The Plant Science Summer Camp (PSSC) is a 2-week program consistent of workshops in the laboratories of the Center for Desert Agriculture that aims to expose students to the multidisciplinary aspects of Plant Biology and to give an overview on the research activities of the Plant Science Program at KAUST. The workshop will cover different aspects of basic and applied plant science and the strategies employed towards improving the performance of classical crops in harsh environment. The participants will learn the importance of plant biology to establish sustainable agriculture in the kingdom.
The workshop will expose students to the multidisciplinary aspects of Plant Biology, in the following areas:
- Rice genomics
- Saltwater-based agricultural system
- Growth regulators and food security
- Plant genome engineering, cereal genomics, and Plant microbiome
- Genetics of disease resistance in wheat
- Plant development under arid conditions
- Greenhouses and agroecosystem and Indoor farming
- Core lab tours and Admission requirement presentation
- And more activities including alumni panel discussion
The students will get in touch with the state-of-the-art technologies and will have the opportunity to experience the scientific atmosphere within the Plant Science teams in particular and at KAUST in general.
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Speakers
- Salim Al-Babili, Professor, Associate Dean BESE
- Ikram Blilou, Professor, Plant Science Chair, Plant Science Program
- Mark Tester, Professor, Associate Director, Center for Desert Agriculture
- Rod Wing, Professor, Plant Science Director, Center for Desert Agriculture
- Heribert Hirt, Professor, Plant Science
- Magdy Mahfooz, Associate Professor, Bioengineering
- Simon Krattinger, Assistant Professor, Plant Science
- Brande Wulff, Associate Professor, Plant Science
- Rebekah Waller, Agricultural Specialist, Center for Desert Agriculture
- Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, Technical Consultant Estidamah, Professor of Horticulture College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University
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