This workshop provides an intensive and substantive overview of fresh-cut production, processing, packaging, distribution and quality assurance. Participants gain working knowledge of established and new procedures through topic-related sessions and demonstrations.
Designed to enhance management skills of plant breeders and technical leads. Professionals directing these programs in agricultural research, in agribusiness development and those from the public sector will benefit from attending this course.
Upon completion of the course you will understand the link between primary production, post-harvest management, the supply chain and food security; be familiar with alternative uses of food waste; have insight into the public and private responsibilities in the supply c...
This course develops the skills and abilities of current industry personnel to enable them to become independent breeders or more valuable contributors to larger breeding programs.
The three day workshop will focus on purity and identification of similar crop and weed species, with emphasis on identification of noxious-weed seeds. The AOSA/SCST consolidated exam will be held on August 16-17, 2018.
Targeted for entrepreneurs and seed company representatives who are interested in starting new seed ventures or scaling up current ventures regionally or globally.
The course targets quality assurance professionals in the seed industry, new employees, consultants, breeders and seed producers to extend and update their knowledge.
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 ...
Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)
Londrina, PR, Brazil
Direcionado aos representantes da indústria produtora de sementes, de laboratórios, cooperativas, empresas de armazenamento e logística, estudantes e pesquisadores.
The workshop will include lectures, practical and group work. It will appeal to people in both seed testing laboratories and the wider seed industry, including warehouse staff, who are involved in sampling of seed.
Seed Science Center, Iowa State University - Ames, IA, United States
The workshops are targeted towards those preparing to take the Registered or Certified Genetic Technologist exams (RGT, CGT), individuals looking for a refresher course, and those beginning in this field. Workshops include lecture, hands-on activities, and materials to ...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
This part of the short course will highlight research management, leadership, teamwork, and sharpen your negotiating skills. Business to business marketing, supply chain management, finance, and business strategy, along with seed regulation, trade, and policy will be co...
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 ...
Discussion of the germination methods, the practical evaluation of seedlings as well as the preparation and evaluation of seeds for their viability with Tetrazolium salt.
Both methods were worked out in a comparative way with agricultural crops: Glycine, Oryza, Brassic...
Week 1: 07-16 August 2017: 9 days of face-to-face training on theory and applied instruction / Fieldwork: August-December 2017 / Week 2: 15-19 January 2018: 5 days of face-to-face training on data analysis, interpretation and communications.
University of São Paulo - “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture - Piracicaba, Brazil
This workshop will provide an overview about several imaging techniques for seed and seedling analysis. The participants will learn about different imaging techniques for seed and seedling evaluation such as multispectral imaging, X-ray and micro X-ray fluorescence (µX...
This workshop aims at presenting and discussing the activities to apply in the seed testing laboratory in order to satisfy the quality requirements specified in the ISTA Rules and ISTA Accreditation Standard.
Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)
a 31 de Agosto de 2018 Local: Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, MG, Brazil
Curso voltado para profissionais que desejam se tornar amostradores de sementes licenciados, e a todos os envolvidos com as boas práticas de amostragem.
Nesta edição, reuniremos mais uma vez os representantes da cadeia produtiva de hortaliças para compartilhar informações sobre os avanços tecno-científicos, as tendências e os desafios futuros para a cultura das folhosas.
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