International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
Naktuinbouw - Wageningen, Netherlands
The course aims at facilitating the introduction and practical implementation of Plant Breeders' Rights (Plant Variety Protection) in countries where legislation on this matter is being developed or has recently been passed.
The course presents the scientific background for seed production, seed quality control and seed treatments. It also provides an overview of the latest new developments in seed research and seed handling.
Will provide the participants with: (a) an understanding of the basics of rice production in Asia; (b) familiarity with the germplasm collection at IRRI and current issues related to germplasm exchange and intellectual property rights; (c) an appreciation of the researc...
Ultuna Campus of SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Uppsala, Sweden
Crop cultivation and its impact on feeding value, hazards in connection to endogenous toxins in plants, statistical methods relevant to crop and animal experiments, mathematical models for feed evaluation, metabolic and production responses to dietary inputs, analytical...
Designed to bring investors and agriculture businesses together to find ways of bringing innovation into practice and building an agriculture sector that is efficient, sustainable, and ready to take advantage of the growth opportunity that sits on its doorstep.
The Workshop focus is on increasing scientific collaboration between European and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Universities/Research Institutions and Universities/National Agronomic Research Organizations (NAROs).
European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Parma, Italy
International experts will be gathering for an open scientific debate on low dose response in toxicology and risk assessment, to discuss current challenges and to identify ways of further enhancing the process of risk assessment in the European Union.
Cereals is the leading technical event for the UK arable industry with over 64ha of stands and live demonstrations including Crop Plots, Working Cultivations, Sprays and Sprayers, Post-Harvest Technology, Business Area, Potatoes and Renewables.
Cereals is the leading technical event for the UK arable industry with over 64ha of stands and live demonstrations including Crop Plots, Working Cultivations, Sprays and Sprayers, Post-Harvest Technology, Business Area, Potatoes and Renewables.
The Lakeside Conference Centre, Sand Hutton - York, United Kingdom
International speakers will present work demonstrating the step changes that 'omics' technologies are set to deliver in their respective sectors. The event will also host a state-of-the art exhibition focussed on 'omics' technologies.
The overall theme of the symposium will be: "Evaluation of seed quality: a key step in exploiting the benefits of plant breeding and genetic conservation"
Aktuelle Zuchtziele im Mais, genetische und biologische Ressourcen im Mais, Kartierung und genetische Karten bei Mais, genomische Selektion und Vorhersagen bei Mais
Themenkomplexe: aktuelle Zuchtziele im Mais, genetische und biologische Ressourcen im Mais, Kartierung und genetische Karten bei Mais, genomische Selektion und Vorhersagen bei Mais
On the premises of the World Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2012 - Venlo, Netherlands
The aim of the meeting is to discuss and decide on proposals for changes to the ISTA International Rules of Seed Testing, and business items of the Association, with the international participation of ISTA delegates and representatives from both the seed industry and go...
AgroParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences) - Paris, France
Several topics will be developped: mecanisms of plant-microbe interactions, plant defense, virulence and symbiotic processes, epidemiology of plant disease, plant pathogen detection and disease control.