Chiang Mai, Thailand
January 24, 2012
Source: IRRI
More than 30 IRRI scientists attended the 12th Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) Congress held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 12-16 January 2012.
The gathering is held every 4 years; with the 12th Congress' theme being “Plant Breeding towards 2025: Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World (an international conference to celebrate His Majesty King Bhumibol’s 84th (7 Cycle) Birthday Anniversary).”
IRRI DDG-R Achim Dobermann and senior scientists Jauhar Ali, Glenn Gregorio, and Guoyou Ye were among 24 speakers invited to deliver plenary or keynote presentations during the conference.
The event is strongly supported by IRRI, and the second day of the Congress consisted of a session exclusively devoted to rice, which had rice scientists from China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and the USA presenting their research results.
The congress ended with a tour of the East-West Seed Co., Ltd.; Chia Tai Co., Ltd.; and the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Expo.
The conference was a good opportunity for plant breeders, including young graduate students, to learn of recent advances in plant breeding and related research in Asia across diverse crop species and interact with leading agricultural scientists from 14 countries working in diverse crop species.
SABRAO, established in 1968, is one the world’s oldest international organizations for crop and animal improvement scientists. Two IRRI staff members presently serve as officers of SABRAO: Ed Redoña as secretary general and Bert Collard, editor-in-chief of the SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics.
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