NEWS
Information Page for 2013 Meeting
Deadlines for early meeting registration and poster abstract submission, extended to May 7th (5:00 pm Pacific time)
- Meeting poster abstracts and competition guidelines and data sheet for submission
- The abstract competition for invited oral slots is now closed (April 30th)
Congratulations to Dr. Jorge Dubcovsky, US Davis Wheat Breeder, on his election to the National Academy of Sciences! (SeedQuest)
March 2013 Plant Breeding Newsletter
NAPB response to the USDA white paper on "Sustainable Agricultural Systems Science White Paper"
"Wheat Improvement: The Truth Unveiled" is wheat breeders response to multiple inaccuracies in the book "Wheat Belly" by Dr. William Davis, this document was put together by the National Wheat Improvement Committee
Factsheet on the importance of plant breeding and its long-term support
How to join /Information for new members:
Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB). Membership in NAPB is free, but the impact you can have through NAPB is priceless! The Tri-societies (ASA-CSSA-SSSA) have been contracted to manage both our membership database and our email list server. You do not need to be a member of ASA-CSSA-SSSA to be a member of NAPB. And membership in NAPB is still free. However, you will need to have an account on the ASA-CSSA-SSSA website to become a member of NAPB. To become a member of NAPB, please utilize this web link: https://www.crops.org/account and these simple steps:
1) Already a member of the Crop Science Society of America?
You can log in to the system as normal from this link and under My Account, select Contact Preferences, then select Yes for NAPB member. This option is at the bottom of the page.
OR
2) Not a member of the Crop Science Society of America?
You will need to create a new user contact record by selecting “Create Account” under “First Time Visitors”. Once you have created a contact record and are logged in, under My Account, select Contact Preferences, then select Yes for NAPB member. This option is at the bottom of the page.
If you have any difficulties or questions please contact Ian Popkewitz ipopkewitz@sciencesocieties.org.
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