A training session on the fertilisation of plants and plant tissue culture started Monday in Sfax at the initiative of the Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax and as part of scientific cooperation between the University of Sfax (Tunisia) and the University of Ghent (Belgium).
The event, due to run till next June 3, fits within a European twinning programme called Strengthening Capacities and Promoting Innovation in Plantomics at the University of Sfax (INPLANTOMICS).
Launched in December 2022, IMPLANTOMICS is intended to build up the capacities of researchers in the University of Sfax in plant biotechnology.
The event is attended by researchers and experts from Tunisia, Belgium, Italy and Turkey, said research team member Amine El Ech.
The training session will help young researchers acquire ‘-omics’ technologies to foster sustainable agriculture.
Project coordinator Moez Hanin emphasised the importance of this scientific project amid the development of research in plant biotechnology and the improvement of indicators of Sustainable crop production.
IMPLANTOMICS runs till 2025.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse