Co-ordinator: Gebisa Ejeta (CGIAR Science Council Member; Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Purdue University)

Speakers: Tony Fischer (CSIRO, Australia), Jacqueline E. Heard (Monsanto Co., USA), Ron Phillips (University of Minnesota), Jasper Rine (University of California at Berkeley), Steve Scofield (USDA/ARS, USA)

Lead scientists from major laboratories in ARIs and CGIAR centers will present their most current work on development of comparative and functional genomic tools for exploitation of the molecular basis of pathogenesis and activation of signals and pathways involved in plant disease resistance; in biofortification for intervention of micronutrient malnutrition; in enhancement of water use efficiency; and increased tolerance to deficiency or toxicity against minerals in problem soils.

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