SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry

Provides a neutral forum for its members, partners, industry and opinion leaders, and other stakeholders to engage in focused dialogues on how best to make quality seeds of preferred productive, nutritious and resilient crop varieties available to farmers.

November 3-5, 2021

18th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics

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Auditori Axa (Axa Convention Center) - Barcelona, Spain

October 29-30, 2021

4th International Symposium of Tomato for the Mediterranean Region

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Comiso (RG), Sicilia, Italy

October 20-20, 2021

Seminar on strategies that address policies involving plant breeding and plant variety protection

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International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Geneva, Switzerland

October 18-20, 2021

Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) 2021

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Congress Center + streaming - Basel, Switzerland

October 18, 2021 - December 17, 2021

COURSE – Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security

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Wageningen University & Research

Online, part-time, 9 weeks, 14 hours per week - Online, Netherlands

October 18-20, 2021

Euroseeds 2021

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Euroseeds

Hilton Prague Hotel - Prague, Czech Republic

October 14-14, 2021

Pre-event to the 1st CROP Innovation & Business (CROP IB) China

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KeyGene NV

Online 9-12h CET, 15-18h China ST - Online, China

This pre-event of CROP IB China will give the floor to influential speakers from China and the Netherlands involved in innovation in crop improvement. From China, representatives of the government and industry will present China’s ambition and recent successes in inno...

October 12-12, 2021

Transatlantic dialogue on agricultural innovation for a sustainable food system

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American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

Online 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT - Online, United States

The event will promote a dialogue between EU and U.S. stakeholders on agricultural policy, focusing on how enhanced cooperation in scientific research and agricultural innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system on both sides of the Atlant...

October 12-12, 2021

10ième Colloque de l’AFBV “Les biotechnologies végétales entre science et sociétés : bilan et perspectives”

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Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales (AFBV)

Goethe-Institut - Paris, France

October 12-13, 2021

European Sorghum Congress 2021 / 3ème Congrès Européen du Sorgho

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Toulouse , France

October 5-5, 2021

BioFruit Congress 2021

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IFEMA Madrid - Madrid, Spain

October 4-14, 2021

COURSE - Lost Harvest and Wasted Food 2021

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Wageningen University & Research

Facilitated online sessions, full-time, 40hrs per week (2 weeks) - Online, Netherlands

September 30-30, 2021

WEBINAR ‘Biotecnología agraria en los objetivos de la Estrategia de la Granja a la Mesa’

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Fundación Antama

Online - Online, Spain

September 28-29, 2021

AsiaFruit Congress 2021

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Online - Online, Australia

September 28-29, 2021

World-Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

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London, United Kingdom

Bridging the digital with the physical, the summit will feature live-streamed interactive fireside chats, high level panel discussions and unscripted roundtable debates, with a live studio in London for speakers and guests who are able to join in person.

September 28-30, 2021

GreenTech Live & Online

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Live and online - Amsterdam, Netherlands

September 28-30, 2021

Seed meets Technology 2021

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Proeftuin Zwaagdijk (Agricultural Research Centre)

Enkhuizen, Netherlands

September 27-30, 2021

EU Pollinator Week 2021

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Online, Belgium

September 27, 2021 - October 1, 2021

BioSpain

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Hybrid format - Pamplona-Iruña (Baluarte), Spain

September 22-23, 2021

NordGen Forest Annual Conference

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Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)

Online - Online, Sweden

September 21-23, 2021

Tech & Bio 2021

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Bour-lès-Valence, France

September 21-23, 2021

Virtual Amphacademy

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Amphasys AG

Online - Online, Switzerland

September 20-21, 2021

German Biotechnology Days

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Hybride Präsenzveranstaltung - Stuttgart, Germany

September 20-22, 2021

Vertical Farming World Congress 2021

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Online - London, United Kingdom

September 16-17, 2021

GEVES's Lab Open Days for seed quality testing are a must for seed analysts

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

Online - Online, France

September 14-16, 2021

SPACE (Salon international des productions animales)

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, France

September 10-10, 2021

Tagung der GPZ-AG 18 (Zierpflanzen)

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Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GPZ)

Trans World Hotel Auefeld - Hannover Münden, Germany

Thema: Neue Phänotypisierungsmethoden in der Zierpflanzenzüchtung

September 7-9, 2021

The 2021 Plant RNA Structure Symposium

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John Innes Centre

Online - Online, United Kingdom

September 7-9, 2021

2021 Plant RNA Structure Symposium

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John Innes Centre

Online - Online, United Kingdom

September 6-14, 2021

Organic World Congress 2021

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International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

Couvent des Jacobins Congress Ce - Rennes, France

August 30-30, 2021

18ème édition des journées des laboratoires d’analyse de la qualité des semences.

