| Thematic Area: Agricultural and Food Processing | |
| Dr. Susheel Kumar Sharma ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Imphal, India |
Title: Major Plant Viral Pathogens of North East Region of India: Development of Simplified Diagnostics, Host-Virus Interactions and Management
Emphasized on disease Diagnostics and management through targeted mutations and microbiota directed approach. |
| Dr. Kangming Tian Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China |
Title: Novel strategies to release of oligosaccharides and peptides from fruit and vegetable using enzyme cocktail Dealt on enzymes selection and cocktail for efficient production of functional oligosaccharides and peptides. The presenter also proposed large-scale production of Enzyme mediated fructo-oligosaccharides. |
| Dr. Bannikova Anna Saratov State Agrarian University named after N.I. Vavilov, Russia |
Title: Development of novel high-quality eco-products with functional ingredients from secondary raw materials of grain crops for the prevention of nutritional diseases Focused on biotransformation of grains polymeric complex using ultrasound and hydrolases enzymes. Extraction of polyphenols and xylooligosaccharides from recycled cereals was proposed in this talk. |
| Dr. Muhammad Zeshan, NIGAB-National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan |
Title: Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) Control in Pakistan through Tissue Culture Technology Eradication of Panama disease caused by the fungi Fusarium oxysporium was discussed. |