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...
Goals: Enhance the seed industry sector in Africa, increase the inter-intra collaboration in both field of seed industry and agricultural biotechnology, propose Centers of Excellence in the field of plant breeding and biotechnology in Africa
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