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The website for the 11th Conference of the ational Society for Seed Science (ISSS) has been launched


March 3, 2014

The website for the 11th ISSS Conference has now been launched: http://2014seed.doevent.com/

Registration for the conference is now open on the site (reduced for ISSS members)

A flyer can be downloaded here Conference flyer v0314

An exciting programme of international speakers is being developed:

Special lecture: Professor Longping Yuan (‘father’ of hybrid rice), Director General of China National Hybrid R and D Centre, China

The Alfred Mayer Plenary Lecture: Dr Henk Hillhorst, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

The Michael Black Founders Lecture: Dr. George Bassel, University of Birmingham, UK

The inaugural Derek Bewley Lecture: Professor J. Derek Bewley, University of Guelph, Canada

 

Scientific sessions:

1. Seed biotechnology and engineering: 

Professor Chunyun Guan, Hunan Agricultural University, China

Dr. Hiro Nonogaki, Oregon State University, USA

2. Seed development and maturation:

Dr. Julia Buitink, INRA, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, France

3. Seed germination: 

Dr. Luis Lopes Molina, University of Geneva, Switzerland

4. Seed storage and germplasm conservation:

ProfessorChristophe Bailly, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

5. Seed quality improvement and stress tolerance: 

Dr. Wilco Ligterink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

6. Seed ecology:

To be announced

7. Hybrid seeds (special session): 

Dr. Rob Dirks, Rijk Zwaan Breeding B.V., The Netherlands


Further speakers to be confirmed.

We look forward to seeing you in Changsha



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Published: March 3, 2014

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