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SKL Centre for Soybean Reasearch, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Past events
HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (35) : Bridging the Gap: Sustainable Synergy Between Vertical and Outdoor Farming
Description of the talk: Misconceptions and misunderstandings surrounding vertical farming abound. Many have viewed it as the exclusive...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (34) : Environment and health: Opening an era of environmental discovery with the exposome research paradigm
Description: Variation in health and diseases within the human population is driven by a combination of genetic and environmental...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (33) : Regenerating deserts in Northern China and small-holder farms in Hong Kong
Description: Industrial farming with high inputs of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have been producing crops at the expense of the...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (32) : Virtual Carpological Herbarium of Fruits and Seeds
The carpological collection is a part of an herbarium, and it mainly consists of the fruits and seeds of plants that cannot be fixed onto...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (31) :The fate of heavy metals in the soil environment and what’s next?
Large areas of agriculture fields in Asia have been contaminated by heavy metals from mining and other human activities. Due to a serious...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (30) : The Versatile Roles of Type III Effectors in Rhizobia-Soybean Symbioses
In this talk, Prof. Xin, Dawei will introduce the progress and the prospect of rhizobial type III underlying soybean-rhizobium...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (29) : Towards a sustainable food future in China: Consumers’ intention and policy implications
Food sustainability is one of the priorities of the global sustainability agenda. China, as a rapidly developing economy, contributes to...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (28) : Assessing health impacts of common environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (8 February 2023)
Both bisphenol A and pesticides are the common environmental estrogen disrupting chemicals widely used in industry and agriculture...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (27) : Earthworms for sustainable agriculture (18 January 2023)
Soil organisms play an important role as primary driving agents of nutrient cycling, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (26) : Thinking of novel ways for insect management in Soybean (13 December 2022)
In this talk, Dr Liao will introduce his recent work on isoprenoid and lipid biosynthesis and metabolism, and share with us his thoughts...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (25) Soybean An Agri-food Resource (14 November 2022)
In this presentation, Dr Carrera will cover the following topics:1) World Scenarios: Climate, Yield, and Population Evolution.2) Soybean...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (24) For whom the plant genome has been sequenced (15 October 2022)
In recent years, the genomes of many plant species have been sequenced with the advancement NGS technologies. Usage of plant genome...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (23) Introduction to CRISPR-Cas technology (14 September 2022)
In this talk, Dr Qi will first provide a general overview of the landscape of the cutting-edge CRISPR genome editing tools, including...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (22) When Social Entrepreneurship meets Science! (10 August 2022)
East meets west, and social entrepreneurship meets science. These two subjects can achieve synergy and harmony. The social and business...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (21) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Agroecosystems (20 July 2022)
Over the years, hyperspectral remote sensing has become an increasingly important tool for agronomy research. In this talk, Dr. Jin Wu...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (20) Phenotyping as an indicator of genetic diversity in soybean (17 June 2022)
On 17 June 2022, ‘Phenotyping as an indicator of genetic diversity in soybean’ was held online via zoom with a total of 66 participants...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (19) Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow (27 May 2022)
On 27 May 2022, ‘Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow’ was held online via zoom with a total of 118 participants...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
29 April 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (18) Strategy to Change Unsustainable Practices in Agrochemical Application: A Case in Southern China
On 29 April 2022, ‘Strategy to Change Unsustainable Practices in Agrochemical Application: A Case in Southern China’ was held online via...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
18 March 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (17) Soybean Cultivation, Production and Quality Assurance
On 18 March 2022, ‘Soybean Cultivation, Production and Quality Assurance’ was held online via zoom with a total of 126 participants...
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HM Lam
Aug 1, 20241 min read
11 February 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (16) Farming and Agribusiness
On 11 February 2022, ‘Farming and Agribusiness’ was held online via zoom with a total of 42 participants attended. In this talk, our...
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