10th Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium

Howdy! The 10th Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium will be held February 15th, 2024 at the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus.The theme for the 10th Texas A&M Plant Breeding symposium is "Seeding Sustainability." We will highlight research and breeding efforts on climate resilient crops, yield improvement, improved biotic stress tolerance, developing bio-fortified crop and more! Join us at the 10th Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium Day and unlock the sustainable future!

What to Expect

Insightful Keynote Presentations, Networking Opportunities, Hands-On Workshops, Expert’s Suggestions and Gain Practical Knowledge

Symposium Day Schedule

Corteva Workshop

Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium and Corteva Agriscience present the XtremeGain Workshop- a simulation game that will allow participants to compete in a plant breeding simulation. This workshop will be held on 14th February at Heep Center, Room 440 (01.00PM-05.00PM). Windows operating system laptop is required to participate. Registration is closed now. Software will be emailed to all registered participants in the 2nd week of Feb.

Call for Volunteers

We are looking for dedicated volunteers for our symposium. Volunteering with the Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium offers students a unique opportunity to develop teamwork, time management, leadership, public speaking and other soft skills. If you are interested

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Meet the Expert

If you would like to talk to our Experts in a one-to-one meeting on 16th Feb from 10.00-11.30 am, please sign up here.

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Registration

Online registration is closed now, on-site registration & check-in will be available on 15th February 2024 at 7:30 AM

Our Sponsors

We are grateful to our internal and external sponsors. Without your generous support, many of our initiatives would not be possible.

Platinum Sponsor

Corteva Agriscience

Golden Sponsors

The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences (MEPS), Advanta Seeds, Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cotton Incorporated

Silver Sponsors

Sorghum Checkoff, Moolec, Qualterra

Bronze Sponsors

Texas A&M University Horticultural Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas Agriscience LLC, Texas Peanut Producers Board, Institute for Genome Sciences and Society, US Rice Producers Council and Multicrop Transformation Facility

Keynote Speakers

A panel of expert scientists from around the world with impressive contributions to advances in plant breeding and genetics.

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Our Research Programs

Our plant breeding faculty rely on conventional and molecular breeding techniques to modify specific targets such as yield potential, crop quality, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, and/or reduced crop production costs.

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