RA 00015.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT

met to review the progress of breeding, pathology,
germplasm, entomology, microbiology,
physiology, and nutritional quality and to tour
ICRISAT Center. Interspecific hybridization in
chickpea occupied one half-day session, and the
final afternoon of the meet was spent in the field,
where the visiting breeders selected lines thought
to be useful in their own programs.
Seminars
Institute and program seminars are a regular
feature of life at ICRISAT. Institute seminars are
scheduled monthly, and many of the programs
schedule weekly seminars. Visiting scientists
usually present one or more seminars during
their stay at ICRISAT. These activities provide a
valuable forum for exchange of ideas and
information.
Field Trips and Visits
ICRISAT frequently schedules field trips and
other short-time activities for visiting groups.
The Institute considers this to be a valuable
avenue of information exchange. Occasionally,
such activities serve a special purpose. For
example, during September, all of the millet
breeders in India visited ICRISAT Center to
become more familiar with the research program
and to make their own selections from
ICRISAT's breeding nurseries. Discussions with
these workers regarding the future direction of
ICRISAT's efforts in breeding and pathology
were quite useful.
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