National Congress of plant genomics held

The 11th National Plant Genomics conference was held in Changchun recently At the meeting, academic reports and exchanges were conducted on six topics, including "functional genomics", "transgenic plants", "sequencing and new technologies", "molecular marker assisted breeding and gene diversity", "genome diversity", "proteomics, metabonomics and bioinformatics" It is reported that with the continuous development and large-scale application of genome sequencing technology, people have a new systematic understanding of the relationship between the structure and function of plant genes The acquisition of a large number of genomic data provides an important theoretical basis and information source for the in-depth analysis of crop genetic map, the mining of high-yield, high-quality, high resistance function genes, and the development and utilization of precise molecular markers closely linked to good traits of crops The separation, identification, value evaluation and application of functional genes and molecular markers related to important agronomic traits with independent intellectual property rights have effectively promoted the source innovation of plant biotechnology in China, and also accelerated the industrialization process of genetically modified crops in China Transgenic insect resistant cotton, transgenic phytase corn, transgenic insect resistant rice and other new achievements of agricultural biotechnology have laid a solid material foundation for food security in China The conference is sponsored by the professional committee of plant genetics and genomics of Chinese genetic society and organized by Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences.