WorldVeg displayed exciting pumpkin breeding lines which will be useful to our breeding programs. We were lucky to join WorldVeg Pumpkin Open Field Day. We are planning to join the WorldVeg pumpkin breeding project.

Ken-Yen Chen
General Manager – production & research
Chung Kuan Seed Co. Limited, Thailand

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We salute your team for organizing a highly effective and wonderful Pumpkin Open Field Day. After evaluating the pumpkin lines in the field, we have decided to join the pumpkin breeding project. I am a vegetable breeder and can well imagine the magnitude of efforts and commitment involved in developing this breeding program. Thanks Dr. Dhillon and your great team!

Hemal Fonseka
Director (R & D), Onesh Agri Private Limited, Sri Lanka

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I was impressed to see multiple virus tolerant and powdery mildew tolerant pumpkin lines. We hope to join the pumpkin breeding project.

Usa Duangsong
Clover Seed Company Limited, Hong Kong

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I wish to congratulate WorldVeg team for amazing results displayed during the Pumpkin Open Field Day. It was a great opportunity to see several types of pumpkins derived from Asian landraces. Development of multiple resistant pumpkin lines is important in Japan in the future because global warming will create more insect/disease pressure.

Takeshi Hamano
Deputy General Manager, Hokkaido Research Station, Sakata Seed Corporation, Japan

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It was a great moment to be a part of the Pumpkin Open Field Day. I could see genetic diversity in the pumpkin breeding material and observed fantastic disease resistant materials for product development for our customers.

Sathit Sukonsawan
Product & Market Development Manager
Advance Seeds Company Limited, Thailand

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The output of the WorldVeg pumpkin breeding program will positively impact the seed sector and improve the income of small farmers in Asia. I would like to congratulate this team on this fantastic work.

Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey
Executive Director
Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) Limited, Thailand

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Thanks for organizing such a wonderful Pumpkin Field Day. I was impressed to see the pumpkin lines resistant to different diseases and viruses. HM Clause is very much interested to join the pumpkin breeding project.

Narendra Kumar Singh
Director, Research & Breeding (Asia)
HM Clause Inc., Thailand

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The diversity among the pumpkin lines was impressive, especially the disease resistance. Congratulations to the WorldVeg cucurbit team for making remarkable steps in pumpkin improvement.

Venus Salutan
Senior Manager – cucurbits breeding
East-West Seed, Philippines

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It was great to see that WorldVeg pumpkin breeding program has developed a very broad genetic base of pumpkin lines derived from global landraces with inbuilt resistance to virus complex and powdery mildew in different market segments, which will allow pumpkin breeders to move traits of interest to their breeding programs to breed unique pumpkin products in the future.

Prashant Kumar
Senior Cucurbit Breeder
Enza Zaden, India

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It was an excellent opportunity for understanding the disease tolerance and other traits of economic interest in WorldVeg pumpkin lines derived from landraces originated from various parts of the world.

Pravin L. Deshmukh
Senior Cucurbit Breeder
MAHYCO, India
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I was privileged to participate in WorldVeg Pumpkin Open Field Day. The innovative breeding skills of your team were visible in the field. As a breeder, I was impressed with the diverse pumpkin germplasm tolerant to diseases. The virus pressure in the field was very high, which helped us to distinguish the virus susceptible and tolerant pumpkin lines.

Vilas Nagre
Senior Cucurbit Breeder
Kalash Seeds Private Limited, India