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U.S. National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) presents a new webinar series: The Science of Selections

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Publish time: 1st April, 2015      Source: USA
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U.S. National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) presents a new webinar series: The Science of SelectionsU.S. National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) presents a new webinar series: The Science of Selections" title="Share this link on Facebook">USAApril 1, 2015Have you ever wondered about the science that went into making the carrot you’re munching on so crunchy? Or making your chrysanthemum blooms really pop?The National Association of Plant Breeders, in collaboration with the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee and PBGWorks, has developed an annual webinar series to showcase the broad range of plant species and plant breeding efforts being implemented. Plant breeding is the process through which new genetic variation is created and subsequently selected upon to develop new varieties of crops. Just as there are many different plants undergoing plant breeding efforts, there are equally as many techniques, methods, and technologies used within each crop. Whether you are a plant breeder, a technician in a breeding program, a graduate student, or someone interested in agriculture and plants, we hope you will find these presentations interesting and informative.For information regarding this webinar series follow the link: http://www.extension.org/pages/60426/. Scroll down until you see the section Upcoming Webinars: NAPB Webinar Series 2015 where you will find a list of all upcoming webinar topics. The first webinar starts April 1st and will be every Wednesday through May. To begin the registration process, click on the topic of interest in the title column and you will be directed to a new page. Here you will find more information pertaining to the webinar, including date and time, as well as the register now button. To register, click the register now button and you will be guided through the registration process. Each webinar requires a separate registration so make sure to register for each topic that interests you.Please advertise this webinar series by disseminating the following information to applicable persons at your university or institution. Feel free to also share it with any other groups that are interested in agriculture and plants (such as extension groups, graduate and undergraduate student groups, commodity groups, etc).If you have any questions please contact Arron Carter at ahcarter@wsu.edu.More news from: NAPB - National Association of Plant BreedersWebsite: http://www.plantbreeding.orgPublished: April 1, 2015The news item on this page is copyright by the organization where it originatedFair use notice