LPU Organised Two Day International Conference on Plant Physiology and Bio-Technology; Check Details Here

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New Delhi: The Lovely Professional University's (LPU), Department of Bioengineering and Biosciences held a two-day International Conference on Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (ICPPB) on LPU campus.

As per LPU, the scientifically relevant conference covered a variety of topics for the advancement of the agricultural and biotechnology fields, as well as crop development, while providing and supporting cutting-edge research.

The conference produced the necessary outcomes geared towards "advances in plant regeneration; regulation of biotic and abiotic stress responses by plant hormones; bio-stimulants and bio-fertilizers; plant signalling, epigenetics, microbe interaction, genome editing, cryopreservation; and crop improvement."

Additionally, it provides a platform for hundreds of participating scientists, researchers, academicians, industrialists and students from around the world to exchange innovative ideas, discuss recent challenges and share their personal experiences and triumphs.

LPU Chancellor Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal commended everyone involved for making it a truly global and goal-oriented event. Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi (IIT, Guwahati) and Prof. Ariel D. Arencibia from Catholic University of Maule, Chile served as the Chair and Co-chair of the inaugural scientific session.

In the honourable presence of LPU Pro Chancellor Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, a 151-page abstract book providing 147 solid solutions through plants and processes was also released on this occasion. It was organised by the Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering department and the Division of Research & Development (DRD) of LPU.

The Chief Guest, Prof. Sant Saran Bhojwani, Emeritus Professor and Director of the Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Agra), delivered the opening address. Padma Shree, Prof. Dr Pramod Tandon, Secretary of the Plant Tissue Culture Association of India, served as the honoree.

Prof. Dr Pannaga Krishnamurthyr of the National University of Singapore held significant conversations about the provision of "biotech solutions to boost plant salinity tolerance using the secrets of mangrove trees" at the conference.

In his speech, he explained that salty soil decreases crop productivity and plant growth globally. Strategies for raising crop plants' salt tolerance levels are required. The University of Salento's (Italy) Prof. Dr Gian Pietro Di Sansebastiano spoke about "plants-based low-cost platforms for drug discovery and screening."

He emphasised that since new compounds are being synthesised, finding better medications for human therapeutics is one of the most significant difficulties. In this situation, cost-effective novel screening techniques for drug functional characterisation at the subcellular level are needed.

In addition to this, Prof. Dr Karel Doleal of Palack University in the Czech Republic presented research on "new phytohormone derivatives as modern tools for basic and applied research in plant biotechnology from synthesis to analysis and back” during the conference.

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