Conference Theme and Topical Areas
Theme: Toward a New Era of Crop Heterosis
Topical Areas:
1. Mechanism and base of crop heterosis
1) Positioning, cloning, expression and function analysis of key fertile genes in hybrid crops
2) Molecular mechanisms of male sterility and heterosis formation in hybrid crops
3) Regularity and prediction of crop heterosis
2. Theories and technology of selection and breeding for hybrids
1) New approaches for crop heterosis utilization
2) Selection, improvement and innovation of the elite germplasm for heterosis utilization
3) Theories and technology of the molecular designing breeding for strong heterotic hybrids
4) Rules and techniques of selection and mating for strong heterotic hybrids

3. Theories and techniques for the reproduction of hybrids and their parents
1) Theories and techniques for the reproduction and preservation of parental seeds of hybrids
2) Exploration and utilization of the key technology for high-efficient and scale production of hybrid seeds
3) Theories and technology for the testing, processing and treatment of hybrid seeds