by Najam Waris Zaidi
NEW
DELHI, India—The inception and planning workshop of the microbial component of
a project that seeks to boost the productivity of drought-prone lowlands in
South Asia was held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
on 28 June.
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The
workshop focused on working with partners in developing and carrying out standard
protocols and research activities in order to develop and evaluate suitable microbial formulations that will
further enhance drought tolerance of rice varieties. The experiments were designed
to understand the
effect of various Trichoderma isolates on drought responses of rice.
The
activity is a component of the project, Improved Crop
Management and Strengthened Seed Supply System for Drought-prone Rainfed
Lowlands in South Asia, funded by the European
Commission-International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Six participants (photo) from state agricultural
universities and institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research attended the workshop.
These included Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal, head, and Dr.
Bishnu Maya, senior scientist, IARI's Plant Pathology Division; Dr. Arup Mukharjee,
senior scientist, plant pathology, National Rice Research Institute (NRRI); Dr. Anil Kotasthane, professor, plant pathology and biotechnology, Indira Gandhi
Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya University; Dr. J.P. Singh, associate professor, agronomy, and Ms. Shyama Kumari,
SRF, both from Rajendra Agricultural University.
The meeting was coordinated by Dr. Najam Waris
Zaidi, project scientist at IRRI-India, and chaired by Dr. U.S. Singh, South
Asia coordinator for the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia project.
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