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UC Davis partners with European institutions and associations to offer the European Plant Breeding Academy, starting in March 2010

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Davis, California
July 30, 2009

The European Plant Breeding Academy

With the success of the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy in the United States, UC Davis is partnering with European institutions and associations to offer the European Plant Breeding Academy.

The Academy addresses the current problem of the reduced number of plant breeders being trained in academic programs around the world. This premier training program targets working professionals who desire to become independent plant breeders. Participants will meet for six, 6-day sessions over two years. This schedule will allow participants to maintain their current positions while enrolled in the course. All instruction will be in English.

Week 1:  March 8-13, 2010
Location:  Davis, California
Partner:  Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences

Week 2:  June 21-26, 2010
Location:  Angers, France
Partner:  Vegepolys

Week 3:  October 18-23, 2010
Location:  Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
Partners:  Seed Valley,  Naktuinbouw

Week 4:  February 21-26, 2011
Location:  Barcelona, Spain
Partners:   Centre' for Research in Agricultural Geonomics, anove

Week 5:  June 20-25, 2011
Location:  Gatersleben, Germany
Partners:  IPK, BDP

Week 6:  September 26 - October 1, 2011
Location:  Davis, California
Partner:  Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences

Special thanks to the European Seed Association for their support in the development of the European Plant Breeding Academy.

  

 


Starting date
March 2010

Applications
Available soon

Instructors
Idy van Leeuwen, Kent Bradford, Allen Van Deynze, David Stelly,
Roger Chetelat

For more information contact:
Joy Patterson
jpatterson@ucdavis.edu
+1 530-752-4414
 

 

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