MR. ASOKA PALAMAKUMBURA
Country: Sri Lanka
Sponsor: DAI/DARP
Position: Researcher
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute, P.O.Box 11, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94-8-388011 to 3
Facsimile: +94-8-388234
E-mail: hordi@slt.lk
Residence: Reranya, Meewatura Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Research Project: Effect of seeding age and spacing on tomato growth and yield

MR. CHANG DA PENG
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Sweet Potato Breeder
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: International Potato Center Apartado 1558, Lima, Peru
Telephone: +51-1-3496017
E-mail: z.dapeng@cgnet.com
Residence: 7-12 E.S Kings Village, Raleigh, N.C. 27602 USA
Research Project: Effect of apical cutting on sweet potato yield

MS. CHEN YING DONG
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Agronomist
Specialization: Tissue Culture
Office Address: Upland Crop Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shipai, Guangzhou, China
Research Project: Effect of growth regulators on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) in aseptic culture

MS. GINNA G. GEAL
Country: Philippines
Sponsor: GTZ/AVRDC
Specialization: Agronomy and Research Management
Research Project: Shade effect on the productivity of home garden

MR. HEMACHANDRA SAMARATUNGA
Country: Sri Lanka
Sponsor: DAI/DARP
Position: Chairman
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Fruit Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry, No. 1, Sarasavi Marvatha, P.O.Box 05, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94-8-88136, 8-88331 to 4
Facsimile: +94-8-88030
Research Project: Variety trial of AVRDC’s fresh market tomatoes

MS. KANITTHA PONGPREECHA
Country: Thailand
Sponsor: GTZ/AVRDC
Position: Subject Matter Specialist
Specialization: Plant Science
Office Address: Western Regional Agricultural Extension Office, Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, Thailand
Research Project: Microbial and chemical control of insect pests of Chinese cabbage

MS. LIU XU PING
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Associate Professor & Director, Plant Protection Lab.
Specialization: Plant Pathology
Office Address: Horticulture Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
E-mail: liuxuping@hotmail.com
Research Project: Identification of a virus isolated from infected crucifers in Thailand

MR. LUKMAN HAKIM
Country: Indonesia
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Plant Breeder
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Department of Plant Breeding, Bogor Research Institute for Food Crops, Jalan Cimanggu No. 34, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Project: The 14th international mungbean nursery trial

MR. MA DAI FU
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Laboratory Director
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Xuzhou Sweet Potato Research Center, Dong-he Village, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu, China 221121
Telephone: +86-516-6731018
Facsimile: +86-516-6730318
E-mail: daifuma@public.xz.js.cn
Research Project: Variety trial of sweet potato

MR. WANG LEI
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Vice President
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 38 Nanchang Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China 830000
Telephone: +86-0991-4523142
Facsimile: +86-0991-4516057
Research Project: Variety trial on AVRDC’s processing tomatoes

MR. NGUYEN TANG TON
Country: Vietnam
Sponsor: FAO/UNDP
Position: Head
Specialization: Agronomy and Plant Breeding
Office Address: Department of Cashew and Black Pepper Researchs, Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam, 121 Nguyen Binh Khiem St., Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Telephone: +84-8-9103408/8297889
Facsimile: +84-8-8297650
E-mail: cbpr@hcm.vnn.vn
Research Project: Soybean variety trial

MR. YUAN XI HAN
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Director
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Vegetable Research Institute,
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Nanjing 210014, China
Telephone: +86-025-4390260 (office); +86-025-4390769 (residence)
Facsimile: +86-025-4390256
E-mail: jaas.ivs@public.ptt.js.cn
Research Project: Spacing and seedling-age effect on the growth and yield of Chinese cabbage

MR. ZHONG HUI HONG
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Researcher
Specialization: Plant Breeding
Office Address: Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 30 Baishiqiao Road, Beijing, China
Telephone: +86-10-62174433 ext. 2329
Facsimile: +86-10-62174123
Research Project: Chinese cabbage variety trial

MS. ZHOU RUI JUN
Country: China
Sponsor: IDRC
Position: Deputy Director/ Senior Technical Adviser
Specialization: Agronomy
Office Address: General Technical Advice Station, Harbin Municipal Agricultural Bureau,
286 Chengxiang Road, Daili District, Harbin 150070, China
Telephone: +86-451-4609863
Residence: 20 Chengiang Road, Daoli District, Harbin 150070, China
Research Project: Densities and media effect on tomato seedling quality