December 2-4, 2015

Ag-Bio Congress

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Hilton Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Uniting science and regulation to drive forward product development - Biopesticides, seed treatments, plant breeding

December 2-3, 2015

2nd International Conference On Crop Improvement (ICCI 2015)

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University of Nottingham

Engineering Auditorium, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia - Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

This conference provides a golden opportunity for exchange of ideas and promoting international cooperation and networking on advancement in crop improvement.

December 1-1, 2015

Séminaire scientifique CTPS : « Sélectionner et évaluer les variétés végétales pour leur tolérance aux stress biotiques et abiotiques »

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, France

December 1-2, 2015

Plant Phenotyping and Phenomics for Plant Breeding

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Universidad de Talca

Universidad de Talca - Talca, Chile

Contact: Gustavo Lobos, globosp@utalca.cl

November 18-20, 2015

International Rice Symposium 2015

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Hyderabad, India

“Rice Science for Global Food and Nutritional Security”

November 16-19, 2015

Asian Seed Congress 2015

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Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)*

Goa Grand Hyatt Hotel - Goa, India

November 2-4, 2015

3rd Conference of Cereal Biotechnology and Breeding

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Embassy of Hungary - Berlin, Germany

CBB conference series is a platform where researchers get the chance to present their latest results and getting further motivation from in-depth keynote presentations where the most important fields of cereal scinence will be introduced and summarized.

November 1-5, 2015

The Second International Plant Breeding Congress (2nd IPBC) and EUCARPIA - Oil and Protein Section Conference

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Plant Breeders Union of Turkey (BISAB)

Antalya, Turkey

The Congress topics will cover plant breeding, molecular genetics and biotechnology, genetic engineering and genomics, genetic resources for plant breeding, oil and protein crops

October 29, 2015 - November 2, 2015

2nd International Horticulture Research Conference

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University of California Davis, Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

Hosted by Horticulture Research. The purpose of the conference is to bring together international researchers conducting basic research on horticultural crops, to showcase the latest research findings, to network with colleagues from around the world.

October 27-29, 2015

2015 Canola Discovery Forum

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Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC)

Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centr - Canmore, AB, Canada

This meeting will track canola and the science behind it, as growers share their experiences and we build on that knowledge to identify research priorities and inspire collaborative efforts between academia and private sector companies to seek strategic opportunities to...

September 20-25, 2015

Wheat Breeding Technology Workshop

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Sydney Four Seasons Hotel - Sydney, Australia

September 11-11, 2015

Symposium: The use of R/qtl, MAGIC QTL populations & genomic selection in plant breeding

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Texas A&M AgriLife

The AgriLife Center, 1538 John Kimbrough Blvd. - College Station, TX, United States

Focus: 1) R/qtl for expediting the identification of markers linked to genes and QTL of interest; 2) R/mpMap for use with multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations in QTL mapping; and 3) Genomic Selection (GS) for the estimation of breeding values...

September 9-10, 2015

28th National Rice R&D Conference

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Philippine Rice Research Institute (Philrice)

Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) - Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija , Philippines

With the theme, Rice science and technologies for climate change, resiliency, and competitiveness, the conference will bring together some of the brightest minds in the Philippine rice R&D to discuss the latest and cutting-edge innovations in the rice industry.

September 3-3, 2015

Novel approaches to achieve durable disease resistance in potatoes against Phytophthora by cisgenic modification

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen Campus - Wageningen, Netherlands

The conference will present the results of the 'Durable Resistance against Phytophthora by cisgenic modification (DuRPh)' project and selected similar approaches in wheat and banana aimed at durable disease resistance.

September 1-3, 2015

Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America - SICNA 2015

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Hilton Garden Inn - Manhattan, KS, United States

September 1-4, 2015

Workshops - The use of R/qtl, MAGIC QTL populations and genomic selection in plant breeding

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M University, Heep Center, Room 440 - College Station, TX, United States

To be added to the applicant list, email LeAnn Hague at leann.hague@tamu.edu by July 20

September 1-3, 2015

Symposium: The use of R/qtl, MAGIC QTL populations & genomic selection in plant breeding

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Rudder Tower, 401 Joe Routt Blvd., Room 301 - College Station, TX, United States

Focus: 1) R/qtl for expediting the identification of markers linked to genes and QTL of interest; 2) R/mpMap for use with multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations in QTL mapping; and 3) Genomic Selection (GS) for the estimation of breeding values...

August 31-31, 2015

International Biotech Symposium

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Doubletree Hotel - Bloomington, IL, United States

New breakthrough biotech traits are key to healthy food for more people all around the world.

August 24, 2015 - December 18, 2015

ONLINE COURSE - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

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Colorado State University

Online - Online, United States

August 13-14, 2015

1° Congreso Paraguayo de Semillas

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Asociación de Productores de Semillas del Paraguay (APROSEMP) *

Le Club Resort Hotel - Encarnación, Paraguay

Primera expo semillas y premera expo ciencia y technologia de semillas

August 3-6, 2015

Congresso Brasileiro de Melhoramento de Plantas - 8° CBMP

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Centro de Convenções de Goiânia - Goiânia, GO, Brazil

July 30-30, 2015

Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program Field Day 2015

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Barrett Farm - Springlake, TX, United States

Attendees should assemble at 10 a.m. at Springlake Potato Sales, located 12.5 miles north of Littlefield and 8.5 miles south of Springlake on State Highway 385. The program/tour will then move to a location on the Barrett Farm, where Miller has 233 different potato vari...

