ICAR-CTCRI organises International Webinar on Functional Phenomics

ICAR-CTCRI organises International Webinar on Functional Phenomics

4th January 2023, Thiruvananthapuram

ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, organised an International Webinar on ‘Functional Phenomics for Improved Climate Resilience in Tropical Agriculture’ today.

ICAR-CTCRI organises International Webinar on Functional Phenomics  ICAR-CTCRI organises International Webinar on Functional Phenomics

Dr. G. Byju, Director, ICAR-CTCRI, emphasised the importance of high throughput Phenomics and AI platform for mapping important traits and genetic improvement of cassava.

The panel proposed to initiate a Joint Collaborative Programme between ICAR-CTCRI and Biovarsity International CIAT on PPD and drought tolerance in cassava.

More than 250 participants from India and other countries participated in the webinar.

(Source: ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram)

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