Indian Society of Plant Breeders &

Agricultural College
and Research
Institute, Madurai
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
CONVENER
ORGANIZING SECRETARIES
TECHNICAL CHAIR
CHIEF PATRON
Dr. Sayeed Moshim Ibrahim
Dr. P.Nagarajan
Visit: www.ejplantbreeding.com
Organizing Secretary, National Seminar on
Challenges and Innovative Approaches in Crop
Improvement, AC&RI, Madurai, Tamil Nadu,
Email: ispbconference2014@gmail.com,
Web: ejplantbreeding.com/conference
Phone 9443837677, 9842232057
CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES IN CROP
IMPROVEMENT
- on the eve of Golden Jubilee Celebration AC&RI
Madurai
National Seminar on
National Seminar on
December 16 & 17, 2014
December 16 & 17, 2014
CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES IN CROP
IMPROVEMENT
Prof. Dr. K. Ramasamy,
Vice Chancellor
Dr.C.R.Anandakumar,
Director,
CPBG i/c & President Indian Society of Plant Breeders
Dr.M.Maheswaran,
Director of Research i/c,TNAU
Dr. C. Chinnusamy
Dean i/c, AC&RI, Madurai

Dr. C.Vanniarajan
Dr. N.Senthil
Dr. Kannan Bapu
Dr. N.Manivannan
Jointly Organizing
Online Payment : www.ejplantbreeding.com/conference
Papers contributions, oral and poster are
invited in the following themes.
I Genetic improvement of crop plants
thorough classical plant breeding methods
II Innovative breeding tools and techniques
for crop improvement including Marker
Assisted Breeding
III Physiological and molecular basis of
abiotic stress management
IV Genetic conservation and Biodiversity of
Eukaryotes & Prokaryotes
V Host plant interaction in biotic stress
management
VI Innovative tools and techniques for
improvement of horticultural crops
VII Innovative tools and techniques for tree
improvement
VIII Pl a n t t i s s u e c u l t u r e , Ge n e t i c
transformation, Genetically Modified
Organisms,Biosafety and bioethics
IX Seed viability,vigor,purity test, DUS
testing,seed development, pre and post
harvest handling of seeds
X Nutraceutical and food preparation and
dietary components
Call for papers
The proposed seminar will benefit the students,
teachers, research scholars working in various areas
of crop improvement. The objectives are listed below,
1. To improve the various biotic and abiotic traits in
crops through classical plant breeding
techniques
2. To disseminate and refine the knowledge of
molecular breeding & biotechnology and its
benefits to agriculture
3. To update the plant genomics information to
students, teachers and researchers
4. To integrate the various disciplines of agriculture
for the achievement of innovative crop
improvement
For Payment of Regi st r at i on Fee vi si t
www.ejplantbreeding.com
Students: Rs. 800
ISPB Members : Rs. 1500
Research Fellows/Scientist/Professors Rs.2000
The processing fee has to be paid online through online
transfer by NEFT to "Indian Society of Plant Breeders
at www.ejplantbreeding.com.
Details of the participants and their abstracts,
prepared in MS word (Font size 12, Times New Roman,
Single line spacing), up to 250 words, excluding title,
authors and affiliations, may be uploaded through online
submission system at www.ejplantbreeding.com. The
papers presented in the conference will be published in
the form of proceedings by the Indian Society of Plant
Breeders. The abstract may be prepared as per the
format of the Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
(https://sites.google.com/site/ejplantbreeding/guide-to-
authors). An author can present only one paper. Further
details are provided at www.ejplantbreeding.com
Submission of Paper
Venue of seminar: AC&RI, Madurai
Organized by:
About AC&RI, Madurai
About ISPB
A National Seminar is jointly organized by the
Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics and
Department of Biotechnology at Agricultural College
and Research Institute (AC&RI), Madurai, in
collaboration with Indian Society of Plant Breeders
(ISPB). The national seminar is conducted on the eve
of Golden Jubilee Celebration at AC&RI Madurai
Agricultural College and Research Institute,
Madurai, the second biggest constituent College of
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University established in the
year 1965 is celebrating the Golden Jubilee Year of its
establishment. It was upgraded as Post Graduate
centre during 1969 and as Research Institute in 1980. It
is placed at the foothill of historical monument
Yanamalai, a small rocky mountain on the western side.
This campus is accommodating 650 under-graduate,
post-graduate students and Ph.D. scholars. Madurai
was adjudged as the best College in Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University twice during 2002 and 2008
ISPB was established during 1995. More than
500 breeders from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Central Institute for
Cotton Research, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree
Breeding and breeders from private companies and
institutions and retired plant breeders are members of
this forum.
The participating delegates are requested to
make their own arrangements for stay at Madurai.
However, help will be provided for the delegates in the
identification of suitable hotels for stay. The List of
hotels will be uploaded in the website. Also transport
facilities will be provided from the place of stay and
conference venue. For further additional assistance
please contact help desk: mobile: 9443837677 and
9842232057
Accommodation and transport
Objectives
Last date of submission of abstracts : October 10, 2014
Conference : December 16 & 17, 2014