National Symposium. Connecting Innovations in Plant Biology for Food and Nutritional Security. 19 November, Venue

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1 National Symposium on Connecting Innovations in Plant Biology for Food and Nutritional Security th 19 November, 2018 Venue ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India Organised by Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IARI Pusa Campus, New Delhi

2 ORGANISING COMMITTEE Chief Patron Prof. V. L. Chopra Former Member- Planning Commission of India Former Secretary-DARE & Director General-ICAR Patron Dr. T. Mohapatra Secretary DARE & Director General ICAR National Advisory Committee Core Organising Committee Dr. S. L. Mehta Dr. S. K. Sopory Dr. Anupam Varma Dr. Deepak Pental Dr. P. K. Gupta Dr. M. L. Lodha Dr. A. K. Tyagi Dr. H. S. Gupta Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. R. P. Sharma Dr. K. V. Prabhu Dr. K. R. Koundal Dr. J. P. Khurana Dr. N. K. Singh Dr. T. R. Sharma Dr. R. Srinivasan Dr. K. C. Bansal Dr. P. Ananda Kumar Dr. R. S. Sangwan Dr. Kuldeep Singh Dr. R. K. Jain Dr. J. P. Sharma Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. D. K. Yadav Dr. Anil Grover Dr. Ashwani Pareek Dr. Shelly Praveen Dr. S. R. Bhat Dr. Archana Sachdev Dr. Paramjit Khurana Dr. Shelly Praveen Dr. Viswanathan C Dr. M. V. Rajam Dr. Aruna Tyagi Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya Dr. Anil Sirohi Dr. Jasdeep Padaria Dr. P. K. Mandal Dr. Kishor Gaikwad Dr. Supriya Chakrabarty Dr. Ajay Arora Dr. P. K. Jain Dr. Anil Dahuja Dr. Monika Dalal Dr. Archana Singh Dr. Rakesh Singh Dr. Subodh K. Sinha

3 ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM A growing world population and dietary shifts associated with economic development are pushing new global demands for food while climate change, depleting soil fertility and water scarcity are threatening our ability to produce food for all at an affordable price. According to the United Nations (UN), global agricultural production will need to be at least 60% higher in 2050 than the levels reported in This challenge is exacerbated due to continuous drop in the annual rate of crop yield increase resulting from decreasing arable land, emergence of new pathogens and mounting abiotic (drought, salinity, flooding and temperature extremes) stresses. Since plant-based food forms the major source of human nutrition by providing essential macro- and micro-nutrients, the problem of food insecurity is often intertwined with the more complex challenge of malnutrition. Nearly 825 million people around the globe are undernourished and close to 2 billion are suffering from "hidden hunger" due to inadequate intake of essential micronutrients which has often resulted in the loss of countless lives in many countries. As the development of a country is closely linked with health status of its population, it is becoming increasingly recognized that nutritional security is an enormous challenge with multifaceted social and economic implications; it therefore requires concerted and coordinated efforts to attain nutritional security. There is now a renewed interest in traditional, orphan crops which are rich in micronutrients to correct the nutritional imbalance caused by our overdependence on a few cereal crops. Besides understanding the biochemical and molecular mechanisms governing phytonutrient accumulation in these crops, a new push for breeding improvement of these nutrient-rich crops is needed to make them remunerative to farmers. There is, thus, a palpable urgency amongst the researchers across the globe to address this seemingly indomitable challenge of food and nutritional security through precise crop optimization with regard to yield, nutrition and plant fitness and performance using modern tools and techniques of molecular biology and biotechnology. The genomics will play a central role in this regard and efforts are underway to enrich the genomic resources of these crops for enhancing the efficiency of plant breeding. The other strategy which holds a great promise for enhancing the crop yield, but has hitherto been overlooked, is the genetic manipulation of certain developmental features of plants such as plant architecture, vasculature architecture and morphological and anatomical features of leaves, which determine the overall crop performance. Optimization of these features may thus have a profound impact on crop yield under normal and challenging conditions. Functional genomics coupled with phenomics could accelerate discovery of genes and gene regulatory networks underlying developmental traits of agricultural importance. Although biotechnology holds great promise in Indian agriculture and pharma industry, biotechnology education seldom finds place in meetings and conferences. Unbridled proliferation of institutes offering biotechnology degrees at various levels is a matter of concern. Likewise, employment opportunities for new graduates in biochemistry and biotechnology is an aspect that needs wider discussion. We have, therefore, planned to hold a panel discussion on Biotechnology/Biochemistry Education inviting leading academicians, policy makers and Industry representatives. In view of the above, the Society of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology has planned to organize the one-day National Symposium on "Connecting Innovations in Plant Biology for Food and Nutritional Security" on November 19, 2018 at ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi to celebrate its foundation day. The aim of this symposium is to bring together leading scientists and young researchers working in the field of biochemistry & biotechnology and allied sciences to discuss their research findings and share their views about the potential strategies to be adopted to overcome the overriding challenge of food and nutritional security.

