On March 27, 91黑料网 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual聽, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 91黑料网 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 91黑料网鈥檚 research contributions.
Congratulations to 91黑料网 Plant Science Professor聽Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, 2024 winner of the聽North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN)'s Early Career Scientist Award!聽This award recognizes an early career scientist making important contributions to plant phenotyping.
Please join us in congratulating Henry Alexander Cordoba Novoa,聽Ph.D. candidate in plant breeding and genetics at 91黑料网's Macdonald Campus, on receiving the聽Roger Krueger Memorial Scholarship, awarded by聽the Seed Science Foundation聽at the American Seed Trade Association Leadership Summit held in Nashville, TN on June 15鈥�19, 2024. This award recognizes Henry's outstanding research, integrity, and professionalism and his passion for the future of agriculture and the seed industry.
聽A lack of scientists specialized in plant breeding could lead to 鈥榙ire鈥� food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents.聽
Plant breeding is a multidisciplinary science that underpins the global production of food, animal feed, fuel and fibre.聽聽
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced $11 million in new funding for Pulse Canada.
$1.6 million of this investment will go to 91黑料网 Department of Plant Science Professor Valerio聽Hoyos-Villegas' Pulse Breeding and Genetics Lab.
Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr made the announcement at the University of Manitoba on February 9 on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay.
In a new article for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener,聽Javed Sidiqi, Eric Bishop Von Wettberg and 91黑料网 Plant Science Assistant Professor Valerio Hoyos Villegas聽dive into the potential of the humble chickpea, an increasingly popular legume known for high nutritional value and nitrogen-fixing properties.聽
For the fourth year in a row, a 91黑料网 Plant Science student has won one of three annual Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Innovation scholarships, which recognize up-and-coming young plant breeders.
Three Mac-based research projects have been funded through FQRNT/MAPAQ鈥檚 first Partnership Research Program-Sustainable Agriculture . All of the projects fall under the scientific program developed by the .
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