This networking seminar aims at giving an overview and deeper insight into breeding and biotechnology for crops at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in South Africa and SLU. We hope that this will increase the collaboration between South Africa and Sweden in the area of crop science and is made possible through an NRF and STINT network grant.
To join online via Zoom or in place (Crafoord Hall, SLU Alnarp), please sign up below.
Program
14:00-14:10 Welcome and Introduction to ARC and SLU, Erik Alexandersson, SLU and Lerato Matsaunyane, ARC
14:10-14:20 Introduction to plant breeding at SLU, Prof Anders Carlsson. SLU
14:20-14:30 SLU Grogrund – Centre for Breeding of Food Crops, Prof Eva Johansson, SLU
14:30-14:40 ARC- VEGETABLE, INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICINAL PLANTS, Prof Michael Bairu, ARC
14:40-14:50 Potato breeding at SLU, Fredrik Reslow
14:50-15:00 Potato biotechnology at SLU Dr Mariette Andersson/Dr Per Hofvander
15:00-15:10 Break
15:10-15:20 ARC-INF/ NVB apple and grape breeding, Dr Zelda Bijzet/Prof Bongani Ndimba
15:20-15:30 Apple breeding at SLU, Dr Larisa Gustavsson/Dr Jonas Skytte af Sätra
15:30-15:40 ARC-TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CROPS, Dr Elliosha Hajari/Dr Yolisa Pakela-Jezile
15:40-15:50 S-genes in breeding and biotechnology, Prof Erik Andreasson, SLU
15:50-16:00 Phenotyping and genotyping in breeding at ARC, Dr Dirk Swanevelder
16:00-16:10 Breeding for biologicals, Prof Laura Grenville-Briggs
16:10-16:40 Open discussion and possible funding and collaboration possibilities, Erik Alexandersson, SLU and Lerato Matsaunyane, ARC