The
2nd International Congress of Plant Physiology is being
organized here from tomorrow. The Congress will be inaugurated
by the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Union Agriculture Minister
Shri Ajit Singh will preside over the inaugural function.
The main theme of
the Congress is ‘Sustainable Plant Productivity under changing
environment’. Eminent scientists from USA, UK, Japan, Australia
and Europe will deliver plenary lectures. The deliberations spread
over five days will cover a wide range of topics through fourteen
scientific sessions on crop physiology, biotechnology, global
climate change, flowering and abiotic stress etc. The Congress
is being attended by more than 60 scientists from about 20 countries
and 800 Indian delegates.
The Congress being
organized by the Indian Society for Plant Physiology (ISPP) and
the International Association for Plant Physiology at Indian Agricultural
Research Institute (IARI) is supported by the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, Department of Science & Technology,
CSIR, Planning Commission, Bhabha Atomatic Research Centre and
several other organizations. It is being held in India after a
gap of 15 years. The first International Congress of Plant Physiology
was organized in the year 1988 at New Delhi. The Congress aims
to address and evolve appropriate long term and sustainable strategies
to overcome the emerging challenges in the agricultural sector
to sustain plant productivity under changing environmental conditions.
On this occasion
the ISPP awards, i.e. Prof. J.J. Chinoy award, Prof. R.D. Asana
award and Academy for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences award
for the year 2002 will be given by the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam to the deserving plant Physiologists. Two ISPP publications
i.e. directories of the Indian Plant Physiologists and Fellows
of the Society will also be released during the inaugural function.