July 27-30, 2015

National Association of Plant Breeders, 2015 Annual Meeting

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Washington State University, Compton Union Building - Pullman, WA, United States

“Identifying and utilizing genetic diversity”

July 13-15, 2015

PAG Asia 2015

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Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel - Singapore, Singapore

July 5-9, 2015

14th International Rapeseed Congress

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Canola Council of Canada

TCU Place - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

The most comprehensive global rapeseed/canola event in the world. Scientists, students, policy analysts, industry managers, government, producer groups, trade associations are invited to this important event. Abstract deadline: Feb. 1, 2015

July 3-4, 2015

Advanced Topics in Plant Breeding - Summer Institute 2015: Doubled haploids in plant breeding

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Ames, IA, United States

Three 2-day courses: June 29-30: Genomic prediction in plant breeding. July 1-2: Plant breeding as an engineering discipline. July 3-4: Doubled haploids in plant breeding.

July 1-3, 2015

2015 Symposium of the Korean Society of Breeding Science

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Bexco, Busan, Korea

July 1-2, 2015

Advanced Topics in Plant Breeding - Summer Institute 2015: Plant breeding as an engineering discipline

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Ames, IA, United States

Three 2-day courses: June 29-30: Genomic prediction in plant breeding. July 1-2: Plant breeding as an engineering discipline. July 3-4: Doubled haploids in plant breeding.

June 29-30, 2015

Advanced Topics in Plant Breeding - Summer Institute 2015: Genomic Prediction in Plant Breeding

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Ames, IA, United States

Three 2-day courses: June 29-30: Genomic prediction in plant breeding. July 1-2: Plant breeding as an engineering discipline. July 3-4: Doubled haploids in plant breeding.

June 22-25, 2015

V ISHS International Symposium on Cucurbits 2015

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Edificio CIM. Antiguo Cuartel de Instrucción de Marinería - Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

Topics: genetics and breeding; genomics and biotechnology; crop production, physiology and management; biotic and abiotic stresses; fruit quality and post-harvest

June 15-19, 2015

2015 Summer Plant Breeding Workshop - Session 3: Genome Wide Analysis

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Ohio State University

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center - Wooster, OH, United States

June 10-10, 2015

WEBINAR - Demonstration of SeedMatrix, a web-based software created to allow users to analyze test plot data

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Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)*

Online, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT - Online, United States

his webinar features a brief demonstration of SeedMatrix, a web-based software created to allow uses to analyze test pot data.

June 10-11, 2015

XXIIIth EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference "Genomics and Phenomics for Model-based Maize and Sorghum Breeding"

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Le Corum - Montpellier , France

June 8-9, 2015

EUCARPIA Conference on drought tolerance "Recent progress in drought tolerance: from genetics to modelling"

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Le Corum - Montpellier, France

June 1-5, 2015

2015 Summer Plant Breeding Workshop - Session 2: Marker Assisted Selection

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Ohio State University

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center - Wooster, OH, United States

May 28-28, 2015

Khush Symposium in Plant Genetics and Breeding Plant Breeding for Food Security: The Global Impact of Plant Genetics in Rice Production

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis, Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

May 27-27, 2015

Webinar - "Breeding Peanuts: The story of a lowly groundnut"

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Online, 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time) - Online, United States

By Barry Tillman, University of Florida. The webinar is free and advanced registration is required.

May 20-20, 2015

Webniar - "Breeding Peanuts: The story of a lowly groundnut"

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Online at 2PM U.S. Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time) - Online, United States

By Barry Tillman, Associate Professor of Agronomy at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center

May 20-20, 2015

Webinar - "Developing Crunchy and Colorful Carrots"

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Online, 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time) - Online, United States

By Roger Freeman, Bayer Crop Science Vegetable Breeding. The webinar is free and advanced registration is required.

May 18-21, 2015

CROPS 2015 - International Conference on Improving Agriculture through Genomics

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University of Georgia

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology - Huntsville, Alabama, United States

CROPS 2015 is an international conference that brings together leading genomics researchers and plant breeders to explore emerging applications of new genomic technology to crop improvement.

May 18-22, 2015

2015 Summer Plant Breeding Workshop - Session 1: Field Design and Analysis

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Ohio State University

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center - Wooster, OH, United States

May 7-7, 2015

Webinar - RNAi Technology

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National Academies of Sciences

Online, 11am-1pm Eastern U.S. time - Online, United States

Speakers: Stephen Chan , Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical / David Heckel, Professor, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

May 6-6, 2015

Webinar - "Plant Breeding Approaches and Technologies for Challenges in Agriculture: A view from a Texas Maize Breeding Program"

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National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Online, 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time) - Online, United States

By Seth Murray, Texas A&M University. The webinar is free and advanced registration is required.

