International conference on Banana- 2020 Innovations in Sustainable Production and Value Chain Management in Banana

Hotel Breeze Residency, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

21 February, 2020 (Friday)

Venue Breeze Residency

14:30 - 17:30 Hrs Registration

22 February, 2020 (Saturday)

Venue: Kalaiarangam (Adjacent to Hotel Breeze Residency)

09:30 - 09:40 Hrs Inauguration of Banana Expo

09.40 - 09.43 Hrs Invocation

09.43 - 09.45 Hrs ICAR Geeth

09.45 - 09.50 Hrs Welcome address & Opening remarks

09.50 - 09.55 Hrs Lighting of lamp

09:55 - 10:15 Hrs Address by Guests of Honour

10:15 - 10:35 Hrs Distribution of Awards & Release of Publications

10:35 - 10:45 Hrs Address by the Chief Guest

10:45 - 10:50 Hrs Vote of Thanks

10:50 -10:53 Hrs National Anthem

11.00 - 11.30 Hrs High Tea

11.30 - 12.30 Hrs Expo visit by the Delegates

Venue Grandeur Hall (Ground Floor), Breeze Residency

12:45 - 13:45 Hrs Plenary Lectures

12:45 - 13:15 Hrs Breeding plantain and cooking (Matooke and Mchare) banana hybrids for Africa utilizing approaches of global

relevance

Dr. Rony Swennen, IITA, Uganda

13:15 - 13:45 Hrs The long road to Golden Banana

Dr. James Dale, QUT, Australia

13:45 - 14:30 Hrs Lunch (Pinnacle Hall, 2nd Floor, Breeze Residency)

Venue: Grandeur Hall (Ground Floor), Breeze Residency

Technical Session – I : Germplasm and Crop Diversity

Chairperson Dr. B.M.C Reddy, Former VC, Dr. YSR Horticultural University

Co-Chairperson Dr. L. Pugalendhi, Dean (Hort.) TNAU, Coimbatore

Convenors Dr. C. Anuradha and Dr. S.C Das

14:40 - 15:20 Hrs Keynote Lectures

14:40 - 15:00 Hrs Musa Genetic Resources Management – A global

perspective Dr. Nicolas Roux

Alliance Bioversity -CIAT, France

15:00 - 15:20 Hrs Role of ICAR-NBPGR in management of Musa genetic

resources in India Dr. Kuldeep Singh

ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi

15:25 - 15:55 Hrs Oral Presentations

Diversity of Musa in Philippines and its utilization

Lavarnee Gueco et al.

Musa diversity in Indonesia

Agus Sutanto et al.

Genetic diversity in fruit pulp mineral profile of Indian Musa germplasm

Ramajayam et al.

Altitudinal variation in physico-chemical properties of rhizosphere soils of wild Musa species in Arunachal

Pradesh

Sonia Devi et al.

15:55 - 16:15 Hrs Tea

22 February, 2020 (Saturday)

Concurrent sessions

Venue Grandeur Hall (Ground Floor), Breeze Residency Crystal Hall (First Floor), Breeze Residency

16:15 - 18:20 Hrs Technical Session – II : Conventional Breeding

Strategies

Technical Session – III : Quality Planting Material,

Artificial Intelligence, IoT and Sensor Based

Technologies

Chairperson Dr. K.V. Peter, Former VC, KAU Dr. K. Alagusundaram, DDG (Agrl. Engg.), ICAR,

New Delhi

Co-Chairperson Dr. Rema Menon Dr. C. Aswath, IIHR, Bengaluru/ Dr.A.Arunachalam,

ADG (IC) ICAR, New Delhi

Convenors Dr. M.S. Saraswathi and Dr. A. Rekha Dr. D. Ramajayam and Dr. G. Prabhuling

16:30 - 17:30 Hrs Keynote Lectures

Valuation and utilization of banana genetic resources

in crop improvement

Dr. S. Uma

Satellite remote sensing for Banana

Dr. S.S. Ray, MNCFC, New Delhi

Exploiting IoT in agriculture

Dr. S. Radha, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai

National certificate system for tissue culture raised

plants: A success story in India

Dr. Shivkant Shukla, BCIL, New Delhi

17:35 - 18:20 Hrs Oral Presentations

Hybridization and seed set in ABB x AA cross

combinations of banana

Rekha et al.

