1000 1030 Coffee break – 1030 1100 Dr. Jung Sun Kim, Senior Genomewide marker development and its – Researcher, Rural Development application on Brassica rapa Administration (RDA), Korea 1100 1130 Dr. Norzihan Abdullah, Status of marker assisted selection (MAS) – Coordinator, Malaysian in Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia 1130 1200 Mr. Resham Babu Amgain, Molecular marker assisted breeding on – Scientist, Nepal Agricultural food crops: an opportunity in Nepal Research Council, Nepal 1200 1300 Lunch at AVRDC Cafeteria – Technical Session III: Country Reports (Continued} Chairpersons: Dr. Norzihan Abdullah Speaker Dr. Avverahally Thammanna Sadashiva 1300 1330 Dr. Maqsood Qamar, Senior Molecular detection of adult plant rusts – Scientific Officer, National resistance genes in Pakistani bread Agricultural Research Center, wheats Pakistan 1330 1400 Dr. Toshiro Shigaki, Principal Molecular breeding initiatives in Papua – Scientist for Biotechnology, New Guinea and the Pacific Papua New Guinea National Agricultural Research Institute, Papua New Guinea 1400 1430 Ms. Abigail May Oropesa Current status and prospects for – Retuta, Science Research molecular breeding in the Philippines Specialist, Philippine Council of Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines 1430 1500 Mr. Alfredo Ryenel Manolo R&D initiatives and extent of application – Parungao, Science Research of MAS in livestock and poultry Specialist, Philippine Council of production in the Philippines Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines 1500 1530 Coffee break – 1530 1600 Ms. Fang-I Ho, Assistant QTL mapping and marker-assisted – Specialist, AVRDC The selection for bacterial wilt resistance in – World Vegetable Center, tomato Taiwan
1000 – 1030 Coffee break 1030 – 1100 Genomewide marker development and its application on Brassica rapa Dr. Jung Sun Kim, Senior Researcher, Rural Development Administration (RDA), Korea 1100 – 1130 Status of marker assisted selection (MAS) in Malaysia Dr. Norzihan Abdullah, Coordinator, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia 1130 – 1200 Molecular marker assisted breeding on food crops: an opportunity in Nepal Mr. Resham Babu Amgain, Scientist, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal 1200 – 1300 Lunch at AVRDC Cafeteria Technical Session III: Country Reports (Continued} Chairpersons: Dr. Norzihan Abdullah Dr. Avverahally Thammanna Sadashiva Speaker 1300 – 1330 Molecular detection of adult plant rusts resistance genes in Pakistani bread wheats Dr. Maqsood Qamar, Senior Scientific Officer, National Agricultural Research Center, Pakistan 1330 – 1400 Molecular breeding initiatives in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Dr. Toshiro Shigaki, Principal Scientist for Biotechnology, Papua New Guinea National Agricultural Research Institute, Papua New Guinea 1400 – 1430 Current status and prospects for molecular breeding in the Philippines Ms. Abigail May Oropesa Retuta, Science Research Specialist, Philippine Council of Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines 1430 – 1500 R&D initiatives and extent of application of MAS in livestock and poultry production in the Philippines Mr. Alfredo Ryenel Manolo Parungao, Science Research Specialist, Philippine Council of Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines 1500 – 1530 Coffee break 1530 – 1600 QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection for bacterial wilt resistance in tomato Ms. Fang-I Ho, Assistant Specialist, AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan
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