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

Online - Online, France

August 23-26, 2021

EUCARPIA General Congress 2021

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Online - Online, Netherlands

August 9-13, 2021

13th Triennial Conference of the ISSS

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International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)

Online 12:30 – 18:00 (UTC+1) Monday – Thursday and 09:00 – 13:00 (UTC+1) Friday - Online, United Kingdom

Seed innovation systems for the 21st century

July 28-28, 2021

WEBINAR - Effective Tomato Cultivation Leveraging AI and Crop-Specific Data

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Tomato News

Online at 15:00 CEST (22:00 JST) - Online, France

The CropScope service and artificial intelligence/data driven farming trends will be presented. Guests from agritech companies and researchers will discuss advantages and challenges of AI/Data driven farming during a panel session.

July 28-28, 2021

WEBINAR - Effective tomato cultivation leveraging AI and crop-specific data

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Tomato News

Online at 15:00 CEST (22:00 JST) - Online, France

Will present the CropScope service and artificial intelligence/data driven farming trends.

July 14-14, 2021

DMK-Pflanzenschutztagung 2021

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Deutsches Maiskomitee e.V.

Online - Online, Germany

July 11-16, 2021

14th International Turfgrass Research Conference

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International Turfgrass Society

University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark

July 6-6, 2021

Biopesticide Summit 2021

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Online - Online, United Kingdom

July 6-8, 2021

IPPN Affordable Phenotyping Workshop: Plant Phenotyping with Minicomputers and Low-Cost Cameras

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International Plant Phenotyping Network (IPPN)

Online - Online, Germany

A short participative workshop oriented toward practical aspects of plant phenotyping with inexpensive, yet robust, minicomputers coupled with small cameras. Each important step, from system installation, network deploying, time lapse acquisition, image processing, mach...

July 5-9, 2021

Hackaton on Plant Phenotyping with Minicomputers and Low-Cost Cameras

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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Angers, France

July 5-7, 2021

ISF World Seed Congress 2021

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International Seed Federation (ISF)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

July 5th 13:00-15:00 CEST July 6th 11:00-12:30 & 13:00-14:30 CEST July 7th 13:00-14:30 CEST

June 28, 2021 - July 1, 2021

International Conference on 'Ensuring Diversity for Food and Agriculture'

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Online - Online, Belgium

The conference will revolve around various aspects of in situ conservation (conservation on site) and sustainable use of landraces and crop wild relatives. The event includes lectures, a roundtable discussion on the establishment of a European network for in situ conser...

June 28, 2021 - July 9, 2021

Enza Zaden Melon House Fair

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Enza Zaden España

Face to face or online - Face to face or online, Spain

June 28, 2021 - July 1, 2021

International Plant Health Conference

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Paasitorni Conference Center - Helsinki, Finland

"Protecting Plant Health in a changing world"

June 24-24, 2021

Webinar about the international journal 'Seed Science and Technology (SST)

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online from 15:00 to 17:00 CEST - Online, Switzerland

Dr. Andreas Wais, ISTA Secretary General, and Fiona Hay, SST Chief Editor will discuss: How to publish in SST / Changes at SST over the recent years / 2022: 50 years SST / The next “50” years - the future of SST

June 24-24, 2021

WEBINAR - The international journal Seed Science and Technology (SST)

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Dr. Andreas Wais – ISTA Secretary General, and Fiona Hay – SST Chief Editor will discuss a number of topics: SST - how to publish / Changes at SST over recent years / 2022: 50 years SST / The next “50” years - the future of SST

June 22-22, 2021

Vilmorin Italia - 2021 Field Day Carota

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Vilmorin-Mikado Italia

Codigoro (FE), Italy

June 22-22, 2021

WEBINAR ‘Edición genética en producción vegetal: impacto, regulación y aplicaciones’

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Fundación Antama

Online a las 18.00 horas (CEST) - Online, Spain

June 22-22, 2021

Amphasys' Virtual Innovation Launch

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Amphasys AG

Online - Online, Switzerland

We are taking pollen analysis to the next level.

