Davis, California, USA
January 30, 2013
The recent launch is part of a larger Plant Breeding effort to reach out to potential undergraduate and graduate students, while also providing information for the industry on professional educational opportunities, such as the new Program Management for Plant Breeders course.
“I’m thrilled with the new look of the website,” said Allen Van Deynze, director of research for UC Davis’ Seed Biotechnology Center. “This is a valuable tool for researchers, students and anyone interested in the work we do here in plant breeding.”
The faculty section highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the program, which draws on researchers from Agronomy, Plant Biology, organic agriculture, and evolutionary genetics, to name a few of the several programs, centers and affiliated activities. The history section, meanwhile, includes a complete list detailing the hundreds of plant varieties UC Davis breeders have released to the public domain.
“The site gives people the ability to better connect with Plant Breeding and its resources,” said Kitty Schlosser, the web developer who spearheaded the redesign project. “With a stronger online presence, Plant Breeding can now better meet the demands of an information-driven field, while allowing the public to more easily follow the news and events coming out of the program.”
To see the new site, go to http://plantbreeding.ucdavis.edu/
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