ATPBR, a reputable organization, is hosting renowned plant breeders who have distinguished themselves not only in the field of plant breeding, but also in related areas such as policy and administration. These accomplished individuals will be featured in ATPBR's Webinar series, which takes place regularly on a monthly basis. The WebCon series has been met with great success, as evidenced by the large number of participants from both India and other countries. The presentations from the WebCon series are published and can be accessed on the ATPBR website, which includes key messages delivered by the speakers.
ATPBR is bringing eminent plant breeders who have achieved laurels in not just science of plant breeding, but have excelled in other related areas like policy, administration, etc., to meet practicing and potential plant breeders on a platform called ATPBR Webinar series regularly every month. These webbased conferences have been hugely successful as seen by the numbers of participants from India and abroad. The WebCon series book captures the presentations in a published format which includes key messages delivered by the speakers.
Thank you, Dr Tikoo, for a nice introduction and thanks to ATPBR for inviting me to deliver this WebCon. I would like to start with a small introduction that this particular talk is structured as a general introduction to thrips and thrips-transmitted viruses. There is a bit of interest in everyone with regard to the black thrips which has caused havoc in the last couple of years. The topic has significant importance to plant breeders with regard to the new invasive Western Flower thrips, one of the most dreaded thrips, across the globe and the problems associated with the management of resistance in protected cultivation, and, finally how do we go about with regard to the entire management of the thrips and thrips-transmitted virus problems.