April 28-28, 2015

WEBINAR „Hybrid breeding in wheat: heterosis, pollination capability and best breeding methods“

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Online, 5 pm Central European Summer Time (Berlin time) - Online, Germany

Aim of this webinar is to deliver latest results on heterosis in wheat, yield stability of hybrids, and methods and results for selecting on good father lines. Furthermore, different breeding methods and their optimum allocation of test resources for a maximizing gain f...

April 14-15, 2015

UK PlantSci 2015

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UK Plant Sciences Federation

Harper Adams University - Newport, United Kingdom

UK PlantSci provides a unique opportunity to learn about the breadth of cutting edge plant science research in the UK, and to meet with plant scientists outside of usual networks. The meeting hosts a diverse range of talks, all held in plenary and pitched towards a gene...

April 13, 2015 - May 1, 2015

COURSE - Contemporary Approaches to Genetic Resources Conservation and Use

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation - Wageningen, Netherlands

Upon completion of the course you will understand current perspectives, concepts and strategies regarding the conservation and use of genetic resources and be able to apply genetic resources management strategies which covers aspect of gene bank management and on-farm m...

April 10-10, 2015

UC Davis Plant Breeding Symposium 2015

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University of California, Davis

UC Davis Student Community Center - Davis, CA, United States

“Challenges in Plant Breeding: Past, Present, and Future”

March 25-26, 2015

Quedlinburger Pflanzenzüchtungstage und 17. Kurt von Rümker-Vorträge

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Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GPZ)

Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Saal 1/2 - Quedlinburg, Germany

Das Rahmenthema lautet: Züchtung auf Nährstoffeffizienz

March 24-24, 2015

WEBINAR - Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture

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Organic Seed Alliance

Online, 11 a.m. PST - Port Townsend, WA, United States

Participants will learn about advancements in breeding under organic conditions for nematode resistance and for beneficial relationships with soil microorganisms.

March 20-20, 2015

4th Annual Cornell University Graduate Student Plant Breeding Symposium

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Cornell University

135 Emerson Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, United States

Domestication: the crossroads of cultural and natural diversity

March 11-12, 2015

Getreide-Tagung

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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Getreideforschung e. V. (AGF)

Detmold, Germany

Themen aus den Bereichen Züchtung, Anbau, Analytik und Verarbeitung

March 9-13, 2015

EPPN Spring School on Plant Phenotyping

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University of Aberystwyth - Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) - Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

The spring training school’s lectures and practical exercises will cover a wide range of topics highly relevant to plant phenotyping: crop production, measuring plant phenotypes, data analysis.

February 22-26, 2015

Plant Breeding Workshop "Latest technologies for crop improvement"

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University of Worcester

Venezia Palace Hotel - Antalya, Turkey

Participants must be early career researchers, holding a PhD (or equivalent research experience) and have no more than 10 years post-doctoral experience (equivalent to ‘Recognised Researcher’ or ‘Experienced Researcher’ categories in the EU framework for researc...

February 20-20, 2015

Contribución de la mejora genética a la competitividad del sector hortofrutícola

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Fundación Cajamar

Centro de Cultura de Cajamar - Almeria, Spain

February 19-19, 2015

Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium

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Texas A&M AgriLife

Memorial Student Center’s Bethancourt Grand Ballroom - College Station, TX, United States

A one-day research conference for plant breeding, genetics, and related sciences. This year’s theme is "Plant Breeding in the Modern Era". World-renowned scientists will share their research on high throughput phenotyping, genomic selection, and breeding for host plan...

February 18-20, 2015

5th International Conference on Next Generation Genomics and Integrated Breeding (NGGIBCI-2015) for Crop Improvement

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International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

ICRISAT - Patancheru, India

This conference will provide a platform for scientists to interact with each other and present their work and discuss different aspects of modern genomics and breeding for crop improvement.

February 9-13, 2015

2015 AfricaRice Science Week & GRiSP-Africa Forum

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Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)

AfricaRice headquarters - Cotonou, Benin

At least 200 international and national rice research and development partners from the public and private sectors, including representatives of national research and extension programs of 28 African countries are expected to participate in this event.

February 2-4, 2015

Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships for Pre-Breeding

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CIRAD

Agropolis International - Montpellier, France

January 10-14, 2015

PAG XXIII - Plant and Animal Genome Conference

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Town and Country Hotel - San Diego, CA, United States

January 5-9, 2015

2015 Tucson Plant Breeding Institute

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University of Arizona

BIO5 Institute, Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, University of Arizona Campus - , United States

The TPBI offers breeders state-of-the art training in these modern tools. By offering modules on different topics, the Institute allows a breeder to choose courses that best fit their specific needs. The mission of the institute is to transfer current technologies to a ...

January 20, 2014 - October 16, 2015

Plant Breeding course

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen Academy - Wageningen, Netherlands

This course covers all theoretical and some practical subjects that are necessary for managing a professional breeding programme. It includes both basic and more complex breeding and selection methods.