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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

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Mar 31
4:00PM - 5:00PM SEMINAR (via ZOOM): Saving Olives: How Georgia can be a New Home to Europe's Dying Olive Trees by Timothy Chappell https://zoom.us/j/925100801
Seminar will be conducted via Zoom only. Click here to join via Zoom  
Apr 06
9:00AM - 12:00PM THESIS DEFENSE SEMINAR (ZOOM ONLY): Mining QTL for Elevated Protein and Sucrose Contents from Diverse Soybean Germplasm by Brooks Arnold
Seminar will be conducted via Zoom only. Click here to join via Zoom
Apr 08
11:00AM - 1:00PM DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR (ZOOM ONLY): QTL Analysis of Winter Dormancy and Biomass Quality Traits in Switchgrass by Rasyidah Razar
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UGA Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics News

Since 2012, UGA soybean breeder Zenglu Li’s lab has developed 12 soybean cultivars designed for the Southeastern climate that have been released for agricultural use. CAES News
Since 2012, UGA soybean breeder Zenglu Li’s lab has developed 12 soybean cultivars designed for the Southeastern climate that have been released for agricultural use.
UGA professor, soybean breeder named to Georgia Seed Development Professorship
Zenglu Li, a professor in soybean breeding, genetics and genomics at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), has been named to the Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics.
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.
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