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Watch @TravisParker91, PhD and #UCDavis alum, explain plant breeding of heirloom-like dry beans for organic farms youtu.be/h_QFqQTmejw #plantscience #plantbreeding

Dr. Kent Bradford, Seed Biotechnology Director Emeritus, speaks with KCRA news on 3 things to know about mysterious seeds sent to Californians kcra.com/article/3-thin…

It's official! The PBC is pleased to announce that our OREI proposal, SCOPE 2.0: Refining Organic Breeding Pipelines to Produce Improved Varieties and Workforce, has been funded. The NIFA announcement can be found here: bit.ly/OREIscope2

Read our July Newsletter, featuring graduate Student KreingKrai Nonkum! bit.ly/PBCJulyNews #plantbreeding #plantscience #ucdavis

Prof. Paul Gepts @ucdavis recognized in this engaging article for his bean breeding. "Bred to Be Wild" | The New York Academy of Sciences nyas.org/magazines/sust… @plgepts @cstorrs @UCPlantBreeding @UCDavisResearch

Our May 2020 Newsletter features graduate student Stefan Petrasch, and the 6 new @ucdavis varieties of organic beans being released. Read the newsletter here: bit.ly/pbcmay2020 #plantscience #plantbreeding

It has finally happened. My first first-author paper is online and is open-access! @knapp1955 @amy_tabb @GigaScience @ucdavisCAES @UCDavisPlants @PlantPhenomics academic.oup.com/gigascience/ar…

@chdiep from @UCPlantBreeding discussing improving nutritional content in maize through characterizing the genes and interactions underlying the natural variation in carotenoid content #UCDPSS20

Plant Science Symposium @UCDavis May 6, online/Zoom. Still space to attend. Focus includes Future of Agriculture. Grad student-run event. More bit.ly/2XYS8o2 @UCANR @ucdavisCAES @CSBekk @Plant_Phillips @lettuce_fan @jrossibarra @taylorlabsoton @UCDavisGrad #UCDPSS20

Six new bean varieties from @UCDavis. Higher yield, bean common mosaic virus-resistant, and tasty. Paul Gepts, Travis Parker, Charlie Brummer project. bit.ly/2VTVciy @plgepts @taylorlabsoton @amymquinton @ucdavisCAES @UCANR @UCDavisGrad @UCPlantBreeding #plantbreeding

One of the most interesting reviews and multidisciplinary teams I’ve been involved with. Check our our new paper: Breeding Crops for Enhanced #FoodSafety frontiersin.org/article/10.338… @UCPlantBreeding @UCDavisPlants @ucanr @wifss @ucdvetmed @UMDResearch @USDA_ARS @USDA_NIFA

In the April PBC Newsletter, we hear from graduate student Luis Salazar on his Ph.D. program, and the course he's now teaching remotely: bit.ly/pbcapril2020 Don't forget to register for the May 6th UC Davis Plant Sciences eSymposium, which will now be held on Zoom!

Can an ancient Mexican corn feed people in developing regions around the world? UC Davis, Mexican, other researchers working on it. Read in English / Spanish bit.ly/2yoyhnC @UCDavis @ucdavisCAES @taylorlabsoton @UCANR

Following our June 2019 symposium "Breeding Crops for Enhanced Food Safety," a paper by the same title will be published in Frontiers in Plant Science. Congratulations to our @ucdavis researchers, and our brilliant collaborators in @USDA and @UofMaryland bit.ly/breedingforfoo…

Please RT!. I am looking for a technician to work on field phenomics and plant breeding. Applications close April 15th. mcgill.ca/macdonald/file…

bit.ly/pbcmarchnews In our March newsletter, we learn about Julien Linares' graduate program and research. Be sure to register for the UC Davis Plant Science Symposium on May 6th, part of the Corteva Agriscience Symposia series! #ucdavis #plantscience @UCDavisPlants

Global domination with lettuce? Just the largest phenotyping drought experiment ever at Maricopa @uarizona measuring stomata in GWAS and RIL pops finding resilient germplasm for a water limited future with @michelmorelab @UCDavisPlants @UCDavisCAESDean @ucdavis @ucdavisCAES

Cling peach breeding PODCAST; production, harvesting. Tom Gradziel @UCDavis and Luke Milliron @UCANR. More: bit.ly/2xrTY5T @millironluke @PhoebeG_orchard @taylorlabsoton @ucdavisCAES @UCPlantBreeding @FruitandNut_UCD #PlantBreeding #PeachBreeding