Golden Jubilee Celebrations

PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY LUDHIANA, INDIA

50 Years of Pride & Glory

ICSA

2012

November 27-29, 2012

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INVITATION
Dear colleagues Agricultural scenario is fast changing the world over. There is an urgent need to produce more food per unit area and time for feeding the ever increasing human population that has crossed 7.0 billion, with India alone contributing 1.2 billion. The challenge before agricultural scientists is to ensure required quantity as well as better quality food. Besides, agriculture is a leading economic sector in many nations, but it is facing many problems including stress on natural resources and its growth rate is declining. With the introduction of high yielding crop varieties, many traditional and local varieties were replaced. The on-farm narrow genetic base has further led to the emergence of new pests and diseases. Maintaining agricultural biodiversity is important for long-term food security. The challenge is further compounded with climate change, and agriculture will have to cope with increasing weather fluctuations. Moreover, there has been diversion of agricultural produce to the generation of bioenergy in recent years resulting in global increase in food prices, that has added a new dimension to the concern of food security. A significant change in the global food and agriculture system is needed, if we are to nourish burgeoning population. The regions practising input-intensive agriculture in Indo-Gangetic plains are facing serious challenges in sustaining agricultural growth. The Green Revolution in 1960's and 70's led to wide spread shifts in the cropping pattern and transformation of subsistence and low-input agriculture to mono-cropping with high inputs. High cropping intensity, over exploitation of water and soil resources, excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has led to depletion of ground water, deterioration of soil health, loss of biodiversity, environmental problems and dwindling economic returns to the farmers. This calls for designing new strategies, a paradigm shift, and holistic approach to sustain agricultural growth for achieving much needed food and nutritional security of the people and better livelihood of the farmers. The International Conference on 'Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security', is being organized from November 27-29, 2012 by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana during its Golden Jubilee year. It aims at sharing latest advances, knowledge and technologies regarding agricultural production and discuss options to deal with the challenges to stimulate collaborative research among institutions. There will be invited plenary lectures, poster and oral presentations, and panel discussion. The conference will focus on the theme areas: A. Breeding crops for food security and climate resilience, B. Natural resource conservation: A key to sustainable agriculture, C. Crop protection, D. Food processing and nutritional security, E. Advances in veterinary and animal sciences for sustainable livestock development, and F. Joining hands for economic development I cordially invite you to participate in this conference and look forward to welcome you at Ludhiana during November 27-29, 2012. Baldev S. Dhillon Chairman, National Organising Committee Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

PATRONS
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Dr. G.S. Kalkat Dr. V.L. Chopra Dr. R.S. Paroda Dr. S. Ayyappan

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. G.S. Kalkat (Chairman) Dr. B.S. Dhillon (Co-Chairman) Dr. M.K. Bhan Dr. P.K. Basu Dr. K.S. Aulakh Dr. William Dar Dr. T. M. Erbaugh Dr. M. Frisch Dr. M.S. Kang Dr. A.S. Khehra Dr. G.S. Khush Dr. T.A. Lumpkin Dr. A.E. Melchinger Dr. Ratan Lal Dr. M. Solh Dr. V. K. Taneja Dr. R.S. Zeigler Dr. R.K. Mahey (Secretary)

NATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dr. B.S. Dhillon Dr. V.K. Taneja Dr. S.S. Chahal Dr. K.R. Dhiman Dr. S.K. Dutta Dr. P.L. Gautam Dr. H.S. Gupta Dr. R.K. Gupta Dr. K.S. Khokhar Dr. Arvind Kumar Dr. S.K. Sharma Dr. A.K. Singh Dr. H.P. Singh Dr. A.K. Srivastva Dr. S.S. Gosal Dr. M.S. Gill Dr. Neelam Grewal Vice-Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana (Chairman) Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU, Ludhiana (Co-Chairman) Vice-Chancellor, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan Vice-Chancellor, Dr. YSPUHF, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh Deputy Director General, ICAR (Crop Science), New Delhi Chairman, PPV and FRA, NASC, New Delhi Director, IARI, New Delhi Director, CIPHET, Ludhiana Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana Deputy Director General, ICAR (Education), New Delhi Vice-Chancellor, CSKKVV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh Deputy Director General, ICAR (NRM), New Delhi Deputy Director General, ICAR (Horticulture), New Delhi Direcor, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana Director of Research, PAU, Ludhiana Director of Extension Education, PAU, Ludhiana Dean, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana

Dr. R.S. Sidhu Dr. P.P.S. Lubana Dr. D.S. Cheema Dr. S.N.S. Randhawa Dr. Gursharan Singh

Dean, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, PAU, Ludhiana Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PAU, Ludhiana Dean, College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana Director of Research cum Dean Postgraduate Studies, GADVASU, Ludhiana Dean, Postgraduate Studies, PAU, Ludhiana (Secretary)

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dr. Gursharan Singh Dr. P.K. Khanna Dr. D.K. Benbi Dr. T.S. Thind Dr. Balwinder Singh Dr. Kuldeep Singh Dr. Gursahib Singh Dr. Vishal Bector Dr. S.K. Sandhu Dr. Dharminder Pathak Dr. Navjot Sidhu Dr. Simarjit Kaur Ms. Simerjeet Kaur Mr. Gagandeep Singh Dr. Allah Rang Dr. M.S. Gill Dean, Postgraduate Studies, PAU, Ludhiana (Chairman) Technical Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana ICAR National Professor, Dept of Soils, PAU, Ludhiana Additional Director of Research, PAU, Ludhiana Head, Dept of Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana Director, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU, Ludhiana Training Unit, COAET, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana (Organising Secretary) Dept of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU, Ludhiana (Co-Organising Secretary)

