NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Initial Amendment Date:	April 26, 2007
Latest Amendment Date:	December 20, 2007
Award Number:	0734790
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Osman Shinaishin OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	December 31, 2006
End Date:	December 31, 2008 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$24,593.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2003 = $24,593.00
History of Investigator:	Eduardo Blumwald (Principal Investigator) eblumwald@ucdavis.edu Roberto Gaxiola (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of California-Davis 1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300 DAVIS CA  US  95618-6153 (530)754-7700
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	University of California-Davis 1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300 DAVIS CA  US  95618-6153
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	TX2DAGQPENZ5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Plant Genome Research Project, AFRICA, NEAR EAST, & SO ASIA
Primary Program Source:	app-0103
Program Reference Code(s):	9109, 5943, BIOT
Program Element Code(s):	132900, 597600
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

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Bohnert

Description: This project supports a U.S.-Pakistan Workshop on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics and Breeding, with Focus on Abiotic Stress Tolerance of Cereal Crops, to be held in Lahore, Pakistan in March 2003. The U.S. organizer is Dr. Hans Bohnert, Department of Biology and Crop Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. The Pakistani organizers are Dr. Tayyab Husnain, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan and Dr. Kauser Malik, Member/Biology, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. The workshop themes are "the physiological and agronomical parameters determining stress responses, and the integration of traditional breeding techniques with molecular marker technology," and "the exchange of information about genomic type studies directed towards the understanding of stress tolerance determinants and the application of results from mutational studies in model plants to cereal crops and their improvement." The subjects to be covered include: mechanism of stress tolerance, functional genomics related to stress tolerance, and plant transformation for introduction of stress tolerance traits. The proceedings will identify selected areas of high priority, as well as a literature guide for cooperative research.

Scope: The results of the workshop will include identifying joint research that would benefit the United States, Pakistan and other countries that must cultivate cereal crops under stressful plant growth conditions including drought, excessive heat, and salinity.

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