WorldVeg India Field Day

A special field day will be organized on 2 April 2024 to demonstrate the 2023 APSA-WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium exclusive lines under Indian conditions at the WorldVeg’s South and Central Asia, Hyderabad, India. 

Participants will be able to view the performance of 10 tomato (dual purpose & fresh market types), 8 pepper (chilli & sweet) lines and 6 bitter gourd F1 hybrids. This is exclusively for the 2023 APSA-WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium members only.

FIELD DAY LOCATION

World Vegetable Center
South and Central Asia
ICRISAT Campus, Patancheru 502324
Hyderabad, Telangana, India

REGISTRATION

  • 250 USD/person, including the field day booklet, lunch, coffee break, refreshments, water, transportation to the field and demonstration trials.
  • Once the registration is completed, APSA will share the invoice for the payment process.
  • Pre-registration is required. No on-site registration is allowed.
  • Registration deadline: 10 March 2024
  • Registration fee is not refundable
  • Payment deadline: 20 March 2024

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

TRANSPORTATION

Shuttle bus pick-up and drop-off will be complimentary to all participants from ICRISAT main gate to the conference room and fields.

AGENDA

TIME (UTC+5.30)

AGENDA

09:00 - 09:30

Registration at ICRISAT PTTC Conference Room
Rehana Shaikh, Senior Officer - HR & Administration, South Asia and Central Asia, World Vegetable Center

09:30 - 09:40

Welcome Remarks
Aravazhi Selvaraj, India Country Director, South Asia and Central Asia, World Vegetable Center

09:40 - 09:50

Introduction on the 2023 consortium exclusive tomato trial
Assaf Eybishitz, Senior Scientist - Tomato Breeding, World Vegetable Center

09:50 - 10:00

Introduction on the 2023 consortium exclusive pepper trial
Derek Barchenger, Scientist - Pepper Breeding, World Vegetable Center

10:00 - 10:10

Introduction on the 2023 consortium exclusive bitter gourd trial
Anthimos Kampouridis, Scientist - Cucurbit Breeding, World Vegetable Center

10:10 - 10:20

Q&A Session

10:20 - 10:50

Coffee & Tea Break

10:50 - 13:00

Visit tomato, pepper and bitter gourd field demonstration Trials

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch at ICRISAT Canteen

14:00 - 16:00

One-on-one interaction, Q&A and feedback

  • Assaf Eybishitz, Senior Scientist - Tomato Breeding, World Vegetable Center
  • Derek Barchenger, Scientist - Pepper Breeding, World Vegetable Center
  • Manoj Kumar Nalla, Scientist - Pepper Breeding, South Asia and Central Asia, World Vegetable Center 
  • Anthimos Kampouridis, Scientist - Cucurbit Breeding, World Vegetable Cente

16:00 - onwards

 Departure of Participants

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact Ms. Xiaofeng Li at xiaofeng@apsaseed.org or Ms. Mandy Lin at mandy.lin@worldveg.org