December 3-4, 2013

Breeders & Young Plant Producers Conference

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Fleuroselect

Holiday Inn - Ratingen, Germany

November 17-21, 2013

Wheat Improvement Strategic Programme (WISP) Course on Wheat Genetics

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John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

An entry level introduction, giving a taste of wheat genetics, from field trials to QTL analysis. Applications are welcome from UK and international undergraduates, junior breeders, PhD students, and postdocs. A total of 10 places are available for this course.

November 10-14, 2013

International Plant Breeding Congress

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WOW Topkapi Palace Hotel - Antalya, Turkey

Topics: Conventional breeding, molecular genetics and biotechnology, genetic engineering and genomics, genetic resources for pre-breeding.

November 5-7, 2013

2nd Conference on Cereal Biotechnology and Breeding

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Danubius Health Spa Resort Margitsziget Superior - Budapest, Hungary

1. Biotic Diseases of Conventional- and Pseudo-Cereals. 2. Effect of Abiotic Stresses in Cereals. 3. Physiology of Cereals. 4. Quality and Its Molecular Basis. 5. Marker Assisted Selection in Cereals. 6. Breeding via Traditional & Modern Methods and New Varieties

November 5-8, 2013

7th International Rice Genetics Symposium

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Dusit Thani Hotel - Manila, Philippines

Will feature top researchers, opinion leaders presenting in keynote lectures, paper presentation sessions and workshops. A commercial exhibition will be held in conjunction with the symposium to showcase the latest cutting-edge technology in rice production and sustaina...

October 30-31, 2013

CropTec Show 2013

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East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

Will cover the latest technical research and developments, presenting advice relating to crop nutrition, crop protection, plant breeding and precision farming.

October 21-23, 2013

PBA Inaugural Pulse Conference

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The Sebel Playford - Adelaide, SA, Australia

The theme “Expanding horizons” aims to focus attention on how we can meet the Pulse Breeding Australia objective of expanding pulse production to more than 15% of the total cropping area.

October 13-15, 2013

European Seed Association Annual Meeting

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Euroseed

Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre - Warsaw, Poland

September 25-29, 2013

III International Symposium on Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding

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Trento , Italy

Info: Riccardo Velasco, Istituto Agrario San Michele all’Adige, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010 S. Michele all’Adige, Italy. E-mail: riccardo.velasco@iasma.it / More info: http://www.ishs.org/calendar/

September 24-26, 2013

EUCARPIA Organic & Low-Input Agriculture section meeting - "Breeding for Nutrient Efficiency"

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Zentrales Hörsaal-Gebäude - Goettingen, Germany

This conference will focus on the development of new crop breeding strategies to improve crop nutrient use efficiency, as one strategy to address these challenges. The program will include the first results of the NUE-CROPS project (Improving nutrient efficiency in maj...

September 23-27, 2013

Curso Internacional "Predicción y Selección Genómica"

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

September 16-17, 2013

Synbreed Ph.D. Training Course 2013 - 'Breeding Methology and Selection Theory'

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University of Hohenheim

University of Hohenheim - Hohenheim, Germany

Provides an introduction to breeding methodology and selection theory for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in animal and plant breeding. Conducted by Piter Bijma of Wageningen UR, one of the leading authorities in this field.

September 16-19, 2013

XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Sementes - CBSementes 2013

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Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

Espaço de Convençoes Centro Sul - Florianópolis , SC, Brazil

Pela primeira vez o Congresso vai agrupar o XII Simpósio Brasileiro de Patologia de Sementes, o VII Simpósio Brasileiro de Tecnologias de Sementes Florestais e o I Simpósio Brasileiro de Sementes de Espécies Forrageiras, o que mostra a integração entre os diversos...

September 2-4, 2013

XV EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Capsicum and Eggplant

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Torino, Italy

August 26, 2013 - December 13, 2013

Graduate-level online course in Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

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Colorado State University

Online - Fort Collins, CO, United States

Targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors interested in increasing their knowledge in this area.

August 13-14, 2013

33ª Reunião de Pesquisa de Soja da Região Central do Brasil (XXXIII RPSRCB)

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Centro de Convenções do Hotel Sumatra - Londrina, PR, Brazil

August 8-8, 2013

6º Simpósio de Cucurbitáceas: Recursos Genéticos e Melhoramento

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Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

August 5-8, 2013

7º Congresso Brasileiro de Melhoramento de Plantas, com o tema geral “Variedade melhorada: a força de nossa agricultura”

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Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

July 29, 2013 - August 9, 2013

10th Training Course of ICRISAT's Center of Excellence in Genomics

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

ICRISAT Campus - Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad, India

The course is about the use of modern genomics approaches and will train participants on data analysis. ICRISAT scientists will be the resource speakers during the course. The training course is open to Indian scientists, but those from developing countries can also app...

July 8, 2013 - August 8, 2013

Plant Biotechnology USA Conference

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Raleigh Marriott City Center - Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Optimise your ag-biotech pipeline with the latest advances in yield, stress tolerance and resource efficiency traits.

June 30, 2013 - July 12, 2013

Synbreed Summer School 2013 - "Quantitative Traits: Advanced Topics in Plant and Animal Breeding"

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Technische Universität München

Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Provides an introduction to the evolution and selection of quantitative traits for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in animal and plant breeding.

June 30, 2013 - July 12, 2013

Synbreed Summer School 2013 - "Quantitative Traits: Advanced Topics in Plant and Animal Breeding"

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Technische Universität München

Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

June 30, 2013 - July 4, 2013

17th Joint Meeting of European Association for Potato Research (EAPR) Breeding and Varietal Assessment Section and EUCARPIA Section Potatoes

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Hévíz, Hungary

June 25-25, 2013

NIAB Cambridge Open Day - Get off the yield plateau

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NIAB Park Farm - Histon, United Kingdom

Free and open to all visitors will have access the latest independent advice and research on plant breeding, varieties, crop agronomy, soils and plant innovation with an afternoon of seminars, indoor exhibits and field demonstrations.

June 11-11, 2013

Symposium Veredelen en beschermen Over octrooirechten in plantenrassen

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Netherlands, Government

Europees Octrooibureau - Rijswijk, Netherlands

June 10-10, 2013

Grüne Gentechnologie: Trends und Kontroversen

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Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Berlin, Germany

Die Veranstaltung bietet einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik. Dabei werden neuartige Methoden, Trends und Züchtungsziele der Pflanzenforschung vorgestellt.

June 10-13, 2013

Pre-breeding – fishing in the gene pool, EUCARPIA Genetic Resources section meeting

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Alnarp, Sweden

June 10-13, 2013

6th meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group "Induced resistance in plants against insects and diseases"

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Avignon, France

June 9-13, 2013

7th International Triticeae Symposium (7ITS)

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Sichuan Agricultural University - Chengdu, China

Interdisciplinary conference attended by taxonomists, phylogeneticists, geneticists, molecular biologists, plant breeders, and agronomists.

June 5-7, 2013

IFTEX 2013 - International Flower Trade Exhibition

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Oshwal Center - Nairobi, Kenya

June 4-5, 2013

German-Russian Forum Biotechnology 2013

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Technologie Center Warnemünde - Rostock, Germany

The program focuses on the topics: Material use of Biomass / Plant Breeding, Computational Systems Biology, Industrial Biotechnology / Bioenergy, Marine Biotechnology, Regenerative / Personalized Medicine.

June 2-7, 2013

VIII International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding - 8th IVCHB

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Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra - Coimbra , Portugal

Main topics of the symposium will be: plant cloning, plant conservation, somatic embryogenesis, rooting, haploid research, genetic transformation and physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of in vitro culture.

June 2-5, 2013

3rd Annual Meeting of the National Association of Plant Breeders & 7th Annual Meeting of the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee

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University of Florida

Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore - Tampa, Florida, United States

The annual meeting is an opportunity for breeders and allied scientists to stay updated on recent innovations in plant science and to discuss public policy issues relevant to plant breeding. The meeting also provides an important venue for graduate students to present t...

