November 28, 2011 - December 2, 2011

8th Solanaceae and 2nd Cucurbitaceae Joint Conference (SOL & ICuGI 2011)

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Kobe Convention Center - Kobe, Japan

Broad area of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research, including genomics, physiology, breeding, horticulture, pathology, evolution, and nutrition.

November 28-30, 2011

3rd Biopesticide International Conference (BIOCICON 2011)

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St. Xavier's College, Manonmanium Sundaranar University - Palayamkottai , Tamil Nadu, India

November 17-17, 2011

WEBINAR - How to Use Double Haploids to Improve Winter Wheat

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South Dakota State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific). - Brookings, SD, United States

Drs. Bill Berzonsky and Melanie Caffe at South Dakota State University will describe how to generate double haploids in wheat and demonstrate the use of the technique in the South Dakota State University winter wheat breeding program.

November 17-17, 2011

WEBINAR - How to use double haploids to improve winter wheat

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South Dakota State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Drs. Bill Berzonsky and Melanie Caffe at South Dakota State University will describe how to generate double haploids in wheat and demonstrate the use of the technique in the South Dakota State University winter wheat breeding program.

November 16-17, 2011

Colloquium des Research Center of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding

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University of Hohenheim

Schloss Hohenheim, Aula - Hohenheim, Germany

November 15-16, 2011

1. Symposium Zierpflanzenzüchtung

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Julius Kühn Institut

Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen - Großer Sitzungssaal - Erwin-Baur-Str. 27 - Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Schwerpunkte sind der Einsatz von molekularen Markern in der Zierpflanzenzüchtung sowie die Vorstellung von wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsergebnissen zu abiotischem und bio-tischem Stress. Hierbei spielen Trockentoleranz, Screening-Verfahren, das Deutsches Phänotypisi...

November 15-16, 2011

1. Symposium Zierpflanzenzüchtung

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Julius Kühn Institut

Quedlinburg , Germany

Schwerpunkte sind der Einsatz von molekularen Markern in der Zierpflanzenzüchtung sowie die Vorstellung von wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsergebnissen zu abiotischem und biotischem Stress.

November 10-10, 2011

WEBINAR - How to design and analyze experiments using an augmented design

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Oregon State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Dr. Jennifer Kling, Oregon State University, will describe the augmented design and demonstrate sample analyses using her meadowfoam breeding program.

November 7-11, 2011

III SIMF International Symposium on Forage Breeding - Simpósio Internacional sobre Melhoramento de Forrageiras

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Aims to promote the discussion on themes related to forage breeding and update the participants on the progress attained in the last decades. Theme: ‘Breeding Forages for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation – Eco-efficient animal production’.

November 7-18, 2011

9th Training course on Molecular Plant Breeding for Crop Improvement

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

ICRISAT Campus - Patancheru, Hyderabad, India

Major focus: analysis and the use of marker genotyping data rather than on data generation. Presentations and/or hands-on training on topics like overview of molecular marker technology especially SSRs and SNPs, experimental design and data analysis components of phenot...

November 7-11, 2011

EWAC-EUCARPIA Cereals Section Conference

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Novi Sad, Serbia

November 7, 2011 - December 2, 2011

30th International Vegetable Training Course

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World Vegetable Center

Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia - Bangkok, Thailand

Module III: Vegetables for Sustainable Development

November 7-11, 2011

11th Asian Maize Conference

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Xiyuan Hotel - Nanning, Guangxi, China

Topics include: trends for maize in Asia. breeding and biotechnology for maize improvement , maize in cropping system of Asia, abiotic and biotic stresses, value-added maize, maize seed production and supply.

November 7-11, 2011

World Cotton Research Conference

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

The Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Convention Centre - Mumbai, India

November 3, 2011 - December 8, 2011

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding

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University of Nebraska

Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course covers standard breeding methods and theories associated with population movement of cross-pollinated crops and self-pollinated crops that are forced to cross-pollinate.

October 26-28, 2011

COURSE - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

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Colorado State University

Online - , United States

The course is targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors. It will provide one transferable graduate-level credit.

