Webinar Series: No 1
Keep the faith: Progress in developing commercially viable CMD resistant varieties for Asia
Friday 14th August 9-10:30am (Bangkok-Hanoi-Vientiane)/ (Thursday 13th August 9pm (Cali))
Program
9:10am – Sources of CMD resistance in South East Asia – Dr. Xiaofei Zhang (Cassava Breeder CIAT, Colombia)Download
9:30am – CMD Breeding Activities in Thailand – Associate Professor Ed Sarobol (Emeritus Professor Kasetsart University, Thailand)Download
9:50 AGI – Update of CMD resistant screening in Vietnam – Dr Nguyễn Anh Vũ (Group Leader, AGI Hanoi)Download
10:05am Discussion (25mins)
The webinar provides an update on progress to date from Thailand (Kasetsart University); Vietnam (Agricultural Genetic Institute) and the activities of the CIAT and partners in the region.
Webinar Series: No 2
Developing a sustainable cassava seed system through rapid multiplication technologies
Thursday 24th September 8:30-10:00am (Bangkok-Hanoi-Vientiane)/Wednesday 23th September 8:30pm (Cali))
8:55am – New rapid multiplication system in Thailand– Dr. Wannasiri Wannarat (Kasetsart University, Thailand)Download
Propagating cassava plants using aeroponic culture at Hung Loc Agricultural Research Center – Nhạn Phạm (HLARC)Download
9:35am – Reflection from CIAT Colombia – Roosevelt Escobar (CIAT Seed System Specialist)
9:45am Discussion
