Davis, California, USA
May 2024
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Upcoming PBA E-Series in 2024:
- Hybrid Breeding Strategies (June 4 & 6)
- RStudio (level 1 & 2) (June 11 & 13 - Sept 4 & 5)
- Statistics & Experimental Design (Dec 11 & 13)
Upcoming in-person courses in 2024:
- Seed Biology, Quality & Pathology (Sept 4-6)
- Innovate & Strategize: Vegetables (Nov 4-8)
- Leadership Program for Plant Breeders & Scientists (Nov 18-22)
- Seed Business 101: Horticulture (Dec 2-6)
Flagship Program:
Now Accepting Applications for EPBA Class VIII:
Class Starts March 2025
The European Plant Breeding Academy offers a unique curriculum that is dedicated to the field of Plant Breeding and is taught by experienced plant breeders. This course develops the skills and abilities of current industry personnel to enable them to become independent breeders or more valuable contributors to larger breeding programs.
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Featured Programs:
4.5-day course at UC Davis Campus | Starts November 4, 2024
New! Innovate and Strategize: Vegetables
The global vegetable seed industry demands a clear strategy for innovation. Our 4.5-day course, an extension of Seed Business 101 Horticulture, targets decision-makers in the seed industry. It boosts market understanding and arms participants with strategic tools. We focus on maximizing stakeholder value and navigating cultural hurdles in acquisitions to harness synergies. Interactive, with many case studies taught by industry leaders, don't miss out!
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4.5-day course at UC Davis Campus | Starts November 18, 2024
Leadership Program for Plant Breeders & Scientists
Managing plant breeding programs is increasingly complex due to advancements in technologies like Molecular Biology, Genomics, and AI, as well as evolving market dynamics. This course enhances leadership and management skills for plant breeders, technical leads, and staff. It considers breeding programs within their environment, addressing interactions with people. Professionals from the seed industry, agricultural research, and the public sector would benefit.
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4.5-day course at UC Davis Campus | Starts December 2, 2024
Seed Business 101: Horticulture
100 years of experience in every classroom! The Seed Business 101 course was created, by industry executives, to accelerate the careers of talented employees, new managers, and even colleagues from CP who venture into the Seed Business! The seed industry is very complex, and successfully navigating through textbooks isn't going to cut it! The course also offers practical insights into seed companies' organizational ins and outs, covering R&D, Seed Production & Operations, Sales and Marketing, Finance, and more.
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2-half day online classes | Starts December 11, 2024
PBA E-Series: Statistics & Experimental Design
Foundational level, designed for plant breeding, product development, agronomy, and seed professionals, this course covers many topics in descriptive statistics, data visualization, distributions, correlation, regression, comparison tests, replicated experimental designs CRD, RCBD, single location, single-year analysis, and trial quality. R demos are included.
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Contact us at sbc@ucdavis.edu
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