ICPBFS 2012

International Conference on Plant Biotechnology

for Food Security : New FrontiersFebruary 21-24, 2012

VENUE : National Agricultural Science Centre, Pusa, New Delhi, India

Second Announcement

Organized by

Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology

and

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Pusa Campus, New Delhi

www.spbbindia.orgwww.spbbindia.org

International Advisory CommitteeDr. S. Ayyappan, DG, ICAR, India, ChairmanProf. Har Gobind KhoranaUSA Hon. MemberDr. G.S. Khush, USAProf. Sudhir Sopory, IndiaDr. Jim Peacock, AustraliaDr. M.K. Bhan, IndiaDr. Samir Brahmachari, IndiaDr. R.S. Paroda, IndiaDr. B.R. Barwale, IndiaDr. V.S. Malik, USAProf. C.S. Prakash, USAProf. R.B. Singh, IndiaProf. H.K. Jain, IndiaDr. T.J. Higgins, AustraliaDr. Douglas Cook, USADr. R.S. Ranu, USADr. Yoshihiro Sawa, JapanDr. Takuji Sasaki, JapanDr. Raju Datla, CanadaProf. Dra. Maria Oliva, BrazilProf. Derek Russel, AustraliaProf. Arun Goyal, USADr. P. Ananda Kumar, India

National Advisory CommitteeProf. V.L. Chopra, ChairmanDr. S.L. MehtaProf. Anupam VermaDr. C.D. MayeeProf. S.K. SoporyDr. M.L. LodhaProf. S.K. DattaDr. H.P. SinghDr. Arvind KumarDr. R.P. SharmaDr. H.S. GuptaProf. A.R. ReddyProf. Deepak PentalProf. Akhilesh TyagiProf. P.V. SaneProf. N.K. SinghProf. P.K. GuptaDr. P.S. AhujaDr. K.C. BansalDr. K.R. KoundalDr. H.S. NainawateeProf. H.S. DhaliwalProf. M. Udaya KumarDr. Usha Barwale ZehrDr. Amita PalDr. V.P. GuptaDr. Kiran SharmaProf. Neera Bhalla SarinProf. P.B. KirtiProf. G.K. GargDr. Malavika DadlaniDr. P. Ananda Kumar, Organizing Secretary

Core Organizing Committee

Dr. S. L. Mehta, Chairman

Dr. M.L. Lodha

Prof. N.K. Singh

Prof. J.P. Khurana

Prof. P.C.Sharma

Dr. V.S. Reddy

Dr. K.V. Prabhu

Dr. R.K. Jain

Prof. Srinivasan

Dr. R.D. Rai

Prof. M.V. Rajam

Prof. I.M. Shantha

Dr. S.R. Bhat

Dr. T. Mohapatra

Dr. Archana Sachdev

Dr. R.C. Bhattacharya

Dr. P. K. Mandal

Dr. P. Ananda Kumar,

Organising Secretary

Dr. T.R. Sharma, Co-organising

Secretary

ConvenersSession I: Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering

Dr R S Sangwan and Prof Srinivasan

Session II: Molecular Plant Breeding

Dr T. Mohapatra and Dr K.V. Prabhu

Session III: Nanobiotechnology and Diagnostics

Dr. Ajay Jain and Dr. K.V. Bhat

Session IV: Developmental Biology:

Prof. J.P. Khurana and Dr. S. R. Bhat

Session V: Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management

Prof. M.V. Rajam and Dr V.S. Reddy

Session VI: Genomics and Bioinformatics

Prof. N.K. Singh and Dr T.R. Sharma

Session VII: Biotechnology Education and Biosafety

Dr. R.P. Sharma and Prof. P.C. Sharma

Organizing Committee

Chief PatronProf. M.S. Swaminathan, MSSRF, India

Speakers

Preamble

Prof. G.S. Khush, USAProf. I. Altosaar, CanadaProf. Dr. Klaus Ammann, SwitzerlandDr. John Bedbrook, USADr. Geeta Bharatan, New DelhiProf. Alok Bhattacharya, New DelhiProf. Jimmy Botella, AustraliaProf. Bruce Chassy, USADr. Sudip Chattopadhyay, DurgapurProf. Douglas Cook, USADr. Raju Datla, CanadaProf. S.K. Datta, New DelhiDr. Santhanu Das Gupta, BangaloreDr. P.S. Grewal, USAProf. Avtar Handa, USA Prof. Ronald Herring, USAProf. T.J. Higgins, AustraliaDr. J. Irudayaraj, USAProf. Dr. Guenter Kahl, GermanyProf. M. Udaya Kumar, BangaloreDr. Ved Malik, USAProf. Auvtar Mattoo, USAProf. S. Mundree, AustraliaDr. Ajay Parida, ChennaiProf. Deepak Pental, New DelhiDr. Andy Pereira, USA

Prof. Dr . Ingo Potrykus, SwitzerlandDr. Akshay Pradhan, New DelhiDr. Ram Rajasekharan, LucknowProf. Rajinder S. Ranu, USAProf. A.S.N. Reddy, USADr. Shivendra Sahi, USADr. K. Saito, JapanDr. R.S. Sangwan, LucknowDr. Takuji Sasaki, JapanProf. S.K. Sen, KharagpurDr. S. Shantharam, USADr. R.P. Sharma, HyderabadDr. Neelima R. Sinha, USADr. A.K. Singh,Prof. N.K. Singh, New DelhiProf. Sudhir Sopory, IndiaDr. A.Surolia, New DelhiProf. T. Takabe, JapanDr. R. Terauchi, JapanDr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, USAProf. Richard Trethwan, AustraliaDr. Roberto Tuberosa, ItalyProf. Akhilesh K Tyagi, New DelhiDr. Rajeev Varshney, HyderabadDr. Usha Vijayaraghvan, IndiaDr.Usha Barwale-Zehr, Mahyco