October 24-26, 2011

Minia International Conference for Agriculture and Irrigation in the Nile Basin Countries (MICMA-2011)

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African Crop Science Society

El-Minia, Egypt

Topics: Production and genetic improvement of field and horticulture crops, integrated management of plant diseases and pests, etc.

October 20-20, 2011

2nd Compositae Whitepaper Meeting

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University of California, Davis

University of California - Davis, CA, United States

We will review the current status of research in the family as well as hold discussions to consider research priorities.

October 18-18, 2011

WEBINAR - How to breed for organic production systems

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Oregon State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Dr. Jim Myers, Oregon State University, will discuss how to breed for organic production systems and provide examples from his breeding program.

October 16-20, 2011

International Symposium on Sunflower Genetic Resources

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Trakya Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)

Fantasia Deluxe Hotel - Kusadasi, Izmir, Turkey

The aim of this international symposium is to present the newest research results and research goals, analyse present conditions and perspectives in sunflower genetic resources.

October 12-14, 2011

PhenoDays 2011

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PhenoFab Europe

Hof van Wageningen - Hotel & Congress Centrum - Wageningen, Netherlands

Addresses the phenotyping bottleneck by providing stimulating talks from internationally renowned keynote speakers from the seed industry, breeding institutes and academic breeding groups working in the plant phenotyping research area.

October 12-13, 2011

BIO China 2011

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Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Pudong Shangri-La Hotel - Shanghai, China

BIO China will bring together executives from biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies and investment firms from North America, Europe and Asia to meet and explore business opportunities with China's emerging biotech sector.

October 11-11, 2011

2011 SolCAP workshop at the Tomato Disease Workshop

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Solanaceae Coordinated Agricultural Project (SolCAP)

Cornell University, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Ithaca, NY, United States

October 11-13, 2011

26th Annual Tomato Disease Workshop (TDW)

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Cornell University

Holiday Inn Downtown - Ithaca, NY, United States

Forum for presentations of new products and recent research results targeting tomato diseases.

October 6-8, 2011

Amaranth Institute Meeting: Innovation and Development

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Ames, IA, United States

October 4-4, 2011

CBSG Workshop on Open Source Biotech

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CAMBIA

Wageningen, Netherlands

Richard Jefferson from the CAMBIA-BiOS research institute in Canberra will talk about Open Source based innovation in genomics and plant breeding.

October 3-7, 2011

Thematic School 'Biophysical principles, molecular mechanisms and prospective applications for crop improvement'

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Agropolis International

Campus Montpellier SupAGro / INRA - Montpellier, France

September 29-29, 2011

WEBINAR - How to align sequences

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Michigan State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Dr. Candice Hansey, Michigan State University, will demonstrate the problem of sequence alignment and provide examples of software that can be used to align sequences.

September 29-29, 2011

WORKSHOP - Seed Testing through ISTA Standarts

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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Physiology - Faisalabad, Pakistan

Queries and registration: DR. Irfan Afzal, seedphysiology11@gmail.com

September 27, 2011 - November 1, 2011

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Germplasm and Genes

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University of Nebraska

Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course focuses on the importance of creating the necessary genetic variation resources for conventional and modern plant breeding programs.

September 27-28, 2011

COURSE - Seed Physiology, Production and Management

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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Physiology - Faisalabad, Pakistan

Two days course on “Seed Physiology, Production and Management” followed by a one day workshop on “Seed Testing through ISTA standards” on September 29. Queries and registration: DR. Irfan Afzal, seedphysiology11@gmail.com

September 26, 2011 - October 28, 2011

COURSE - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

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Colorado State University

Online - , United States

The course will focus on plant breeding strategies and practices directed toward improving plant performance in moisture-stressed environments. Targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors.

September 26-30, 2011

Seed Captain Program - Module Seed Priming, Dormancy & Enhancement

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Rhino Research Group

Taichung , Taiwan

This module will provide a deeper insight in seed priming, an important physiological enhancement method and its relation to seed germination and seed dormancy breakage. Theory and practicum will combine basic as well as some advanced technologies in seed priming.

