| Scientific Session IV- Current Techniques for Plant Improvement |
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09:00 | Genomics Approaches for Divulging Gene/Genome Regulation and Translational Research for Crop Improvement Mukesh Jain, Associate Professor, School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
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09:25 | Next Generation Genomics of Non-Model Plants: Effort for Genetic Improvement of Commercially Important Bioresources Ram Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, India
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09:50 | The Role of miRNAs in Regulating Salt Stress Responses in Rice Neeti Sanan Mishra, Group Leader-Plant RNAi Biology, International Center For Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
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10:05 | Understanding Common bean Domestication and QTLs/Gene Discovery for Key Nutritional Traits in Common bean from North-Western Himalayas Reyazul Mir, Assistant Professor , Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India
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10:20 | Assessment of Genome Size Diversity in Coconut by Flow Cytometry Analysis Ranjini T N, Scientist- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-CPCRI, India
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10:35 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area |
| Scientific Session V- Molecular & Omics Approaches for Next Gen Plants |
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10:55 | Studying the Molecular Mechanism in which Heavy Fruit Load reduces Next Year Flowering in Fruit Trees Alon Samach, Associate Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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11:20 | Transcriptome Characterization and Expression Profiling: Novel Insights into Cellulose and Lignin Genes of Sugarcane Lakshmi Kasirajan, Senior Scientist (Plant Biotechnology), ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute , India
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11:35 | Towards C4 Rice; Overexpression of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase, Phosphoenolpuruvate Carboxy Kinase and Carbonic Anhydrase in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa enhances its Photosynthesis, Productivity and Water Use Efficiency B C Tripathy, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
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12:00 | Phytoglobin, Mineral Nutrient Deficiency and Abiotic Stress in Plants: What we are Learning from Functional Genomic Approach? Girdhar Pandey, Professor, University of Delhi, India
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12:25 | D-LDH: The Missing Link of Glyoxalase Pathway Ananda Mustafiz, Assistant Professor, South Asian University, India
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12:50 | Enhancement of Cellulose Content in Eucalyptus tereticornis through Genetic Transformation M S Reddy, Professor, Thapar University, India
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13:05 | Isolation and Characterization of Novel Microalgae for Lipid Production in Pure Culture and Waste Water Shaili Srivastava, Associate Professor, Amity University, India
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13:20 | Poster Evaluation & Viewing |
13:50 | Lunch Break and Networking in Exhibition Area |
| Scientific Session VI- Understanding Plant - Microbe Interactions |
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14:35 | Larger Picture of Bioinoculants: Shaping up the Microbiome towards Plant Growth Promotion Shilpi Sharma, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
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15:00 | Role of Salicylic Acid in Bacterial Root Colonization in Rice Varieties Seema Garcha, Assistant Microbiologist, Punjab Agricultural University, India
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15:15 | Characterization of Microbial Diversity associated with Cor Leaf Aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) infesting Wheat Crop Poonam Jasrotia, Senior Scientist (Entomology), ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, India
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15:30 | Coffee Break and Networking in Exhibition Area |
| Scientific Session VII- Advanced Tools for Plant Gene Editing |
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15:45 | Restoring an Evolutionary Lost Trait through the Understanding of Silicon uptake Mechanism in Tomato Rupesh Deshmukh, Ramalingaswami Fellow (Scientist D), National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, India
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16:00 | Next Generation Yellow Mosaic Virus Resistant Greengram through CRISPR/Cas9 Approach Mallikarjuna Garladinne, Assistant Professor- Plant Molecular Biology, Agri Biotech Foundation, India
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16:15 | Editing Rice-Genome with CRISPR/Cas9: To Improve Agronomic Traits for Increased Productivity V Mohan Murali Achary, Principal Investigator, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
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| Scientific Session VIII- Academic Innovation Session |
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16:30 | Identification of Loci Conferring Resistance to Albugocandida isolate (AcB1) in Oilseed Mustard Brassica juncea Latika Bhayana, Research Scholar, University of Delhi, South Campus, India
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16:37 | WRR-BjuD encodes a CC-NB-LRR Protein that Confers White Rust Resistance in Brassica juncea to different Isolates of Albugo candida Heena Arora, Research Scholar, University of Delhi, South Campus, India
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16:44 | Genetic Mapping of the Serrated Leaf Trait in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) Priyansha Singh, Research Scholar, University of Delhi, South Campus, India
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16:51 | Development of Selectable Marker Free Transgenics of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) for Aphid Resistance Deepa Dhatwalia, Research Scholar, National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, India
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16:58 | Developing Glyphosate Resistant Maize Lines use CRISPR-Cas9 System Arul T Prakash, Research Scholar, ICGEB, India
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17:05 | Conference Feedback |
17:15 | Valedictory Function |