Graduate Environmental Program

The Melbourne School of Land and Environment is proud to host:

Professor German Spangenberg
Chief Scientist, Research Director and Thinker of the Year 2006

German Spangenberg will present the following seminar:

Plant Gene Technology in a Climate of Change for Food, Feed and Energy

Wednesday, 24 September 2008
5.30pm
Lower Theatre, Land and Food Resources Building (142)

More information: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/germanspangenberg.html

Significant progress has been made in the development and exploitation of plant gene technologies derived from genomic discoveries. These will find applications in food, feed, health, bioenergy and bioindustry and contribute to addressing challenges for global food security in a climate of change. Recent advances and applications of high-throughput methodologies for plant functional genomics – from genome to phenome – in crops and pastures that provide the knowledge base for these developments will be described. Selected examples of current approaches on the molecular genetic dissection of biosynthetic pathways and developmental processes in plants will be presented. Strategies for product development and application of molecular methodologies to plant improvement addressing high impact outcome scenarios for productivity, environmental and societal benefits will be outlined. These include plant gene technology based approaches for enhancing tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in crops and pastures. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the seminar.

RSVP’s Essential –: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/germanspangenberg.html