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The Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding sponsors many events throughout the year. Please join us for all future educational events! Questions, contact us at rfbakercenter@iastate.edu

2025

  • Feb 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM
    to Feb 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM
    “Fickle Partnerships: Understanding the Relationships between Maize, the Environment, and the Microbiome”

    Jason Wallace,

    Associate Professor in the Department of Crop & Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia

    Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

    Agronomy 3140, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

  • Feb 19, 2025 - 3:00 PM
    to Feb 19, 2025 - 4:00 PM

    Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

    Agronomy 3140, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

    “Combining ability of newly developed stay-green sorghum inbred lines.”

    Nate Bowser,

  • Feb 26, 2025 - 3:00 PM
    to Feb 26, 2025 - 4:00 PM

    “The art of the science”

    Jessie Alt,

    Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

    Agronomy 3140, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

    Description: Science is the exciting part of plant breeding.  There can be an art to getting the science done.  Jessie will share examples through her career where people, ideas, and data were brought together to solve interesting questions in soybeans and wheat. 

  • Mar 14, 2025 - 12:00 AM
    to , -
    “Transformative Research: Pushing the Genetic Frontiers of Plant Breeding”

    Distinguished Speakers

    We are honored to have a remarkable lineup of speakers contributing to this year’s theme: 

    Dr. Kan Wang, Iowa State UniversityDr. Rita Mumm, UIUC / African Orphan Crops ConsortiumDr. Amanda Hulse-Kemp, NC State University / USDADr. Luca Comai, UC DavisDr. Gaganpreet Sidhu, MeiogenixDr. Jon Reinders, Corteva

     

    Hybrid Meeting Format
    This symposium offers both in-person and virtual attendance options to ensure accessibility for all participants.

     

  • Apr 2, 2025 - 3:00 PM
    to Apr 2, 2025 - 4:00 PM

    “Cultivating the Future: FIND-IT and Traitomic in Plant Science.”

    Gabrielle Gomez & Toni Wendt,

    Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025

    Agronomy 3140, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

    Seminar Description: We invite you to an engaging seminar at Iowa State University tailored for plant breeding students and faculty, where we will explore the transformative potential of FIND-IT technology and Traitomic in plant science research. This seminar will focus on the scientific methods and practical applications of these technologies, providing valuable insights into their role in advancing plant breeding and genetics.

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