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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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What is the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics at UGA?
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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IPBGG plant breeders featured prominently in latest edition of "Innovation Gateway"

 

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2019 National Association of Plant Breeders Conference

August 25, 2019 - August 29, 2019

Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain, GA

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Upcoming Events

The 2019 NAPB Annual Meeting will be held from August 25-29, 2019 at Pine Mountain, GA. Keep checking back for more information.
Aug 25
08/25 8:00AM - 08/29 5:00PM National Association of Plant Breeders 2019 Annual Meeting Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain, GA
Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center on Food Security and Environment, will present the 2019 D.W. Brooks Lecture on Nov. 12, 2019. The event is free and open to the public.
Nov 12
3:30PM - 5:30PM D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens
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UGA Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics News

Andrew Crain, director of experiential professional development with the UGA Graduate School (far left), and Ron Walcott, associate dean of the UGA Graduate School, (far right), led UGA graduate students on an industry tour in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of UGA's annual Crop Protection Tour. CAES News
Andrew Crain, director of experiential professional development with the UGA Graduate School (far left), and Ron Walcott, associate dean of the UGA Graduate School, (far right), led UGA graduate students on an industry tour in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of UGA's annual Crop Protection Tour.
Graduate students in crop science fields visit leading plant science research sites in St. Louis
This summer a group of nine graduate students in the University of Georgia’s crop science disciplines embarked on a two-day site visit to corporate and nonprofit agricultural research centers in St. Louis, Missouri. 
UGA peanut researchers Soraya and David Bertioli were honored at the meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society with the American Peanut Council Peanut Research and Education Award. CAES News
UGA peanut researchers Soraya and David Bertioli were honored at the meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society with the American Peanut Council Peanut Research and Education Award.
UGA peanut researchers win accolades for international impact
Peanut researchers from the University of Georgia met with hundreds of peanut scientists from around the world earlier this week to discuss the international impact of peanut research and to recognize top researchers.
Virginia Tech plant pathologist and Peanut Innovation Lab scientist Maria Balota demonstrates some of the sensors she uses in the high throughput phenotyping project to attendees at the 51st annual American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting in Auburn, Ala. which was held July 9-11, 2019. CAES News
Virginia Tech plant pathologist and Peanut Innovation Lab scientist Maria Balota demonstrates some of the sensors she uses in the high throughput phenotyping project to attendees at the 51st annual American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting in Auburn, Ala. which was held July 9-11, 2019.
Peanut IL shows researchers impact on ‘Peanuts Around the World’
AUBURN, Ala. – The 51st gathering of the American Peanut Research and Education Society brought together hundreds of scientists and students to share cutting-edge research, with a particular focus on the value that international research is having on the U.S. peanut industry. With a theme of “Peanuts Around the World,” the conference called on the Feed the Future Peanut Innovation Lab to demonstrate ways research collaboration has dual benefits for science, industry and agriculture in the U.S. and other countries around the world.
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