Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Friday Seminar Nov 5 - Sugarcane Genetics ...

For your information:  University Community – this program can be available by polycom with advance reservation, see note below.

 

 

 

Friday Seminars

at the

Everglades Research

and

orange Friday seminar graphic.pngEducation Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

University Community:  If you are interested in seeing this seminar via Polycom, please email your IP address along with the name of a contact person no later than Tuesday, Nov.2, to klkr@ufl.edu

November 5, 2010

 

10:45 a.m.

in the EREC Conference Center

 

 

“Sugarcane Genetics and

Molecular Breeding

in China”

 

Dr. Mu-Qing Zhang, Post-Doc, UF/IFAS Indian River REC

 

Dr. Zhang has been working for sugarcane genetics and molecular breeding for more than 20 years. His research deals with the sugarcane resistance to drought and disease (mosaic and smut) at the physiological and biochemical, DNA and protein, and metabolism level, photosynthetic genetics and energy cane breeding, gene cloning and expression, transgenic breeding of the sugarcane mosaic disease, transgenic detection and safety assessment. More than 17 projects were funded in more than 10 million Chinese dollars. Dr. Zhang has authored and co-authored more than 130 scientific publications, given more than 30 presentations at international and national conferences, granted more than 10 patents, and is on the editorial boards of six scientific journals.

 

Seminars are free and the public is welcome to attend

 

 

 

 

 

Kathy

 

Kathleen L. Krawchuk

Coordinator, Academic Support Services

UF/IFAS Everglades Research & Education Center

3200 East Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430

 

PH: 561-993-1517, FAX: 561-993-1582, email: klkr@ufl.edu

 

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