News

This month we hear from graduate student Abelina Jackson. The annual UC Davis Plant Science Symposium will be held on May 27, and UC Davis CAES announces a new leadership initiative for graduate students. Read the newsletter here!

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This month we meet Graduate Student Marie Klein, and Dr. Nestor Kippes releases an open access article on his work breeding mint oil. Both Dr. Charlie Brummer and Dr. Allen Van Deynze have interviews with Ag Alert regarding their work in spinach breeding and pepper breeding, respectively. Read more...

from Seed World

If Allen Van Deynze has one major challenge in his job, it’s feeding the pipeline with young, ambitious plant breeders.

The original article was published by Ag Alert here. It is cross-posted with permission to our website.

"Labor shortages are driving mechanization in agriculture. For many commodities, it is mechanize or struggle to remain in business, and peppers are approaching that point.

The original article may be found on Ag Alert here. It is cross-posted with permission to our website. 

"Downy mildew is a primary disease problem for organic and conventional spinach growers in California.

While those growers turn to cultural management practices or chemical applications to protect their crops, researchers are looking for resistant varieties to ward off the disease.

This month we welcome students back to in-person classes on campus. Our featured graduate student is Matt Francis, and the PBC and SBC collaborate to bring students and post-docs another round of iConnect sessions to network with industry. 

Read the newsletter here!

National Needs Fellowship in Plant Breeding 2021-22

The University of California, Davis received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for a National Needs Graduate Fellowship (NNF) grant to fully support two Masters-level Graduate Research Assistantships in Plant Breeding.

This month we hear from Graduate Student Tawni Bull, and we coordinate with Seed Central on the new iConnect series. Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/24d0a62c8001/uc-davis-plant-breeding-center-newsletter

This month we hear from Graduate Student Sheriff-Seedy Phaal and we plan for a virtual field trip to HM.Clause. Read the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/16e74adc78d4/uc-davis-plant-breeding-center-newsletter

This month we hear from Graduate Student Claire Spickerman, and the PBC is awarded funding from the National Needs Fellowship through USDA-NIFA. Read the update here: https://mailchi.mp/6ac4bcefe3cb/uc-davis-plant-breeding-center-newsletter

The SCOPE Project is sending seed packets filled with common bean, tomato, pepper, and wheat seed to the Picnic Day @ Home packages. These packages will be filled with free give-away items normally found during in-person Picnic Days. 

All Picnic Day @ Home packages will include a packet of our newest release, a colorful collection of common beans developed right here on campus. In addition to beans, each packet will have a random selection of either pepper, tomato, or wheat seed. 

The Plant Breeding Center has been awarded another round of National Needs Fellowships (NNF) in Plant Breeding. To meet the goals of the NNF in Plant Breeding, we are actively recruiting potential graduate students from underrepresented minority groups, including Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other people of color.

Happy New Year from the Plant Breeding Center! This month we hear from graduate student Houston Saxe, UC Davis announces a new walnut variety release, and the SCOPE Project common beans get a spotlight of their own. Find the newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2OnaWun

Congratulations to Rebecca Dumanski and Travis Parker for winning the Plant Breeding Video Contest!

Rebecca’s excellent submission won the Field Work category. Her video, “Field to Flour,” outlines the Diepenbrock lab’s recent sorghum harvest.

The September Newsletter features graduate student Sirisupa (Trent) Sripolcharoen.