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Conference Program
 | Sunday 27th March 2005.
| 1400 Hrs |
Arrival/Check in |
| 1900 Hrs |
Dinner |
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| Monday 28th March 2005.Day 1
| 0830-0930 Hrs |
Registration |
| 0930-1100 Hrs |
Opening Session |
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Technical
Session I: Stress Physiology/Ion Transport
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Sr.No.
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Time(Hrs)
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Speaker
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Title
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I.1
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1100-1130
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Dr. Santiago Alejandro
Polytechnical
University of Valencia, Valencia Spain
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The Sulfhydryl oxidase 2 regulates cation
transport in Arabidopsis thaliana
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I. 2
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1130-1200
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Dr. Miguel Pineros
Cornell University
Ithaca, USA.
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A molecular, genetic and physiological analysis of
plant Aluminum tolerance
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I. 3
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1200-1215
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Dr. M.
Ashraf
University
of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Salt
tolerance in wheat- An Overview
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I. 4
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1215-1230
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Dr. M.
Yasin Ashraf
NIAB, Faisalabad
Pakistan
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Nitrate
reductase and photosynthetic activities of wheat and their relationship
with plant productivity under soil water deficit conditions
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I. 5
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1230-1245
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Dr.
Javed Akhter
NIAB,
Faisalabad Pakistan
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Relationship
of water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination of rice genotype
grown under three water regimes
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1245-1300
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Discussion/Questions
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1300-1400
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Lunch
Break
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Technical
Session II: Stress Sensing and Signaling
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II. 1
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1400-1430
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Dr. Roberto Gaxiola
University of Connecticut, USA
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II. 2
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1430-1500
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Dr. T.
Munnik
University
of Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Abiotic
stress-activated phospholipid signaling
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II. 3
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1500-1515
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Dr.
Abdul WahidUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Root
to shoot signaling in barley under salt stress |
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II. 4
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1515-1530
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Dr.
Muhammad Arshad University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Inducing
salt tolerance in maize through ACC-deaminase biotechnology
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1530-1545
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Discussion/Questions
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1545-1600
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Tea
Break
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Technical
Session IIIa: Genomics, Metabolomics & Proteomics
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Sr. Nr.
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Time
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Speaker
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Title
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IIIa. 1
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1600-1615
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Prof.
Dr. Bin Wang
Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Cloning
a second form of rice adenine phosphoribosyl transferase gene (OsAPT2)
and identification of its function
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IIIa. 2
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1615-1630
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Dr. P.
Pardha Saradhi
University
of Delhi Delhi, India.
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Potential
application of metabolic engineering to tune the production of compatible
solutes for enhancing tolerance of plants to salinity/drought
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IIIa. 3
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1630-1645
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Dr.
Zeba I. Seraj
University
of Dhaka
Dhaka,
Bangladesh
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DNA
markers linked to the major salinity tolerance locus of traditional rice,
Pokkali
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IIIa. 4
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1645-1700
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Dr. S.
M. Saqlain Naqvi
Univ.
of Arid Agriculture
Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
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Cloning
and characterization of stress responsive Glp
genes and their promoter regions from rice
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1700-1715
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Discussion/Questions
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1715-1730
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Tea Break
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1730-1830
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Poster Session
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| Tuesday 29th March 2005.Day 2
Technical
Session IIIb: Genomics, Metabolomics & Proteomics
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IIIb. 1
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0830-0845
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Dr.
Aida Hmida Sayari
Centre
of Biotechnology Sfax, Tunisia
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The
use of molecular approaches in overcoming salinity stress in potato
plants
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IIIb. 2
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0845-0900
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Dr.
A. Al-Daoude
Dep.
of Molecular Biol. & Biotechnology
SAEC,
Damascus, Syria.
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Protein-protein
interaction studies revealed genes associated with plant disease
resistance and drought tolerance
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IIIb. 3
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0900-0915
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Dr.
Sonya H. Mohamed
Institute
of Soil, Water & Environmental Research
Giza, Egypt
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Isolation
of salt stress gene(s) from some halotolerant Streptomyces
strains using polymerase chain reaction
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IIIb. 4
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0915-0930
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Dr.
M. Rahman
NIBGE,
Faisalabad
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Genomic
studies for drought tolerance in cotton
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IIIb. 5
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0930-0945
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Dr.
Tanvir Malik
Univ. of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Taggining
genes for drought resistance by DNA markers in wheat
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IIIb.6
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0945-1000
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Dr.
Karim Dino Jamali
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam
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Effects
of high temperature on semidwarf Gibberelin insensitive wheat (Triticunm
aestivum L) genotypes
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1000-1015
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Discussion/Questions
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1015-1030
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Tea Break
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Technical
Session IV: Genetic Engineering
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Sr. Nr.
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Time
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Speaker
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Title
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IV. 1
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1030-1100
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Dr.
S.K. Sopory
ICGEB
Delhi,
India
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Genetically modified plants for salinity stress
tolerance |
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IV. 2
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1100-1130
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Dr.
Swapan K Datta
IRRI
Manila,
Philippines
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Genetically
engineered Rice with transcription factor DREB
genes for abiotic stress tolerance
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IV. 3
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1130-1145
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Dr.
Atef S. Sadik
Ain
Shams University/
AGERI
Cairo,
Egypt
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Production
of transgenic banana plants conferring tolerance to salt stress
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IV. 4
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1145-1200
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Dr.
