Day 1 - 30 October 2023 (Monday) |
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| 9:30-11:00 | INAUGURATION Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium |
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| 11:00-11:45 | High Tea | |
| 11:45-12:45 |
Dr. N.B. Das Memorial Lecture |
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| Chair Dr. T. Mohpatra, Chairperson, PPV &FRA, NASC, New Delhi |
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| Co-Chair Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya, Former IFS Officer, New Delhi |
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| Speaker Prof. Rajeev K Varshney, Murdoch University, Australia Topic of the talk : Genomic solutions for enhancing global food security and ensuring agriculture sustainability (45 Minutes) (Virtual) |
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| 12:45-13:30 | Felicitation Programme of Dr. S L Mehta | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | Venue: Prithvi Hall | |
Concurrent sessions |
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| I: Metabolic Pathway Engineering | II: Advanced Molecular Tools for Crop Improvement: Genomics and Genome Editing | |
| 14:30-16:30 |
Chair - Dr. P. Ananda Kumar, Former Director, ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad |
Chair Dr. Paramjit Khurana, Former Professor, DUSC, New Delhi |
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Co-Chair Dr. Srinivasan, Former Director, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi |
Co-Chair Dr. J C Rana, Country Representative & National Project Coordinator UNEP-GEF Biodiversity International (Erstwhile IPGRI) |
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Lead Lectures (25 Minutes each) |
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| 14:30-14:55 |
Prof. Subra Chakraborty Topic of the talk |
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav Topic of the talk : Deciphering Regulatory Landscapes of Green Algal CCM |
| 14:55-15:20 |
Dr. Ram Rajasekharan
Topic of the talk : A Novel Soluble Triacylglycerol Biosynthetic Pathway in Yeasts and Oilseeds |
Dr. Swarup K. Parida
Topic of the talk : Next-Generation Molecular Breeding for A Food Sufficient Future |
| 15:20-15:45 |
Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany
Topic of the talk : Pathway Synteny and metabolite channelling: Engineering towards better stress response |
Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia
Title of the talk : CRISPR/Cas12a driven multiplex genome editing of a cytokinin regulator improves plant architecture and grain yield in rice |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Oral presentations |
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| 15:45-16:00 |
Dr. Aruna Kilaru
Topic of the talk : Key Avocado Genes Cooperatively Enhance 18:1-TAG in Leaf Tissues |
Dr. Sachin Teotia
Topic of the talk : A high-efficiency gene silencing in plants using two-hit asymmetrical artificial microRNAs |
| 16:00-16:15 | Dr. Ashutosh Pandey
Topic of the talk : Pathway engineering in food crops for enhancing nutritional value and food security |
Dr. Manimekalai
Topic of the talk : Genomic selection in sugarcane: unlocking the potenmtial for sustainable sugarcane agriculture |
| 16:15-16:30 | Dr. Yogendra Kalenahalli
Topic of the talk : Secondary cell wall thickening associated with the deposition of hydroxycinnamic acid amides and lignin to resist aflatoxin accumulation in groundnut |
Dr. Aniruddha Sane
Topic of the talk : A tomato EAR motif repressor controls plant developmental transitions through regulation of the GA pathway |
| 16:30-17:00 | Tea Break | |
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | ||
| 17:00-18:00 | Plenary lectures (25 minutes to Talk + 5 minutes for Interaction to each) |
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| Chair- Dr.A.K Tyagi, Senior Professor , University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi |
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| Speakers | ||
| 17:00-17:30 |
Dr. T.R. Sharma, Topic of the talk : Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture for National Food Security |
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| 17:30-18:00 |
Dr A K Singh, Topic of the talk : Molecular breeding for biotic & abiotic stress tolerance and quality improvement in cereals |
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| 18:00-19:00 | Poster Session-I | |
| 19:00-20:00 | Cultural Programme | |
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | |
Day 2 - 31 October 2023 (Tuesday) | ||||||
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | ||||||
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| 9:30-10:30 | Plenary lectures (25 minutes to Talk + 5 minutes for Interaction to each) |
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| Chair Prof. P. K. Gupta Hon'ble Emeritus Profesor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut |
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| Speakers | ||||||
| 9:30-10:00 | Prof Nigel George Halford Topic of the talk : Low asparagine, low acrylamide CRISPR wheat: Europe’s first field trial of gene edited wheat in the context of rapidly changing regulations | |||||
| 10:00-10:30 | Dr. Vedpal S Malik Topic of the talk : Oil seeds, Biofuels, Diverse crops, and Big Money through Technology | |||||
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea Break | |||||
| Venue: Prithvi Hall | Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | |||||
Concurrent sessions | ||||||
| III: Abiotic And Biotic Stress Tolerance | IV: Plant Nutrition & Food Quality Enhancement | |||||
| 11:00-13:10 |
Chair Dr. Anil Grover, Senior Professor, Dept. of PMB, DUSC, New Delhi |
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Co-Chair Dr. Kashchandra Raghothama, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, USA |
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Lead Lectures (25 min each) |
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| 11:00-11:25 | Dr. Kashchandra Raghothama
