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Chile Pepper Institute alumni collaborate on Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Disease for WorldVeg
Chile Pepper Institute alumni collaborate on Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Disease for WorldVeg
More than 70 researchers from around the world gathered at World Vegetable Center headquarters in Shanhua, Taiwan from 4-8 March 2019 to participate in the 8th International Conference on Management of the Diamondback Moth and Other Crucifer Insect Pests, organized in conjunction with Cornell University.
Long-term strategic donor the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research recently renewed its commitment to the mission and research of WorldVeg.
WorldVeg wrapped the year and looked ahead during the 2018 Global R & D Week
SEARCA and WorldVeg will be able to access each other’s networks, develop joint research programs, organize roundtable conferences, and more.
Organized by the World Vegetable Center in association with Cornell University (USA), the workshop will be held March 4-8, 2019 in Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan. About 100 – 150 researchers worldwide are expected to participate and present research papers.
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.
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.
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.
WorldVeg joined the celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the Svalbard Seed Vault in Norway.