Jennifer Wilker

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Jennifer Wilker

@WilkerJen

Lead Bean Breeder, Latin America | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | ❤️🫘

Cali, Colombia Katılım Ağustos 2014

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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT@BiovIntCIAT_eng·2 Oca

🧬🌱 Natural mutations have shaped today's crops, from resilient rice to sweet almonds.💡 CRISPR allows scientists to adapt existing genetic pathways. 🔬 Unlike GMOs, CRISPR doesn’t add foreign DNA: it fine-tunes what’s there. 👇 Discover its potential! allbiociat.org/4iRNfo7

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AGROSAVIA@SomosAGROSAVIA·5 Kas

🧵1/5 Adriana Tofiño Rivera, investigadora Ph.D Senior @SomosAGROSAVIA, participó en la IV Reunión Anual KolFACI Frijol en San Salvador la semana anterior. Este evento reunió a países como Colombia, Bolivia, Perú, y más. 👇

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·6 Kas

CENTA Sequía doing well for small producers in El Salvador. They say it yields well under drought conditions and makes an excellent soup. 🫘 #bioversityCIATbeans @BiovIntCIAT_eng

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PABRA@_PABRA·25 Eki

With support from @GAC_Corporate, @BiovIntCIAT_eng, with PABRA & @icipe are set to transform agriculture in 15 African countries through #BRAINSProject. Learn more:alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/bundle…

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·20 Eki

Proud of the work our breeding team contributed to Nyota!

BeansisHow@BeansisHow

Meet the #Nyota Bean, an innovative variety developed by the #Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization with special properties! Grown in Kenya, they are easy to cook and digest, delicious & can be used in versatile dishes!🫘 @_PABRA @RockefellerFdn @AGRA_Africa

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Dr Eileen Nchanji@nchanjieileen·13 Eki

Register for this great course in English and French on the 14th and 15th of October 2024. gender.cgiar.org/training/gende…

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PABRA@_PABRA·7 Eki

Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is abuzz with optimism as the BRAINS Project launches! Led by @BiovIntCIAT_eng/PABRA in partnership with @icipe, supposed by a CAD $20M grant from @GAC_Corporate Canada, BRAINS will directly benefit 10M & 50M others indirectly in 15 African countries.

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·29 Eyl

Spending some time at CIMMYT this week.

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·11 Eyl

@Mohsen1080 @UofGuelphOAC @plantagguelph @uofg Congratulations Mohsen!

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Mohsen@Mohsen1080·10 Eyl

Excited to share my new role as an assistant professor in Dry Bean Breeding & Computational Biology at @UofGuelphOAC. Grateful for the incredible friends, mentors, and supporters and I look forward to more fantastic collaborations. @plantagguelph @uofg

Ontario Agricultural College@UofGuelphOAC

Meet Dr. Najafabadi, OAC’s new faculty member and expert in dry bean crop resilience. His research uses advanced tech and computational biology to develop cultivars that support sustainable agriculture, benefiting both farmers and consumers. Learn more: uoguel.ph/hlhxc

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·12 Tem

Enjoyed visiting the University of Guelph bean breeding program earlier this week 🫘 @UoGDryBean nice looking fields!

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MICHAEL GOMEZ SELVARAJ - Phenomics Lab@MICHAELSELVARA7·8 Tem

We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research on Common Bean AI. This study leverages state-of-the-art deep learning and object detection technologies to enhance the detection of common bean diseases @BiovIntCIAT_eng nature.com/articles/s4159…

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·25 Nis

@DrSethMurray Wish Alper all the best!

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·21 Mar

Hosted our LAC bean breeder colleagues for an excellent workshop recently —

Alianza de Bioversity International y el CIAT@BiovIntCIAT_esp

Descubre cómo mejoradores de fríjol en la América Latina se unen en el proyecto KOLFACI. Te invitamos a ver el siguiente video para conocer sus innovaciones, avances y la capacitación que han recibido para potenciar el mejoramiento de #Fríjol en la región📽️

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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT@BiovIntCIAT_eng·21 Şub

🎉 We're celebrating that #Cali has been selected as the host city for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference #COP16. At the Alliance, we are ready to support the protection of #biodiversity in #Colombia and across the world! 🌳🐦🐳 #CaliEsCOP16 💚

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·19 Şub

Learned a lot about bean golden yellow mosaic virus in El Salvador this week. Visited an excellent trial at CENTA.

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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT@BiovIntCIAT_eng·10 Şub

📣 Today is #WorldPulsesDay! To safeguard these nutritious crops, discover how climate-smart bean breeding is being achieved in #Tanzania through a combination of cutting-edge and low-tech #innovation! 👇 alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/bruno-…

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·1 Şub

Nice to see Global Affairs Canada funding this BRAINS initiative. 🫘🌳🐜

PABRA@_PABRA

#BRAINS initiative funded by @GAC_Corporate through a CAD $20 million grant, Integrates bean, fruit trees & edible insects that hold immense potential for transformative change in Africa enhancing food security. @BiovIntCIAT_eng @_PABRA + @icipe Read more bit.ly/4bww0F9

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·1 Şub

@MICHAELSELVARA7 @BiovIntCIAT_eng This is a great initiative! Looking forward to seeing the results!

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MICHAEL GOMEZ SELVARAJ - Phenomics Lab@MICHAELSELVARA7·1 Şub

Soil sample collection for microbiome analysis, part of green campus initiative @BiovIntCIAT_eng , great job phenomicsplatform team

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·27 Oca

@McGillHaricots We’re hoping to see drought and heat tolerance. Possibly enhanced nutritional qualities and/or disease resistance.

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Valerio Hoyos-Villegas@MSUBeans·27 Oca

@WilkerJen What stress are they for? We've been screening a lot of CIAT ISHs for white mold tolerance

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Jennifer Wilker@WilkerJen·27 Oca

These interspecific hybrid F1 plants may possess capacity to improve important traits in common bean, such as drought and heat tolerance. These plants are hardening off nicely in the screenhouse after embryo rescue tissue culture.

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@SomosAGROSAVIA @BiovIntCIAT_eng @GAC_Corporate @icipe @Mohsen1080 @UofGuelphOAC @plantagguelph @uofg