Topic of the talk : Phosphate deficiency; a major abiotic stress impacting global agriculture |
Prof. Avtar K. Handa
Topic of the talk : Agriculture Biotechnology and Human Health and Longevity |
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| 11:25-11:50 | Prof. Manoj Prasad
Topic of the talk : Heat shock proteins of foxtail millet (Setaria italica) for imparting climate resilient traits in cereals |
Dr. Sijo Joseph
Title of the talk : Enhancing the Quality and Nutritional Bioactivity of Canadian Oats (Virtual) |
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| 11:50-12:15 |
Dr. Ranjan Swarup
Topic of the talk : Designer roots for sustainable agriculture and abiotic stress tolerance |
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| 12:15-12:40 | Dr. Sona Pandey
Topic of the talk : Role of G-protein signaling in regulating plant agronomic traits |
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| 12:40-13:10 | Oral presentations (13 minutes to Talk + 2 minutes for Interaction to each) |
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| 12:40-12:55 | Dr. Amolkumar Solanke
Topic of the talk : Development of blast resistance in rice by understanding the interaction between rice and Magnaporthe oryzae |
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| 12:55-13:10 | Dr. Sribash Roy
Topic of the talk : Methylome Remodeling Under Elevated CO2 in Two Populations of Arabidopsis Thaliana Originated at High and Low Elevation of West Himalayas |
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| 13:10-14:00 | Lunch | |||||
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | Venue: Prithvi Hall | |||||
Concurrent sessions | ||||||
| V: Millets as Nutraceuticals | VI: Advances in Legume & Oilseed Research | |||||
| 14:00-15:50 |
Chair Dr. C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad |
Chair Dr. Avtaar K.Handa, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Purdue University, USA |
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Co-Chair Dr. Shelly Parveen, Former Head, Div. of Biochemistry, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi |
Co-Chair Dr. G.P Singh, Director, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi |
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| Lead Lectures (25 min each) (22 minutes to Talk + 3 minutes for Interaction to each) |
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| 14:00-14:25 | Prof. Rattan Yadav
Topic of the talk : What makes millets special in treating type-2 diabetes and the way forward integrating such traits in crops varieties? |
Dr. D. K. Yadava
Topic of the talk : Biotechnological tools can help achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds |
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| 14:25-14:50 | Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi
Topic of the talk : Transformation of Millets (Shree Anna): From Traditional Foods to Nutraceuticals |
Dr. C. Bharadwaj
Topic of the talk : Valorization of Genes in Developing Drought Tolerant Chickpeas |
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| 14:50-16:00 |
Oral Presentations |
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| 14:50-15:05 | Dr. Girish Kumar Mittal
Topic of the talk : Genetic profiling of lipids and fatty acids in global collection of pearl millet germplasm for improved health benefits |
Dr. Vinutha T
Topic of the talk : Development of plant protein blends from chickpea-peanut-brown rice for balanced amino acid score and protein quality |
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| 15:05-15:20 | Dr. Suneha Goswami
Topic of the talk : Impact of thermal treatments on pearl millet's rancid behaviour rheological characteristics and nutritional bioaccesibility |
Dr. Navin C. Gupta
Topic of the talk : Identification of new sources of resistance for Sclerotinia stem rot disease in oilseed Brassica |
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| 15:20-15:35 | Dr. Avinash Singode
Topic of the talk : Protein content USP of Proso millet |
Dr. Vishwanath R. Yalamalle
Topic of the talk : Degradation of unsaturated fatty acids is associated with low storability in onion seed |
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| 15:35-15:50 | Dr. Kirankumar P. Suthar
Topic of the talk : Amino Acid Profiling of Little Millet: A Way to Boost Nutritional Quality |
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Tiwari
Topic of the talk : Siphoning Novel Candidate Gene-Based Markers for Salinity Responsiveness in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) |
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| 15:50-16:30 | Tea Break | |||||
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | ||||||
| 16:30-17:00 | Plenary Lecture | |||||
| Chair Dr. SL Mehta, President, SPBB, New Delhi | ||||||
| Speaker Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Chair, ASRB, New Delhi | ||||||
| 17:00-18:10 | Student/Scientist/Industry-Academia Interface (Panel Discussions) | |||||
| Chair Dr. Raju Barwale, Chairman, Mahyco | ||||||
| Moderator Dr. Vinutha T, Senior Scientist, IARI, New Delhi | ||||||
| Industry Panelists Ms. Shilpa Wadhwa, Nestle Mr. Abhiram Seth, AquaAgri Mr. Prashant Nanargikar, ISHA AGRO-Rep | ||||||
| Acadmia Panelists Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Chairman, ASRB, New Delhi Dr. Ajit Shasany, Director, NBRI, Lucknow Dr. Dayakar Rao B, CEO, Centre of excellence, Nutrihub IIMR, Hyderabad | ||||||
| Student Panelists Mr. Vivek Saurabh (Ph.D.), Division of Food Science & Postharvest Technology, IARI, New Delhi Mr. Tamil Selvan S (Ph.D.), Division of Biochemistry, IARI, New Delhi Mr. Amit Kumar,(Ph.D.), Division of Plant Biotechnology, NIPB, New Delhi Mr. Aditya Thakur (M.Sc.), Department Of Chemistry, IIT, Jammu |
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| 18:10-18:50 | Flash Talks | |||||
| Chair Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya, Director, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi | ||||||
| Co-Chair Dr. S Sivakumar Professor and Head, Department of Millets, TNAU, Coimbatore | ||||||
| 18:10-18:15 | Ms. Arpitha, S. R.
