The IAEA provided support through expert missions and training in various molecular and nuclear techniques to enhance mutation breeding programmes in Vietnam for higher quality rice. One such training course was the IAEA National Training Course ‘Techniques and Strategies for Rice Quality and Nutrition Improvement’ which was held in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006. This provided 26 researchers from 21 organizations with two days of lectures and three days of practical laboratory training. Equipment was also provided to evaluate rice quality and salinity and for the molecular characterization of induced mutants.
