Agricultural biotechnology

New Model of Agrobased Technology Transfer from Government Research Institutions to Private Firms in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak, Khairul Akmaliah Adham
ABSTRACT Technology transfer apparently becomes one of the major aspects of research and development in the government research institutions (GRI) in Malaysia. Technology transfer is a two-way interaction between GRI and private firms. Technologies are transferred from GRI to private firms...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural science policiesAgricultural biotechnology
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Advances in Mungbean Breeding

Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair
ABSTRACT Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata), also known as green gram is an important warm season food legume crop, with major production in Asia. The crop is expanding to Sub Sahran Africa and other parts of the world due to its short crop duration (60 days) and due to the...
Country: Others Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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The Soil-Borne Pathogen/Disease Problems and Management Strategies: The Indonesia Experience

Surono
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases are one of the factors that limit the productivity of agricultural crops in Indonesia. Soil-borne pathogens that predominantly attack various types of agricultural plants in Indonesia include Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Ralstonia solanacearum,...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Development of a Novel Soil-Borne Disease Management Strategy, Health Checkup Based Soil-Borne Disease Management (HeSoDiM)

Shigenobu Yoshida, Seiya Tsushima
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases can cause significant negative impacts on crop production. To combat these diseases, most farmers have been using chemicals such as soil fumigants to disinfest the field soils before scheduled planting. These conventional applications, however, often result in an...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Current Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Thailand

Orachos Napasintuwong
ABSTRACT Agricultural biotechnology has played a significant role in productivity improvement and has potentials in coping with rising food demand and more intense impacts from climate change. Several countries in Asia have embraced modern agricultural biotechnology such as genetic engineering,...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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