Author: plant-breeding-genomics

This webinar was recorded on April 8, 2015. It is part of the 2015 National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Webinar Series. Find all upcoming and recorded webinars at https://plant-breeding-genomics.extension.org/webinar-registration-and-archive/

About the Webinar

This webinar will discuss the challenges and approaches of breeding for a machine harvested, perennial fruit crop for a processing market – red raspberry.  The major priorities for my breeding program are to develop virus resistant, root rot tolerant, machine harvestable raspberry cultivars with excellent fruit quality. 

PDF handout of slides for this webinar

About the Presenter

Patrick Moore was was hired by Washington State University in 1987 as the berry plant breeder working with red raspberry and strawberries.  He works closely with growers, commodity commissions and the breeding programs in Oregon and British Columbia to develop new cultivars for the Pacific Northwest.  Since he has been with Washington State University he has released seven red raspberry cultivars and three strawberry cultivars and has six plant patents with another pending.

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This webinar was recorded on April 1, 2015.

This webinar is part of the 2015 National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Webinar Series. Find all upcoming and recorded webinars at https://plant-breeding-genomics.extension.org/webinar-registration-and-archive/

Slides from the webinar as a pdf handout

About the Presenter

Dr. Johnie Jenkins, Research Geneticist with the USDA-ARS in Starkville, MS, was honored with the 2013 NAPB Lifetime Achievement Award. Johnie joined ARS in 1961 and has made and continues to make significant contributions to the science of plant breeding. Dr. Jenkins has been recognized in many other venues during his career, including induction into the USDA Hall of Fame in 2007. Johnie has been a leader in developing interdisciplinary teams to research host plant resistance in cotton, an effort that has brought about reduction of damage by several insect pests and nematodes. He pioneered the understanding of the effects of chemical differences among cotton strains on the variability of damage done by pests and performed seminal work on cotton fruiting, retention, and yield, developing the technique of “plant mapping” that is used throughout the industry today. Dr. Jenkins’ research has benefited the global cotton community through his mentoring of 71 graduate students from 12 countries.

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Original Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Resources

Presentation slides (pdf)

Dr. Crosby’s faculty page

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Dr. Kevin Crosby of Texas A&M will present a webinar on the breeding of peppers.

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About the Presenter

Dr. Crosby’s area of research is plant breeding and genetics of vegetable crops. He has worked on melon, pepper, tomato, onion and carrot. The main emphasis of his research has been the elucidation of genetic mechanisms for stress tolerance and enhanced nutritional quality.

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Original air date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014

About the Webinar

Dr. James Kelly from Michigan State University will present a webinar on the breeding of dry beans.

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Resources from the Webinar

• Slides from the webinar (10 Mb pdf)
• Bean Improvement Cooperative
• BeanCAP Plant Architecture Video
• Plant Breeding Science + Creative Problem Solving Video
• Bean Genome, Schmutz et al. Nature Genetics (2014) doi:10.1038/ng.3008

About the Presenter

Dr. Kelly’s dry bean breeding and genetics program is focused on the development of high yielding, disease and stress resistant cultivars with upright architecture, and improved canning quality in 10 commercial seed classes for production in Michigan.

Resources

Dr. Kelly’s faculty page

Dr. Kelly’s research program website

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Original Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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Dr. Kate Evans from Washington State University will present a webinar on the breeding of apples describing apple breeding techniques new and old and also current practice in her program at WSU

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About the Presenter

Dr. Evans is experienced in all aspects of traditional apple and pear breeding techniques, including design and implementation of crossing programs, seedling selection including resistance to many diseases and selection for fruit quality.

Resources

Faculty page for Dr. Evans

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Original Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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Resources

Download a copy of the presentation slides (.pdf)

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Dr. Kevin Murphy of Washington State University will present a webinar on the breeding of quinoa.

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About the Presenter

Dr. Murphy leads the barley and alternative crop breeding program at WSU.  Their goal is to increase the genetic- and bio-diversity of cropping systems across Washington State through the development of new cultivars and ecologically-rooted production practices.

Resources

Dr. Murphy’s faculty page

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Original Air Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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Presentation slides (72 MB pdf)

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Dr. Walter De Jong from Cornell University will present a webinar on the breeding of potato.

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About the Presenter

Dr. Walter De Jong’s research centers around the genetic improvement of potato, both by conventional and molecular genetic means. Our breeding program aims to develop new chipping and tablestock varieties that are adapted to the Northeast and meet ever-changing needs of the regional potato industry.

Resources

Dr. Walter De Jong’s faculty page

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Original Broadcast Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014

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Dr. Michael Mazourek from Cornell University will present a webinar on the breeding of cucurbit vine crops.

Slides from the presentation (pdf)

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About the Presenter

The overall theme of Dr. Mazourek’s program is innovation of vegetables for adaptation for production in the Northeastern US and to be of improved quality and nutrition for consumers.

Resources

Dr. Mazourek’s faculty page

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Original Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Resources

Presentation slides (pdf)

Dr. Jim Myers’ page at Oregon State University

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Dr. Jim Myers from Oregon State University will present a webinar on the breeding of stringless snap peas.

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About the Presenter

Dr. Myers has breeding programs on snap beans, snap peas, broccoli, tomatoes and cucurbits. His academic interests include breeding for disease resistance, enhanced human nutrition, and adaptation to organic production systems.

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Original Broadcast: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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Dr. David Francis from The Ohio State University will present a webinar on the breeding of tomatoes.

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About the Presenter

David Francis is a professor of Horticulture and Crop Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Francis’ research program aims to understand the processes involved in plant disease resistance and fruit quality while contributing to the applied goal of developing tomato varieties adapted to a humid environment.

Resources

Slides from the Webinar

TomatoLab Youtube

Pollinating tomato video

Tomato seed saving video

C. M. Rick Tomato Genetic Resources Center

Tutorial:  Germplasm Resources Information Network

System Requirements

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

Java needs to be installed and working on your computer to join the webinar. If you have concerns, please test your Java at http://java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp prior to joining the webinar. If you are running Mac OS X 10.6 with Safari, please be sure to test your Java. If it isn’t working, please try Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com) or Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome). The webinar program will require you to download software before connecting you to the webinar, so if you don’t have administrative rights on your computer, you may not be able to do this, although you can listen in by phone. If you’d like to test your connection to gotowebinar in advance, go here.

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