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Drought stress is a major constraint to yield stability and crop production in drought prone areas. Increasing crop production under drought condition
requires an integrated approach in which infrastructure development,
crop and resources management, and plant breeding are essential
elements.
International workshop on “Crop Improvement under
Drought Condition: an Integrated Approach” aims to discuss the
effects of drought on plant production and different approaches
required for increasing crop yield under drought stress. The
workshop will be held from January 31st to February 2nd 2009 at
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) in Karaj, Iran (Islamic
Republic). Several major drought related topics
in the fields of agronomy, physiology, plant breeding, genetic
engineering, molecular markers and QTL analysis, proteomics and
molecular biology will be discussed. At the end of the
workshop there will be a discussion panel to summarize the lectures
given during the workshop and discuss strategies for national and
regional plant breeding program for drought stress. The participants should have expertise in one of the
aforementioned field . Applicants should have high
proficiency in English. |
