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Day 1, 26 April, 2009 (Sunday) Registration and Inaugural
12:00-02:00 pm Registration
02.00–04.00 pm:
Inaugural session

Welcome Address
Dr Seema Wahab, Organising Secretary ICOB-V, and Advisor, DBT

Introduction to the Conference
• Prof. Mir Mulla, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California, USA

About the Society
• Dr S N Puri, President, SPIB and Vice Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, India
Special Remarks
• Dr M K Bhan, Secretary, DBT, Government of India (GoI)
• Dr T Ramasami, Secretary, DST, GoI
• Dr S K Brahmachari, DG, CSIR
• Mr Gavin Lindsay Wall, FAO Representative in India

Special Address
• Dr R K Pachauri, DG, TERI and Chairperson, IPCC

Keynote Address
• Dr Mangala Rai, Secretary, DARE, and DG, ICAR, GoI

Inaugural Address
• Dr A R Kidwai, His Excellency, Governor of Haryana

Vote of Thanks
• Dr Nutan Kaushik, Convenor, ICOB V and Fellow and Area Convenor, Plant Biotechnology, TERI, New Delhi, India
Day 2, 27 April 2009 (Monday)
Session I:   
Crop Pest Management-I-Microbial Biopesticides

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Chair                           Dr C D Mayee

Co-chair                      Dr Pam Marrone

Rapporteurs                Dr S S Ali
                                   Dr M Nagesh

Lead speakers
Keynote – International: Prof. Ilan Chet, Israel
Trichoderma – An environmental friendly biocontrol agent of plant disease

Keynote – National: Dr S P Singh, India
Microbial control of crop pests in India

Speakers
• Prof. Brian Kerry, UK
Interactions between host plants and the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia used to regulate nematode population

• Dr M V Desphande, India
Microbial control of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in pulses: Comparison of Metarhizium isolates to identify strains for commercialization

• Prof. S R Niranjana, India
Innovative entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana as biopesticide against coffee berry borer in India

• Dr A U Siddiqui, India
Entomopathogenic nematodes as potential biopesticides for insect pest control

• Dr H N Gaur, India
Microbial insecticides in crop health management
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Tea
Session II: Crop Pest Management-II-Botanical Biopesticides

11:15 AM – 1:30 PM

 Chair                          Prof. G N Qazi

Co-chair                     Prof. Errol Hassan

Rapporteurs               Dr Suresh Walia
                                  Dr P Dureja

Lead speakers
Keynote – International: Prof. Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma, Spain
Biopesticides: Production and optimization through chemical and biotechnological processes

Keynote – National: Dr Opender Koul, India
Botanical biopesticides: Potential and constraints

Speakers
• Dr Dwijendra Singh, India
Prospects of medicinal and aromatic plants for potential biopesticides

• Prof. Peter Baecstorm, Sweden
Isolation of compounds from plant material using columns

• Dr M C Gopinathan, India
Botanical Pesticides – Product development and commercialization challenges

• Dr A K Srivastava, India
Production of biopesticide (azadiractin) by cell/hairy root cultivation in bioreactor

• Dr V L Maheswari, India
Plants as bioresource for sustainable pest management
1:30 PM-2:15 PM Lunch
Session III: Crop Pest Management-III-Semio-chemicals
2:15 PM-4:30 PM Chair                          Prof. Alan Cork

Co-chair                     Dr K Krishnaniah

Rapporteurs               Dr Pramila Gupta
                                  Dr S Kannan

Lead Speakers
Keynote – International:  Prof. Alan Cork, UK
Making pheromones work for farmers in an IPM context

Keynote – National: Dr S Narasimhan, India
Application of semiochemicals in crop protection-Indian perspactives.

