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November 21-24, 2016

WISP course on Wheat Genetics

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John Innes Centre

Norwich, United Kingdom

Aim: to offer training in the genetic analysis methodologies employed in WISP at the John Innes Centre. The participants will gain the skills necessary to apply these methodologies in their own research. Aimed at anyone with an interest in cereals research and crop bre...

November 10-10, 2016

Pflanzeninnovation - Wenn innere Werte Früchte tragen + Festakt anlässlich des Mendeljahres mit Verleihung des Sonderpreises Gregor Mendel

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Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V. (BDP) *

Hotel Palace Berlin - Berlin, Germany

October 26-26, 2016

Workshop em Edição de Genomas: CRISPR/CAS9

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Auditório Biomas (Embrapa Sede, Bloco D) - Brasília, DF, Brazil

October 24, 2016 - March 23, 2018

International course Plant Breeding 2016-2018

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen , Netherlands

Enables professional plant breeders and researchers to upgrade their knowledge parallel with their current career. This course aims to add academic knowledge to professional experience of plant breeders worldwide.

October 17-19, 2016

5th International Conference on Bacterial Blight of Rice

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

International Rice Research Institute - Los Baños, Philippines

Rice bacterial blight: New innovations for the Second Green Revolution

October 16-18, 2016

23º Congresso Internacional do Trigo

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Hotel Royal Palm Plaza - Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

October 7-9, 2016

2016 Independent Plant Breeders Conference (IPBC)

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The Morton Arboretum, - Lisle, IL, United States

September 29-29, 2016

InnoPlanta Forum 2016 - "Moderne Pflanzenzüchtung - Quo vadis?"

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InnoPlanta e.V.

Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) - Seeland, OT Gatersleben, Germany

Das InnoPlanta-Forum will zur Versachlichung der emotional geführten Diskussion über alle Facetten der innovativen Pflanzenzüchtung beitragen.

September 28-30, 2016

18th annual Fall Symposium: “Genetics and Genomics of Crop Improvement”

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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Danforth Center - St. Louis, MO, United States

Focus on various aspects of translational research that leverage genetics and genomics approaches to enhance crop productivity. Topics include biomass and yield traits, abiotic stress tolerance and disease resistance, nutrient allocation, plant architecture, and crop do...

September 27-27, 2016

6ème Colloque AFBV 2016

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Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales (AFBV)

Goethe-Institut - Paris, France

L’effort de séquençage des génomes des plantes : dans quel but ? / Ingénierie du génome et amélioration des plantes : impact sur la découverte de nouveaux traits et leur développement / L’innovation entre la pratique et la peur

September 20-22, 2016

Program Management for Plant Breeders (PMPB) 2016

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Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

The course objective is to enhance the management skills of professional scientists who are leading and directing plant breeding and laboratory programs in modern agricultural research and development programs of agribusiness companies and the public sector.

September 20-23, 2016

Short course on Marker-Assisted Plant Breeding

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University of Wisconsin

Continuing Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota - Saint Paul, MN, United States

Target audience and prerequisites: Graduate students, postdocs, and industry scientists who are interested in the fundamentals of marker-assisted plant breeding are invited. Participants should be familiar with basic terminology, concepts, and methods in plant breeding ...

September 12-17, 2016

UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy Class VI

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Plant Breeding Academy (PBA)

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

The PBA is a postgraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of plant breeding, genetics and statistics through lectures, discussions, and field trips to public and private breeding programs. The 2016 class core curriculum will maintain the upgrades from the previous ...

September 12-13, 2016

4th Plant Genomics Congress USA

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Philadelphia, PA, United States

Co-located with our Global Biocontrol & Biostimulants Congress 2016. The conference will examine the latest strategies, technologies and research techniques utilizing NGS, 'omic' technologies, phenotyping, epigenetics, bioinformatics and data analysis to further plant r...

September 12-16, 2016

13th Solanaceae Conference, SolGenomics: Advances to Applications

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UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

This international conference brings together over 300 scientists and students to discuss the latest advances in genomics and applications for understanding and producing solanaceous plants and crops.

September 9-11, 2016

41ª Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja da Região Sul (RPSSul)

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Associação dos Produtores e Comerciantes de Sementes e Mudas do RS (APASSUL)

Universidade de Passo Fundo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

Juntamente com o Seminário Técnico da Soja e a Feira Tecnológica

September 5-9, 2016

COURSE - CRISPR-CAS9 Tool: From Gene to Function

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Centre for Genomic Regulation - Barcelona, Spain

During this course, the participants will learn advanced investigation methods in enzymology and protein science, and will also obtain a basic knowledge of the underlying principles, methods and potential of genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

September 2-3, 2016

Amphacademy

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Amphasys AG **

Lucerne, Switzerland

August 29, 2016 - December 16, 2016

ONLINE COURSE - Experimental Designs in Agronomic Research - Full Course (3 Units)

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Online - Online, United States

Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Factorial Experimental Designs in Agronomic Research / Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Factorial and Unbalanced Designs in Agronomic Research / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Correlation, Regression, Covari...

