Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug scholars programme

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program (MBBISP) announced 12 recipients of the programme&rsquo;s 2009 fellowships at the Borlaug Dialogue at the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. Bhanu Kalia is the only Indian to be selected for her outstanding breeding research in wheat.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Ten nations are represented among the recipients, who are receiving a full package of support to pursue their PhD, which will include research on rice and wheat breeding. The primary objective of this fellowship programme is to develop highly educa<img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: right;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1257332774phpZJCZ26.jpeg" alt="" width="178" height="131">ted rice and wheat plant breeders who can serve as future agriculture leaders.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Kalia&rsquo;s research, titled &lsquo;Methodology for Efficient Mapping of Alien&nbsp; Introgression for Adult Plant Resistance to Leaf Rust and Other Agronomic Traits in Wheat Aegilops Tauschii Hybrids&rsquo; is next-generation breeding research which aims to address adult plant resistance to leaf rust &mdash; one of the biggest problems in wheat crop, resistance to other diseases and agronomic traits related to yield and quality enhancement. Having received her MS in Genetics from the Punjab Agricultural University, Kalia will pursue a PhD at Kansas State University and collaborate with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) on her research work in wheat.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The programme will begin accepting applications for 2010 beginning November 1 until February 1, 2010. Students interested can find more details at monsanto.com/mbbischolars.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Author: HT Horizons</strong></p> <p><strong>Date: 4th Nov., 2009</strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For further details about related courses and colleges please click below:</strong></span></p> <p><a title="Related courses and colleges" href="https://science.shiksha.com/">Related courses and colleges</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>