Our Correspondent
TEZPUR: Tezpur University organized an International Symposium on Plant-Microbe Interactions on November 24 and November 25 November on the occasion of the visit of Prof. Steven E. Lindow, University of California, Berkley USA, a legendary scientist in the field, who is visiting India as BP Pal Chair Professor of INSA, New Delhi. Several eminent scientists affiliated to reputed Institutions such as IMTECH Chandigarh, Delhi University, CCMB Hyderabad etc. delivered lecture in the symposium.
In the inaugural programme, Prof. Sambhu Nath Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University appreciated the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT) for organizing the event. He further envisaged that such academic practice could make immense impact on the agricultural scenario of the country. He also wished that the symposium would benefit the students at the beginning of their career. The Dean, School of Sciences, Prof. R. K. Dutta and the Head of the Department, Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay welcomed the guests and expressed their sincere gratitude to the faculty members and scholars for organizing this symposium.
In his lecture, Prof. Lindow described how bacterial population occurring on plant leaf surface can play significant role on plant heath and diversity. The cultivation of the single type of crop in a large area and the lowering of vegetation affects the diversity of these bacterial population. Scientists from this field deliberated on how plant-microbe interactions can impact the crop production of the country. The meeting was sponsored by Tezpur University, INSA and DST-SERB. Prof. S. K. Ray and Dr. Aditya Kumar of the Department of MBBT were the convenor and co-convenor of the event.
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