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Workshop-FNCA2000
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on Plant Mutation Breeding of FNCA (Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia),
was held on 9 -13 October 2000 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Workshop was co-sponsored
by the Science and Technology Agency (STA)*, the Ministry of Science, Technology
and Environment (MOSTE of Vietnam) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development (MARD of Vietnam) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), National Institute of Agrobiological Resources
(NIAR of Vietnam), the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) and Japan Atomic
Energy Research Institute (JAERI). Two Scientists, a Project Leader and
an expert on methodology for plant/crop mutation breeding, participated
from each of the member countries, i.e. China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. Also attending the Workshop wereone
participant from Korea, seven participants from both Japan and Vietnam.
The number of the participants in the Workshop totaled about sixty people
including guests and observers. |
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re-organized to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology (MEXT) of Japan from 2001 |
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Opening
Remarks at the cosponsored organization
by Science and Technology Agency of those day |
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| Discussion at the
workshop |
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Report from participating
country |
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Report, Proceedings and results |
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| 1) |
The present status of research and development
in each country on the theme of this workshop, the Efficient Use of
Physical and Chemical Mutagens in the field of mutation breeding was
reported. An FNCA coordinator from Japan suggested that they should
focus cooperative efforts on crops in high demand in the participant
countries and proposed a new project on agriculture, Production and
utilization of biofertilizer. |
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Concerning how to promote a future agricultural
plan in the FNCA system that includes Mutation Breeding, a Japanese
FNCA coordinator presented the following suggestions:
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Since the field of Mutation Breeding is very
important for the advancement of agriculture, we should try
to plan a project that includes more than what the existing
project has. |
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We need to consider the possibilities for cooperation
with other regions, which is very significant for development
of the FNCA system. |
Following the suggestion, exchanges of views were made
among the participants. |
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Japan reported on the mutation breeding activities
of participating countries that had been stored in the MB database,
and on the situation of the database to date that covered all the
facilities and results. Appreciating the usefulness, participants
exchanged views on the operating system (OS) and the methods of distribution
and utilization. |
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The present status of Mutant Stock Repository
(MRS) was reported from Japan and an exchange of views on concrete
measures concerning future operation was made. |
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Views were exchanged on the contents of the
Mutation Breeding (MB) manual. |
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The next workshop will be held in Bangkok,
Thailand in October 2001 under the theme of Molecular Biological
Methods for Mutation Breeding. Also, China offered to host the 2002
workshop. It was agreed that delegates of each country would inform
Japan of crops that are in demand at home to single out crops that
are in high demand in the participating countries. |
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| Solt-tolerance
Rice |
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Vegetable market
at Halong Bay |
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