June 17-17, 2021

BioFruit Congress 2021

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Online at 3:00 PM CET - Online, Spain

June 16-18, 2021

18th European Industrial Hemp Association Conference

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European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)

Online - Online, Belgium

Hemp for Europe: Emerging opportunities for the Green Recovery

June 15-17, 2021

Les Culturales 2021

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ARVALIS - Institut du Végétal

Terralab-Béthény (Reims), France

June 15-15, 2021

ISSS/ISTA webinar on fundamental and applied aspects of seeds

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST - Online, Switzerland

The topic of this webinar will be seed storage.

June 15-18, 2021

Studio Flowertrials 2021

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FlowerTrials

Online - Online, Netherlands

June 14-16, 2021

Greentech Amsterdam 2021

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RAI Amsterdam - Amsterdam , Netherlands

June 10-10, 2021

Saaten-Union Live Feldtag

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Saaten-Union GmbH

Online 11:00-12:00 und 18:30-19:30 - Online, Germany

June 8-8, 2021

WEBINAR - The global tomato processing industry in 2021: Balanced supply amid rising costs

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Tomato News

Online 4 pm to 7 pm CEST - Online, France

June 8-9, 2021

IGC Grains Virtual Conference 2021

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International Grains Council (IGC)

Online - Online, United Kingdom

June 3-3, 2021

Iinternational Seed Testing Assocation, Annual Meeting 2021

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

by correspondence with a presentation session online - Online, Switzerland

We will organize an online discussion session on the ISTA Rule Changes early May, in which all stakeholders will have the opportunity to participate. The Seed Health Seminar that was planed for the Annual Meeting will be a virtual seminar distributed over 4 individual d...

June 1-2, 2021

Presentations Technical Committees 2021

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

1 June, 2021 12:30-15:00 CEST / 2 June, 2021 12:30-15:00 CEST

May 31, 2021 - June 4, 2021

9th International Symposium on Light in Horticulture

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Malmö, Sweden

"Light for life"

May 27-28, 2021

2. French-German Maize Breeders School

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Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GPZ)

Universität Hohenheim - Stuttgart, Germany

May 26-27, 2021

World of Fresh Ideas

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Online - Online, United Kingdom

May 19-19, 2021

Plant Health Seminar 2021

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Presentations will focus on Regulatory aspects of plant health and Plant protection in a changing world with new threats, new detection methods and alternative control measures.

May 18-18, 2021

DMK-Tagung „Klima- und Ressourcenschutz – Welchen Beitrag leistet der Mais?“

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Deutsches Maiskomitee e.V.

DBU-Zentrum - Osnabrück , Germany

May 12-12, 2021

Plant Health Seminar 2021

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Presentations will focus on Regulatory aspects of plant health and Plant protection in a changing world with new threats, new detection methods and alternative control measures.

May 11-11, 2021

Bayer ForwardFarming & De Ruiter Experience Center cooperation launch

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Bayer Vegetable Seeds

Online from 9am to 12pm CEST - Online, Netherlands

May 10-14, 2021

EFB 2021

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European Federation of Biotechnology

Online - Online, Belgium

May 9-12, 2021

European Congress on Biotechnology 2021

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MECC - Maastricht, Netherlands

May 6-6, 2021

WEBINAR - How a wheat disease resistance gene atlas could lift up wheat breeding

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International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC)

Online 11am EDT, 5pm CEST - Online, United Kingdom

May 5-19, 2021

ISTA Plant Health Seminar

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Presentations will focus on Regulatory aspects of plant health and Plant protection in a changing world with new threats, new detection methods and alternative control measures.

May 4-5, 2021

Seminar - Advancing weed control in sugar beet with sensors and field robotics

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Institut International de Recherches Betteravières (IIRB)

Online - Online, Belgium

The options for sensor- and robot-assisted weed control have advanced significantly in the past years. The IIRB seminar will present the state of the art in the development of these technologies.

April 29-29, 2021

Resource-debate on organic agriculture

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Wageningen University & Research

Online 12:00 to 13:00 - Online, Netherlands

Is it realistic to aim for 25% organic farming in the Netherlands in 2030? Resource organises a debate on this issue on 29 April.

April 27-28, 2021

Saatguthandelstag 2021

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Bundesverband der VO-Firmen e.V (BVO)

Magdeburg , Germany

Auf unserer bundesweiten Unternehmertagung sind Saatguthändler, Saatgutvermehrer, Pflanzenzüchter sowie viele weitere Akteure der Wertschöpfungskette Saatgut aus der gesamten Bundesrepublik und EU-Nachbarländern vertreten.

