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Invited talk: Applying Evolutionary Theory to Improve Plant Production, Prof. Jacob Weiner, 2024-03-22
13 March 2024, 8:10 PM
Speaker: Prof. Jacob Weiner, Professor Emeritus, University of Copenhagen
Host: Xueqing He
Date: 2024-03-22
Time: 10:00-11:15 am
Room: ES354
Title: Applying Evolutionary Theory to Improve Plant Production
Abstract:
Evolutionary theory can be applied to improve agricultural yields and/or sustainability. The basic idea is that it is very unlikely that plant breeding or genetic engineering can improve attributes already favored by millions of years of natural selection, but there may be unutilized potential in selecting for attributes that increase total crop yield but reduce plants' individual fitness. In other words, plant breeding should be based on group, not individual, selection. In this seminar, I present the theoretical evolutionary and agronomic background for this approach, show recent results testing the core hypothesis, and discuss the potential mechanisms and implications for agriculture and plant breeding.
More information about Prof. Weiner can be found here or on Wikipedia.
For online audiences: please join us with Tencent Meeting (ID: 742-1426-3711)
I look forward to seeing you there!
Best Regards,
Lu