September 26, 2011 - October 5, 2011

17th IFOAM Organic World Congress 2011

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International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

Namyangju Sports & Culture Center - Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province, Korea

September 26-29, 2011

5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture & 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

September 19-30, 2011

Molecular Breeding Course 2011

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

IRRI Headquarters - Los Baños, Philippines

Objective: to provide hands-on training and enhance the capability of rice scientists to apply molecular technologies into on-going rice breeding programs aimed at developing high yielding varieties resistant to various biotic and abiotic stresses with improved grain an...

September 19-22, 2011

19th Beijing Seed Congress

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Beijing, China

September 15-15, 2011

WEBINAR - How to use R software for statistical data analysis

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Ohio State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

During this webinar, Dr. Heather Merk, The Ohio State University, will introduce R software for statistical analysis and demonstrate how R has been used to analyze tomato phenotypic data collected for the SolCAP project.

September 11-15, 2011

XIII Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Cristal Hall (Aula Kryształowa), Warsaw University of Life Sciences - Warsaw, Poland

Will cover research on genetic resources, new breeding methods like genome mapping, molecular markers, genetic transformation, next generation sequencing in fruit breeding, as well as studies on resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, tree architecture and fruit qu...

September 5-8, 2011

EUCARPIA 29th Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses section Meeting

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Dublin Castle - Dublin, Ireland

The theme of the meeting is “Breeding strategies for sustainable forage and turf grass improvement”.

September 5-7, 2011

2nd International Plant Phenotyping Symposium

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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Forschungszentrum Jülich - Jülich, Germany

Imaging solutions for roots, shoots and canopy phenotypic traits - Novel sensors technologies for plant phenotyping - Data management and analysis pipelines - Data modeling and environmental simulation - Development of standards and best practices for plant phenotyping ...

August 24-26, 2011

EUCARPIA Leafy Vegetables Meeting

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Université Lille Nord de France - Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

General aspects and market development - Culture and management, quality traits - Diseases and pests, disease resistance - Genetics and biotechnology - Germplasms and their diversity

August 23, 2011 - September 22, 2011

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding

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University of Nebraska

Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE, United States

Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course covers common breeding methods used to improve self-pollinated crops, such as wheat, rice and barley, and theoretical basis for self-pollinated crop breeding.

August 15-17, 2011

17th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas

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Australian Oilseeds Federation

Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

August 14-18, 2011

95th Annual Meeting of The Potato Association of America

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Potato Association of America

Wilmington, NC, United States

August 14-14, 2011

SolCAP Potato Genomics Workshop

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Solanaceae Coordinated Agricultural Project (SolCAP)

Hilton Wilmington Riverside - Wilmington, NC, United States

Phenotyping the SolCAP potato germplasm panel - Potato Genomics: What's Next? - SNP-based genetic maps: Linkage and QTL analysis - Breeding in a Genomics Era - Developing the Breeder's Toolbox at SGN

August 9-24, 2011

Rice Breeding Course 2011

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

The course aims to develop the next generation of rice breeders adept in using modern tools for enhancing the precision and efficiency of their breeding programs.

August 4-4, 2011

2011 Arkansas Rice Expo

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University of Arkansas

Rice Research and Extension Center, 2900 Hwy 130 East - Stuttgart, AR, United States

New varieties/ U of A Hybrid Rice Development/Rice Diseases; Clearfield Rice crop rotations, Rice weed control on levees, and pigweed control in soybeans; Soybean Varieties/Soybean Diseases/ Rice and Soybean Insect Management; more

August 1-4, 2011

6º. Congresso Brasileiro de Melhoramento de Plantas: “Panorama Atual e Perspectivas do Melhoramento de Plantas no Brasil”

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Associação Brasileira de Melhoramento de Plantas (SBMP)

Hotel Atlântico Búzios Convention & Resort - Búzios, RJ, Brazil

A SBMP espera poder promover o debate de vários temas importantes para os melhoristas, considerando os aspectos de formação de novos profissionais, a capacidade instalada e as necessidades do Melhoramento de Plantas no Brasil, no que diz respeito aos recursos humanos, g...