Global food and nutritional security is a major area of concern. With the ever-increasing demand for more food, new approaches are being tried for increasing agricultural production. The need for adoption of plant biotechnology for augmenting food quantity and quality is being felt. This is because the increase in yield for most of the crops has nearly reached a plateau, and consciousness towards health foods has increased. Moreover, it is not possible to meet these demands by traditional technologies alone. The plant biotechnology should help us through the Gene Revolution in increasing unit area productivity by improving agronomic performance, and also in developing nutritionally superior and functional foods. The best example where a single gene has revolutionized the pest management is the use of Bt gene in cotton. Today the largest area is under Roundup Ready soybean, tolerant to weedicide glyphosate. The Golden Rice rich in beta-carotene is in the pipeline. The area under transgenic crops is increasing exponentially. Similarly, development of crop varieties by using marker-assisted selection (MAS) is another option for increasing the pace of crop variety development. We do have successful examples of varieties developed through MAS. In addition, rapid advances and development in genome research in the recent past has resulted in the generation of large data set of DNA and protein sequences from different prokaryotes and eukaryotes. World over the genomes of more than 1600 species have been sequenced. The massive amount of data is being generated by genomics approaches like genome sequences, gene expression and protein structures analysis. These data will have to be used in the best possible way by using various functional genomics and bioinformatics approaches. In view of rapid advances made and expected in various areas of biotechnology, the Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology and the National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi have planned to organize the First International Conference on "Plant Biotechnology for Food Security : New Frontiers" from February 21 -24, 2012 at the National Agricultural Science Centre, New Delhi, India to bring together the best minds in the areas of Plant Biotechnology from India and abroad.

Ab

Registration

The Conference will be open to the members of the Society and for those who register. The

Registration form is enclosed and this may be filled in and sent along with the demand draft in

favour of “Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology” payable at New Delhi.

Conference Themes

Format

Ÿ Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering Ÿ Molecular Developmental BiologyŸ Biotechnological Approaches for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management Ÿ Genomics and BioinformaticsŸ Molecular Plant BreedingŸ NanobiotechnologyŸ Biotechnology Education and Public Awareness Ÿ Biosafety

The conference themes would be presented through following formats:

Ÿ Plenary lectures : to offer an overview of the conference themes by distinguished scientistsŸ Invited lectures : to present in depth analyses of specific topicsŸ Contributory posters : these would provide an opportunity to the participants to present

their work in more informal manner with personalized interaction with other participantsŸ Evening lectures : by eminent personalitiesŸ Language : English will be the official language of the Conference

For Abstract submission please visit www.spbbindia.org or email tanvisawhney@travel2india.com

National Agricultural Science Centre, DPS Marg, New Delhi - 110012, India

National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC), New

About Delhi

Delhi, the capital city of the Republic of India, is one of India's fastest growing metropolitan cities. It has

sprawled over the west bank of the river Yamuna. The city has two distinct parts, Old Delhi and New

Delhi.

Delhi has some of the finest museums in the country. Its boutiques and shopping arcades offer access

to a wealth of traditional and contemporary crafts, from all over the country. It is one of the fastest

expanding cosmopolitan cities in this part of the world. It represents a unique amalgam of ancient

history with modernity. Magnificence of the relics of ancient (5000 years old) Hindu era, glory of Mughal

Monuments and the grandeur of modern buildings and shopping centres constitute today's Delhi. The

varied cultural activities offer myriad experiences, which speak of the unity in diversity of this country.

At a short distance from Delhi, 200 km south east is the famous city of Agra where Taj Mahal, one of the

seven wonders of the modern world is located. About 260 km south west of Delhi is located the pink city

of Jaipur, the glory of various kings beautifully reflected in the magnificence of its palaces. In the north

of Delhi are picturesque ranges of the Himalayas, including the Kashmir valley, dreamland of the

tourists.

The famous Tiger Reserve, the Corbett National Park is about 6 hrs drive from Delhi. The park is located

at the hills of Kumaon and proves a unique experience of Elephant Safari. For bird watchers, the Keola

Deo Ghana Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur is about 180 km from Delhi. The Sanctuary harbours the most

exquisite birds from all over the globe.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Dr. P. Ananda Kumar Organizing Secretary

Dr. T.R. SharmaCo-Organizing Secretary

International Conference on Plant Biotechnology for Food Security : New Frontiers 2012Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Room No. 225, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology

Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India

E-mail: conf@spbbindia.org | Website: www.spbbindia.org

Phone: +91-11-25848783 +91-11-64603120

Fax: +91-11-25843984

CONFERENCE MANAGERS

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Fax: +91-11-26885886/9764

Email: conf@spbbindia.org

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Accommodation has been booked at various hotels especially for the conference delegates at very special discounted rates. Participants can book their accommodation online through the conference website or write to the conference managers at the below mentioned address. As demand for rooms is very high in the city, it is advisable to secure your accommodation at the earliest to avoid any disappointment and inconvenience at the time of the conference.

Five Star Hotels $250 - $400

Budget Hotels $50

For Bookings please visit www.spbbindia.org

Dr. S. L. Mehta

PresidentDr. Sudhir Sopory

Vice President

Dr. M. L. Lodha

Vice President

February 21-24, 2012 | National Agricultural Science Centre, Pusa, New Delhi, India

Ms. Pooja Aswani | Mr. Pankaj Soni

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