Topic of the talk : Synergy at Work: Probiotic Fermentation and Germination as a strategy to enhance potential functional properties of soymilk |
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| 18:15-18:20 | Ms. Varsha Mahadik
Topic of the talk : RNA-mediated strategy to control Fusarium wilt of tomato |
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| 18:20-18:25 | Ms. Deepanyeta Goswami
Topic of the talk : Carbohydrate Quality Indices in Minor Millets: Key Towards Functional Health Food |
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| 18:25-18:30 | Mrs. Antil Jain
Topic of the talk : Developing Robust NIR Prediction Model for Selected Quality Traits in Wheat |
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| 18:30-18:35 | Ms. Deepika Singh
Topic of the talk : Aliphatic glucosinolates pathway is cross-regulated by O-acetylation on plant cell wall polysaccharides in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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| 18:35-18:40 | Dr. Deepika Sharma
Topic of the talk : Characterization of miRNAs regulating flowering time in rice |
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| 18:40-18:45 | Mr. Tamil Selvan S
Topic of the talk : Biochemical and Molecular Insights into Enhanced Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Phytate Accumulation in Seed of Rice on Introgression of Pup1 QTL |
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| 18:45-18:50 | Dr. Vikas Mandal
Topic of the talk : G-protein alpha subunit (RGA1) mediated regulation of nitrogen-sensitivity and nitrogen use efficiency in rice |
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| 18:50-19:50 | Poster Session-II | |||||
| 19:50-20:30 | SPBB Annual General Body Meeting | |||||
| 20:30-21:00 | Dinner | |||||
Day 3 - 1 November 2023 (Wednesday) | ||
| Time | Session | |
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| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | ||
| 9:30-10:30 | Plenary lecture (25 minutes to Talk + 5 minutes for Interaction to each) | |
| Chair Prof. Deepak Pental, Former VC, JNU, New Delhi | ||
| Speakers | ||
| 9:30-10:00 | Prof. Yunde Zhao Topic of the talk : Molecular mechanisms of auxin homeostasis | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Dr. Balaram P., Topic of the talk : Evolution and the Origins of Biology | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea Break | |
| 11:00-13:30 | SPBB-Springer Young Scientist Award presentations (15) | |
| Chair Dr. R. M. Naik, Former Professor, MPKV, Rahuri | ||
| Co-Chair Dr. V. K. Yadav, Former Director (Research) Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner | ||
| 11:00-11:10 | Ms. Simardeep Kaur
Topic of the talk : Comparative miRNome and Transcriptome Analysis Reveal the Novel microRNAsInvolved in Regulation of Gene Networks Under Terminal Drought Stress in Rice |
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| 11:10-11:20 | Ms. Gayathri J
Topic of the talk : Untargeted metabolomics study under future climatic conditions in Indian mustard pist |
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| 11:20-11:30 | Dr. Jafar K. Lone
Topic of the talk : Identification of novel sources of drought tolerance in chickpea using morpho-physiological traits and metabolome profiling |
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| 11:30-11:40 | Dr. Chintha Pradeepika
Topic of the talk : Development of Nutrient-Packed Gluten-free Pancakes from Sweet Potato and Finger Millet |
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| 11:40-11:50 | Mr. Aswin Reddy Chilakala
Topic of the talk : Exploring the use of novel antifungal protein in combating dry root rot disease in chickpeas |
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| 11:50-12:00 | Dr. Nitish Ranjan Prakash
Topic of the talk : Genetics of prolificacy in Sikkim Primitive maize unraveled through targeted QTL mapping and whole-genome resequencing-based DNA polymorphism |
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| 12:00-12:10 | Mr. Vignesh Ponnurangan
Topic of the talk : Deciphering the function of OsNH2 gene in enhancing sheath blight disease resistance in rice via CRISPR/Cas9 technology |
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| 12:10-12:20 | Dr. Shobhit Raj Vimal
Topic of the talk : Insight in naturally grown Croton leaves core endophytic microbiota and endophyte Alcaligenes faecalis SSP8 mediated crosstalk between IAA and ACC deaminase in saline stress management in paddy seedlings |
