1. 2010-02-15 Wheat improvement
(training & education/Training events)

...ctors. Scientists working in National Agricultural Research System (NARS) particularly in the area of wheat breeding, pathology and physiology may find this course useful.Based on individual needs, pa...

2. Maize breeding lead scientist
(employment/job opportunities)

...ed web-enabled informatics resources.  Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in molecular genetics, plant breeding, genetic resource conservation or botany.  Keen interest to explore the wealth...

3. GCP - Genotyping Support Service 3rd call for proposals
(funding/Fellowships and grants available)

...ted and complementary calls widen the support that plant scientists can obtain. The GSS is offered to plant breeding programmes and germplasm collections in the developing world to facilitate their ac...

4. Genotyping Support Service: 3rd call for proposals
(Central Accordion section/Central Accordion category)

...ted and complementary calls widen the support that plant scientists can obtain. The GSS is offered to plant breeding programmes and germplasm collections in the developing world to facilitate their ac...

5. Principal Scientist - Global Theme Leader for Biotechnology
(employment/job opportunities)

...ams. The Person should have at least a PhD degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Plant Biology, Plant Breeding, Genetics or other related field. Deadline for applications: 31 December 2009. Cl...

6. Pearl Millet Improvement ICRISAT
(employment/job opportunities)

...has the following qualifications, skills, and interests: excellent university education with a PhD in plant breeding. S/he must be fluent in English and have working knowledge of French. Knowledge/exp...

7. Bioversity_Genetic Diversity
(employment/job opportunities)

...competencies: a PhD in genetics or conservation genetics with an emphasis on plant populations, or in plant breeding. At least ten years of experience working with research partners on topics related ...

8. 2010-03-08, European plant breeding academy
(training & education/Training events)

European plant breeding academy differents cities in EUROPE six weeks within 2010 and 2011 UC Davis is partnering with European institutions and associations to offer the European Plant Breedi

9. 2010-04-12, bioinformatics in pb
(training & education/Training events)

Application of bioinformatics in plant breeding Zaragoza, SPAIN 12-16 April 2010 Through a combination of lectures, structured tutorials, demonstrations and case histories, course participan

10. An e-learning pre-breeding course under development by GIPB/FAO and Bioversity International
(e-learning/pre-breeding)

...nd enabling policy and institutional environments. The decision to develop an e-learning course in pre-breeding evolved out of needs perceived by both Bioversity International and GIPB/FAO to imp...

11. 2010-08-29 Molecular plant breeding at MSU
(training & education/Training events)

International short course on practical applications of molecular tools for pant breeding Michigan, USA 29 August - 3 September 2010 This course is organized by Michigan State University Plan

12. regional consultations on the PBBC survey results
(Central Accordion section/Central Accordion category)

..., aimed to analyse the results of the worldwide assessment done by GIPB, FAO and partners on national plant breeding and related biotechnology capacity (PBBC). The survey database and final reports ca...

13. Keynote addresses, Australia, 10-14 August 2009
(literature & views/meeting presentations and proceedings)

Keynote addresses from the 14th Australasian Plant Breeding and 11th SABRAO Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 10-14 August 2009. Used by permission of conference organizers and authors.

14. Gujral Aruna
(who we are/GIPB team and contributors)

...partners and policy-makers familiar with GIPB as a global partnership platform and as a repository of plant breeding capacity knowledge. Half Italian and half Indian, she is fluent in English and Span...

15. Paganini Michela
(who we are/GIPB team and contributors)

...information management. In particular she coordinates the efforts to complete surveys of the national plant breeding and related biotechnology capacity (PBBC) worldwide, to ensure quality, completenes...

16. Guimaraes Elcio
(who we are/GIPB team and contributors)

... Guimarães is the leader of GIPB. He holds a BSc degree in Agronomy and a MSc on Genetics and Plant Breeding from the “Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz” in Brazil. In...

17. Brezillon Marike
(who we are/GIPB team and contributors)

...ne semester in the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. She was compiling summaries of national plant breeding programmes for the GIPB website, the Knowledge Resource Center. ...

18. Hershey Clair
(who we are/GIPB team and contributors)

Clair Hershey has degree in plant breeding from Cornell University, USA. He was a cassava breeder at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia for 13 years. Since 2002 he

19. Plant breeding programs in Belize
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...ure on the other hand, includes rice, maize, beans, root crops, vegetables, poultry, beef and pigs. Plant breeding activities in Belize began more than 30 years ago and are actually carried out by b...

20. Plant breeding programs in Burkina Faso
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...ities began in Burkina Faso in 1959 with rice. Only five institutions at the national level deal with plant breeding and biotechnology; four of them are public. The scientists involved in this work ar...

21. Plant breeding programs in Bolivia
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...s, corn, barley, quinoa, habas, wheat, alfalfa and oca.   Twelve institutions are working in crop breeding in Bolivia -- 8 are public, 3 private and one mixed. All consider a priority to car...

22. Plant breeding programs in Jordan
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...the climatic conditions lead to a variety of adaptations among plants. Jordan has a well-developed plant breeding programme composed by both public and private institutes. There is an increase in t...

23. Plant breeding programs in Guatemala
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...and asparagus for a shorter period. Six institutions (2 public, 3 private and 1 NGO) are working on plant breeding and related biotechnology capacity in Guatemala. As in other Central America countr...

24. Plant breeding programs in Guyana
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...GDP. Sugar cane and rice are the two main crops of Guyana. The three main institutions carrying out plant breeding activities in Guyana are NARI, GRDB and GUYSUCO, and are all public sector agencies...

25. Plant breeding programs in Togo
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

...TRA is the main institute in charge of the agronomic research in Togo and carries out the majority of plant breeding and biotechnology activities in the country. Funding for plant breeding has come fr...

26. Plant breeding programs in Gabon
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)

... and serve for subsistence, with a very small share traded. There are two institutions carrying out plant breeding activities in Gabon. Both of them are public but they are under two different minis...

27. 2009-07-29, more plant power
(news/current news)

...and save water. Kaiima was founded in 2002, by Amit Avidov, an agronomist with 30 years experience in seed breeding. (The company was originally named Bio Fuel, but changed its name in 2006.) Prior t...

28. 2009-07-28, cowpea aphid resistance
(news/current news)

Gene developed through conventional breeding to improve cowpea aphid resistance 28 July 2009 College Station, Texas The cowpea or black-eyed pea, as it is more commonly known, is a New Year’s tradit

29. GIPB advocacy material
(Central Accordion section/Central Accordion category)

...partners and policy-makers familiar with GIPB as a global partnership platform and as a repository of plant breeding capacity knowledge. Other materials describe specific areas where plant breeding ha...

30. 2009-07-09, Government of Canada to combat wheat rust
(news/current news)

...destructive disease of wheat. In 1954, it destroyed about 40% of the Canadian spring wheat crop. AAFC plant breeding and pathology work provided resistant varieties that have protected the Canadian wh...