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).
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TIME (GMT+7) |
AGENDA |
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14.00 – 14.05 |
Opening of the Webinar |
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14.05 – 14.10 |
New variety releases or endorsements |
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14.10 – 14.40 |
Advances in genomics assisted breeding approaches in cabbage improvement |
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14.40 – 15.00 |
Discussion and Q&A Session |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
Hybrid breeding in cabbage: Present status and future strategies |
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15.30 – 15.50 |
Discussion and Q&A Session |
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15.50 – 16.00 |
Closing Remarks |
Dr Shyam Sundar Dey
Senior Scientist, Division of Vegetable Science|
ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi
Profile:
Dr. Shyam Sundar Dey is Principal Scientist working on improvement of cole and 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 cauliflower, 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 Cauliflower, cucumber and gourd germplasm for resistance to critical biotic stresses 2. Molecular mapping of Black rot, Alternaria leaf spot and DM 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 |