Speakers
• Dr Gabor Szocs, Hungary
Pheromone traps: Hopes and scopes examples from Lepidoptera, from aspects of research and practice

• Prof. Peter Teal, USA
Multitrophic interactions between insects, fungi and plants: Using naturally produced chemicals to solve an invasive species problem

•Dr A R Prasad, India
Pheromone application technology and its research and development in India

• Prof. Hristina Kutinkova, Bulgaria
Utilization of pheromones for monitoring and control of the main pests on apple trees in Bulgaria

• Prof. Brigitte Frerot, France
Pheromone polymorphism in Lepidoptera

4.30–6.00 pm

Tea and Poster Session (P001 to P068)

Day 3, 28 April 2009 (Tuesday)
Session IV:  Crop Pest Management-IV-Parasitoids and Predators
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Chair                          Dr T M Manjunath

Co-chair                     Dr O P Dubey

Rapporteurs               Dr S S Hussaini
                                  Mr Vivek Sharma

Lead Speakers
Keynote 1    Dr R J Rabindra, India
 Use of parasitoids and predators in pest management – Perspectives and prospects

Keynote 2    Dr D N Yadav, India
‘Entomophage Parks’ restores and conserves entomophage biodiversity

Speakers
• Dr A Krishnamoorthy, India
Role of parasitoids and predators in the control of pests of horticultural crops – Indian scenario

• Dr S Sithanantham, India
Commercial production of parasitoids and predators – Needs, status and future scope in the developing world

• Dr R D Gautam, India
Low-cost technologies for the mass multiplication of important insect predators

• Dr B Mallik, India
Models for production of Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: phytoseiidae), a predator of spider mites.

• Dr M A Khan, India
Management of crop pests in organic-mode – Augmentation of entomophagous fauna
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Tea Break
Session V:  Novel Approaches-I-Nanotechnology and Omics
11:15 AM – 1:30 PM Chair                           Dr P C Ghosh

Co-chair                      Prof. Ilan Chet

Rapporteurs                Dr A K Sharma
                                   Dr S K Sharma

Lead Speakers
Keynote 1 Dr Anil Khush, India
 Crafting eco-friendly global pest solutions – The Omics way

Keynote 2  Dr T M Manjunath, India
Transgenic crops for plant protection: Analyses of performance, safety and prospects

• Speakers
• Dr Errol Hassan, Australia
Botanicals and nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture

• Dr Absar Ahmed, India
Bioinspired nanomaterials – Synthesis and its applications

• Dr K M Paknikar, India
Nanotechnology based approaches for enhancing the effectivity of biopesticides

• Dr Raj Bhatnagar, India
A biopesticidal formulation active against major agricultural and horticulture pests

• Dr Amarnath Maitra, India
Nanomedicines: Future therapeutic agents
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Lunch
Session VI:  Pests of Public Health Importance
2:15 PM – 4:30 PM Chair                            Dr V M Katoch

Co-chair                       Dr Lal Krishna

Rapporteurs                 Dr I L Kothari
                                    Dr N T Yaduraju

Lead Speakers

Keynote – International: Prof. Mir Mulla, USA
Entomopathogenic bacteria – Their fermentation products employed in vector control programs

Keynote National: Dr M Mahadevappa, India
Allergic plants associated with public health and environmental degradation with special reference to Parthenium: Sharing the management protocols

Speakers
• Dr V P Sharma, India
Indian programme of biological control of the vectors of human diseases in India

• Dr Rakesh S Chandran, USA
A review of biotic and abiotic factors in turfgrass weed management

• Dr Christopher J Geden, USA
Prospects for development of salivary gland hypertrophy virus of Musca domestica as a population management tool

• Dr Gordon Hamilton, UK
Management of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of the protozoan parasite Leishmania

• Dr S P S Ahlawat, India
Recent approaches for control of pests of veterinary importance

• Dr Steven Krause, USA
Impact of microbial insecticides on mosquito life-history and role in IVM programs

• Dr Subbiah Poopathi, India
Biopesticide production from inexpensive culture media for mosquito control: Recent perspectives

4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tea and Poster session (P069 to P0146)
Day 4, 29 April 2009 (Wednesday)
Session VII:  Novel Approaches II-IPM
9.00AM-11.00AM Chair                           Dr S N Puri

Co-chair                      Dr T P Trivedi

Rapporteurs               Dr Naved Sabir
                                  Dr Biswajeet Paul

Lead Speakers
Keynote: Dr O M Bombawale, India
Biopesticides and IPM in India

Speakers
• Dr K Krishnaniah, India
Development of pheromone-based, auto-confusion technology for control of rice yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas, in India

• Dr K P Jayanth, India
Area-wide mass trapping of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, using aggregation pheromone lures and its impact on population density of the pest in coconut plantations in South India

• Dr Y R Sarma, India
Biological control as an efficient strategy for disease management of soil borne diseases of spice crops

