02. Varietal Innovations and Seeds:
Varietal innovations and seeds primarily include evolving ideas, practices and new technologies being developed which enhance the field of plant breeding. Accordingly, expected primary research areas under this track are,
- Breeding: conventional breeding; molecular breeding; mutation breeding; haploid breeding; polyploidy breeding
- Genetic engineering: gene transformation; gene editing; recombinant DNA technology;
- Genomics
- Proteomics
- Molecular biology
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics: Mendelian genetics; quantitative genetics, population genetics, cytogenetics
- Seeds and seed systems
- Seed technology
- Quality of seeds and other quality planting materials (e.g. tubers, cuttings)…etc.
- Develop resistant varieties
- Gene technology for reduce pesticides