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Dr. Allah Rang +91 98154 64786 Dr. M.S. Gill +91 98728 51084

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, INDIA e-mail: icsa@pau.edu Tel. +91 161 2401960 (Extn: 434, 224), Fax +91 161 2409891

THEME AREAS
(A) Breeding crops for food security and climate resilience i. Genetic enhancement of yield potential ii. Productivity in adverse regimes iii. Nutrient and water use efficiency Natural resource conservation: A key to sustainable agriculture i. Advanced farm technologies for efficient use of inputs ii. Climate change and natural resource management iii. Conservation agriculture iv. Soil health and sustainable productivity v. Energy management for enhancing agricultural productivity Crop protection i. Management strategies for crop pests and diseases ii. Understanding pathogen and pest dynamics iii. Forecasting and pre-emptive measures iv. Integrated weed management Food processing and nutritional security i. Micronutrient and vitamin bio-fortification ii. Genetic modifications iii. Functional foods and nutraceuticals iv. Advances in food processing and engineering v. Changes in food consumption patterns Advances in veterinary and animal sciences for sustainable livestock development i. Advances in veterinary diagnostics and vaccinology ii. Advances in livestock production iii. Advances in animal health Joining hands for economic development i. Agriculture as base of economic development ii. Agricultural growth, environmental sustainability, food and livelihood security iii. Environmental quality and human health iv. Farmer-Industry-Institution interface for prosperity v. Science-Policy interaction for agriculture development

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR SHORT COMMUNICATION * Manuscripts should be submitted in the form of short communication not exceeding 900 words * Manuscripts should be submitted online or can also be submitted by e-mail (editor.icsa@pau.edu) in Times New Roman, Font 10, single space * Mention the poster Theme area: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) on the top right side of first page * Titles should not contain more than 16 words and should be in all capitals letters in Font 11. No abbreviations are to be used in the title. Keywords (3-5) should be added

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Name of the presenter must be underlined and his/her e-mail ID must be given Mention official address of the authors Short communication will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee Authors of short communication will be notified by e-mail regarding acceptance and oral presentation status Only one manuscript as presenting author will be accepted

All accepted short communications will be published in a Special Issue of Journal "Crop Improvement". The manuscripts should be under the sub-head, introduction, objectives, methods, results & discussion, conclusion/application to practice and references. Deadline for submission of abstracts is September 30, 2012. Manuscripts received after the deadline, will not be considered for publication or presentation. Manuscript must be accompanied by proof of payment of Registration fee (Receipt/Copy of demand draft/Cash receipt). Selected short communications will be presented in the form of oral presentation or a poster. ORAL PRESENTATION Selected short communication will be given 10 minutes for presentation in each theme area. POSTER PRESENTATION The poster board size at the conference will be of 115 cm (46 inch) height and 85 cm (34 inch) wide. Poster format is given on the website: http://pau.edu/icsa/. Oversized poster will not be displayed. REGISTRATION GUIDELINES All participants are recommended to register on-line at http://pau.edu/icsa/ or via the Bank transfer/Demand draft/Cash. Please send all remittances to the account no. 10088205559, State Bank of India, PAU Branch, Ludhiana IFSC code: SBI0001482. Prepare Demand draft in favour of Treasurer, Crop Improvement Society of India, payable at Ludhiana. Please submit duly completed prescribed registration form along with the registration fee to the Conference Secretariat or to the Treasurer, Crop Improvement Society of India, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana -141004, India. REGISTRATION FEE (UPTO SEPTEMBER 30, 2012) Regular : Rs. 4000 Students : Rs. 2000 Foreign nationals : US$ 200 or equivalent REGISTRATION WITH LATE FEE Regular : Rs. 6000 Students : Rs. 3000 Foreign nationals : US$ 250 or equivalent
For sponsorship/advertisement please contact : Dr. R.S. Sidhu, Dean, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Tele/Fax: 0161 2403533, e-mail: deancobsh@pau.edu

Golden Jubilee Celebrations

PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
50 Years of Pride & Glory

Ludhiana, Punjab-141004, India

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY November 27-29, 2012

REGISTRATION FORM

Name ______________________________________________________________ Designation __________________________________________________________ Organization _________________________________________________________ Mailing address _______________________________________________________ Phone/Mobile ________________________________________________________ e-mail ______________________________________________________________ Post conference tour : Type of delegate : Yes No

a) Faculty/Research Fellow b) Student c) Public sector organization d) Private organization/Industry/NGO

Abstract being submitted: Poster theme area (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) Title _______________________________________________________________ Method of remittance Bank transfer: Amount, Receipt no and Date _________________________________ Demand Draft no. _____________________ dated _________________________for Rs._____________________ Bank_______________________________________ drawn in favour of Treasurer, Crop Improvement Society of India, payable at Ludhiana.

Note: Photocopies of this form can be used for multiple registrations

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