Description of the talk: Misconceptions and misunderstandings surrounding vertical farming abound. Many have viewed it as the exclusive future of agriculture, leading to a surge in attention and investments in recent years. Regrettably, much of this enthusiasm was fueled by hype and unrealistic expectations. As the bubble deflates rapidly,…
Description: Variation in health and diseases within the human population is driven by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. With the advances in sequencing technology, significant resources have been devoted to characterizing the genome in large-scale epidemiologic studies. However, it became clear that genetics are not a major contributor…
Description: Industrial farming with high inputs of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have been producing crops at the expense of the health of the environment, crops and people, and fuelling the breaching planetary boundaries. In view of this, there has been a global movement of regenerative agriculture to reverse the impacts.…
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 a standard herbarium sheet. The collection is significant in plant species authentication, as these reproductive parts are unique in every species. 3D model reconstruction…
Large areas of agriculture fields in Asia have been contaminated by heavy metals from mining and other human activities. Due to a serious shortage of arable land and the demand for an ever-expanding population, crops are still commonly grown on contaminated land. For example, Arsenic (As) has highly toxic effects…
In this talk, Prof. Xin, Dawei will introduce the progress and the prospect of rhizobial type III underlying soybean-rhizobium interaction. Including the function of the type III effectors, the soybean genes interact with type III effectors, the soybean breeding prospect in symbiosis modification.
Food sustainability is one of the priorities of the global sustainability agenda. China, as a rapidly developing economy, contributes to an unsustainable food system as its consumption of animal products and meat has continued to grow in recent decades. In this talk, Dr. May Chu will present her research on…
Both bisphenol A and pesticides are the common environmental estrogen disrupting chemicals widely used in industry and agriculture application. Limited research has been conducted to assess the health impacts of these chemicals due to difficulties in exposure assessment and multiple routes of exposure, despite the main route of entry to…
Soil organisms play an important role as primary driving agents of nutrient cycling, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission, as well as enhancing soil physical structure. Recently, the ecosystem functions of soil macro-fauna like earthworms have been recognized as a nature-based solution (NbS) to tackle a range of environmental…
In this talk, Dr Liao will introduce his recent work on isoprenoid and lipid biosynthesis and metabolism, and share with us his thoughts about whether we could develop some novel ways for insect management in Soybeans based on his research background and some latest progress in this area. The target…
