Davis, California, USA
March 9, 2015
Continuing to address the needs of the plant breeding community, UC Davis Plant Breeding AcademySM (PBA) successfully completed the first Advanced Module last week in Almeria, Spain. The Academy was hosted by University of Almeria (www.ual.es). The first Advanced Module program was combined with the regular session of the European PBA class and was available only to PBA graduates. Dr. Bruce Walsh, University of Arizona Tucson, joined the PBA instructors to help deliver this module. The Advanced Module was designed to build the necessary background towards understanding and practical application of BLUPs and genomic selection, having lectures and discussion on the following topics:
- Multivariate Selection,
- Linear and Mixed Models,
- BLUPs,
- Genomic Selection, and
- Advanced Experimental Designs.
The class was complemented with visits to breeding stations and interactions with breeders of Monsanto Agricultura España and Rijk Zwaan Ibérica.
The UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy is a premium professional certificate program offered in the USA, Europe and Africa. To date, one hundred seventy one (171) industry and public breeders have attended the UC Davis PBA, making it the most significant course of its kind.
Employers appreciate the opportunity to provide their valued employees advanced training without disrupting their full-time employment. Participants attend six 6-day sessions over two years. The instructors are internationally recognized experts in plant breeding and seed technology.
Applications are being accepted for European Plant Breeding Academy Class 4 beginning in October 2015. A discount is available for registrations before March 31, 2015.
For more information on the UC Davis European Plant Breeding Academy or the Plant Breeding Academy in the United States visit http://pba.ucdavis.edu or contact Joy Patterson at jpatterson@ucdavis.edu.
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