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Fulbright Fellow at UGA gains, shares knowledge to benefit world agriculture
From the time he left high school, University of Georgia doctoral candidate Fawad Khan knew he wanted to use his interest in biology to help farmers.
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IPBGG faculty actively engage in training of graduate students, the development of new crop varieties, and basic research on the genetics and understanding of crop traits important to agriculture and human kind.
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2020 IPBGG Annual Retreat

Wednesday, May 20 - Friday, May 22


Villas by the Sea Resort & Conference Center
1175 Beachview Drive
Jekyll Island, Georgia

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Upcoming Events

74th Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference
Apr 23
8:00AM - 6:00PM 74th Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton, GA
Convocation is a more personal ceremony in which undergraduate and graduate candidates of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are recognized by name on stage. Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend. All are invited to a reception at the Georgia Museum of Art immediately following the ceremony. The event is free, and tickets are not required, but student registration is required. In addition to registering for the UGA undergraduate ceremony, a separate registration is required for student participation in CAES Convocation. The registration deadline is Sunday, December 1. 11:00AM       Doors open11:30AM       Students arrive to check in and form the processional11:45AM       Faculty arrive to line up12:00PM       Ceremony begins  
May 07
5:00PM - 8:00PM CAES Spring Convocation The Classic Center, Athens, GA
2020 Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Annual Retreat More information coming soon.
May 20
2:00PM - 5:00PM 2020 Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Annual Retreat Villas by the Sea Resort and Conference Center, Jekyll Island, GA
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UGA Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics News

UGA peanut breeder Bill Branch has developed more than 20 new peanut varieties in his time with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. CAES News
UGA peanut breeder Bill Branch has developed more than 20 new peanut varieties in his time with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
UGA Professor, Peanut Breeder William Branch named to Georgia Seed Development Professorship
William "Bill" Branch, a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and a peanut breeder with the University of Georgia, has been named to the Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Peanut Breeding and Genetics.
August 8, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will host a tour of four northeast Georgia vineyards, focusing on the cultivation practices and grape varieties that have made Georgia's burgeoning wine industry possible. CAES News
August 8, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will host a tour of four northeast Georgia vineyards, focusing on the cultivation practices and grape varieties that have made Georgia's burgeoning wine industry possible.
UGA viticulturist, plant pathologist to present at Wine Producers Conference Feb. 3-4
The annual Georgia Wine Producers Conference will be held Feb. 3-4 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Georgia. Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will be among the conference speakers.
Professor Esther van der Knaap, who works at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, is part of the team that is unlocking the history of ancient tomatoes to breed a more sustainable future for modern crops. CAES News
Professor Esther van der Knaap, who works at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, is part of the team that is unlocking the history of ancient tomatoes to breed a more sustainable future for modern crops.
UGA researchers help track the ancestry of tomato to help build a brighter, tastier future for farmers
The path from wild weed to the carefully cultivated vegetables that fill our refrigerators is not always a straightforward tale of domestication. Different cultures have different priorities and growing conditions, and sometimes crops are domesticated more than once.
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