April 19-22, 2021

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Online 13:00 -16:00 (Rome time) - Online, Italy

Virtual science-policy meeting will also focus on private sector actions on soil biodiversity/soil health

April 15-15, 2021

FIRA Open Day 2021

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Online from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm (CET) - Online, France

A full day dedicated to ag robots and business networking.

April 13-15, 2021

ISTA Online Workshop on Quality Assurance and ISTA Accreditation for Early Beginners

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management. It focuses on the needs of seed testing laboratories that wish to comply with the ISTA Accreditation Standard.

April 12-13, 2021

Crop Innovation & Business 2021

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KeyGene NV

A two-afternoon online meeting - Online, Netherlands

April 8-8, 2021

Visio-conférence - Rencontre Filière Semences de Céréales à paille & Protéagineux

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SEMAE

Online 9h00 - 12h00 CET - Online, France

April 7-8, 2021

Global BioControl Conference 2021

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Online - Online, United Kingdom

April 5, 2021 - June 24, 2021

COURSE - Integrated Seed Sector Development 2021

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Wageningen University & Research

Facilitated online sessions, part-time, 10hrs per week (12 weeks) - Online, Netherlands

March 31-31, 2021

Il girasole in Italia: quale futuro? Criticità e prospettive della coltura tra nuova PAC, mercato e ricerca

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Associazione Italiana Sementi (Assosementi)

Online - Online, Italy

March 30-30, 2021

WEBINAR - How to achieve ISTA Accreditation?

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online 14:00 - 16:00 CEST - Online, Switzerland

A webinar for interested seed laboratories and sampling entities on important first steps.

March 24-28, 2021

XIIth Eucarpia Meeting on Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Online - Online, Spain

March 24-24, 2021

AIPH International Plant Health Conference

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Online, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time - Online, United Kingdom

This conference will be of interest to growers, breeders, traders, retailers, associations, exhibitions, regulators and anyone that cares about reducing plant health threats while maintaining a thriving horticultural trade.

March 24-24, 2021

NordGen Forest Thematic Day: New technology within plant production

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Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)

Online - Online, Sweden

The topic for the event is the use of somatic embryogenesis and cuttings in forest seedling production. The webinar will be held in Scandinavian.

March 23-23, 2021

Webinaire - « Les pistes de contrôle et d’amélioration des interactions plante/microbiote, y compris par modification génétique (au sens large) de la plante »

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Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales (AFBV)

Online - Online, France

Conférence d’Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, Professeur à l'Université de Lyon

March 16-16, 2021

Global Tomato Congress

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Online - Online, Netherlands

March 12-12, 2021

SEMINAR - Genetics of salinity tolerance traits in crops and developing saltwater-based agricultural systems

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John Innes Centre

Online - Online, United Kingdom

March 10-10, 2021

Webinaire - « Le microbiote associé aux plantes : sa diversité, ses interactions et l’importance de ses relations avec les différents végétaux »

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Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales (AFBV)

Online - Online, France

Conférence de Christophe Mougel, Inrae

March 9-10, 2021

SYMPOSIUM: “Seed production in times of climate change” / „Saatgutproduktion in Zeiten des Klimawandels“

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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben)

Online - Online, Germany

March 8-10, 2021

International Conference on Breeding and Seed Sector Innovations for Organic Food Systems

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Online - Online, Latvia

February 24-26, 2021

RFL3 - Rencontres francophones légumineuses #3

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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Angers, France

February 17-17, 2021

PanGenomes: needs, value and applications

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KeyGene NV

Online 16-17h CET - Online, Netherlands

Part 1: Building for a Pangenome, Wednesday 17th February 2021, 16h CET / Part 2: Constructing and using a PanGenome, Thursday 18th March 2021, 16h CET

February 15-15, 2021

Open Innovation: How Collaboration Unlocks a Sustainable Future

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Bayer AG

Online 9:30 AM CST | 4:30 PM CET - Online, Germany

Join us as Head of Research and Development at Bayer Crop Science, Bob Reiter, leads an interdisciplinary discussion of industry experts who will discuss how our open innovation model is empowering more farmers to protect their crops and our futures, sustainably.

February 9-11, 2021

Mise en œuvre de technologies modernes en sélection

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Vegenov

Roscoff, France

https://www.vegenov.com/vars/fichiers/Formation_Fev2021.pdf

February 3-3, 2021

Saatbau ACKERdemie Webinar: Sojabohne und Sonnenblume

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Saatbau Linz

Online - Online, Austria

January 25-29, 2021