Program – ISPP Society

Scientific Themes

Theme 1: Physiological and molecular basis of yield, quality and stress tolerance
Convener	M.S. Sheshshayee, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore
Co-conveners	M. Raveendran, TNAU, Coimbatore
	P.V. Vara Prasad, KSU, USA
	Senthil K Muthappa, NIPGR, New Delhi
	Anjali Anand, IARI, New Delhi
Topics	Physiology for enhanced yield and quality Biotic and abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms Resource Use Efficiency Seed Physiology for improved crop yield and quality Roots - its role in crop productivity and adaptation Photobiology and Photosynthesis

Theme 2: Multi-omics for crop improvement
Convenor	Sanjay Kapoor, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
Co-convenors	Ajit Kumar Shasany, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow
	Nataraja Karaba N., UASB, GKVK, Bengaluru
	Alok K. Sinha, NIPGR, New Delhi
Topics	Genetic Mapping for Yield, Quality and Stress Resilience Genomics, Gene Discovery and Allele Mining Genetic Engineering, Genome Editing and Synthetic Biology Metabolomics and Ionomics Systems Biology Plant-microbe interaction(s) and Microbiome

Theme 3: Horticulture and Tree Physiology
Convenor	Jagadish Rane, ICAR-CIAH, Bikaner
Co-convenors	K.B. Hebbar, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
	K. Suresh, ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavegi
	Brajesh Singh, ICAR-CPRI, Shimla
	Manish Das, ICAR-DMAPR, Anand
Topics	Propagation of horticulture / tree crops Reproductive physiology Physiological interventions for enhancing yield and quality Post harvest physiology and shelf-life extension Climate smart technologies – Carbon / Methane capturing and credits Protected cultivation

Theme 4: Artificial Intelligence for NextGen Crop Improvement and management
Convenors	Mukesh Jain, JNU, New Delhi
Co-convenors	Manoj Prasad, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
	Prabodh K. Trivedi, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow
	Krishna Jagadish SV, TTU, Lubbock, TX
	Naresh Kumar S., IARI, New Delhi
Topics	Predictive breeding Accelerating trait assembly Phenomics to resolve complex physiological traits AI/ML in crop monitoring Drones and Remote sensing Climate and Crop modelling

Theme 5: Translational Physiology
Convenor	Ashwani Pareek, NABI, Mohali
Co-convenors	O.P. Dhankher, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
	Sneh Lata Singla-Pareek, ICGEB, New Delhi
	Jitender Giri, NIPGR, New Delhi
	Renu Pandey, IARI, New Delhi
Topics	Nutrio-hormonal physiology for yield, quality and stress tolerance Small molecules and elicitors NextGen formulations of hormones, nutrients and fertilizers Biostimulants and Biologicals in agriculture

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