Breeding Plants to Cope with Future Climate Change
The conference Breeding Plants to Cope with Future Climate Change is held 16-18 June at the University of Leeds
This International Conference is being organised by Africa College (University of Leeds) in collaboration with the Association of Applied Biologists (UK). Interested attendees are invited to register and/or present a posters. Registrations and posters are accepted right up until the day of the meeting.
The conference will cover the following topics:
To discuss the contribution of plant science and breeding to maintaining food security in the face of increasing demand and the challenges presented by climate change
To examine the role that basic plant science and modelling can play in supporting plant breeding to achieve yield gains and the goal of sustainable agricultural production
To bring together world leading plant scientists, plant breeders, crop modellers and climate modellers to discuss the plasticity of the plant genome and its regulation in relation to climate change
To consider how to balance the requirements of intensive agricultural production with the dependence of rural welfare on agricultural productivity, particularly in Africa
The programme will also include:
Improving photosynthesis to enhance yield
Genome plasticity in relation to biotic and abiotic stress responses
Pathways to innovation
Targeting climate information for crop breeding
The conference will furthermore have presentations from scientists from CCAFS Theme 1.
For more info, programme and registration, please click here.
