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Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

Update: 2024-08-19
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The Plant Endophyte Research Center at IALR is focused on the use of naturally occurring plant bacteria to help with plant growth promotion and stress response. This is biotechnology in action. 

This episode features three of the scientists who run the Plant Endophyte Research: Dr. Scott Lowman, Vice President of Applied Research; Dr. Chuansheng Mei, Chief Scientist; and Dr. Sajeewa Amaradasa, Senior Scientist. 

  • Defining biotechnology  (01:16 )
  • The research focus of the Plant Endophyte Research Center (03:31 )
  • IALR's role in the biotechnology industry (07:49 )
  • Biotechnology collaboration with partners (12:41 )
  • Primary industries where biotechnology is used (15:10 )
  • The goal of the Plant Endophyte Research Center in the next five years (21:41 )

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Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

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