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Wheat Information
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Number 74: 54-60 (1992)
Information
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Symposium/Workshop
The 8th International Wheat Genetics Symposium
(July 20-25, 1993 in Beijing, China)
In this symposium scientific program will place emphasis of the most
recent and exciting developments in wheat genetics. Following topics
are suggested for the program: Evolutionary and genome relationship,
Cytogenetics/Transfer of alien genetic material/Genetic resources,
Molecular genetics/Biotechnology, General genetic analysis/Gene
mapping and marker systems, Genetics of resistance to pathogens and
pests, Genetical approaches to breeding.
The first announcement is now available from secretary-general of
this symposium. More detailed information will appear in the next
issue of Wheat Information Service (No.75).
Prof. Chen Shouyi
Secretary-General of 8th IWGS
Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, 100101, CHINA
FAX: 86-1-4914896, Tel: 86-1-4914896, Telex: 222337 ICCST CN
Evaluation and Utilization of Biodiversity in Wild Relatives and
Primitive Forms for Wheat Improvement: An International Workshop
(12-15 October 1992 in Aleppo, Syria)
Worldwide concern has been expressed that agricultural production
needs to be increased using ecologically responsible farming systems
with long-term sustainablility. This requires plant breeding and
agronomic solutions to crop improvement. Several wheat cultivars have
been developed with specific nutritional qualities that allow
production on soil where yield is limited by salinity and poor
nutrient availability. Future progress, therefore, will depend on
identifying agronomically important genes and understanding their
physiological, biochemical, and genetic behavior when transferred to
cultivated species.
Wheat is one of the earliest crops to be brought under cultivation
through domestication, and has now acquired a wide range of
distribution throughout the world. To realize further advance in its
breeding and address new demands for improved yields with tolerance
to stresses, it has become increasingly urgent to broaden its genetic
base with the introduction of genes from other sources, such as wild
relatives and previously cultivated species.
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