December 12-12, 2016

Joint EFSA-EPPO Workshop: Modelling in Plant Health – how can models support risk assessment of plant pests and decision-making?

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European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

European Food Safety Authority - Parma, Italy

This workshop is aimed at scientific and technical experts on risk assessment, plant health risk managers and stakeholders.

December 6-6, 2016

Journée technique pour les laboratoires d'analyse de la qualité des semences céréales

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GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Beaucouzé , France

December 6-6, 2016

Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance - Technical Education Unit

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Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance (SIPA)

Hyatt Regency - Chicago, IL, United States

The Technical Education Unit will focus on enforcement of intellectual property rights and will include presentations on the: basics of enforcing IP; standard operating procedures for enforcement of IP; audits, including royalty audits of distributors, retailers and use...

December 5-9, 2016

1º Curso sobre Tecnologia de Produção de Sementes de Soja

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

O objetivo do curso é apresentar aos profissionais que lidam diretamente com as etapas de produção de sementes de soja, tanto no campo quanto na Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes (UBS), as tecnologias que proporcionam a produção de sementes de soja de alta qual...

December 5-9, 2016

2ª Turma do Curso de Analistas de Sementes

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Associação Paranaense dos Produtores de Sementes e Mudas (Apasem)

Laboratório de Análise de Sementes da APASEM - Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

Aspectos legais ligados à análise de sementes; recepção, protocolo e armazenamento de amostras de sementes; obtenção da amostra de trabalho; análise de pureza; determinação de outras sementes por número; teste de germinação; identificação de sementes; emis...

December 5-9, 2016

ISTA Workshop on Sampling, Purity and Germination

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Hyderabad, India

The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview of seed sampling, as well as purity and germination analysis of a range of species but also to provide a forum where questions relating to seed sampling and testing methodologies can be discussed.

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 14-17, 2016

ISTA SHC Workshop: Molecular Methods in Seed Health Testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

This workshop will provide an overview of seed health testing methods using molecular methods. It will include various molecular assays for the detection of seed transmittable pathogens with reverse transcriptase PCR, classic end-point PCR, bio-PCR and real-time PCR.

November 7-11, 2016

65º Curso DIACOM: Tetrazólio e Patologia de Sementes

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Embrapa Soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

November 6-6, 2016

WORKSHOP: Fundamentals of Commercial Organic Seed Production

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Organic Seed Alliance

The Mushroom Farm - Pescadero, CA, United States

Seed biology fundamentals; managing population size and isolation distances; seed production, harvesting, and cleaning practices for several vegetable crops; basic on-farm varietal improvement and breeding techniques; and economics of seed production.

October 24-28, 2016

Curso para formação e aperfeiçoamento de analistas de sementes

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Associação Paranaense dos Produtores de Sementes e Mudas (Apasem)

Laboratório de Análise de Sementes da APASEM - Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

Aspectos legais ligados à análise de sementes; recepção, protocolo e armazenamento de amostras de sementes; obtenção da amostra de trabalho; análise de pureza; determinação de outras sementes por número; teste de germinação; identificação de sementes; emis...

October 19-21, 2016

XVI Curso sobre Tecnologia de Produção de Sementes de Hortaliças

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Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus II-Areia-PB - Areia, PB, Brazil

October 17-21, 2016

1st International Course on Irrigation

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Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)

Lleida, Spain

The objective of the course is to provide the elements required to operate an irrigation system so that the efficiency of plant water use and the efficacy of the system in delivering water are maximized.

September 20-23, 2016

ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

AsureQuality Palmerston North Seeds Laboratory - Ashburton, New Zealand

The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview of seed sampling in a range of species, but also to provide a forum where questions relating to seed sampling methodologies can be discussed. This workshop will appeal to people in both seed testing laboratories and the ...

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 13-14, 2016

49º Curso de Manejo Integrado de Pragas de Grãos e Sementes Armazenados (MIPGRÃOS e MIPSEMENTES)

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

September 9-9, 2016

workshop on " Effective Seed Operations for Better Seed Preservation"

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Gubba Cold Storage - Aurangabad, India

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.

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 2, 2016

2016 Summer Bioinformatics Workshop - Using Galaxy for Analysis of RNA-Seq, Exome-Seq, and Variants

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

This workshop will include a rich collection of lectures and hands-on sessions, covering both theory and tools. We will explore the basics of high throughput sequencing technologies, focusing on Illumina data for hands-on exercises.

August 18-19, 2016

I Seminario sobre Hortaliças e Leguminosas

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Embrapa Hortaliças - Brasília, DF, Brazil

Público-alvo: Profissionais, produtores, técnicos, professores e estudantes envolvidos e ou interessados na produção das hortaliças leguminosas (ervilha, feijão-vagem, grão-de-bico e lentilha).

August 8-12, 2016

VIII Curso Teórico-Prático de Capacitação de Analistas de Sementes

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Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)

Lavras , MG, Brazil

Informações: (43) 3025-5120

August 5-8, 2016

Student Organic Seed Symposium

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Colby College campus - Waterville, ME, United States

Annual event organized by and for graduate students across the country who are interested in organic plant breeding and sustainable agricultural systems.

August 1-5, 2016

V Curso de Fisiologia de Sementes

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Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

Crystal Palace Hotel - Londrina , PR, Brazil

Trata-se de um curso teórico, sem aulas práticas, direcionado aos profissionais da indústria produtora de sementes, de laboratórios, de cooperativas, de empresas de armazenamento e logística, estudantes e pesquisadores.

