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Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials | ISSN: 2155-952X | Volume: 8
3rd World Biotechnology Congress
December 03-04, 2018 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mutation breeding in Malaysia
Sobri Bin Hussein, Abdul Rahim Bin Harun, Shakinah Binti Salleh, Sakinah A, Zaiton A, Khairuddin Bin Abdul Rahim, Faiz Bin Ahmad, Mustapha A,
Phua Choo Kwai Hoe, Zahid A, Maznah M, Ahmad Nazrul AW, Latiffah Binti Nordin, Atsushi Tanaka, Anna Ling Pick Kiong, Mohd Rafii Bin Yusop and
Kogeethavani R
Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Malaysia
In Malaysia, the development of mutation induction technology has progressed well, from the phases of capacity building
and infrastructure upgrading to research applications in many crops including ornamental plants, which ultimately lead to
the generation of new and beneficial mutant lines and varieties. Currently, most of the mutation breeding projects are funded
by grants from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) viz. ScienceFund, TechnoFund, Community
Innovation Fund (CIF), MOSTI Social Innovation (MSI), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) from Ministry of
Higher Education (MoHE) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). These projects are mainly collaborative efforts
involving various government departments and agencies, research institutes and institutions of higher learning. In agriculture
and life sciences, Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) conducts research and development (R&D) using nuclear
technology for the improvement of food and industrial crops and ornamental plants, management of agro-ecosystems for
productivity enhancement as well as the development of radiation based bioproducts and bioprocesses. Rice industry has
always been a priority based on the strategic importance of rice as a staple food commodity. Although the production of rice
is increasing towards population increase, Malaysia still depends on imported rice to fulfill consumer’s demand. Malaysia
managed to achieve 72% self-sufficiency level in rice with the current average rice yield of 4.1t/ha/season. In this situation,
about 28% of the local demand will have to depend on rice imports. In Peninsula Malaysia, rice production depends largely on
the irrigated lowland production system. Through ten years of R&D, Nuclear Malaysia succeeded in generating five potential
rice mutant lines through ion beam (irradiated at TARRI, formerly known as AVF-Cyclotron, Japan Atomic Energy Research
Institute) and gamma rays radiation. Of these, 3 mutant lines (ML3, ML10 &ML30) were produced through ion beam radiation
while another 2 mutant lines (NMR151 and NM152) were derived from gamma radiation.
Biography
Sobri Bin Hussein has a wide experience in the area of mutation breeding and advanced air-lift bioreactor system for plant propagation. During the past few years,
he and his research team managed to produce many potential mutant lines that can benefit many farmers in his country. Apart from he also manages to publish
many research papers in the area of plant biotechnology and plant breeding.
Sobri Bin Hussein et al., J Biotechnol Biomater 2018, Volume: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C7-106