Poster Papers

0. Crop science for a diverse planet

1. Water

1. Breeding crops that do better under water stress
2. Irrigated rice-based systems 5ACSC
3. Physiology and improving productivity under water scarcity
1. Root Specific
2. WUE and drought resistance models
3. Effects of water and salt stress on yield and components
4. Other physiology and water stress
4. Manipulating dryland systems
5. New imperatives for irrigated agriculture
6. Environmental consequences of water management in farming systems

2. Sustainability

1. Farming and cropping systems
1. General farming system/rotation
2. Legumes in farming systems
3. Other
2. Conservation and reduced tillage systems
3. Asian cropping systems (5ACSC)
4. Biocide dependence and resistance
1. Weeds
2. Diseases
3. Insects
5. Nutrient recycling and balance in cropping systems
1. Soil N cycling and uptake
2. Soil OM and use of wastes
3. Nutrient use efficiency, general fertilizer studies
4. Phosphorus
5. Other elements: S, Zn, microelements
6. Inoculants, rhizobia, biofertilizers
6. Managing climate risk in cropping systems
7. Raising yield potential in cropping systems
1. Rice
2. Maize and sorghum
3. Wheat
4. Broad leaf crops
8. Simulation modelling in crops

3. Genetics

1. Genome sequencing
2. Gene to phenotype complexity
1. Gene discovery
2. Genotype by environment interaction
3. Genetic resources for the 21st Century
1. Monocots
2. Dicots
4. Harnessing molecular markers for plant breeding
1. Molecular marker selection
2. Tissue culture
3. Interspecific crossing
4. Heterosis rice and other crops
5. Genetic analysis
6. Physiological traits
7. Variety identification, release, progress
5. New frontiers and products from breeding
6. Abiotic challenges and breeding
1. General
2. Salt
3. Temperature
4. Other: Heavy metal, waterlogging, drought
7. Biotic challenges and breeding (5ACSC)
1. Insects, Nematodes
2. Fungii, monocots
3. Fungii dicots
4. Viruses, bacteria
8. Biotechnology for a better world

4. Effecting Change

1. Proven processes for change
1. Developed Countries
2. Developing countries
2. Lessons for future from success stories
3. Role of IT in delivery and adoption
4. New pathways for delivery in Asia 5ACSC
5. Planning, monitoring and evaluation of research
6. Private/public complementation

5. Asian Crop Science Society

1. Food quality issues
1. Rice
2. Maize, wheat
3. Other
2. Feed quantity and quality issues

• "New directions for a diverse planet". Edited by RA Fischer. Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress. Brisbane, Australia, 26 September - 1 October 2004.