Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop – Biotechnology for Crop Improvement 21st – 22nd September 2017
Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop- Biotechnology for Crop Improvement 21st – 22nd September, 2017
Burgeoning human population and demand for food for them have created tremendous pressure on our current ability to produce adequate food-stock. The world is now on the verge of “Second Green Revolution” for crop improvement. Biotechnology, an emerging area in biological sciences, is dominating this revolution. The lecture series would provide a platform to interact with subject experts and to get deeper insights in the said area.
Major Highlights:
Genetically Modified Crops
Vector and Transgene Construction
Regulatory Affairs of GM Crops
Genome editing tools
functional genomics
RNA interference
Molecular Breeding
