{"id":11051,"date":"2019-07-08T22:49:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T15:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/?p=11051"},"modified":"2020-10-07T22:10:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:10:03","slug":"biotec-researcher-received-a-certificate-of-appreciation-by-the-national-agriculture-and-forestry-research-institute-nafri-lao-pdr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/home\/en\/biotec-researcher-received-a-certificate-of-appreciation-by-the-national-agriculture-and-forestry-research-institute-nafri-lao-pdr\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOTEC researcher received a Certificate of Appreciation by the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Theerayut Toojinda, Principal Researcher and Director of Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group was recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation on \u201c<strong>Contribution and Commitment to Partnership with National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute Award on NAFRI 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Anniversary<\/strong>\u201d. Dr. Toojinda\u2019s significant contribution and long-standing commitment in the project entitled&nbsp;<strong>\u201cThe \u201cCommunity of Practices\u201d Community outreach in Mekong region: Dissemination of new improved Mekong rice varieties to farmers via farmer participatory selection and sustainable farmer seed production<\/strong>\u201d earned him the prestigious recognition. The project, led by Dr. Toojinda and BIOTEC research team, aims to transfer technology on QTL and marker-assisted selection for rice breeding to countries in the Mekong region, including Thailand, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, through series of collaborative activities. Long-term human resource development program, graduate school scholarships and development of phenotyping facility for rice breeding were among the many efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.biotec.or.th\/en\/images\/stories\/News\/2019\/Theerayut3\/Dr._Theerayut.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Theerayut\" width=\"238\" height=\"253\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Improvement of traditional cultivars, selected by each country, which lack traits that may improve quality and adaptation in the local areas was carried out. Assessment of trait performance through field trials under research farm and farmer\u2019s field conditions was undertaken and yielded successful results. The endeavor was funded by Generation Challenge Program (GCP) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).Thansano Rice Research and Seed Multiplication Center and NAFRI, the participating institutes from Lao PDR, have successfully improved several rice varieties of economic importance. Aroma and cooking quality of glutinous Thadokkham 1 (TDK1) have been improved. BC2F2 and BC2F3 rice varieties are better adjusted under well-watered and water-stress conditions, apart from improved aroma and cooking quality. Glutinous aromatic BC2F4\u2019s submergence tolerance and blast resistance attributes have been improved. Several other varieties are currently undergoing field trial.&nbsp;Dr. Toojinda was invited by NAFRI to give a talk on \u201cDevelopment of new resilience Laos rice varieties through the research collaboration between NSTDA and NARFRI\u201d on April 25, 2019 at Vientiane, Lao PDR\u201d, an event held as part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Anniversary of the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) and International Seminar on Agriculture and Forestry Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Theerayut Toojinda, Principal Researcher and Director of Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group was recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation on \u201cContribution and Commitment to Partnership with National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute Award on NAFRI 20th&nbsp;Anniversary\u201d. 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