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WEBINAR: Marker-Assisted Breeding as Next-Generation Strategy for Genetic Improvement of sweetpotato in Sub Saharan Africa

Name: WEBINAR: Marker-Assisted Breeding as Next-Generation Strategy for Genetic Improvement of sweetpotato in Sub Saharan Africa
Start: 2016-03-24T16:00:00+03:00
End: 2016-03-24T17:00:00+03:00

March 24, 2016 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Watch our LIVE presentation on

Marker-Assisted Breeding as Next-Generation Strategy for Genetic Improvement of sweetpotato in Sub Saharan Africa

Thursday 24th March, 2016 at 4.00 pm EAT (Check your time zone)

Duration: 40 mins

Questions: 20 mins

Speakers

Prof Craig Yencho – Distinguished Professor and Program Leader

Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs

North Carolina State University

Lead PI, BMGF Genomic Tools for Sweetpotato Improvement Project (GT4SP)

Assistant speaker; Dr Awais Khan- Scientist,

International Potato center (CIP)

Abiotic Stress geneticist Potato & Sweet potato. His background is in population and quantitative genetics, comparative genomics and bioinformatics, with wide experience of genetic and genomic tools and techniques.

Moderator: Mercy Kitavi

You can participate in the webinar through WebEx. Here’s how

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Meeting number:848 538 931

Meeting password:ZB45

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0800-051-3810 Call-in toll-free number (UK)

+44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number (UK)

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Details

Date:: March 24, 2016
Time:: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Event Category:: Webinar
Event Tags:: genomics, GT4SP, marker assisted breeding, marker assisted selection

Organizer

: Genomic Tools for Sweetpotato Improvement (GT4SP) Project
Email: M.Kitavi(at)cgiar.org (Contact Person); C.Bukania@cgiar.org (Portal Administrator)