Anjuman Arif
NIBGE,
Faisalabad Pakistan
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Arabidopsis
Vacuolar Pyrophosphatase gene (AVP1) induces drought and salt tolerance in Nicotiana
tabacum plants
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IV. 5
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1200-1215
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Dr. Zahid Mukhtar Ch.
NIBGE,
Faisalabad Pakistan
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Development of salt tolerant plants through
genetic engineering
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IV. 6
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1215-1230
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Mr.
S. Ali
Quaid-i-Azam
University Islamabad, Pakistan
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Transformation of rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush)
with yeast HAL2 gene
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IV. 7
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1230-1245
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Discussion/Questions
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1245-1400
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Lunch
Break
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Technical
Session V: Gene Expression
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V. 1
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1400-1430
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Dr.
Jordan Sottosanto
University
of California Davis, USA.
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The
role of the vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter AtNHX1
in development, ion homeostasis and salt tolerance
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V. 2
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1430-1445
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Dr.
Narendra Tuteja
ICGEB
Delhi,
India.
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Unwinding
after high salinity stress: Pea DNA helicase 45 over-expression in
tobacco confers high salinity tolerance without affecting yield
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V. 3
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1445-1500
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Dr. M. Sarwar Khan
NIBGE,
Faisalabad Pakistan
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Over-expression
of yeast ArDH gene in
chloroplasts confers salinity tolerance in plants
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V. 4
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1500-1515
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Dr.
K.C.
Bansal
Indian
Agricultural Research Institute
Delhi,
India
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Cloning of genes and developing transgenic crops
with enhanced tolerance to salinity and drought |
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V. 5
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1515-1530
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Dr.
Tayyab Husnain
CEMB
Lahore,
Pakistan
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Differential
expression of genes regulated in response to drought stress in Diploid
cotton (Gossypium arboreum)
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1530-1545
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Discussion/Questions
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1545-1600
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Tea
Break
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V. 6
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1600-1615
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Dr. Khaled Masmoudi
Centre of Biotechnology
Sfax, Tunisia
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Application of plant biotechnology to address
water and salt stress in developing countries
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V. 7
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1615-1630
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Dr.
Zabta Shinwari
Kohat
Univ. Sci. & Tech.
Kohat,
Pakistan
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Abiotics
stresses in plants
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V. 8
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1630-1645
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Dr.
M. Ashiq Rabbani
NARC
Islamabad,
Pakistan
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Monitoring
expression profiles of Rice (Oryza
sativa L) genes under abiotic stresses using cDNA Microarray
Analysis
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V. 9
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1645-1700
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Dr.
M. Umer Dahot
IBGE, Jamshoro
Pakistan
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Genetic
engineering to develop salt tolerance in potato: a need of the present
time scenario
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1700-1715
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Discussion/Questions
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1715-1815
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Poster
Session & Tea
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| Wednesday 30th March 2005. Day 3
VISIT
TO NIBGE, Faisalabad
(Departure
at 0800 a.m. sharp)
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| Thursday 31st March 2005. Day 4
Technical
Session VIa: Field Studies & Management
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Sr. Nr.
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Time
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Speaker
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Title
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VIa. 1
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0900-0930
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Dr.
M. Baum
ICARDA
Aleppo, Syria.
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Towards
the development of adapted germplasm for the dry areas
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VIa. 2
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0930-1000
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Dr.
A. Mujeeb-Kazi
CIMMYT,
Mexico/
IBGE
Peshawar, Pakistan
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Contribution of genetic diversity for improvement
of some abiotic stresses in wheat
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VIa. 3
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1000-1015
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Dr.
Rachid Serraj
IAEA
Vienna,
Austria
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Crop
improvement of salinity and drought tolerance using nuclear and
related techniques
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VIa. 4
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1015-1030
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Dr. Dimitar Djilianov
AgroBioInstitute
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Biotechnology approaches to improve abiotic stress
tolerance in plants-Bulgaria situation
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1030-1045
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Discussion/Questions
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1045-1100
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Tea
Break
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Technical
Session VIb: Field Studies & Management
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Sr. Nr.
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Time
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Speaker
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Title
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VIb. 1
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1100-1115
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Dr.
Ajay Parida
M. S. Swaminathan
Research Foundation
Chennai,
India
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Genetic
enhancement of coastal ecosystems
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VIb. 2
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1115-1130
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Dr. Mohammed Ibriz
Univ. IBN TOFAIL
Kenitra, Morocco
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Alfalfa root role in osmotic adjustment in salt
tolerance
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VIb. 3
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1130-1145
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Dr.
Shahida Hasnain
Punjab
University Lahore, Pakistan.
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Rhizosphere
salt tolerant bacteria improving plant growth in single and mixed
culture
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VIb. 4
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1145-1200
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Dr.
Shafqat Farooq
NIAB,
Faisalabad Pakistan
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Genetic
variation for water deficiency tolerance in upland and lowland rice
germplasm
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VIb. 5
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1200-1215
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Dr.
Rafiq Ahmad
University of Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan
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Foliar
spray technique for inducing salt tolerance in plants
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VIb. 6
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1215-1230
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Dr.
Zahoor Aslam
NIAB,
Faisalabad
Pakistan
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Saline
Agriculture: A technology for economic utilization and improvement of
saline environments.
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VIb. 7
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1230-1245
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Dr.
Mohammad Akmal
NWFP
Agricultural University, Peshawar
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Growth
mechanism in wheat seminal roots at different water potentials of
vermiculite
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1245-1300
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Discussion/Questions
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1300-1400
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Lunch
Break
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Closing Session:
1400-1500 |
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