July 18-20, 2016

I Curso Teóretico-Prático de Avaliação da Qualidade Fisiológica de Sementes de Algodão

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Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

Laboratório de Sementes do Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Rio Verde - Rio Verde, GO, Brazil

July 12-15, 2016

Summer school on image analysis for plant phenotyping

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen UR - Wageningen, Netherlands

July 11-15, 2016

XI Curso de Vigor em Sementes de Soja

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

Informações: Fone: (43) 3025-5223 ou E-mail: vigor@fbeventos.com

June 22-22, 2016

Zadendeterminatie, Module 2

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University of Groningen

University of Groningen - Groningen, Netherlands

Hoe ziet u het verschil tussen de zaden van 693 verschillende plantensoorten uit 105 plantenfamilies? De veertien belangrijkste families vertegenwoordigen tweederde van het aantal plantensoorten, namelijk 465. Deze komen dan ook uitgebreid aan bod in de cursus Zadendete...

June 20-24, 2016

I Curso Teórico de Produção de Sementes Florestais Tropicais

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Londrina , PR, Brazil

Informações: (43) 3025-5120

June 14-15, 2016

Corn and Soybean Seed Quality Workshop

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

SoDak Labs - Brookings, SD, United States

Classroom style on-site workshop with a mix of lectures on principles and hands on experience with towel, tray and sand germination, tray cold, saturated cold, seed coat damage test, electrical conductivity and accelerated aging tests for vigor. There will be herbicide ...

June 13-17, 2016

2016 Summer Bioinformatics Workshop - Using Galaxy for Analysis of RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq Data

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

This workshop will include a rich collection of lectures and hands-on sessions, covering both theory and tools. We will explore the basics of high throughput sequencing technologies, focusing on Illumina data for hands-on exercises.

June 13-24, 2016

Short course: Plant variety protection (PVP)

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

This course aims at facilitating the introduction and practical implementation of Plant Breeders’ Rights in countries where legislation on this matter is being developed or has recently been passed and a better understanding of how a Plant Variety Protection System wo...

June 7-23, 2016

2016 Seed Technology Short Course

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Lincoln University (NZ)

Lincoln University, Nursery Teaching Lab - Christchurch, New Zealand

Topics ​range ​from ​seed ​quality ​assurance ​and ​seed ​deterioration ​to ​seed ​certification ​and ​seed ​priming ​to ​organic ​seed ​production ​and ​strategies ​for ​biocontrol.

June 3-3, 2016

Zadendeterminatie, Module 1

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Naktuinbouw

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

Hoe ziet u het verschil tussen de zaden van 693 verschillende plantensoorten uit 105 plantenfamilies? De veertien belangrijkste families vertegenwoordigen tweederde van het aantal plantensoorten, namelijk 465. Deze komen dan ook uitgebreid aan bod in de cursus Zadendete...

June 1-3, 2016

Curso: Análisis de la calidad física de gramíneas y leguminosas forrajeras

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Instituto Nacional de Semillas, Uruguay (INASE)

INASE Sede Central - Canelones, Uruguay

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 10-10, 2016

WEBINAR - Diseases of Leafy Greens and Their Management

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Marrone Bio Innovations

Online from 10:00 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. (PT) - Online, United States

Designed for growers, pest control advisers, certified crop advisers, qualified applicators, private applicators and others affiliated with leafy green culture, this Webinar is free of charge and will provide one credit hour for continuing education for those enrolled.

May 3-4, 2016

Simpósio Sobre Produção, Qualidade e Uso de Sementes de Forrageiras Tropicais

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Associação Nacional de Produtores de Sementes (ANPROSEM)

Campinas, SP, Brazil

Atualizar informações para os aspectos relevantes na produção e utilização de sementes de forrageiras na implantação, condução, colheita, beneficiamento de sementes de forrageiras, bem como o uso dos vários tipos sementes de acordo com o sistema de produção...

April 26-28, 2016

Curso Internacional de Sementes: Fisiologia e Qualidade

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Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Agrícolas e Florestais Ltda. (Fepaf)

Fazenda Experimental Lageado - Botucatu, SP, Brazil

O objetivo do curso é apresentar a estudantes de graduação, pós-graduação, pesquisadores e profissionais da indústria de sementes uma atualização sobre o tema, por meio da apresentação e discussão das inovações da fisiologia e da biologia molecular voltada...

April 4-22, 2016

Contemporary approaches to genetic resources conservation and use

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen, Netherlands

April 4-22, 2016

COURSE: ‘Contemporary approaches to genetic resources conservation and use’

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen, Netherlands

This course provides state-of-the-art insight into various plant genetic resources management strategies and relevant policies. There are possibilities for fellowships.

March 31-31, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Deterioration

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

March 24-24, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Storage

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

March 17-17, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Vigor II

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

March 10-10, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Vigor I

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

March 3-3, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Microbes and Seed Interactions

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

February 25-25, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Dormancy

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

February 24-24, 2016

Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course

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Iowa State University

O’Brien County Extension Office - Primghar, IA, United States

February 18-18, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Viability Testing

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

February 11-11, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Germination II

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

February 4-4, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Germination I

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

January 28-28, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Chemistry

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

January 21-21, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series – Seed Formation and Development

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.

January 19-22, 2016

Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M University campus - College Station, TX, United States

January 14-14, 2016

The Seed Biology webinar series - Reproduction in Plants

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SoDak Labs, Inc.

Online - Online, United States

The Seed Biology webinar series is similar to a "300" level university course on Seed Science and Technology presented as twelve (12) one hour webinar classes on Thursday mornings.