May 27-30, 2013

International Symposium Genetics and Breeding of Durum Wheat

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National Research Council Headquarters - Rome, Italy

May 13-14, 2013

COST Plant Epigenetics Workshop

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Kandersteg, Switzerland

The workshop will give an overview of epigenetics, detail the methods used and the mechanisms implicated, and present information about how epigenetics could be used in plant breeding programs, as well as in plant protection against viruses.

May 12-16, 2013

30th Meeting of the EUCARPIA Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section

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EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Congress Center and Hotel Zvezda - Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia

"Quantitative traits breeding for multifunctional grasslands and turf"

April 25-25, 2013

Plant Breeding 3.0 / Växtförädling 3.0

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Swedish Board of Agriculture - Jordbruksverket

Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien, Drottninggatan 95B - Stockholm, Sweden

April 23-23, 2013

"Stimulating Innovation in Plant Genetic Resources" - A role for the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

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Thon Hotel EU - Brussels, Belgium

April 23-23, 2013

Conference - "Stimulating Innovation in Plant Genetic Resources" - A role for the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

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Euroseed

Thon Hotel EU - Brussels, Belgium

April 17-17, 2013

Improving salt tolerance in wheat: : Discoveries from the search for genes which reduce the rate of sodium accumulation in leaves

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University of Western Australia (UWA)

The University of Western Australia, MCS Lecture Theatre (G33), Bayliss Building - Perth, WA, Australia

April 16-17, 2013

UK PlantScience 2013

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UK Plant Sciences Federation

University of Dundee, Dalhousie Lecture Theatre - Dundee, United Kingdom

Annual conference of the UK Plant Sciences Federation which was established to showcase the wealth of plant sciences undertaken in the UK

April 15-19, 2013

Course on Metabolomics and Plant Breeding

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Foggia, Italy

First section offers a general overview of metabolomics and its applications to plant science, second part will consider the various applications to plant breeding and plant genetics. Course targeted for young scientists who are interested in plant breeding.

April 10-10, 2013

A quarter century of Participatory Plant Breeding: Traditions with future, towards sustainable systems - SOLIBAM Symposium,

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Coimbra College of Agriculture - IPC - Coimbra, Portugal

April 7-9, 2013

Genomics in Business

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Beurs van Berlage - Amsterdam, Netherlands

The conference provides a prestigious business platform to meet and to exchange and create novel technologies, commercial applications and partnerships in the field of genomics in the agro and industrial biotech industries.

March 14-17, 2013

55th Annual Maize Genetics Conference

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St. Charles, IL, United States

March 4-8, 2013

Training Course on Doubled Haploid (DH) Technology in Maize Breeding (Mexico 2013)

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

El Batan, Texcoco, Mexico

March 4-5, 2013

49th Annual Illinois Corn Breeders’ School

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University of Illinois

I-Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign, IL, United States

March 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013

COURSE - Basic Wheat Improvement Course

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

El Batan, Mexico

The Basic Wheat Improvement course is a unique and hands-on professional development opportunity for junior and early career scientists in the public, private, or non-governmental sectors.​ Scientists working in national agricultural research systems, particularly in ...

February 18-20, 2013

International Conference on “Plant Genetics and Breeding Technologies“

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Altes AKH - Vienna, Austria

Will provide leading academy and industry scientists a platform to communicate recent advances in Plant Genetics and Breeding Technologies and an opportunity to establish multilateral collaborations.

January 29, 2013 - February 28, 2013

COURSE - Heterosis in Plant Breeding

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University of Nebraska

On the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or entirely online via the Internet. - Lincoln, NE, United States

Course covers classical concepts of heterosis; genetic hypotheses for hybrid vigor; quantitative genetics of heterosis; new tools to study hybrid vigor, structure and function; organization of germplasm into heterotic groups; prediction of heterosis and hybrid performan...

January 12-16, 2013

PAG XXI - Plant and Animal Genome Conference

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San Diego, CA, United States

PAG provides a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects. Consisting of technical presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and workshops, the conference is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and applications on this interna...

January 16, 2012 - October 15, 2013

COURSE - International Postgraduate Course in Plant Breeding

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

This course covers all theoretical and some practical subjects that are necessary for managing a professional breeding programme. It includes both basic and more complex breeding and selection methods. Also, new technological developments and their application in breedi...