Thursday, September 30, 2010

PAU ORGANIZES NATIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPACT

A national seminar on \'Impact of Climate Change on Fruit Crops\' will be organized at Punjab Agricultural University from October 6-8 in the Wheat Auditorium. Giving details, Dr. P.S.Aulakh, Head, Department of Horticulture said that Dr. K.S.Khokhar, Vice-Chancellor, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar will be the Chief Guest in the inaugural session while Dr. K.L.Chadha, former Deputy Director General (Hort.) and National Professor, Dr. A.K.Singh, Deputy Director General (NRM) and Dr. L.S.Brar, former Director of Horticulture, Punjab will be the Guest of Honour. Dr. Aulakh elaborated that the their will be eight technical sessions during the three day proceedings of the seminar wherein the experts will discuss adaptation of varieties, modern nursery management techniques, practices for fruit quality enhancement, impact of fluctuating weather on fruit production, constraints of biotic and abiotic stresses, biotechnological interventions to overcome climatic impact, management of pest and diseases, post-harvest management of fruits under different situations, etc. He shared that more than 250 delegates comprising fruit growers, nurserymen, research workers, scientists and administrators will participate in the seminar. The seminar recommendations will be discussed in the plenary session scheduled for October 8 at 11.00 a.m., said he.
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