July 25-28, 2011

V Reunião da Comissão Brasileira de Pesquisa de Trigo e Triticale

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste - Dourados, MS, Brazil

A Comissão Brasileira de Pesquisa de Trigo e Triticale reune-se anualmente para avaliar resultados e estabelecer diretrizes e estratégias de pesquisa e transferência de tecnologias para melhorar o desempenho agronômico e industrial do trigo e do triticale, nas diversas ...

July 25, 2011 - August 12, 2011

COURSE - 5th ITEC Training Program on Biotech Applications and Its Regulation

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TERI Retreat - Gual Pahari, Gurgaon, India

The objective of the course is to sensitize researchers, regulators, and policy makers on various issues in research and development in biotechnology.

July 25-26, 2011

Horsham Cereal Disease Workshop

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Horsham, Australia

Will cover the integration of genetics and varietal selection, seasonal conditions and epidemiology with the use of at-sowing and foliar fungicides for the economic management of foliar diseases in wheat and barley. Info: erica@icanrural.com.au

July 24-29, 2011

EAPR2011: The 18th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research

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European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)

Oulu City Theatre - Oulu, Finland

July 24-29, 2011

18th Triennial Conference of the European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)

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European Association for Potato Research (EAPR)

Oulu City Theatre - Oulu, Finland

July 24-30, 2011

International Conference "Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability",

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Baku, Azerbaijan

June 26, 2011 - July 2, 2011

IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2011

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Arraial d’Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil

June 23-24, 2011

Third Global Business Forum of Plant Biotechnology - Biotechforum 2011

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Rosario's Board of Trade - Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Meet the experts and join with key players in the world of plant biotechnology.

June 20-23, 2011

XXII EUCARPIA Maize and Sorghum Conference: "Resources in Maize and Sorghum Breeding"

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Grand Hotel Adriatic - Opatija, Croatia

Genetic resources in maize and sorghum - B73 and Mo17 sequence data, high-resolution mapping populations - Internet genomic databases and post genome and phenotypic publicly accessible data - Breeding for specific traits (complex traits, breeding for quality, resistance...

June 20-20, 2011

Sino-U.S. Biotechnology Workshop

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U.S. Grains Council (USGC)

Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou Hotel - Beijing, China

June 16-17, 2011

Rencontres scientifiques de l'Association des Sélectionneurs Français

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CIRAD

St Pol De Léon, France

IVe Rencontres scientifiques de la section "Amélioration des Plantes à Multiplication Végétative". Avec la participation du Cirad.

June 11-22, 2011

COURSE - Field-oriented short course on the genetics, breeding, and physiology of drought stress tolerance

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Colorado State University

Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO, United States

May 31-31, 2011

Wheat Field Day

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Kansas State University

North Agronomy Farm, 2200 Kimball Ave. - Manhattan, KS, United States

May 30-30, 2011

IV Workshop em Melhoramento Genético da Soja: “Inovações Tecnológicas no melhoramento e produção da soja”

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Associação Brasileira de Melhoramento de Plantas (SBMP)

Faculdades Associadas de Uberaba, Anfiteatro do HVU - Uberaba, MG, Brazil

Este grupo buscou abordar a grande realidade das empresas pública e privadas que trabalham com pesquisas na agricultura bem como as novidades e o que há de realidade em pesquisas e estudos em soja no país.

May 24-27, 2011

1st Congress of Cereal Biotechnology & Breeding

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Szeged, Hungary

Molecular genetics, Molecular aspects of quality, Cereal genomics (biotic stress resistance), Cereal genetic transformation, Cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration (rice), Abiotic stress tolerance

May 19-19, 2011

WORKSHOP - Unravelling Plant Regulatory Networks: NAC transcription factors in senescence and disease resistance

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Aarhus University

Research Centre Flakkebjerg - Slagelse, Denmark

The current workshop is dedicated to establishing an overview on the function of NAC factors and the potential use of NAC genes in plant breeding for improved senescence and fungal resistance.

