Welcome!
Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to Bengaluru, India to participate in the 20^th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2023) , to be held on 03 - 05, November 2023.

The completion of rice genome sequencing invigorated rice research world-wide and accelerated the quest for understanding various functions leading to sustainable food and nutritional security. The International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG) has been held annually in different countries and regions. These symposia witnessed a strong commitment for showcasing research findings, exciting discoveries and new insights in rice functional genomics for the development of long-lasting international collaborations. Supported by these intense collaborative research on structural and quantitative genomics, functions of thousands of rice genes have already been unravelled. New approaches including pan-genome, epi-genome, regulatory RNAs, molecular genetics and genome-editing are being utilized for harnessing the advantages of gene functions in rice crop improvement and for understanding the crop’s resilience to changing climate. The 20^th ISRFG at Bengaluru (India) is expected to provide an excellent forum for taking the efforts forward and to capture the emerging outcomes with a vision for rice crop improvement for global food and nutrient security with minimum impact on environment.

The theme of the symposium for this year is “Rice research for sustainable food and nutrition security”. The Symposium will cover exciting development from lab to field based research on response to biotic and abiotic stresses, photosynthesis, above and below ground organ development, molecular breeding, gene-editing, advances in genomics and computational biology. For early-career researchers, two workshops would be organized; one on high throughput Phenotyping for drought tolerance traits combined with GWAS and molecular breeding and the second on application of gene-editing tools in rice crop improvement. This Symposium is expected to generate a great deal of interest and enthusiasm, both among young and senior researchers.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to participate in this important international symposium. Kindly register now and enjoy the early bird registration rates.

We look forward to seeing you in Bengaluru.

Organizing Committee
M.S. Sheshshayee, Convener UAS, Bengaluru
Jitender Giri, Co-Convener NIPGR, New Delhi