EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 9: University of Jammu, Department of Botany, collaborated with the Asia Association of Plant Scientists (AAPS) to organize International Science Talk on “Genetics of salinity tolerance traits in crops and developing saltwater-based agricultural systems” by MARK TESTER, renowned Professor, King Abdullah, University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, Dr Sikander Pal, Botany Department, JU presented a background of AAPS to the audience hailing from over twenty-two countries including Russia, Israel, Turkey, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and many more. A common scientific platform for Asian Plant Scientists and its relevance in finding innovative solutions to the local and global problems of Agriculture and Food Security will be the primary objectives of AAPS, said Dr Pal.
Prof Eviatar Nevo, President, AAPS, addressed the audience and explained the functioning of the society. He welcomed TESTER, country representatives, and participants of the event. Speaker of Science Talk-MARK TESTER was introduced by Dr Santosh Satbhai, IISER, Mohali, India.
Dr Santosh made a brief presentation on the biography of MARK TESTER. MARK in his excellent presentation highlighted the various aspects of salinity and its impact on global food security.
Shubham from Jammu University and Alexander from Russia interacted with MARK to learn several aspects of salinity traits for their Ph.D. research works. The event was attended by more than 150 participants connected digitally to attend the maiden event of AAPS in collaboration with the University of Jammu.
From University, Prof Yash Pal Sharma, Prof Namrata Sharma, Prof Veenu Kaul, Prof Geeta Sumbali, Prof Sanjana Kaul, Dr Skarma and Dr. Geeta participated in the event. Later, Prof. Manoj K. Dhar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu in his concluding remarks appreciated the presentation of MARK TESTER for being timely and addressing the larger concept of salinity tolerance with genomics in crop plants.
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