Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Name of symposium/seminar
Personnel Attended
Global Conference on ‘Women in Agriculture’ organized by ICAR and APARI Drs B.N. Sadangi and Lipi Das
at NASC Complex, New Delhi from 13 to 15 March, 2012.
NAIP Annual Workshop at New Delhi from 19 to 20 March, 2012.
ICAR-IRRI meeting at the NASC, New Delhi on 21 March, 2012.
Dr. T. Mohapatra
Dr. T. Mohapatra
2 nd Annual review meeting of the DBT funded research project entitled Dr. B.C. Patra
“Establishment of National Rice Resource Database at National Institute
of Plant Genomic Research (NIPGR), New Delhi on 31 st May, 2011
NBPGR-NAGS Workshop to formulate a National Network project on PGR
at New Delhi during 29-30 July, 2011.
Group Meeting at NBPGR, New Delhi on 17 November, 2011 to finalise
the draft proposals for the National Network Project on PGR for XII Plan
(Agro-biodiversity platform).
Meeting on Registration of Farmers’ varieties in the state of Odisha at State
Seeds Testing Laboratory, Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar on 28 April, 2011.
Training-cum-workshop on “Seed production of Farmers’ varieties for the
state of Odisha” at CRRI, Cuttack on 28 June, 2011 and delivered a lecture
entitled “Management of field plots for seed production of varieties and
characterization by DUS guidelines”.
Group Meeting at NBPGR, New Delhi on 17 November, 2011 to finalise
the draft proposals for the National Network Project on PGR for XII Plan
(Agro-biodiversity platform).
Review and planning meeting of DBT India-IRRI Network Project “From
QTL to variety: marker assisted breeding of abiotic stress tolerant rice varieties
with major QTLs for drought, submergence and salt tolerance” held at NRCPB,
New Delhi on 8 November, 2011.
“Phenotyping for abiotic Stresses in Rice”, held at International Rice
Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines during 27 October to
11 November, 2011.
National conference on “Applied Zoological Research For National Food
Security and Environmental protection” held on 15-16, February, 2012.
Dr. B.C. Patra
Dr. B.C. Patra
Dr. B.C. Patra
Dr. B.C. Patra
Dr. B.C. Patra
Dr. J.N. Reddy
Dr. K. Chattopadhyay
Drs Anand Prakash, Mayabini
Jena, K.S. Behera, P.C. Rath,
S. Pokhare and Berliner J.
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