May 19-19, 2011

Stakeholders’ Interface on GM Food Crops

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Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB)

New Delhi, India

May 12-14, 2011

First National Workshop on Forage Seed Research and Development

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Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

Ethiopian Instritute of Agricultural Research - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

May 9-9, 2011

Pflanzenzüchtungstag des Deutschen Bauernverbandes: „Pflanzenzüchtung hinterfragt: Innovative Wege zu neuen Erfolgen im Ackerbau“

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Deutscher Bauernverband

Berlin, Germany

Experten aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft werden in informativen Vorträgen über aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Weizen- und Leguminosenzüchtung berichten. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bildet die Saatgutqualität, die für den Erfolg im Ackerbau unverzichtbar ist.

May 7-11, 2011

11th Asian Maize Conference

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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Xiyuan Hotel - Nanning, China

Addressing climate change effects and meeting maize demand for Asia.

May 7-9, 2011

2011 International Conference on Food Engineering and Biotechnology (ICFEB 2011)

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Bangkok, Thailand

The aim of the ICFEB conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to food engineering and biotechnology.

May 4-7, 2011

9th Plant Genomics European Meeting (Plant GEM) 2011

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Istanbul Point Barbaros Hotel - Istanbul, Turkey

The 9th Plant GEM program changes the focus towards the application of Plant Genomics and related fields of research towards addressing global challenges.

May 1-6, 2011

Joint UK: Brazil Workshop on Wheat and Other Cereals Improvement

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Golden Blue Hotel Express - Londrina , Paraná , Brazil

This workshop focuses in stimulating joint collaboration between UK and Embrapa and its partners (research centres and universities) on wheat and other cereals production and improvement.

March 28, 2011 - April 8, 2011

COURSE - Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding

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National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)

National Institute of Agricultural Botany - Cambridge, United Kingdom

Information: courses@niab.com or +44 1223 342269

March 17-18, 2011

Agropolis plant modeling seminar - Models at whole plant scale

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Agropolis International

Agropolis international - Montpellier, France

A seminar devoted to plant modeling is organized the first Friday of each month at 11h at the Agropolis amphitheatre.

February 23-26, 2011

Plant Gene Discovery Technologies

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Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien, Altes AKH, Courtyard 2.6, Lecture hall C1 - Vienna, Austria

February 19-22, 2011

Plant Transformation Technologies II

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Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien, Altes AKH, Courtyard 2.6, Lecture hall C1 - Vienna, Austria

February 19-19, 2011

Plant Breeding Today: Genomics and Computing Advances Bring Speed and Precision

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Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC, United States

A series of talks and a discussion meeting. 10:00 - 11:30 am.

February 19-19, 2011

Conference on Indian Agriculture: Are we headed for a Malthusian crisis

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The Park, India

February 7-9, 2011

International conference on crop improvement, ideotyping, and modeling for African cropping systems under climate change (CIMAC)

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University of Hohenheim

Stuttgart, Germany

CIMAC addresses possibilities for genotypic adaptation via selection or breeding, modeling that allows extrapolative evaluation of climate change scenarios in view of genotypic adaptation mechanisms and the idea to propose crop ideotypes to develop a basis for tactical ...

January 15-19, 2011

Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference

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Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, CA, United States

January 12-13, 2011

2011 Sunflower Research Forum

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National Sunflower Association

Ramada Plaza Suites - Fargo, ND, United States

December 5-9, 2011

ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Shanghai , China

Presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management and it focuses on the needs of seed testing laboratories that wish to comply with the ISTA Accreditation Standard and prepare for attaining and maintaining ISTA Accreditation.

December 5-9, 2011

ISTA Biotechnology Trait Detection Workshop

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Shanghai, China

Sampling principles, testing plan design, assessment of GMO content, SeedCalc, Uncertainty. Theory of PCR methodologies; testing through-put and turnaround time, challenges specific to GMO testing. Hands-on practice of samples processing; Qualitative and qPCR testing an...