August 29, 2016 - December 16, 2016

ONLINE COURSE - Advanced Plant Breeding - Full Course (3 Units)

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Online - Online, United States

Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Advanced Genetic Principles in Plant Breeding / Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Selection: Theory and Practice in Advanced Plant Breeding / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Statistical Tools in Advanced ...

August 29, 2016 - December 16, 2016

ONLINE COURSE - Basic Plant Breeding – Full Course (3 Units)

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Online - Online, United States

Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Introduction to Basic Plant Breeding / Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Breeding Self Pollinated / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Breeding Cross Pollinated Crops

August 29, 2016 - September 1, 2016

EUCARPIA 20th General Congress “Plant Breeding, the Art of Bringing Science to Life”

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

ETH Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland

August 22-26, 2016

XXVII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa

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Hotel El Panamá - Ciudad de Panamá, Panama

August 15-18, 2016

National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Annual Meeting

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Raleigh Marriott City Center - Raleigh, NC, United States

“Improving Efficiency in Breeding Programs”

August 15-18, 2016

6th annual meeting of the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) & 10th annual meeting of the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee

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North Carolina State University

Raleigh Marriott City Center - Raleigh, NC, United States

July 26-28, 2016

10ª Reunião da Comissão Brasileira de Pesquisa de Trigo e Triticale (RCBPTT) & Fórum Nacional do Trigo 2016

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Hotel Sumatra - Londrina, PR, Brazil

O Fórum tem discutido os temas de maior relevância para as culturas de trigo e triticale, promovendo um debate político e profícuo, desde a cadeia produtiva até o consumidor final.

July 26-26, 2016

UK Plant Phenotyping's Plant Canopy Phenotyping Meeting

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Rothamsted Research

Rothamsted Research - Harpenden, United Kingdom

The meeting will feature talks on the development and use of image-based plant/crop canopy and plant architecture phenotyping technologies for field and controlled environments including : New technologies and methods development or evaluation – particularly intereste...

June 26-30, 2016

12th International Barley Genetics Symposium

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University of Minnesota

The Commons Hotel - Minneapolis, MN, United States

At the symposium, you will learn about the latest developments in barley genetics, genomics, and breeding efforts related to a wide array of traits and phenotypes. The fourth day of the symposium will include a tour of barley field trials and display plots on the Univer...

June 19-23, 2016

6th International Symposium Breeding Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (BREEDMAP 6)

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Julius Kühn Institut

Julius Kuehn Institut - Quedlinburg, Germany

June 18-22, 2016

American Seed Trade Association - 133rd ASTA Annual Convention

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American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

The Nines Hotel - Portland, OR, United States

Education, debate and advocacy are on the agenda each June at ASTA’s annual convention. Attendees focus on science and policy issues related to the development and free movement of quality seed worldwide. This is also when new association officers are installed.

June 15-19, 2016

Plant Breeding Summer Workshops - Genome Wide Analysis

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Ohio State University

Ohio State University - Wooster, OH, United States

June 6-8, 2016

PAG Asia 2016

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Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel - Singapore, Singapore

June 1-5, 2016

Plant Breeding Summer Workshops - Marker Assisted Selection

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Ohio State University

Ohio State University - Wooster, OH, United States

May 29, 2016 - June 3, 2016

19th International Sunflower Conference

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Trakya University

Edirne, Turkey - Edirne, Turkey

The conference is intended that the scientific subjects should be presented broadly in order to provide opportunity to sunflower community to present their work for sunflower production and trade in the world bringing science, research and private communities together.