Next generation tissue culture for the rescue of

threatened banana landrace of Tripura, India

Karthic et al.

NCR 17: A hybrid to be reckoned to revolutionize the

plantain Banana

Backiyarani et al.

Synergistic effect of silver nitrate and photon flux

density on in-vitro multiplication of banana (cv. Grand

Naine, AAA)

Shashi Shekhar et al.

Banana exploration in Western Indonesia and its

screening for resistance to BBTV

Assessment of crop water footprint for banana in

Lalgudi block using remote sensing

Sukartini et al. J. Ramachandran

Development of Fusarium wilt race 1 tolerant mutants

through mutation breeding

Saraswathi et al.

Testing and validation of banana AI app Tumaini for

pest and diseases of banana in Tamil Nadu, India

Sivalingam Elayabalan et al.

Evaluation of seed vigour tests in fresh and aged seeds

of Musa balbisiana L. for germplasm conservation

Shivani Singh et al.

Concurrent Sessions

Venue Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

18:20 - 19:30 Hrs Technical Session – IV : Biotechnology and Omics

Approaches

Technical Session – V : Plant Architecture and

Sustainable Production

Chairperson Dr. V.A. Parthasarathy, Former Director, IISR Dr. W.S. Dhillon, ADG (HS), ICAR, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson Dr. Nicolas Roux, Alliance Bioversity -CIAT Dr. V. Pandey, Hort. Science. ICAR, New Delhi

Convenors Dr. S. Backiyarani and Dr. H.Ravishankar Dr. K.J. Jeyabaskaran and Dr. V.P. Santhi

18.30 - 19:30 Hrs Keynote Lectures

Molecular cytogenetics and diversity in Musa

Dr. Eva Hribova, IEB, Czech Republic

Networking for banana improvement and sustainable

production

Dr. Prakash Patil, PC, AICRP Fruits, IIHR,

Bengaluru

Molecular approaches in banana improvement: success

of “Breeding Better Bananas”

Dr. Brigitte Uwimana, IITA, Uganda

Sustaining resilience of East African highland banana

cropping systems

Dr. J. Kubiriba, NARO, Uganda

19:30 - 21:00 Hrs Dinner (Pinnacle Hall, 2nd Floor, Breeze Residency)

09.00 - 17:00 Hrs Poster Session: (Technical Session I- V)

Venue – Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

23 February, 2020 (Sunday)

Venue Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency

Plenary Lecture

09.00 - 09:30 Hrs Sustainable production technologies in banana

Dr. N. Kumar, VC-TNAU, Coimbatore

Felicitation of Former Directors of ICAR- NRCB

Concurrent Sessions

Venue: Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency Venue: Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

09:40 - 10:15 Hrs Technical Session – IV : Biotechnology and Omics

Approaches

Technical Session – V : Plant Architecture and

Sustainable Production

Chairperson Dr. V.A. Parthasarathy, Former Director,IISR Dr. W.S.Dhillon, ADG (HS), ICAR, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson Dr. Nicolas Roux, Alliance Bioversity -CIAT Dr. V. Pandey, Hort. Science. ICAR, New Delhi

Convenors Dr. S. Backiyarani and Dr. H.Ravishankar Dr. K.J. Jeyabaskaran and Dr. V.P. Shanthi

09:40 - 10:15 Hrs Oral Presentations

Genome landscape of stress-tolerant banana cultivar

Kuntal Kumar Dey et al.

Effect of different organic manures on banana cv.

Grand Naine with respect to nutrient releasing and

uptake pattern

K.J. Jeyabaskaran et al.

Genome wide identification reveals functional and

structural characteristics of TCP gene family in banana.

Siddhant Chaturvedi et al.

Evaluation of commercial banana varieties in

Andaman Islands

K. Abirami et al.

Transcriptome analysis of banana roots under iron

deficiency (0 µM Fe) and excess (400 µM Fe) in

hydroponics

Prashanti Patel et al.