• Dr G V Ranga Rao, India
Role of biopesticides in Integrated Pest Management
• Dr S Gopalkrishnan, India
Biological options for crop pest and disease management and bioproducts research consortium – Sanguine to sustainable agriculture

11:15 AM-11:15AM Tea
Session VIII:  Laboratory to Land Issues-Research Trends and Success Stories
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Chair                           Prof. Anwar Alam

Co-chair                       Dr H S Gour

Rapporteurs                 Dr N Shaktivel
                                    Dr B K Dwivedi

Speakers
• Dr Noor Hisham Hamid, Malaysia
Introducing biopesticide, Ory-X® (Metarhizium anisopliae) to control Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in oil palm replanting areas in Malaysia
• Dr A N Mukhopadhyay, India
Challenges, changes and choices before Trichoderma based biopesticides

• Dr U S Singh, India
Field performance of microbial biopesticides

• Dr M S Rao, India
Development of combination formulations of the biopesticides – Research perspectives

• Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos, UK
Innovative biopesticide technology through the synergistic activity of essential oils embedded in vegetable oil – BugOil® technology

• Dr S Ganguly, India
A journey from discovery to commercialisation of an entomopathogenic biopesticidal nematode, Steinernema thermophilum – A success story

• Dr V V Sudheendrakumar, India
Preventing large-scale pest outbreaks in forestry: The case of sub-lethal bacculovirus dosing

• Dr P Lakshmi Santhi, India
Semiochemicals in crop pest management – Trends from a patenting perspective

1:30 PM – 2:15PM Lunch  
Session IX: (Panel Discussion 1) Linking the Stakeholders-I- Farmers Perspective & PPP 
2:15 PM – 4:30PM Chair                          Dr H S Gupta

Co-chair                     Dr T P Rajendran

Rapporteurs               Dr M S Rao
                                  Dr O P Sharma

Speakers
 • Dr M H Mehta, India
Linking the stake holders – Key issues and experience in developing and commercializing biopesticides

 • Mr J Bhosle, India
Linking the stakeholders – Farmers perspective and public private partnership

Panelists
• Mr Vivek Singhal, India
• Dr R P Gaikaiwari, India
• Dr K R K Reddy, India
• Dr Raju D Schroff, India
• Dr P S Chandurkar, India
• Dr G N Qazi, India
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Tea and Poster session (P147 to P211)
Day 5, 30 April 2009 (Thursday)
Session X: (Panel Discussion 2)  Linking the Stakeholders-II – Policy and Regulatory Issues & Commercialization  
9.00AM-11.00AM Chair                             Dr P S Chandurkar

Co-chair                        Dr S K Handa

Rapporteurs                  Dr A K Prasad

Speakers
Keynote 1 Dr Pam Marrone, USA
Development and commercialization of biological pesticides from plants and microorganisms – Perspectives from a biopesticide entrepreneur

Keynote 2  Dr (Mrs) S Kulsheshtha, India
Regulation of biopesticides in India

Regional Perspective:  Dr Thomas Jaekel, Thailand
Commercialization of biopesticides in Southeast Asia: Reflections on seven years implementing environmental friendly technology

• Prof. Vasiliy Dzhuvinov, Bulgaria
Baculobirus product Madex tested for controlling the main pest of apple, Cycia pomonella in Bulgaria

Panelists
• Mr Vivek Singhal, India
• Dr K Narayanan, India
• Dr S Dave, India
• Dr Vibha Dhawan, India
• Mr K V S S Sai Ram, India
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Tea
Session XI: PM   Valedictory Session
11:15 AM – 1:30 Chief guest                  Dr R Ramachandran, Advisor to the Prime Minister, GoI

Chair                           Prof. Mir Mulla

Co-chair                      Dr Seema Wahab

Rapporteurs                Dr Nutan Kaushik
                                   Dr M Nagesh

Presentations by Session Chairs
• Dr C D Mayee
• Prof. G N Qazi
• Prof Alan Cork
• Dr T M Manjunath
• Dr H S Gupta
• Dr V M Katoch
• Dr S N Puri
• Prof. Anwar Alam
• Dr P C Ghosh
• Dr P S Chandurkar
  Vote of thanks
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Lunch
2.30PM –3.30 PM SPIB General Body Meeting