Patrick Byrne, Gordon Cisar This success story describes the threat of stem rust race Ug99 that appeared …
Category: Plant Breeding
Sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ – Fusarium Wilt Resistance
Don LaBonte, Imana Power This success story describes the importance of sweetpotato ‘Tinian’ as a source of …
Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.)
Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of grain amaranth, including its origins, production, use, and current …
PBCC Student Videos
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Winners of the PBCC student video competitions are posted here. These cover topics including developing soybean …
Plant Breeding and Genetics Seminars
Cornell SIPS Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science runs a seminar for their Plant Breeding & Genetics Section. …
Plant Genomics PBL Unit
CAM’s Ag Academy In recent years we have experienced unprecedented challenges to food and agronomic crops. How can crop …
Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana)
Patrick Byrne This eBook chapter provides a brief overview of finger millet, including its origins, production, use, and current …
Breeding with Teosinte, Wild Ancestor of Corn
Patrick Byrne Crop wild relatives provide diverse genes with often beneficial traits for plant breeders seeking to diversify and improve …
Fantastic Discoveries in Plant Breeding: Intrepid Strawberry Breeders Vanquish Devastating Fusarium Wilt!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee This comic book style graphic tells the story of a genome-wide association study that led to …
Fantastic Discoveries in Plant Breeding: An Out-of-this-World Apple with the Fastest Adoption in History!
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee This comic book style graphic tells the story of the development and rapid adoption of apple …