National Conference on"Fruit Breeding in Tropics and Subtropics - An Indian Perspective"

Organized byICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta-560089

In collaboration withSociety for Promotion of Horticulture

and in association with APEDA, NHB, NABARD, Bioversity International

27-29th April 2016

IIHR Bengaluru

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CHIEF PATRoN Dr. S.Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi

PATRoN: Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort. Sciences), New Delhi

VICE PATRoNS: Dr. P.N. Mathur, Bioversity International, New Delhi

Dr.S.B. Dandin, Ex.VC, UHS, Bagalkot, Karnataka

Dr.B.M.C.Reddy, VC, Dr.YSRUHS, Andhra Pradesh

NATIoNAl ADVISoRy CoMMITTEE Dr.S.K.Malhotra, Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner, GOl, New Delhi

Dr.T.Janakiram, ADG (Hort-I), ICAR, New Delhi

Dr.T.Mohapatra, Direcor, IARI, New Delhi

Dr.A.K.Singh, MD, National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon

Dr.D.l.Maheshwar, VC, UHS, Bagalkot

Dr.H.Shivanna, VC, UAS, Bengaluru

Dr.K.Ramasamy, VC, TNAU, Tamil Nadu

Dr.P.Rajendran, VC, KAU, Thrissur, Kerala

Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, VC, SKUAST, Srinagar

Dr.ladaniya, Director, NRC for Citrus, Nagpur

Dr.S.D.Sawant, Director, NRC for Grapes, Pune

Dr.R.K.Pal, Director, NRC for Pomegranate, Solapur

Dr.Vishal Nath Pandey, Director, NRC for Litchi, Muzaffarpur

Dr. S. Rajan, Director, CISH, Lucknow

Director, NRC for Banana, Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Dr.H.B.lingaiah, Dean (Hort.), PGSC, UHS, Bengaluru

Director, State Dept. of Horticulture, Govt. Karnataka

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CHIEF PATRoN Dr. S.Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi

PATRoN: Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort. Sciences), New Delhi

VICE PATRoNS: Dr. P.N. Mathur, Bioversity International, New Delhi

Dr.S.B. Dandin, Ex.VC, UHS, Bagalkot, Karnataka

Dr.B.M.C.Reddy, VC, Dr.YSRUHS, Andhra Pradesh

NATIoNAl ADVISoRy CoMMITTEE Dr.S.K.Malhotra, Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner, GOl, New Delhi

Dr.T.Janakiram, ADG (Hort-I), ICAR, New Delhi

Dr.T.Mohapatra, Direcor, IARI, New Delhi

Dr.A.K.Singh, MD, National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon

Dr.D.l.Maheshwar, VC, UHS, Bagalkot

Dr.H.Shivanna, VC, UAS, Bengaluru

Dr.K.Ramasamy, VC, TNAU, Tamil Nadu

Dr.P.Rajendran, VC, KAU, Thrissur, Kerala

Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, VC, SKUAST, Srinagar

Dr.ladaniya, Director, NRC for Citrus, Nagpur

Dr.S.D.Sawant, Director, NRC for Grapes, Pune

Dr.R.K.Pal, Director, NRC for Pomegranate, Solapur

Dr.Vishal Nath Pandey, Director, NRC for Litchi, Muzaffarpur

Dr. S. Rajan, Director, CISH, Lucknow

Director, NRC for Banana, Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Dr.H.B.lingaiah, Dean (Hort.), PGSC, UHS, Bengaluru

Director, State Dept. of Horticulture, Govt. Karnataka

CoNVENoR Dr. M.Anandaraj, Director, IIHR, Bengaluru

oRgANIzINg SECRETARy Dr.M.R.Dinesh, Principal Scientist & Head, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Co-oRgANIzINg SECRETARIES Dr.M. Sankaran, Senior Scientist (Hort.), DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.g.Karunakaran, Senior Scientist (Hort.), DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

oRgANIzINg CoMMITTEE Dr.Prakash Patil, PC, (Fruits), IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.B.N.S.Murthy, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.Reju.M.Kurian, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.A.Rekha, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.P.Sampathkumar, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.B.l.Manjunath, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.T.Sakthivel, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.J.Satisha, Principal Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.C.Vasugi, Senior Scientist, DFC, IIHR, Bengaluru

Mr..Chandrakanth, Scientist, DFC,IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr.Honnabyraiah, Head, DFC, PGSC, UHS, Bengaluru

