Davis, California, USA
September 13, 2018

Contributing to fill a critical need for trained plant breeders, the University of California, Davis Plant Breeding AcademySM (PBA) started its seventh class of students this week with a session in Davis, California. Over the next two years this class will spend more than 300 hours in classes, workshops and the field, training to complete this premium professional certification program.
 

This class consists of the following sixteen participants:

• Nicola Bacciu, KeyGene, The Netherlands
• Shlok Bhalinge, Namdeo Umaji Agritech, India
• Jay Bost, GoFarm Hawaii/University of Hawaii, USA
• Barbara Chaves, BASF, Belgium
• Andy Dumbleton, PGG Wrightson Seeds, New Zealand
• Ken Foster, Kennan Corporation, USA
• Christopher Haire, Nuseed, Australia
• Jorge F. Jimenez, Bejo Seeds, USA
• Tomohiro Maeda, Nippon Del Monte, Japan
• Arturo Manzo, 3 Star Lettuce, USA
• Bianca Martins, BASF, Germany
• Andres Navarro Munoz, HM-Clause, USA
• Riccardo Padula, Tokita Sementi Italia, Italy
• Michael Safina, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, USA
• John Sheedy, Chia Tai, Thailand
• Souichi Urashimo, Takii, Japan

For more information on the Plant Breeding Academy, please contact Joy Patterson at jpatterson@ucdavis.edu or visit http://pba.ucdavis.edu

The Seed Biotechnology Center was established at UC Davis in 1999 to mobilize the research, educational and outreach resources of the University of California in partnership with the seed and biotechnology industries, and to facilitate discovery and commercialization of new seed technologies for agricultural and consumer benefits.  
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Published: September 13, 2018