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Organized by the University of Brasilia
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The Ministry of Environment, Brasilia, Brazil
- Theme
Cassava improvement to improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
and northeastern Brazil.
abstract sessions
1. Wild species and landraces to enhance nutritional value
2. Management of reproduction and propagation systems
3. Biotecnology tools and breending methods
4. Conservation and evalution of genetic resources
5. Cassava as a feed and for industry
6. Ecology and ecosystems
- Program
Oral presentation and posters on the above subjects
Visit to the living collection of wild Manihot species,
interespecific hybrids and
cassava landraces at the Univesidade de Brasília
Visit to cassava plantations and projects around Brasilia
- Photos from the Congress
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Dr. S. K. Hahn receives medal
of recognition
from her excellency minister of environment |
Mr. Ambassador Puri India
represents "CTCRi" in
receiving medal of recognition from
her excelency
Marina Silva minister of environment |
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The wild cassava living
collection at the Universidade de Brasilia visited by the
congress participants |
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Prof. Nagib
Nassar explains to H.E. Minister of Enviroment Marina Silva
Indigenous
red cassava |
Lectures of the plenary session (First day)
1. Cassava improvement in the tropics: a lesson from
Sub-saharan Africa - Sang-Ki Han(special conference
guest) (M-01).
3. Overcoming the challenge of
cassava breeding in India - S.G.Nair(India) (I-01)
Know more about Nair,
here
4. Potential of biotechnology and
mutagenesis in genetic improvement of cassava - Shri Mohan
Jain (Finlanda) (B-01). know more about Shree Mohan,
here
5. Sequencing the cassava genome - a
milestone for the Global Cassava Partnership - Claude Fauquet (USA)
(D-01)
6.
Development of QTL affecting starch content and storage root
productivity in two F1 populations of non-inbread parents in
cassava - Wenquan Wang (China) (D-02)
7. Toxicity and detoxification of
cassava bitter cultivars- Darna L. Dourfor (USA) (A-01).
Know more abour Darna ,
here
All plenary Lectures are
translated simultaneously to Portuguese.
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Lectures of the Second day (with simultaneous translation)
1. Somatic embriogenesis
and genetic transformation of Brazilian genotypes of
cassava - Francisco Campos (Brazil) (B-02);
2. Comparison of methods
for phenotypic adaptability and stability analisys of
cassava genotypes for storage roots yield and dry matter
content - Marcus Vinícius Kvitschal (Brazil) (I-07).
3. Resíduos de Campos e
da industrialização da mandioca: Usos, Tratamentos e
potencialidade - Marney Pascoli Cereda (Brazil) (P-01)
4. Sistemas locais de
conservação da diversidade da mandioca na amazonia -
Laure Empraire e Fernando Mathias (Brazil) (G-03)
5. On-Farm
conservation of cassava diversity: A case from Vale do
Ribeira, São Paulo, Brazil - Nevaldo Pironi (Brazil)
(G-05)
6. Uncovering local
understanding of cassava varietal selection at Koudandeng
- Obala, Cameroon - Ntumngia Regina NChang (M-02)
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For additional information contact
Nagib Nassar at
nagnassa@geneconserve.pro.br or
www.geneconserve.pro.br
Supported by:
    
CAPES |
