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INTERNATIONAL PLANT BREEDING SYMPOSIUM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0207369
Grant No.
2006-38831-03550
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
2006-03919
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Jul 1, 2006
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2006
Grant Year
2006
Program Code
[MH.1]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
2229 Lincoln Way
AMES,IA 50011
Performing Department
AGRONOMY
Non Technical Summary
The IPBS will be a global science forum on current, field-based breeding topics that will cover the major row crops and world regions with a particular emphasis on cultivar development methodologies. The symposium will deliver an in-depth review of current and emerging plant breeding methodologies. Symposium participants will be invited to present their research and the proceedings will be published by Crop Science. The co-hosts of the symposium are committed to the international nature of this forum. To ensure the presence of scientists from developing countries, travel grants will be awarded. The attendance of participants from the north and south will provide networking opportunities among world-class scientists and offer international exposure for students and partners.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
20124991080100%
Knowledge Area
201 - Plant Genome, Genetics, and Genetic Mechanisms;

Subject Of Investigation
2499 - Plant research, general;

Field Of Science
1080 - Genetics;
Goals / Objectives
The International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS) intends to bring together scientists from diverse horizons--public and private sector, developing and developed countries, students and professors--to share knowledge and technology to advance science and understanding. The symposium provides a forum to debate and define breeding methodologies that could address the challenges that agriculture is facing today.
Project Methods
CIMMYT, Iowa State University, Monsanto and Pioneer have committed themselves to organizing this symposium based on the success of the Arnel Hallauer International Symposium on Plant Breeding that was held in Mexico City in 2003. The Hallauer Symposium brought together participants from 50 countries. Its success can be best summarized with the words of Dr. Donald Duvick, retired Senior Vice President of Research at Pioneer: "This was one of the most informative and inspiring plant breeding conferences that I have attended over the past 50 years. The breadth and depth of presentations and especially the international flavor clearly demonstrated the opportunities, the utility, and especially the power of good plant breeding worldwide."

Progress 07/01/06 to 09/30/06

Outputs
The 2006 International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS) was held in Mexico City from August 20-25. The IPBS is a global science forum on current, field-based breeding topics that cover the major row crops and world regions with a particular emphasis on cultivar development methodologies. The symposium delivered an in-depth review of current and emerging plant breeding methodologies. Symposium participants were invited to present their research and the proceedings will be published by Crop Science. The IPBS was held in honor of Dr. John Dudley, emeritus Professor of Plant Genetics at the University of Illinois. Twenty eight speakers from around the world updated colleagues on the latest research in plant breeding over 3.5 days. One day of the symposium was spent visiting the CIMMYTs research headquarters and INIFAPS research headquarters. The symposium evolved from a two year planning effort by the IPBS governance committee. Funding for the symposium was provided by a combination of registration fees and contributions from donors. Most of the donor contributions were to provide support for scientists from developing countries.

Impacts
Approximately 350 plant breeders representing over 60 countries attended the symposium. Onsite surveys indicated that attendees were very satisfied with the symposium's organization, topic selection, and venue. All comments from the conference were positive and constructive. The IPBS governance committee is currently initiating planning for the next conference and is working to determine the frequency of the conference (every 2, 3, or 4 years are the choices). The proceedings of the conference will by published as a supplement to Crop Science and thus will be available online and for free after 6 months of posting. All reports indicated that the conference had tremendous impact in science, teaching, and networking.

Publications

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