Madison, Wisconsin, USA
August 5, 2009
One hundred and fifty plant
breeders, government representatives and graduate students from
across the United States closed the 3rd annual meeting of the
Plant Breeding
Coordinating Committee (PBCC) today at the Madison
Convention Center.
The PBCC represents 700 US plant breeders dedicated on
developing plant varieties to supply food, feed, fiber and now
fuel for the US and the world.
In the past 20 years, the number of trained plant breeders has
declined due to a decrease in the number of students entering
the field combined with reduced funding for public plant
breeding programs.
This is at a time when the demand for talented individuals has
never been so high in this rewarding field.
The PBCC discussed current research in plant breeding. Of
particular importance the group addressed ways to sustain the
education of future plant breeders and maintenance of public
plant breeding programs.
For further information
- please contact Allen
Van Deynze at 530-754-6444
- or visit
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/gpb/pr/pbccmain.html |
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