November 30, 2011 - December 1, 2011

CropWorld South East Asia Conference

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Balai Kartini Exhibition and Convention Center - Jakarta, Indonesia

Encompassing every aspect of the crop production value chain, this conference is one of the few in the world to incorporate the global picture, focusing not only on science and technology, but also on finance and investment, research and development, sustainable farming...

November 27, 2011 - December 1, 2011

17th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation

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Murdoch University

Fremantle , WA, Australia

Research aimed at maximising the profitability of legume crops and pastures will be under the spotlight.

November 25-27, 2011

2nd International Conference on Agricultural and Animal Science (CAAS 2011)

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Malé, Maldives

The aim of the CAAS conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Agricultural and Animal Science.

November 12-15, 2011

6th International Conference on Genomics

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BGI

OCT East - Shenzhen, China

Aims to promote research in basic and applied genomics and lays the foundation of a new approach to sequen- cing and bioinformatics.

November 6-6, 2011

International Conference on Climate Change and Food Security (ICCCFS)

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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Beijing, China

A forum for leading international scientists and young researchers to present their latest research findings, exchange their research ideas and share their experiences in climate change and food security studies. There will be technical sessions, poster sessions, and so...

October 28-30, 2011

1st Annual World Congress of Agricultural Biotechnology (WCAB-2011)

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Changchun, China

Will bring together industry leaders, investors, policy makers, scientists, researchers and other professionals working in the area of AgBio and discuss the latest scientific advances in agricultural biotechnology and future directions of the technologies.

October 10-14, 2011

3rd International Zinc Symposium: "Improving Crop Production and Human Health"

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Hyderabad, India

Topics of interest will include: human nutrition; soil and crop management; zinc fertilizers and crop nutrition; plant physiology; plant breeding and molecular biology; and environmental issues.

October 10, 2011 - November 4, 2011

30th International Vegetable Training Course

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World Vegetable Center

Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia - Bangkok, Thailand

Module II: From Harvest to Table

September 28, 2011 - October 1, 2011

3rd Scientific Conference at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC)

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International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR)

Gyeonggi Paldang, Korea

September 25-30, 2011

Rhizosphere 3 International Conference

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Burswood Convention Centre - Perth, WA, Australia

The aim of this conference is to provide a multidisciplinary forum for exchanging innovative ideas and methods for studying the rhizosphere, understanding its complexity and further up-scaling its functioning to better evaluate its ultimate role in ecosystem processes.

September 21-21, 2011

China Seed Workshop 2011 - "Challenges and Opportunities in China Seed Industry under New Policies"

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Jianyin Building, 14:00 ~ 17:30 - Beijing, China

1. Current situation of the seed industry in China 2. Analysis of China's seed policies 3. Opportunities in China's seed industry

September 18-20, 2011

The 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium

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Hilton Adelaide Hotel - Adelaide, SA, Australia

"Barley for Business" is the theme of the 15th ABTS and this will be reflected in sessions addressing industry consolidation, privatisation of plant breeding and corporate investment in research.

September 17-21, 2011

19th Beijing Seed Conference

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Exhibition Center, Zhuang Hu, Wang Zuo Town - Beijing , China

A composite conference for business negotiation, trade of seed commodity, academic exchange, varieties of crops exhibition.

September 13-18, 2011

5th International Conference on Silicon in Agriculture

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Friendship Hotel - Beijing, China

“Silicon and Sustainable Agricultural Development”. A forum for scientists, colleagues, students, fertilizer producers and consumers to present their most recent findings and achievements, and to exchange experiences with international partners.

September 12-16, 2011

18th Australian HACCP Conference

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Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

The conference will discuss topics such as Food Safety Culture, the value of third party audits, chemical hazards with stockfeed and organic vegetables, allegens, food safety in a natural disaster, hormones and beef, food safety in fishing vessels and due diligence.

September 12, 2011 - October 7, 2011

30th International Vegetable Training Course

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World Vegetable Center

Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia - Bangkok, Thailand

Module I: From Seed to Harvest

September 9-11, 2011

Agri Tech India 2011

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Gayathri Vihar, Palace Ground - Bangalore, India

September 7-9, 2011

Asia Fruit Logistica 2011

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Fruit Logistica

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - Hong Kong, China

Asia's leading trade show for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business.

