Pakistan, China reach wheat lab deal
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Through cooperation, the efficiency of wheat varieties can be lifted.
An agreement on China-Pakistan Joint Laboratory for Wheat Germplasm Innovation and Biological Breeding was recently reached, marking a significant step in boosting the development of wheat seed industry and related sectors.
“Due to different geographical conditions, there is genetic diversity in wheat germplasm resources between the two countries, exhibiting great potential for wheat variety improvement through germplasm exchange,” said Professor Liu Dongcheng, Dean at Hebau College of Agronomy.
As Liu observed, China boasts advantages in basic research and molecular breeding while Pakistan has rich experience in soilless cultivation and tissue culture. Through cooperation, the efficiency of wheat varieties can be lifted.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2530123/pakistan-china-reach-wheat-lab-deal
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
