Plenary Lecture: Evans Lagudah - "Multi-pathogen Resistance Genes"
Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA
Evans Lagudah leads a team at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia with a research spectrum covering basic studies on the molecular basis of race non-specific resistance, adult plant rust resistance, cloning of wheat resistance genes, genomic analyses of targeted disease resistance traits and the identification and utilisation of molecular markers for resistance breeding.
Among his research highlights was defining the molecular basis of adult plant rust resistance genes which represent novel classes of plant defence genes that function broadly in cereal crops against multiple pathogens. Lagudah operates at the important interface between agriculture and fundamental molecular research and his research ensures the rapid translation of new molecular discoveries into practical agriculture in the global grains industry.
Time: 9:45 AM-10:30 AM