May 23, 2016 - September 2, 2016

ONLINE COURSE - Basic Plant Breeding - Full Course (3 Units)

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Online - Online, United Kingdom

Unit 1: May 23 – June 24, 2016 - Introduction to Basic Plant Breeding / Unit 2: June 27 - July 29, 2016 - Breeding Self Pollinated Crop / Unit 3: August 1 - September 2, 2016 - Breeding Cross Pollinated Crops

May 18-22, 2016

Plant Breeding Summer Workshops - Session 1: Field Design and Analysis

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Ohio State University

Ohio State University - Wooster, OH, United States

April 18-18, 2016

5th Annual UC Davis Plant Breeding Symposium: "Breeding for Stress Resilience"

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

Speakers: Jill Farrant (University of Cape Town), Luis Herrera-Estrella (IPN - Mexico), Jean-Luc Jannink (USDA-ARS), -Julia Bailey-Serres (UC Riverside), Luca Comai (UC Davis)

April 17-20, 2016

McFadden Symposium on Wheat Improvement and the Winter Wheat Workers Workshop

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Texas A&M AgriLife

San Antonio, TX, United States

March 21-24, 2016

11th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting

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Joint Genome Institute

Marriott Hotel - Walnut Creek, CA, United States

Topics: Microbial genomics, fungal genomics, metagenomics, and plant genomics; genome editing, secondary metabolites, pathway engineering, synthetic biology, high-throughput functional genomics, high-performance computing applications and societal impact of technologica...

March 20-23, 2016

California Seed Association Annual Convention

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California Seed Association (CSA) *

Silverado Hotel - Napa, CA, United States

March 18-18, 2016

5th Annual UC Davis Plant Breeding Symposium: "Breeding for Stress Resilience"

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

March 8-10, 2016

Southern African Plant Breeders' Association (SAPBA), 11th Symposium

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Southern African Plant Breeders' Association (SAPBA)

Protea Hotel - Stellenbosch, South Africa

March 8-10, 2016

Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung (GPZ) Conference 2016

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Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GPZ)

Bonn , Germany

March 8-10, 2016

11th Southern African Plant Breeders’ Association Symposium

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Southern African Plant Breeders' Association (SAPBA)

Protea Hotel Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch, South Africa

March 1-4, 2016

36th Biennial Rice Technical Working Group meeting

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Moody Gardens - Galveston, TX, United States

March 1-4, 2016

36th annual meeting of the Rice Technical Working Group

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Moody Gardens Hotel Spa and Convention Center - Galveston, TX, United States

The group meets every other year to provide for continuous exchange of information, cooperative planning and periodic review of all phases of rice research and Extension outreach being carried on by the rice producing states, the federal government and cooperating agenc...

February 22-24, 2016

CRISPR Precision Gene Editing Congress

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Boston, MA, United States

Purpose: to address the importance of overcoming specificity, efficiency and delivery challenges associated with the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Pioneers will showcase the expanding biomedical and therapeutic potential of gene editing tools for drug discovery and development.

February 18-18, 2016

Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium: Healthier Food for a Healthier World

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Memorial Student Center • Room 2300 CDE - College Station, TX, United States

February 16-18, 2016

Breeding with Genomics

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Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

The program is aimed at professionals who are directly or indirectly involved in plant breeding and germplasm improvement. The course covers basics of DNA markers, quantitative trait loci, association studies and genomic selection.

February 15-19, 2016

Keystone Symposia: Plant Epigenetics – From Genotype to Phenotype

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Sagebrush Inn & Suites - Taos, NM, United States

February 11-11, 2016

Seed Central / Food Central networking event with featured speaker

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Seed Central

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

Featured speaker: Dr. Paul Gepts, Professor of Plant Sciences and Geneticist/Breeder, UC Davis Topic: Grain legume breeding in California and East Africa: contrasting endeavors

February 4-6, 2016

8th Organic Seed Growers Conference

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Organic Seed Alliance

Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR, United States

Conference theme is Cultivating Resilience, a current assessment and roadmap for building organic seed systems that are ecologically, socially, and economically resilient.

February 3-3, 2016

Pacific Northwest Organic Plant Breeding Symposium

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Organic Seed Alliance

Corvallis, OR, United States

individuals working in the Pacific Northwest organic production chain may apply to participate in this working symposium by filling out an application at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W3FYBQD. Apply by November 30, 2015 to be considered. Space is limited.

January 18-22, 2016

World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops

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Mingyuan Xindu Hotel - Nanning, Guangxi, China

Third Scientific Conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century & 17th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops

January 12-13, 2016

U.S. National Sunflower Association Research Forum

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National Sunflower Association

Ramada Plaza Suites and Convention Center - Argo, ND, United States

January 9-13, 2016

PAG XXIV - International Plant & Animal Genome XXIV

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Town & Country Hotel - San Diego, CA, United States

January 9-13, 2016

International Plant & Animal Genome XXIV

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Town & Country Hotel - San Diego, CA, United States

PAG brings together over 3,000 leading genetic scientists and researchers in plant and animal research, and over 130 exhibits, 150 workshops, 1100 posters and over 1800 abstracts.


 

 

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