APSA is happy to announce a new webinar series, the 2024 APSA Large Seed Vegetables & Brassicaceae Okra (LSVBO) Thank God It's Friday.
This new webinar series will consist of 4 sessions covering large seed vegetables, Brassicaceae and okra in Asia and Pacific Region. Each session is to be held on Friday each month in March, June, September and November 2024 from 14.00 - 16.00 hrs. (ICT/GMT+7).
| TIME (GMT+7) | AGENDA |
| 14.00 – 14.05 |
Opening of the Webinar
Dr Girish Patil, APSA R&D AG member
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| 14.05 – 14.10 | New variety releases or endorsements |
| 14.10 – 14.40 | Innovation in Cauliflowers Dr. Anangpal Singh, Germplasm developed lead, Cauliflower & Okra, Syngenta |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | Discussion and Q&A Session |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Innovative modern breeding tools to facilitate hybrid seed production in cauliflower Dr Shyam Sundar Dey, Senior Scientist, Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Discussion and Q&A Session |
| 15.50 – 16.00 | Closing Remarks APSA R&D AG member |
Dr. Anangpal Singh
Germplasm developed lead, Cauliflower & Okra, Syngenta
Profile:
I am Dr. Anang Singh, serving as the Germplasm Development Team Lead for Cauliflower and Okra at Syngenta. With 18 years of experience, I have been dedicated to breeding cauliflower specifically tailored for the global tropical and sub-tropical markets. Throughout my career, I have focused on leveraging my expertise to develop and enhance cauliflower varieties that are well-suited to thrive in diverse climatic conditions, meeting the unique demands of tropical and sub-tropical regions. My work revolves around the continuous pursuit of innovation and excellence in the field of plant breeding, with a particular emphasis on delivering high-quality, resilient cauliflower varieties to meet the evolving needs of growers.
Abstract
Cauliflower, a versatile and nutritionally rich vegetable, holds significant importance in global agricultural markets. Seeds companies and institutions are breeding for diverse market segments such as tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate and types like white, purple, orange & green. Pivotal traits of cauliflower are wide adaptation, maturity, curd color, curd firmness, biotic factors such as black rot, DBM and soft rot, as well as abiotic challenges like pinking and riceyness. Furthermore, both conventional and modern breeding techniques play their respective roles in shaping cauliflower improvement & developing resilient cauliflower varieties capable of withstanding the impacts of climate change, thereby ensuring sustainable production in the face of evolving & difficult environmental conditions.
Dr Shyam Sundar Dey
Senior Scientist, Division of Vegetable Science
ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Profilre:
Dr. Shyam Sundar Dey is Senior Scientist working on improvement of Cucurbitaceous vegetable crops at Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He is working on understanding the economically important traits in cucumber and gourds for their improvement and development of elite breeding lines and cultivars with resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses and higher productivity. Current research interest in his programme are 1. Characterization of large set of cucumber and gourd germplasm for resistance to downy mildew and ToLCNDV 2. Introgression of DM, Gynoecism and Parthenocarpy in elite genotypes and parental lines 3. Molecular mapping of DM and ToLCNDV and understanding the associated molecular networks.
| Countries & Territories | Time Zones | Event Time |
| Iowa, USA | UTC -05:00 | 02:00 – 04:00 |
| Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria | UTC +02:00 | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Kuwait, Turkey | UTC +03:00 | 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Iran | UTC +03:30 | 10:30 – 12:30 |
| Pakistan | UTC +05:00 | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| India, Sri Lanka | UTC +05:30 | 12:30 – 14:30 |
| Nepal | UTC +05:45 | 12:45 – 13:45 |
| Bangladesh, Krygyztan | UTC +06:00 | 13:00 - 15:00 |
| Myanmar | UTC +06:30 | 13:30 - 15:30 |
| Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam | UTC +07:00 | 14:00 - 16:00 |
| China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong-China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore | UTC +08:00 | 15:00 - 17:00 |
| Japan, South Korea | UTC +09:00 | 16:00 - 18:00 |
| Australia (Canberra) | UTC +11:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 |
| New Zealand (Wellington) | UTC +13:00 | 19:00 - 21:00 |