Raised bed system for Banana + Fish cultivation in

coastal degraded land

A. Velmurugan et al.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) in eukaryotic

translation initiation factor gene in banana accessions

Yield, fruit quality and cost economics of summer and

winter grown bananas (Musa spp.) as influenced by

might confer resistance to Banana bract mosaic virus

C. Anuradha et al.

use of polypropylene based non-woven bunch sleeves

V. Kumar et al.

Effect of organic and inorganic source of fertilizers on

the quantitative and qualitative parameters of banana

cv. Karpura Chakkera Keli (AAB)- K. Ravindra

Kumar et al.

Polyketide synthases of banana Musa acuminata: An

evolutionary view

R. Pothiraj et al.

Agriplex OA for improving banana plant vigour under

high pH conditions

Satish Bhonde et al.

10:15 - 10:30 Hrs Tea

Concurrent Sessions

Venue Grandeur Hall, Breeze residency Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

10:30 - 12:25 Hrs Technical Session – VI : Advances in Abiotic Stress

Management

Technical Session – VII : Advances in Insect and

Nematode Management

Chairperson Dr. P. Rethinam, Former Director, IOPR Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar, Bioversity Intl., New Delhi

Co-Chairperson Dr. Selvi, PSG, Coimbatore Dr. P. Sundararaju and Dr. M. Nagesh

Convenors Dr. I. Ravi and Dr. R.H. Laxman Dr. J. Poorani and Dr. P. Giribabu

10:45 - 11:45 Hrs Keynote Lectures

Phenomic and molecular strategies to enhance climate

resilience in crops with special emphasis on banana

Dr. Maheshwari, ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad

Role of semiochemicals in Banana pest management:

Status quo and way ahead

Dr. Kamala Jayanthi, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

Combining real time transpiration phenotyping to

OMICS: The key to mine the banana diversity for

water use efficiency

Dr. Sebastien Carpentier, KUL, Belgium

Advances in Management of Banana Nematodes

Dr. M. Nagesh, ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru

11:50 - 12:25 Hrs Oral Presentations

Evaluation of ABB banana genotypes against drought

stress tolerance

Morphological and molecular characterization of

banana leaf- and fruit-scarring beetles (Coleoptera:

Chrysomelidae) from the Indian region with

I. Ravi et al. distribution and host records

J. Poorani et al.

Role of banana leaf cuticular wax in drought

tolerance: Composition and regulation of its

biosysnthesis

H.S. Megha et al.

Studies on occurrence of banana leaf and fruit scarring

beetle, Nodostoma subcostatum Jacoby on local and

wild banana genotypes of Tripura- Pinku Paul et al.

Thermal comfort operation of greenhouse for

homogeneous plant growth: An energy efficient

approach

S. Revathi et al.

Identification of volatile semio-chemicals from banana

plant by air-entrainment method

B. Padmanaban et al.

In silico study of abiotic stress related transcription

factor binding sites in the promoter regions of banana

germin-like protein genes

M. Balakrishnan et al.

Evaluation of Nendran based banana (Musa sp.)

hybrids for resistance to root-lesion nematode,

Pratylenchus coffeae

P. Giribabu et al.

Phenotyping techniques for assessment of abiotic stress

tolerance in banana

R.H. Laxman et al.

Exploration and characterization of antinemic

endophytes against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne

incognita in banana, Musa spp.

P. Vetrivelkalai et al.

Concurrent Sessions

Venue Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

12:40 - 15:25 Hrs Technical Session – VIII : Post Harvest Handling

and Smart Packaging

Technical Session – IX : Advances in Fungal and

Bacterial Disease Management

Chairperson Dr. M.R. Dinesh, Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru Dr. Fazil Dusunceli, FAO, Turkey

Co-Chairperson Dr. T.N. Balamohan, AC & RI-TNAU, Madurai Dr. B.K. Pandey, ICAR, New Delhi

Convenors Dr. K.N.Shiva and Dr. J. Auxcillia Dr. A.K. Rai and Dr. Snehalatha

12:50 - 13:50 Hrs Keynote Lectures

Application of nanotech in developing sensors and

smart packaging

Application of transgenic and genome editing

technologies for improving banana with disease

Dr. K.S. Subramanian, DR, TNAU, Coimbatore resistance

Dr. Leena Tripathi, IITA, Kenya

Post harvest handling, smart packaging and supply

chain management in banana

Dr. C.K. Narayana, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

Management of Xanthomonas wilt in Africa

Dr. Guy Blomme, Ethiopia

Innovative Strategies in banana production and export

Dr. K.B. Patil, JISL, Jalgaon

13:50 - 14:50 Hrs Lunch (Pinnacle Hall, 2nd Floor, Breeze Residency)

