plant breeding
A Celebration of Innovation
10,091,963 was a number of prime importance in 2018. It was the second patent number issued jointly to Drs. Ralph Dewey and Ramsey Lewis last year.
Biennial Plant Breeding Symposium
February 6, 2020, 8am-5:30pm Location TBA
Breeding Success
Marilyn and Charles Stuber establish the Dr. Charles W. Stuber Sr. and Dr. Marilyn M. Stuber Distinguished Professorship in Plant Breeding
Meet Jeff Dunne
“NC State…it just lends itself to opportunities.”
Tom Isleib unveils high-oleic version of popular peanut cultivar
At his final field day as NC State’s peanut breeder, Tom Isleib announced the release of Bailey II, a high-oleic version of the highly popular Bailey variety released in 2008.
Plant Breeding Seminar
“Prospects for exploiting genetic diversity and using genetic mapping and genomic selection to improve agronomic traits and disease resistance” – Dr. Ahmad Sallam, Wheat Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN – Tuesday, Oct 10th 9:00-10:00 am Stephens Room (3503 Thomas Hall)
Plant Breeding Seminar
“Genomic Selection Enhances Efficiency in Southern US Wheat Cultivar Development Programs” – Dr. Martin Sarinelli, Wheat Genetics, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC – Tuesday, Oct 3rd9:00-10:00 am Stephens Room (3503 Thomas Hall)
Plant Breeding Seminar
“Development of breeding resources and high-throughput phenotyping tools in pulses and forage legumes” – Dr. Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Forage Breeding and Genetics, Ag Research, New Zealand – Thursday, Sept 28th 9:00-10:00 am 216 Scotts Hall
Plant Breeding Seminar
“Data Science for the Contemporary Plant Breeder” – Dr. Jeff Dunne, Maize Genetics, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC – Tuesday, Sept 26th 9:00-10:00 am Stephens Room (3503 Thomas Hall)