September 6-8, 2011

Agritech Asia 2011

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Bombay Exhibition Center, NSE Complex - Mumbai, India

Latest developments in agriculture and advanced agro-technologies, especially in the fields of irrigation, water management, arid zone agriculture, intensive greenhouse cultivation, development of new seed varieties, and organic and ecologically-oriented agriculture.

September 4-9, 2011

VII World Avocado Congress

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Cairns Convention Center - Cairns, Queensland , Australia

Held only every four years, the World Avocado Congress presents a rare opportunity for those in the avocado industry to come together to share and learn everything there is to know about our industry.

August 19-19, 2011

WORKSHOP - Variety Selection and NVT - Putting science into selection

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Technical workshop for agronomists and farm advisers on variety selection and the National Variety Trials to enable them to provide the most relevant and up-to-date advice to growers. Contact belindacay@baonline.com.au or 0423 295 576

August 17-17, 2011

WORKSHOP - Variety Selection and NVT - Putting science into selection

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Birchip, Victoria, Australia

Technical workshop for agronomists and farm advisers on variety selection and the National Variety Trials to enable them to provide the most relevant and up-to-date advice to growers. Contact belindacay@baonline.com.au or 0423 295 576

August 12-12, 2011

WORKSHOP - Variety Selection and NVT - Putting science into selection

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Adelaide, SA, Australia

Technical workshop for agronomists and farm advisers on variety selection and the National Variety Trials to enable them to provide the most relevant and up-to-date advice to growers. Contact belindacay@baonline.com.au or 0423 295 576

August 10-12, 2011

1st International Conference on Asian Food Security 2011 (ICAFS2011)

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SEAMEO SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center

Singapore , Singapore

Bringing together experts and leading figures from the public, private and civil society sectors from across Asia around the main theme of ‘Feeding Asia in the 21st Century: Building Urban-Rural Alliances’.

August 8-12, 2011

ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance in Seed Testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Bangalore, India

This workshop will appeal to quality managers, laboratory managers and seed testing analysts with or without experience in quality management . This workshop aims at presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management and it focuses on the needs of seed tes...

July 29-31, 2011

2011 International Conference on Environmental and Agriculture Engineering (ICEAE 2011) - 2011年环境与农业工程国际会议

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Chengdu, China

The aim of the ICEAE conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Environmental and Agriculture Engineering. To this end, the meeting aims to attract participants with different backgrounds, to foster cross-pollinati...

July 28-29, 2011

Clare Cereal Disease Workshop

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Clare, Australia

Will cover the integration of genetics and varietal selection, seasonal conditions and epidemiology with the use of at-sowing and foliar fungicides for the economic management of foliar diseases in wheat and barley. Info: erica@icanrural.com.au

July 23-30, 2011

IBC 2011 - XVIII International Botanical Congress

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Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - Melbourne, Australia

July 2-3, 2011

2011 International Conference on Asia Agriculture and Animal (ICAAA 2011)

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Hong Kong, China

June 27-27, 2011

Demystifying Crop Biotechnology: Issues and Concepts for the Asian Media

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

Taj Krishna Hotel - Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh, India

Understanding and enhancing the role of the media in communicating crop biotechnology will be the focus of a media colloquium.

June 21-22, 2011

International Ag Biotech & Food Security Conference 2011

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American Soybean Association (ASA)

Great Wall Sheraton Hotel - Beijing, China

June 13-13, 2011

Seminar on Germination

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

Tsukuba, Japan

June 8-8, 2011

ABARES Regional Outlook conference

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Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)

Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia

ABARES conducts Regional Outlook conferences in each of the States as well as the Northern Territory each year to provide a grass-roots interaction with rural communities around its agricultural and resources commodity forecasts and other key issues affecting rural indu...

May 16-19, 2011

ISEA 2001: 6th International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Fukuoka, Japan

Opportunity for scientists, growers and market players from around the world to discuss and share information on genetics & breeding, cultivation, quality control and so on in bulb onion, garlic, bunching onion etc.

