Special Session
Special Session in the 2nd Int'l
Conference on Pesticide, Fertilizer and Seed (PFS 2016)
Topic: Cotton variety purity
Session introduction: Cotton
is an important textile and oil crop throughout the world. Upland cotton (G. hirsutum) is widely cultivated, and
planted in more than 70 countries, contributing to over 95% of the total cotton
yield worldwide. High quality-seeds production and distribution is the corner
stone for agriculture economy. Seed carry the genetic traits which are
incorporated through hybridization and selection for the development of a
cultivar having high yield potential and other economic traits. The genetic
purity of seeds means percentage of contamination by seeds or genetic material
of other species or varieties. Practically it is impossible that the seed of a
variety is 100% pure as mixing may occur during planting, harvesting, ginning
and processing of seed for storage. Seed standards are established by the seed
certification department with the consultation of breeders before
commercialization of the variety. These measures include mode of pollination of
the crop (autogamous or allogamous), the type of variety (open variety, hybrid)
and market demand of final product quality.
Cotton
variety purity is of immense importance for the breeders; plant breeders
attract great worldwide attention. Breeders should keep in mind the following
points for variety development;
The
genetic purity of the cottonseed is of high value for getting desired output
from grower crop value, processor and consumer perspectives. Seed certification
plays a pivotal role for maintaining purity of the genotype with the
collaboration of breeder.
Session Chair: Khezir
Hayat Bhatti, Ph. D Scholar, Agriculture Biotechnology Laboratory, Kahramanmaras
Sutcu Imam University
Call
for Special Session Chair:
To
extend the influence of the conference, researchers within the field of the
conference are invited to be the Special Session Chair.
To be
the Special Session Chair, you can propose issues (subjects, topics) yourself for
the parallel sessions and invite speakers as well as participants related to
the area. The organizing committee will fully support the promotion of the
conference.
Benefits:
To be the Special Session Chair, you can
enjoy:
A free
platform for academic
exchanges;
Free
dinners and coffee break during conference period;
Free
registration and accommodation(2 nights during the conference period);
PS: All attendees invited by the Special
Session Chair can enjoy the maximum discount.
Duty:
To be the Special Session Chair, you
should:
Determine
the session topic within the conference field;
Invite
scholars (no less than 10 attendees in one special session);
Host
the meeting.