Hasanuddin University through the Faculty of Forestry (FHUT-UNHAS) and the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM-UNHAS) in collaboration with Biosearch Technologies Genomic Analysis by LGC and ScienceWerke held a two-days international workshop. The 1st day of the workshop began with Science Talk with the theme “Acceleration of Molecular Breeding In The Wallacea Region” and followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) practice on the next day. The 1st day activity was conducted at 09.00 CIT at the LPPM UNHAS Hall and was connected online to the zoom meeting application, on Tuesday (11/22).
Dr. Irmawati, S.Pi., M.Si. as a committee chairwoman conveyed that this activity aims to provide information related to molecular applications in plant breeding. Plant breeding is a method used to create new types of plants that are superior. In the process of plant breeding, methods and techniques are needed and molecular markers are one of the more modern techniques that can be applied in plant breeding.
The talk on the 1st day included Darshna Vyas (Senior Geneticist at LGC Biosearch Technologies, United Kingdom), Dr. Muhammad Ihsan A. Dagong, S.Pt., M.Sc., (Lecturer at Faculty of Animal Husbandry, UNHAS), Dana Chow (Field Application Manager APAC at LGC, Biosearch Technologies, Malaysia), Prof. Dr. Ir. Andi Khaeruni, M.Si. (Lecturer at Faculty of Agriculture, Haluoleo University) and Dr. Ir. Siti Halimah Larekeng, S.P., M.P. (Research and Development Center of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, LPPM UNHAS).
On the 2nd day, the participants participated in the Hand-On Workshop “SNPs Genotyping Using KASP Method in Real-Time PCR” which took place offline with limited participants so that participants were able to apply RT PCR-based molecular techniques.
