Program

Day 1

To be declared

 

09:30-11:15

Plenary session- I : Translational genetics: from laboratory to field (Theme -1) : 3 papers

(Presentation – 3 X 20 min = 60 min

Panel discussion + Q & A = 45 min)

Session chair:  TBD

Panel Members : 3 (TBD)

 

 

 

 

 

  • Paper 1:

Dr. KM Iftekharuddaula, CSO & Head, Plant Breeding Division, BRRI

 

  • Paper 2:

OPEN

 

  • Paper 3 (Private Sector)

OPEN

 

Panel discussion + Q & A

 

 

 

 

11:15 – 11:30

Tea Break

 

 

 

 

11:30 –13:00

Concurrent Session-I

(Paper presentation : 4X15 min = 60 min

Q & A : 30 min)

Session Moderators: TBD

 

Segment 1: Translational genetics and seed system (Theme -1) : 4 papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam, Director (Res), BSMRAU
  2. OPEN
  3. OPEN
  4. OPEN

 

 

Segment 2:  Pest management (Theme-3): 4 Papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. OPEN
  2. Geoff Gurr DSc, c/o Dr. Panna Ali
  3. OPEN
  4. OPEN

 

Segment 3: Crop and water management and Soil health (Theme-4): 4 papers

Paper 1: How much water is required to grow 1 kg of Boro rice? Boro rice cultivation and sustainable groundwater management in Bangladesh

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

 

  1. Dr. Mohammad Mainuddin

Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia

mohammed.mainuddin@csiro.au

Title:

 

  1. Dr.Yam Kanta Ghaire, IFDC

gaihreyam@gmail.com

  •  

 

  1. OPEN
  2. OPEN

 

Open discussion (Q &A) at each segments

 

 

 

 

13:00 – 14:05

Lunch and Prayer

 

 

 

 

14:05 – 15:30

Plenary session- II : Agricultural Mechanization and Agri-policy: Success, progress and way forward (Theme -2 & 6) : 2 papers

 

(Presentation – 2 X 20 min = 40 min

Panel discussion + Q & A = 45 min)

Session chair: TBD

Panel Members – 3 (TBD)

 

 

  • Paper -1:

Prof. Dr. Md. Manjurul Alam

Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, BAU

mmalam.bau@gmail.com

+8801752929024

 

  • Paper -2:

Dr. Moin Us Salam

Agricultural Scientist and Crop System Modeler, CIMMYT

moinsalam1@gmail.com

 

 

Panel discussion + Q & A

 

15:30 -15:45

Tea Break

 

 

 

 

15:45 -  17:15

Concurrent Session-III

(Paper presentation : 4X15 min = 60 min

Q & A : 30 min)

Session Moderators: TBD

 

Segment 1: Quality and nutritional Research (Theme -5) : 4papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Dr. BPM Swamy, Scientist II, IRRI
  2. Prof. Dr. Aparna Islam, BRAC University
  3. OPEN
  4. OPEN

 

Segment 2: Agri policy (Theme-6): 4 Papers

Paper 1: Title will be given early next week

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Prof. Dr. Nahid Sattar, BAU

nahidsattar@bau.edu.bd

  1.  
  1. OPEN
  2. OPEN
  3. OPEN

 

Segment 3: Agricultural Mechanization  (Theme-2):4 papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Dr. Ayub Hossain, CSO, FMPHE, BARI

ayub.fmpe@bari.gov.bd

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  1. OPEN
  2. OPEN
  3. OPEN

 

Open discussion (Q &A) at each segments

 

Day 2

To be declared

 

09:05 -10:50

Plenary session- III : Speed breeding, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics: Success, progress and way forward (Theme -7&9) : 3 papers

(Presentation – 3 X 20 min = 60 min

Panel discussion + Q & A = 45 min)

Session Chair: TBD

Panel Members: 3 (TBD)

 

 

  • Paper -1: Speed Breeding: A frontier technology in crop improvement

Lee Hickey, University of Queensland, Australia

l.hickey@uq.edu.au

 

 

  • Paper -2: Precision Breeding of Rice Using CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing Technology

Prof. Dr. Tofazzal Islam, BSMRAU

tofazzalislam@gmail.com

 

 

  • Paper -3: The Role of Bioinformatics in Biotechnology and Rice Breeding

Prof. Dr. N H Molla, RU

mollah.stat.bio@ru.ac.bd

 

 

Panel discussion + Q & A

 

 

 

 

10:50 -11:00

Tea Break

 

11:00 – 12:30

Concurrent Session-IV

(Paper presentation : 4X15 min = 60 min

Q & A : 30 min)

Session Moderators: TBD

 

Segment 1: Speed Breeding and Bioinformatics (Theme -7) : 4 papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Dr. ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Associate Prof. Department Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, DU
  2.  

+880-2-9661920~59 Ext. 7825, 7816   

  1. OPEN
  2. OPEN
  3. OPEN

 

Segment 2:  Biotechnology  and Phenomics (Theme-8& 9): 4 Papers

Paper 1:

Paper 2:

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Dr. Md Yusuf Akond, CSO, BARI

a_akhond@hotmail.com

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  1. Prof. Abdullah Mohammad Shohael

amshohael@juniv.edu

 

  1.  OPEN
  2. OPEN
  3. OPEN

 

Segment 3:Application of Genomics and DNA Markersin crop improvement (Theme-9):4 papers

Paper 1: Overview of advances in MAS technologies

Paper 2: Genetic improvement using partial resistance gene(s) to blast disease in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
or

One of key chromosome regions for adaptation of different ecosystems
in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Paper 3:

Paper 4:

  1. Dr. J. Damien Platten, Senior Scientist, IRRI

J.Platten@irri.org

  1. Dr. Fukuta, JIRCUS, Japan

zen@affrc.go.jp

  1. OPEN
  2. OPEN

 

Open discussion (Q &A) at each segments

 

12:30 – 13:00

Poster presentation session

 

13:00– 14:05

Lunch and Prayer

 

14:05 -15:35

Flash Talk: Innovative ideas and smart technologies (For only young scientists)

10 papers/presentations

(Paper presentation: 10X6 min = 60 min

Q & A : 30 min)

Session chair:  Director (Research)

 

Speakers: OPEN

15:35 -15:50

Tea Break

 

15:50 – 16:50

Best poster/flash talk presenter award  and  closing ceremony

Chief Guest: Director General

Special Guest: Director (Admn. & CS)

Chair: Director Research