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Genomic and phenotypic tools have been significantly improved in recent years. They are included in the breeding research programs for many agricultural crops. Being a major producer of cereals, oilseeds and legumes, Kazakhstan is still lagging behind in the field of developing and applying new technologies.
The seminar participants presented advanced achievements in the field and discussed the current situation with genomic tools. They emphasized the issues of crop production in Kazakhstan and outlooks for establishing international cooperation to expand the scope of research on breeding and genetics.
Several Russian and international organisations participated in the seminar: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia (Project Center for Agro Technologies), Omsk SAU, CIMMYT, and FAO.
Their representatives made a series of presentations:
The participants visited the labs of S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, the Kazakhstan Regional Inspectorate on a Crop Variety Testing, and a A. I. Baraev Research and Production Centre for Grain Farming in Shortandy district, where they met with scientists and discussed topical issues of selective breeding, seed production, variety testing, and genomic technologies in crop production.