Pramod G. Kabade, PhD

🚀 Great NEWS in #RiceResearch! Our SpeedFlower, speed breeding protocol—a game-changer for accelerating #indica & #japonica rice breeding—ranks TOP 3 most-viewed 2023 paper in @PlantBiotechJ (@Wiley) 🌾🔬

Comment in @Nature: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" nature.com/articles/d4158… A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past 4 decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

Training launched by @irri on #speedbreeding for #Agribusiness register now 🌾 linkedin.com/posts/irrieduc… @vikasirri

📢 Read our recently published article: “Speed Breeding 3.0: Mainstreaming Light‑Driven Plant Breeding for Sustainable Genetic Gains” in Trends in Biotechnology (IF: 14.3). A comprehensive framework to accelerate crop improvement for a food‑secure future 🌾🌍#Speedbreeding

My father would have been very happy to know that #Biohappiness centres for research on sustainable agriculture will be set up in Maharashtra to mark his centenary. @PMOIndia @AgriGoI @ChouhanShivraj @Dev_Fadnavis @icarindia @kokate_manikrao freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharas…

The IRRI South Asia Hub seeks applications for a Project Associate I (DBT-funded) position to advance rice breeding innovation. The candidate will develop and deploy computational pipelines for genomics and predictive breeding. emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/syndicated/pri…

Speed Breeding 3.0 is here, ushering in a new era in rice science. This breakthrough approach transforms how to develop climate-smart rice varieties by reducing the traditional 5–6 year breeding cycle to under two years. Read more: bit.ly/400xfbv

🌾💡 Can we breed crops at the speed of climate change ? Proud to share the incredible work of IRRI scientists supported by @DBTIndia, Speed Breeding 3.0. published in @TrendsinBiotech sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Nutrient cues control flowering time in plants dlvr.it/TLLYLz #plantscience

#HappeningNow: A training on “Sequencing-based Trait Mapping” is underway at ISARC, Varanasi (June 12–14), under the DBT-funded Emerging Diseases Project & IRRI-ICAR TA4. Focus: genomics, pathogen mapping & key rice diseases like BPH, sheath blight, & false smut. 🌾🧬 @CGIAR

🔗 **Read the breakthrough**: (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pb…) #SpeedBreeding #ScienceForImpact

Why it matters: Faster breeding = climate-resilient, high-yield varieties for global #FoodSecurity! Huge thanks to mentors: - @IRRI’s @vikasirri (South Asia Breeding Lead at IRRI) - Drs. @PallaviS_IRRI and @UmaMaheshwarSi1 (Scientists at IRRI)

🚀 Great NEWS in #RiceResearch! Our SpeedFlower, speed breeding protocol—a game-changer for accelerating #indica & #japonica rice breeding—ranks TOP 3 most-viewed 2023 paper in @PlantBiotechJ (@Wiley) 🌾🔬

The MADS6, JAGGED, and YABBY proteins synergistically determine floral organ development in rice (Zhengzheng Cai, Jieqiong Li, Yuanyuan Su, Lili Zheng, Jianwei Zhang, Miaomiao Zhu, et. al.) doi.org/10.1093/plphys… @ASPB #PlantSci

Dense #planting reduces internal #light intensity and red:far-red ratio in the canopy, triggering shade avoidance responses that limit #yield enhancements. DBB2, a ZmBBX gene, is a crucial regulator of plant height and SAR. doi.org/10.1111/jipb.1… @wileyplantsci #PlantSci #CropSci #JIPB

🎓 Happy to announce I'm now officially Dr. Pramod G. Kabade! Successfully defended my PhD at @irri @isarc & @bhupro . Grateful for the journey, challenges, and immense learning. Thanks to my PhD mentors- Dr. Vikas K. Singh @vikasirri , IRRI and Dr. Sanjay Kumar, BHU, co-supervisors- @UmaMaheshwarSi1, & @PallaviS_IRRI (IRRI) for their guidance, motivation and support throughout journey . Developed pioneering #SpeedBreeding for rice, including the first comprehensive protocol #SpeedFlower in @PlantBiotechJ and more publications on the way) & identified early flowering genes/superior Haplotypes using #GWAS and #SuperiorHaplotype study. Excited for the future in #RiceScience to enhance #geneticGain! #PhDDone

Gene drives an emerging #biotechnology for agriculture and biodiversity conservation. Read more about the application of #genedrives, opportunities, and challenges in Science Speaks: bit.ly/42h0Lve

Out today in @NatureBiotech! PhD students & postdocs: there's a trick – overlooked and underused – for having new ideas in the creative process. Talk science 1 on 1 with a science buddy that you trust and think of it as an improvisation. nature.com/articles/s4158…… @MartinJLercher

AutoGP: An Intelligent Breeding Platform for Enhancing Maize Genomic Selection #resource #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-communic…

The Developments and Prospects of Plant Super Pangenomes: Demands, Approaches and Applications #review #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-communic…

1/Here’s an excellent article - published in the recent @WIRED issue, by Nobel prize winner Jennifer Doudna about how AI & machine learning are amplifying the impact of CRISPR & Gene editing in all walks of life - medicine, agriculture, climate change & research landscape.🧵👇