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ABoUT THE CoNFERENCEIn recent years, fruit breeding has seen a paradigm shift from the conventional methods viz., introduction, selection, hybridization and mutation to next generation high throughput sequencing. Research in breeding of fruit crops encompassing a wide array of unique questions cannot be extrapulated based on the results of Arabidopsis. Availability of valuable germplasm is a prerequisite for crop improvement. There is an urgent need for conservation and evaluation of indigenous varieties in various fruit crops. On-form conservation & recognising the farmers who conserve native germplasm as 'custodians of genetic diversity' is a welcome trend. Fruit breeders have been attracted to use the molecular technology as a complimentary tool to the conventional breeding. Resistance breeding and development of varieties for various biotic and abiotic stresses are the need of the hour.

Fruit breeding is undergoing a sea change with the introduction of underutilized fruits with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical values of which are being referred as 'fruit crops of future' viz., rambutan, longan, litchi, avocado, dragon fruit, durian, velvette apple, etc., The need for rootstock breeding with a view to bring marginal and problematic soils under cultivation is becoming all the more important. The export market for fruits is expanding and varieties with longer shelf life and those suitable for processing are very important.

Sequencing based approach will be more useful to study the trait specific gene actions and gene manipulations. Molecular markers viz., RAPD, ISSR,SSR & SNPs are being extensively used for diversity analysis and traits specific breeding.

Till date, the genome sequences of 12 fruit crops have been released, which includes mango, papaya, grapes, banana, strawberry, sweet orange, etc. Information generated on the cytology, cytogenetics, genome, proteome, transcriptome, miRNAs and epigenome, are available in the public domain. To shorten the time taken for perennial fruit breeding there is a need to work on the pre-selection indices.

This conference is being organized to deliberate on the new methodologies that can be adopted effectively, to discuss about the ways and means to converge the traditional and molecular breeding methods so that new varieties could be developed for present day needs.

National Conference on "Fruit Breeding in Tropics and Subtropics - An Indian Perspective"IIHR, Hesaraghatta, Bangalore

Session I:

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SESSIoN 03

SESSIoN 04

SESSIoN 05

SESSIoN 06

SESSIoN 07

Germplasm conservation strategies

Stakeholders Interaction meet

IPR issues and Farmers' rights

Breeding for fruit quality, post harvest & value addition

Tissue culture and genomics

Cytology & Cytogenetics

Conventional breeding approaches for tolerance to biotic stresses & abiotic stresses

We believe that this conference would serve as a platform to share the information generated in fruit breeding across the tropical and subtropical regions of country by bringing together scientists from across the disciplines related to fruit breeding and genetics so that a road map for improvement could be drawn with the latest achievements in the following topics:

ABSTRACT/PAPER SUBMISSIoNThe abstract must contain original research work and include information on the rationale and objective of the research; approach and methodology; and important research findings. Abstract paper length is limited to a maximum of 250 words. Maximum length of manuscript is 16 pages for invited papers, 8 pages for submitted oral papers and papers resulting from poster presentations. All these will be brought out in a publication. Abstracts and papers may be submitted to email:kmsankaran@iihr.ernet.in

IMPoRTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission ....................................................... 29th February, 2016

Notification of acceptance for oral I poster presentations.............. 15th, March 2016

Registrations open on .......................................................................... 16th February, 2016

early bird registration closes ................................................................ 15th January, 2016

Last date for normal registration ............................................ ............ 27th April, 2016

Deadline for full paper submission ..................................................... 31st March, 2016

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ABoUT THE VENUEBengaluru known for its salubrious climate, also being called as the 'city of gardens' is the hub of software industries.

It is also one of the main centres of education within the country. Several 'state of the art' nurseries engaged in the production of quality seed and planting materials are located in and around the city. University of Agricultural Sciences and a College of Horticulture under the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot are also located here.

The ICAR-lndian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at Hessaraghat-ta, which is 25 km from Bengaluru and has263 ha of land for research and demonstration. It is one of the premier Institutes in the country engaged in fruit breeding. A large field genebank of fruit crops containing varieties and species of several crops are being conserved, evaluated and characterized. Several hybrids in fruit crops have been released by the Institute. Apart from the main campus, it has three regional stations and two KVK's.

National Conference on "Fruit Breeding in Tropics and Subtropics - An Indian Perspective"IIHR, Hesaraghatta, Bangalore

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