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New MOU with NCKU
Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University and the World Vegetable Center are ready to work together to engage students in bioscience research to improve lives and livelihoods worldwide.
A bridge for food crops
The Crop Trust’s Pre-breeding Project links genebanks and breeding programs to develop greater diversity in crop plants. The project's eggplant and carrot teams came to WorldVeg to plan their next steps.
2018 APSA-WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Workshop
The Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)/World Vegetable Center Vegetable Breeding Consortium held its second annual workshop on 16-17 May 2018 at WorldVeg headquarters in Shanhua, Taiwan. Fifty-two participants from 32 consortium companies across the region joined 37 WorldVeg staff for discussions, intensive seminars on the Center’s breeding work and other research, and in-field evaluations of tomato, pepper, and cucurbit crops.
A safe place for seed
WorldVeg joined the celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway.
WorldVeg and Taiwan to participate in Svalbard Seed Vault 10th anniversary
More than 1000 samples of 21 vegetable species from the WorldVeg genebank are headed for storage in the global seed vault in Svalbard.
ASEAN members experience agriculture in Taiwan
Representatives from nine member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) got a closer look at the horticultural practices and policies of Taiwan during the 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the ASEAN-AVRDC Regional Network for Vegetable Research and Development (AARNET), held 23-25 May 2017 at World Vegetable Center headquarters. --MORE--
Taiwan seed companies see progress in the field
Taiwan seed companies see progress in the field
On 16 May 2017, the World Vegetable Center invited representatives […]
APSA/WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium: A new chapter in a long relationship
APSA/WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium: A new chapter in a long relationship
The Asia & Pacific Seed […]
APSA-WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium
INAUGURAL BREEDING CONSORTIUM WORKSHOP -- 10-11 MAY 2017 -- WORLDVEG HQ: Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) members with an interest in plant breeding for the development of improved vegetable varieties can now tap the knowledge and expertise of an internationally renowned leader in crop research by joining the APSA/WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium. Through the APSA/WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium, participating companies and WorldVeg researchers will have multiple opportunities to discuss and evaluate breeding approaches and discover new avenues to share data and progress. The Consortium will initially focus on tomato, pepper and cucurbits, but could broaden its scope to other crops later.
Big, hairy tomatoes!
A new World Vegetable Center tomato with strong natural defenses against several common pests could affect global production of this popular crop. --MORE--