4 SYMPOSIUM THEMES Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management Nutritional Quality Enhancement Plant Developmental Biology ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR POSTER PRESENTATION There will be scientific sessions on various topics identified for the symposium in the form of invited lectures and poster presentations. Abstracts of unpublished research work related to one of the symposium themes are invited for poster papers. Poster size should not be exceeding 3' X 2'. Authors intending to participate in the symposium are requested to submit abstract online from October 01, Abstract should be typed in MS word (Times New Roman, Font size 12 with 1.5 spacing) in about 250 words excluding the title, affiliation etc. The abstract title in bold shall be followed by authors names, affiliation and id of the corresponding author in separate rows. The name of the presenting author should be underlined in the abstract. The abstract will be accepted only if the presenting author is registered. The electronic copy of the abstract should be strictly submitted to Organizing Secretary by October 31, 2018 through spbb1991@gmail.com. To get detailed information about the symposium and format, please visit The best posters will be appropriately awarded. REGISTRATION Confirm your registration by completing the attached form along with registration fee by demand draft drawn in favour of Secretary, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology payable at New Delhi. Outstation cheques will not be accepted. The details of the registration fee are given below SPBB members Non-SPBB members PG student/research Scholar/Research Associate Accompanying person On-the-Spot registration Corporate Delegates Rs (Rs 3000/- with late fee) Rs (Rs 4000/- with late fee) Rs (Rs 2000/- with late fee) Rs Rs Rs (Rs11000/- with late fee)

5 For online payment, Bank details are as follows Name of the Bank Syndicate Bank Branch Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi IFSC code of the branch SYNB Account Name Society for Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology Account Number MICR Code of the branch Abstracts of only registered delegates shall be included in the symposium kit. ACCOMMODATION Limited accommodation is available in the ICAR-IARI, New Delhi guest houses. The participants are therefore requested to kindly make their own arrangements in the hotels surroundings Pusa Campus, New Delhi well in advance. IMPORTANT DATES Last date for submission of abstract October 25, 2018 Communication of Letter of Acceptance October 31, 2018 Last date of Registration November 07, 2018 (November 14, 2018 with late fee) ABOUT DELHI New Delhi, India's capital and a major gateway to the country, is a bustling metropolis, which successfully combines in its fold the ancient and the modern. It is well connected by air, rail and bus to the rest of the country. Delhi has some of the finest museums in the country and attracts a lot of tourists for its vibrant beauty and culture. There are great number of spots that you can visit while you are in Delhi. This place is a haven for the shop lovers where they can buy anything to everything. There are a number of places to visit near Delhi. At a short distance (~200 kms) from Delhi is the famous city of Agra, where Taj Mahal is located. About 260 km south west of Delhi is located the pink city of Jaipur-known for the magnificence of its palaces. The weather in Delhi, in November is reasonably pleasant and light woollens might be required as winter just sets in.

6 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Dr. P. K. Jain Dr. Anil Dahuja Organising Secretaries Dr. Archana Singh Co-Organising Secretaries Dr. Monika Dalal Executive Committee President Dr. S.L. Mehta Vice-Presidents Dr. S. R. Bhat Dr. Archana Sachdev Secretary Dr. Shelly Praveen Chief Editor Dr. T. R. Sharma Joint Secretary Dr. P. K. Mandal Treasurer Dr. Aruna Tyagi National Symposium Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Campus, New Delhi Phone ; Website

7 National Symposium on Connecting Innovations in Plant Biology for Food and Nutritional Security ( 19th November, 2018 )

8 National Symposium Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa Campus, New Delhi