Cucurbit breeding activities in Southeast Asia capture attention of seed company representatives
Tainan, Taiwan
March 11, 2011
Source: Newsletter of the AVRDC, The World Vegetable Center
D.A.A. Deshpande and M.K. Pande of JK Agri Genetics Ltd., a member of the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA), visited AVRDC’s Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia on 23 February 2011 to discuss opportunities for research collaboration.
The visitors were particularly impressed with AVRDC’s pumpkin and bitter gourd breeding activities, led by cucurbit breeder Narinder Dhillon.
Drs. Deshpande and Pande also toured Kasetsart University’s (KU) tomato and chili fields together with Krung Sitadthani, a vegetable breeder from KU’s Tropical Vegetable Research Center (TVRC).
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