Dr Narinder Dhillon has worked with plant breeding programs around the world and is currently the principal cucurbit breeder at the World Vegetable Center. Dr. Dhillon has a global perspective on solving agricultural issues and a special appreciation for collaboration.

In this episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast we follow Narinder from his family farm in India, to his international vegetable breeding journey while genomic technologies rapidly evolved.

Narinder Dhillon discusses the role of the World Vegetable Center and its projects focusing on cucurbits, such as bitter gourd, luffa gourd and tropical pumpkins.

He tells about the importance of nutrient-rich crops for food security and the unusual problems associated with breeding squash. He also discusses how collaboration with private seed companies is a critical component in his program’s success.

Full transcript here on PBS International