Crop physiology research at IRRI: Exit seminar of Shaobing Peng

Crop physiology research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ) provides scientific support to agronomists in their research on crop and natural resources management and to breeders in their studies on crop improvement.

In this presentation, Dr. Shaobing Peng, departing senior crop physiologist in IRRI's Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, highlights his research in developing nitrogen management strategies for improving resource use efficiency and in identifying climatic and physiological factors that determine the yield potential of irrigated rice. The importance of maintenance breeding for adaptation to climate change and approaches to break the yield barrier through the development of new plant type lines will be presented.

Finally, he makes some suggestions on the future course of crop physiology research on irrigated rice at IRRI.

The slides to presentation can be found at http://irri.org/news-events/events/thursday-seminars/two-decades-of-crop-phys...

Starting in January 2011, Dr Peng will be:

Professor
Crop Physiology and Production Center (CPPC)
College of Plant Science and Technology
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan, Hubei 430070

Category:

Education

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• IRRI
• crop
• physiology
• research
• Shaobing
• Peng