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| 12:20-12:30 | Dr. Phanikanth Jogam
Topic of the talk : Genome engineering using CRISPR/Cas9 in Solanaceae crops to develop Tobamovirus resistance |
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| 12:30-12:40 | Dr. Kapudeep Karmakar
Topic of the talk : Methylglyoxal produced by plant act as an antimicrobial molecule against non-typhoidal serovars of Salmonella during salinity stress |
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| 12:40-12:50 | Mr. Ashwinkumar Katral
Topic of the talk : Enrichment of kernel oil through genomics-assisted pyramiding of dgat1-2 and fatb genes in multi-nutrient-rich maize hybrids |
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| 12:50-13:00 | Mr. Ikkurti Gopinath
Topic of the talk : Biofortification of popcorn genotypes with higher lysine and tryptophan in kernels through genomics-assisted breeding for mutant opaque2 and opaque16 genes |
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| 13:00-13:10 | Dr. Gouranga Upadhyaya
Topic of the talk : Birth of D-segment: A non-canonical warrior against abiotic stressors in plant dehydrins |
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| 13:10-13:20 | Ms. Rubi Jain
Topic of the talk : Integrated transcriptome and miRNome profiling reveals the regulatory network of seed size and oil content in Brassica juncea |
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| 13:20-13:30 | Dr. Konsam Sarika
Topic of the talk : In-Planta Haploid Induction Potential of CRISPR-CAS9 Edited CENH3 Variant in Tomato |
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| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| Venue: Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium | Venue: Prithvi Hall | |
Concurrent sessions | ||
| VII: Functional Genomics And Regulatory Biology | VIII: Microbiome & Nanotechnology For Health | |
| 14:30-16:30 |
Chair Dr. Swapan Kumar Datta, , Former DDG (Crop Science), ICAR |
Chair Dr. Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Principal Scientist, Division of Microbiology, IARI |
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Co-Chair Dr. Ramavtar Sharma, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur & Vice President, SPBB |
Co-Chair Prof. Archana Chugh , Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT Delhi, New Delhi |
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| Lead Lectures (22 minutes to Talk + 3 minutes for Interaction to each) | ||
| 14:30-14:55 | Dr. N. K. Singh
Topic of the talk : Genomics-assisted breeding of climate-resilient high-yielding rice cultivars |
Dr. Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan
Topic of the talk : The Microbiome Connections: One Health and Our Planet |
| 14:55-15:20 | Prof. Ashwani Pareek
Topic of the talk : Learning lessons from a coastal wild rice: dissecting the novel suit of salinity tolerance mechanisms |
Prof. Archana Chugh
Topic of the talk : Peptidic nanocarriers and antimicrobials for crop improvement |
| 15:30-16:30 | Oral presentations |
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| 15:30-15:45 | Dr. Suresh Kumar
Topic of the talk : Genomics and Epigenomics of Adaptive Plasticity: Growing Rice by Dry/direct-sowing under Fluctuating Environmental Conditions |
Dr. Dilfuza Jabborova
Topic of the talk : Promotion of growth physiological properties and yield in turmeric using plant growth-promoting bacteria |
| 15:45-16:00 | Dr. Niraj Agarwala
Topic of the talk : LncRNAs responsive to temperature stress conditions in tea plant |
Dr. Sandeep Kumar
Topic of the talk : A Journey of Isoflavones from Biosynthesis and Accumulation to Bioavailability |
| 16:00-16:15 | Dr. Vidhu Sane
Topic of the talk : A tomato heat shock factor alters root architecture by promoting lateral root growth and suppressing primary root through altered auxin sensitivity |
Dr. Reetu Mehta
Topic of the talk : Role of human microbiome in maintaining human health |
| 16:15-16:30 | Dr. Subodh Kumar Sinha
Topic of the talk : Functional validation of a high-affinity nitrate transport system of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) |
Dr. Aditi Arya
Topic of the talk : Profiling of phytochemical attributes synthesis of silver nanoparticles and determination of antimicrobial efficacy from plant extract of Aegle marmelos L. |
| 16:30-18:00 | Valedictory Programme | |
| 18:00 onwards | ||