May 16-20, 2011

5-Day Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

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Pune, India

This 5-day workshop will help a molecular biologist to find solutions to real time problems in a lab and a bioinformatician to understand the laboratory aspects of bioinformatics.

April 28-28, 2011

WEBINAR - Crop Protection China

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Online at 6:30 PM Beijing(GMT+8) - Beijing, China

Increasing demand, industry integration, development of patent-expiring products, focus on domestic market, seed treatment, priority to environment protection, overcapacity, soaring costs

April 26-29, 2011

Joint Conference: 18th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Meeting & 4th Asian Conference for Plant Pathology

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Darwin Convention Centre - Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

April 25-27, 2011

Global Symposium on Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods: Opportunities for R&D, Entrepreneurship and Markets

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

Hotel Taj Banjara - Hyderabad, India

April 14-16, 2011

AUSVEG 2011 National Convention

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Australian Vegetable Growers Federation (AUSVEG)

Sebel-Citigate Hotel - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

April 4-7, 2011

Compost For Horticulture International

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University of Adelaide, Waite Campus - Adelaide, SA, Australia

Will present, discuss and explore options of using compost and other organic soil amendments for managing and improving horticultural soils and production systems, including amenity horticulture, nurseries, and protected cropping.

April 1-3, 2011

2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science (ICBFS 2011)

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Bali Island, Indonesia

March 24-25, 2011

Workshop for farm advisers on the practical management of cereal foliar disease

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

It will cover the integration of genetics and varietal selection, seasonal conditions and epidemiology with the use of at-sowing and foliar fungicides for the economic management of foliar diseases in wheat and barley.

March 21-22, 2011

Workshop for farm advisers on the practical management of cereal foliar disease

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

It will cover the integration of genetics and varietal selection, seasonal conditions and epidemiology with the use of at-sowing and foliar fungicides for the economic management of foliar diseases in wheat and barley.

March 21-25, 2011

Sixth International Workshop on Management of the Diamondback Moth and Other Crucifer Insect Pests

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World Vegetable Center

Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus - Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

The latest research on the bio-ecology of insect pests, host plant resistance, biological controls, pesticides, and insect management on crucifer crops.

March 21-23, 2011

NZBIO 2011: Enabling Successful Bio Enterprise

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SKYCITY Convention Centre - Auckland, New Zealand

March 20-25, 2011

18th International Farm Management Congress (IFMA 18)

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Chateau on the Park - Christchurch, New Zealand

Thriving in a global market – Innovation, cooperation and leadership

March 18-19, 2011

China Crop Protection Summit 2011

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Ramada Plaza Gateway - Shanghai, China

March 8-10, 2011

of Indian Agri-Business Incubation Conference (NIABI 2011)

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

Patancheru, Hyderabad, India

The mission of the NIABI is to enhance agribusiness development and impacts on agriculture through business incubation.

March 2-4, 2011

Fresh Produce India

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Shangri-La New Delhi - New Delhi, India

February 25-25, 2011

WEBINAR - Fast Development of China's Seed Industry

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Online - , China

February 24-25, 2011

China Bio-Agriculture Industry Summit 2011

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Shanghai, China

February 22-23, 2011

Indian Seed Congress

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National Seed Association of India (NSAI)

Hyderabad International Convention Center - Hyderabad, India

February 21-24, 2011

BioAsia 2011

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Hyderabad, India

February 16-17, 2011

3rd World Grains Trade Summit

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Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore - , Singapore

Managing price volatility & production risks.

January 17-21, 2011

COURSE - Seed Industry Program 2011

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Cornell University

Taj Deccan - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Focus is to enhance the participants’ ability to develop strategic solutions to augment business through a deeper understanding of research management, technology access through licensing, regulatory compliance, market access factors and business restructuring.

January 10-14, 2011

Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

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Pune, India

This 5-day workshop will help a molecular biologist to find solutions to real time problems in a lab and a bioinformatician to understand the laboratory aspects of bioinformatics.