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Title Proceedings of the Ninth Asian Regional Maize Workshop
 
Names Pixley, K.V.
Zhang, S.H.
Date Issued 2005 (iso8601)
Abstract The Ninth Asian Regional Maize Workshop (9th ARMW) had been organized and successfully held in September 5th -9th , 2005 in Beijing. Like its predecessors, the 9th ARMW was three years later than 8th ARMW. It was an important scientific event that brings together maize researchers region wide to interact, exchange ideas, share knowledge, and review progress of important research activities. This happens to be the Ninth Asian Regional Maize Workshop organized jointly by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China and CIMMYT. I was very impressed with the scientific program as well as the logistical arrangements and wish to thank both CAAS and CIMMYT staff for doing such an excellent job and for choosing Zhongyuan Hotel. I would also like to recognize other national institutions and seed industry groups, who kindly and successfully assisted in various deliberations. More than 230 participants were from almost all the maize growing countries in Asia and several from outside of the region. The scientific presentations with oral or poster form which were compiled in the proceedings to form a witness of the meeting and how excellent the research had been done in the past years by the scientists of this region. The research that is presented here is top quality and very necessary to meet the demand of the region and will contribute to increasing sustainable productivity and profitability of maize in Asia. Demand for maize, especially for feed com is growing at a brisk pace, especially with the surging economy in many countries of Asia. As living standards improve, dietary habits change and the shortage of maize from being a food crop to a feed and industrial crop becomes more apparent. The demand for energy also drives the demand of com production into transformation biological energy from com starch. This workshop addresses some of these issues and focuses on both increasing productivity as well as utilization of maize forming the sections as maize breeding, abiotic and biotic stress, technology dissemination and value-added maize products. Outstanding scientists from the United States, European countries, CIMMYT and Asian countries addressed the com production at different aspects. The proceedings are the very products of their ideas. I am pleased to note that Indonesia is undergoing the organization of the 10th Asian Regional Maize Workshop. CIMMYT, as always will continue to playa catalytic role towards this goal. As we know, Chinese maize research activities will be very active in the following events under this frame. Finally, I am confident that the maize breeders, agronomists, and other relevant expertise surely the participants and any readers of the proceedings will find the information and ideas herein useful in guiding future research programs.
Genre Conference Proceedings
Access Condition Open Access
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10883/803