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1. 2010-05-25 Conservation agricutlture
(training & education/Training events)
... - 24 June 2010 The CIMMYT CA course links the advances and multidisciplinary approach to sustainable crop management with vast experience from developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America...

2. Maize breeding lead scientist
(employment/job opportunities)
...loping world by increasing the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of maize and wheat-based cropping systems while protecting natural resources. The Center is a global leader in scientific...

3. GCP - Genotyping Support Service 3rd call for proposals
(funding/Fellowships and grants available)
...y, independent of GCP support. This call is being launched in conjunction with a call from the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which focuses on supporting the evaluation of crop genetic resources. Toge...

4. Genotyping Support Service: 3rd call for proposals
(Central Accordion section/Central Accordion category)
...y, independent of GCP support. This call is being launched in conjunction with a call from the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which focuses on supporting the evaluation of crop genetic resources. Toge...

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT Principal Scientist - Global Theme Leader for Biotechnology To be based at ICRISAT’s Headquarters near Hyderabad

6. Pearl Millet Improvement ICRISAT
(employment/job opportunities)
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT Post-Doctoral Fellow- Pearl Millet Improvement West and Central Africa To be based in the ICRISAT regional hub at Nia

International Conference of Biotechnology Genetics & Genomics for crops development in the mediterranean area Agouza, EGYPT 15-16 November 2009 Fees of sessions: 490 L.E for 2 days.

Enhanced crop productivity underlies development in many countries, through the combination of genetic improvement and better management practices that ultimately provide improved nutritional status

9. 2010-08-29 Molecular plant breeding at MSU
(training & education/Training events)
...rogram. It will be designed not only to cover the molecular techniques available to a plant breeder for crop improvement but also to cover marker assisted selection with successful examples from aroun...

10. Keynote addresses, Australia, 10-14 August 2009
(literature & views/meeting presentations and proceedings)
...p;   Download the presentation Breeding as a Business - Return on R&D Investment in Crop Improvement     G.A. Constable     Download the article &...

11. Plant breeding programs in Belize
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
...itrus and fisheries products. Domestic agriculture on the other hand, includes rice, maize, beans, root crops, vegetables, poultry, beef and pigs. Plant breeding activities in Belize began more than...

12. Plant breeding programs in Burkina Faso
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
...e major constraint of Burkina Faso’s agricultural production, which is essentially rainfed. Predominant crops are cereals (sorghum, millet, maize, rice, fonio), cash crops (cotton, groundnut, cowpea, ...

13. Plant breeding programs in Bolivia
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
An estimated 2% of Bolivia’s land area is devoted to arable farming and permanent crops. Dry agriculture is the rule, and the most important crops are potatoes, corn, barley, quinoa, habas, wheat, a

14. Plant breeding programs in Jordan
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
... while the private ones direct most of their resources toward line evaluation and development. The main crops targeted by plant breeding activities are wheat, barley, tomato, cucumber and watermelon. ...

15. Plant breeding programs in Guatemala
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
... Guatemala’s economy representing around 25% of the GDP and employing 50% of the labour force. The main crops are coffee, sugarcane, bananas and cotton, but also palm tree, celery, cauliflower and asp...

16. Plant breeding programs in Guyana
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
... sector of Guyana's economy, accounting for around 30% of the GDP. Sugar cane and rice are the two main crops of Guyana. The three main institutions carrying out plant breeding activities in Guyana ...

17. Plant breeding programs in Togo
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
...ch supply jobs and incomes. About 70% of the active population depends on these sectors. The major food crops are cereals and tubers whereas the major export crops are coffee, cocoa and cotton. The ...

18. Plant breeding programs in Gabon
(organizations & networks/national organizations and programs)
...otal area) and mining. Agricultural contribution to the creation of wealth remains marginal (about 4%). Crops grown are mainly food crops such as bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, groundnuts, maize an...

...c map of the cucumber genome, an important resource for scientists working to develop improved cucurbit crops. "This map will facilitate whole genome sequencing and positional cloning, enhance marker ...

...e researcher at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. In Nigeria, maize is among the most important crops but poor seed supply, inefficient marketing system, and low investment in research-for-dev...

21. 2009-07-29, more plant power
(news/current news)
...hat doesn't break down under high temperatures, for use in high-speed cars and airplanes. A non-edible crop, castor can be grown on poor quality land that isn''t suitable for other kinds of food crop...

Genetic change could make crops thrive on salty soils 27 July 2009 by Wagdy Sawahel Scientists have genetically modified plants to tolerate high levels of salt — offering a potential solution to g

... known, is a New Year’s tradition for good luck. But disease and particularly aphids, which can wreck a crop within a few a days, are especially bad luck for the cowpea, according to scientists. Sever...

...of rice 29 July 2009 St. Louis, Missouri, USA By Melissae Fellet Rice is one of the most important crops worldwide, as it feeds over half of the world's population. Domesticated rice is an import...

...d. For this, we would like to express our sincere thanks. In response to the survey, we have made the Crops for the Future website www.cropsforthefuture.org more dynamic and - hopefully - more attra...

Genetic change could make crops thrive on salty soils Wagdy Sawahel 22 July 2009 | EN Flickr/IRRI Scientists have genetically modified plants to tolerate high levels of salt — offering a potentia

New tools for discovering DNA variation in crop genomes A new article in The Plant Genome details the latest sequencing technologies for crop genomes and its potential for future crop varieties 14 J

...nd of research," said Minister Ritz. "Our scientists are doing important work to help the world's wheat crops, but first and foremost, investments like this one ensure that we have Canadian solutions ...

...es of grain" become perennials? 17 July 2009 East Lansing, Michigan Every time a farmer plants a cash crop, he or she makes a substantial investment of money, time and labor resources. But what if t...

...mmyt.org/english/wps/news/2005/sept/images/stem2.jpg>  and <http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/diseases/images/fac15s01.jpg> Links Recent news stories on worldwide Ug99 resistance ...

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