Meet the fascinating world of green genetics
Monday August 24th - Friday August 28th 2009
The sector “Flowers & Food” has been designated as one of the key sectors for innovation in the Dutch economy. It covers horticulture, food production and plant breeding (green genetics). Plant breeding focuses on the production of new varieties in crop plants. New varieties with improved traits like taste, health promoting ingredients, yield, resistance to diseases, resistance to stress conditions, etc. These varieties are the basis for sustainable production of healthy food, food ingredients and non-food products worldwide. More and more, innovative techniques are included in breeding programs: molecular breeding, genomics, DNA sequencing, gene technology. The level of plant science research in The Netherlands is excellent when measured along international standards.
The Summer School is organized by Wageningen Business School and Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, both part of Wageningen University and Research Center. The program includes lectures, located at Wageningen University Campus, and excursions.
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