14:50 - 15:25 Hrs Oral Presentations

Nano Sticker- multilayered encapsulation of 1- MCP

and Hexanal as a smart delivery system to enhance the

shelf-life of Banana

S. Srivignesh et al.

Rhizome rot of banana: Its status and characterization

M. Loganathan et al.

Energy management of solar photovoltaic powered

cold storage system with compressor speed control

L. Maheswari et al.

Molecular insights of gene expression in induction of

host plant tolerance by ICAR-FUSICONT bio-

formulation against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.

cubense TR 4 in banana

M. Muthukumar et al.

Assessment of post-harvest losses in banana in Tamil

Nadu, a major banana hub in India

K.N. Shiva et al.

Blast/pitting disease of banana: Current state of

knowledge and management strategies

Sangeetha et al.

Decoding the biochemical mechanism of ‘green

ripening’ of Grand Naine (Musa AAA; Cavendish

subgroup) banana at higher temperatures

M. Mayil Vaganan et al.

Disease scenario of banana in Andhra Pradesh

A. Snehalatha Rani et al.

Effect of chemical treatment, packaging material and

storage conditions on shelf life of Banana

H. Megha et al.

Nano-encapsulation of mycomolecules of

Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its anti-fungal activity

against Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing stem end

rot disease of banana cv. Grand Naine

I. Arumuka Pravin et al.

Understanding cold chain and science of ripening

R. Sivakumar

Concurrent Sessions

Venue Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

15:30 - 17:05 Hrs Technical Session – X : Processing and Waste

Valorization Including Textiles

Technical Session – XI : Advances in Viral Disease

Management

Chairperson Dr. C. Anandaramakrishnan, Director, IIFPT,

Thanjavur

Dr. Leena Tripathi, IITA, Kenya

Co-Chairperson Dr. Devraj, Professor, NAU, Gujarat Dr. M. Krishna Reddy, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

Convenors Dr. P. Suresh Kumar Dr. R. Selvarajan / Dr. Anitha Cherian

15:45 - 17:05 Hrs Keynote Lectures

Future foods

Dr. C. Anandaramakrishnan, Director, IICPT,

Thanjavur

Importance of virus in international movement of

germplasm

Dr. John E. Thomas, QUT, Australia

Exploitation of banana pseudostem in utility products

Dr. P.G. Patil, Director, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai

RPA – A novel technology in detection of banana

bunchy top virus

Dr. V.K. Baranwal, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

Pharmaceutical opportunities with agricultural residues

Dr. C. Ruckmani, Anna University, Trichy

Traditional and medicinal values of banana in Siddha

practices

Dr. Sathya Rajeshwaran, Asst. Director, Siddha

Centre and Res. Inst. (AYUSH), Chennai

17:05 - 17:20 Hrs Tea

17:20 - 18:05 Hrs Oral Presentations

Evaluation of Select Banana Genotypes (Musa AAB Virus diagnostics and impact of certification of tissue

And ABB) for Bunch Traits and Suitability to Flour

Preparation

K. T. Naveena Kumar et al.

culture banana plants in India

R. Selvarajan

Functional and structural characteristics of starches

derived from dessert, cooking and plantain bananas

(Musa spp.)

P. Suresh Kumar et al.

Purification of recombinant coat protein of Cucumber

mosaic virus Banana isolate through Ni-NTA column

chromatography

C. Alan et al.

Waste valorization of banana peel into “SEV”- A

healthy snack

Dev Raj

RNAi-mediated resistance against banana bunchy top

virus (BBTV) in banana cultivar ‘Rasthali’

N. Tanuja et al.

Performance studies of sustainable solar tunnel dryer

for drying of green banana

N. Rajesh Kondareddy et al.

Characterization of rep gene of banana bunchy top

virus from banana cv. Nendran (Musa AAB)

K. Aparna et al.

19:00 - 20:00 Hrs Cultural events

20:00 - 21:00 Hrs Dinner (Pinnacle Hall, 2nd Floor, Breeze Residency)

