Facts about the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme
- General
- Q: 'Nuclear' in what sense?
- Animal Production and Health (APH)
- Q: Which nuclear techniques can be used in animal production research for enhancing livestock productivity?
- Q: Which molecular techniques can be used in animal production research for enhancing livestock productivity?
- » On Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Plant Breeding and Genetics (PBG)
- Q: To which extent is radiation used in plant breeding today?
- The use of induced mutations (through irradiation and chemical agents) has over the past 50 years played a major role in the development of superior crop
varieties translating into a tremendous economic impact on agriculture and food production that is currently valued in billions of dollars and millions of cultivated hectares. For the past 30
years, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have through the Joint FAO/IAEA Division for Nuclear
Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna, sponsored extensive research and development activities in their Member States on mutation induction to enhance the genetic diversity in the
germplasm of food and industrial crops and these efforts have resulted in the official release to farmers of over 2300 new crop varieties including rice, wheat, barley, apples, citrus, sugar
cane, banana, among others. These represent the information submitted to us voluntarily by member states but we are aware that many more mutants are not registered with us.
- Q: How do induced mutants compare to spontaneous mutants in crop improvement?
- Q: What's the role of marker-aided selection (MAS) in crop improvement in LIFDCs?
- Q: What are the current and future trends in Plant Breeding?
- Insect Pest Control (IPC)
- Q: Are Sterile Insects that have been Irradiated Radioactive?
- Q: Is the SIT a stand-alone technology?
- Q: Is Eradication Necessary when Using the Sterile Insect Technique?
- Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition (SWMCN)
- Q: What isotopic and nuclear techniques are commonly used to study soil and water management and crop nutrition?
- Q: I would be interested in receiving training in the use of nuclear techniques to evaluate water management and crop nutrition. How should I proceed?
