Category: Plant Breeding Genomics

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 air date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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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, July 1, 2014

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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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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/

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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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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/

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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. 

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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 May 6, 2015, and it is part of the 2015 National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Webinar Series. Find all upcoming and recorded webinars in this series at https://plant-breeding-genomics.extension.org/webinar-registration-and-archive/

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About the Presenter

Dr. Murray’s research focuses on molecular quantitative genetics as well as applied maize breeding.  He identifies and quantifies genetic effects in maize for tolerance and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses along with introgression of exotic germplasm into adaptedsubtropical and temperate germplasm.  Dr. Murray develops germplasm with improved grain quality, processing properties, and value-added traits.  He uses QTL mapping, association mapping, and genomic selection to expedite the breeding process.

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This webinar was recorded on April 21, 2015, and 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/

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About the Presenter

Dr. McGrath is the Research Geneticist (Plants) for USDA-ARS NP 301 (Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement) CRIS Project entitled “Genetic Dissection of Traits for Sugar Beet Improvement” in the Sugarbeet and Bean Research Unit, East Lansing, Michigan.  Research is to develop enhanced sugarbeet germplasm and to discover genes of agronomic importance, and to characterize fungal pathogens and diseases limiting sugar production in the Great Lakes growing region. We generate and integrate basic genetic knowledge, methods, and biological resources for efficient, effective breeding and selection for desired characteristics; discover genetic control, linkage relationships, and specific genes contributing to desired agronomic, morphological, biochemical, and physiological characters; and use genomics to explore development of the beet root, particularly of early season development.

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This webinar was recorded on April 15, 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/

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Dr. Anderson leads the University of Minnesota Herbaceous Perennial Breeding Program, which is recognized as one of the premiere public-sector flower breeding programs in the world.  Efforts have focused on creating new chrysanthemum plant habits, discovery and breeding of reflowering, non-vernalization requiring lilies, release of USDA Zone-4 winter hardy gladiolus, and cold tolerant gaura.

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A New User’s Experience with TetraploidMap and SolCAP SNPs for QTL Analysis in Potato. Jaebun Park.

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View all presentations at the 2012 SolCAP workshop presentation from the Potato Association of America meeting.

Funding Statement

Development of this page was supported in part by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Solanaceae Coordinated Agricultural Project, agreement 2009-85606-05673, administered by Michigan State University. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 

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