The PBA is a postgraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of plant breeding, genetics and statistics through lectures, discussions, and field trips to public and private breeding programs. The 2016 class core curriculum will maintain the upgrades from the previous ...
The PBA is a postgraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of plant breeding, genetics and statistics through lectures, discussions, and field trips to public and private breeding programs. The 2016 class core curriculum will maintain the upgrades from the previous ...
The PBA is a postgraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of plant breeding, genetics and statistics through lectures, discussions, and field trips to public and private breeding programs. The 2016 class core curriculum will maintain the upgrades from the previous ...
UC Davis Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States
The course focuses on the biological, genetic, agronomic and technological processes and practices involved in the production and processing of agricultural seeds and how they influence seed quality.
Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Attracting and retaining talented new employees is a critical challenge for the seed industry. The Seed Business 101 course was created, with input from industry executives, to accelerate the careers of promising new employees and young managers.
Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort - Orlando, FL, United States
ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference offers unrivaled networking and educational opportunities for the global vegetable and flower seed industry. This event continues to be America’s fastest growing seed industry conference.
Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Join over 2,700 seed industry professionals every December for America’s largest seed industry conference. Participants from the most seasoned seed industry representative to new hires will benefit from attending this exciting week of education, collaboration and netw...
Westin Crown Center - Kansas City, MO, United States
Networking and learning about innovations in the grass seed business are what drive attendees to ASTA’s annual fall conference in Kansas City, held in conjunction with the Western Seed Association’s annual meeting.
Education, debate and advocacy are on the agenda each June at ASTA’s annual convention. Attendees focus on science and policy issues related to the development and free movement of quality seed worldwide. This is also when new association officers are installed.
Conference Center, UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States
Dr. Heiner Lieth, Professor / Extension Specialist, Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Dr. Julin Maloof, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, UC Davis
Dr. Melanie Yelton, Director of Research, Lumigrow Inc.
Attracting and retaining talented new employees is a critical challenge for the seed industry. The Seed Business 101 course was created, with input from industry executives, to accelerate the careers of promising new employees and young managers.
The course objective is to enhance the management skills of professional scientists who are leading and directing plant breeding and laboratory programs in modern agricultural research and development programs of agribusiness companies and the public sector.
This international conference brings together over 300 scientists and students to discuss the latest advances in genomics and applications for understanding and producing solanaceous plants and crops.
Featured speaker - Dr. Phyllis Himmel, Director, Collaboration for Plant Pathogen Strain Identification (CPPSI) - Topic: The Collaboration for Plant Pathogen Strain Identification (CPPSI)
Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States
Our featured speaker from Nugget Markets will talk about this family owned and operated grocery chain serving the greater Sacramento Valley since 1926.
The program is aimed at professionals who are directly or indirectly involved in plant breeding and germplasm improvement. The course covers basics of DNA markers, quantitative trait loci, association studies and genomic selection.
Featured speaker: Dr. Paul Gepts, Professor of Plant Sciences and Geneticist/Breeder, UC Davis
Topic: Grain legume breeding in California and East Africa: contrasting endeavors
Buyers can’t wait to learn about all the new varieties at the Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference each year. Plus, it’s a great event to network with potential business partners and to learn the latest news about seed development and movement in U.S. and foreign ma...
The course focuses on the biological, genetic, agronomic and technological processes and practices involved in the production and processing of agricultural seeds and how they influence seed quality. The intent of seed production programs is to obtain the highest possib...
Conference Center, UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States
Featured speaker - Dr. Ian Korf, Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology, UC Davis - Topic: From bench to keyboard and back: integrating experimental molecular biology and bioinformatics to understand intron-mediated enhancement