09:00 - 17:00 Hrs Poster Session (Technical Session VI- XI)

Venue – Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

24 February, 2020 – Monday

Concurrent Sessions

Venue: Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency

Satellite Workshop on Foc TR4 – The Dreadful Disease of Banana

09:00 - 11:45Hrs Global Status of TR-4 Dr. Altus Viljoen, South Africa

Transgenic Cavendish with resistance to TR4 & the

development of a gene edited version

Dr. James Dale, Australia

Global Initiatives of FAO in TR4 management Dr. Fazil Dusunceli, FAO, Turkey

Status of TR-4 in India Dr. R. Thangavelu, ICAR-NRCB, Trichy, India

Mapping and management of TR4 in North India Dr. S. Rajan, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, India

Panelists Dr. N.K. Krishnakumar, Alliance BI-CIAT,

Dr. V.A. Parthasarathy, Former Director, IISR,

Dr. B.K. Pandey, ICAR, Dr. Guy Bloome, Alliance BI-

CIAT, Ethiopia

Convenors Dr. M. Loganathan and Dr. P. Paramaguru

11:45 – 12:00 Hrs Tea

Venue: Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

Discussion on PPV&FR Act 2001 with special reference to Farmer’s Rights

09:00 – 11:00 Hrs Awareness on Protection of Plant Varieties and

Farmers’ Right

Dr. Ravi Prakash

Registrar, PPV & FRA, New Delhi

Legal aspects on Protection of Plant Varieties and

Farmers’ Right

Shri. D.S. Raj Ganesh

Legal Advisor, PPV & FRA, New Delhi

Convenors Dr. M. Mayilvaganan & Dr. S.K. Singh

DBT’S initiatives to improve banana R & D in North East India

11:15 – 11:30 Hrs Improving the banana R& D and capacity building in

NE India

Dr. Madan Mohan

11:35 – 12:15 Hrs Oral Presentations

Molecular identification of Musa yunnanensis from

Manipur, India using ITS sequence analysis

Sureshkumar Singh S. et al.

Analysis of nuclear DNA content and ploidy levels in

Musa collected from North Eastern India by Flow

Cytometry

Kiran, P. et al.

Diversity of Musa spp. genetic resources of Assam,

India

Saikia D and Tanti B

Convenors Dr. M. Mayilvaganan & Dr. S.K. Singh

12:15 - 12:30 Hrs Tea

Venue: Grandeur Hall, Breeze Residency

Panel Discussion on Banana Export, Trade and Entrepreneurship

12:45 - 14:30 Hrs APEDA’s initiatives to promote banana export Ms. Shobhana Kumar, APEDA

Banana export opportunities to Europe Mr. George Zingll, Austria

Role of FPO in value chain management in banana –

A case study

Dr. T.N. Balamohan, ACRI, TNAU, Madurai

Agri start-ups in the changing business ecosystem Dr. Saravanan Raj, MANAGE, Hyderabad

Role of Govt. in developing entrepreneurial skill

among youth

Dr. Kalpana Shashtri, TISS, Hyderabad

Panelists

Dr. BNS. Murthy, Hort.Com, GoI; Dr. KB. Patil, JISL, Jalgaon; Shri G. Ajeethan, TNBGF; Shri AP Karuppiah,

TNBGF; Shri. Ravi Chandran Purushothaman; DANFOSS; Representatives from MAERSK, Chennai; Shri.

Ezhilan Kave, Greeners Agro, Tirupur; Fair Exports, Kochi; VFPCK, Trivandrum

Convenors Dr. V. Kumar and Dr. P.B. Pushpalatha

14:30 - 15:30 Hrs Lunch

Venue: Crystal Hall, Breeze Residency

International Training on Epidemiology and Management of Foc TR4 in Banana

(By invitation only)

12:45 - 14:15 Hrs Lectures and Training

14:15 - 15:15 Hrs Lunch (Pinnacle Hall, 2nd Floor, Breeze Residency)

25 February, 2020 – Tuesday

06.00 – 20.30 Hrs Field Visit: Progressive Farmers and exporters unit in Theni dist. of Tamil Nadu, India

Award ceremony and Valedictory Function

15:45 - 17:45 Hrs Venue: Grandeur, Breeze Residency