ex. Vice-chancellor, JNKVV, Jabalpur, MP, India
Co Chair : Dr. D.K. Sharma, Director, CSSRI, Karnal
| Optimising crop nutrition through precision agriculture | Dr. Kaushik Majumdar, IPNI South Asia Programme, Gurgaon |
| Crop Management in the face of climatic change | Dr. B. K. Kandpal, DRMR, Bharatpur |
Lunch
Session 4: Crop Physiology & Nutritional quality
Chair : Dr. P. R. Kumar, Ex. ADG, ICAR, New Delhi, India
Co Chair : Dr. B.B. Singh, ADG (OP), ICAR, New Delhi, India
| Climate change: curse or opportunity | ......... |
| Canopy architecture & crop Modelling: need for change | Dr. R.K. Pannu, CCSHAU, Hisar |
| Health benefits of Brassica vegetables | Dr. Namarata Singh, AIIMS, New Delhi |
TEA
Poster Session: Agronomy, Plant Protection, Crop Physiology & Biochemistry
Dinner
Session 5 : Genomics and Transgenics
Chair : Prof. S. K. Datta, DDG (Crop Science), ICAR, New Delhi, India
Co Chair :Pro. Deepak Pental, Ex. Vice Chancellor, DU, New Delhi
| Transgenics : Possibilities and conflicts | Prof. Deepak Pental, Ex. Vice chancellor, University of Delhi, New Delhi |
| Translational genomics for targeted breeding | Dr. Akshay Pradhan, Professor, University of Delhi, South Campus New Delhi |
| Genomics of abiotic stress tolerance | Dr. Paramjeet Khurana, Professor. University of Delhi South Campus New Delhi |
| Genetics and genomics of vegetable Brassicas | Dr. Nirala Ramchiary, Asstt. Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi |
Session 6 :Brassica Challenge Presentations
| Dr P.R.Kumar | Outstanding Brassica Scientist Award |
| Dr P.R.Verma | Young Brassica Scientist Award |
| SRMR awardees | (Best Ph.D.Thesis and M.Sc. Thesis awards) |
Conference Closure
Lunch
Field visit (Optional)
Post Conference tour (fully paid): Golden Temple, Amritsar
(subject to sufficient numbers)
