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I am pleased to let you know that Crop Science has started the
online publication of manuscripts from the IPBS. The initial manuscripts
are posted at http://crop.scijournals.org
/content/vol47/Supplemen
t_3/
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Additional manuscripts will be posted online within the next several
weeks. All of the available manuscripts (22 in all) will be published
in printed form as a supplemental volume of Crop Science in early
2008.
Please join me in thanking the authors for their valuable contributions.
I hope that you will find the IPBS articles as useful references
in learning new developments, changes, challenges, and opportunities
in plant breeding.
Rex Bernardo
IPBS Program Chair
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"Growing a more secure future through
scientific excellence."
Developments since the reencounter with Mendel’s
discoveries have provided profound insights into
how genes—acting alone or in concert with
other genes and the  environment—result
in a particular phenotype. Application of this
knowledge has been enhanced through the use of
advanced field plot designs, statistical procedures,
information technology, field and lab equipment,
and, more recently, molecular markers. Genomics
promise to move plant breeding into previously
unimaginable terrain that could greatly benefit
humanity. To assess the state of the science and the art of plant breeding and to examine future prospects, CIMMYT, Iowa State University, Monsanto, and Pioneer Hi-Bred International are organizing the International Plant Breeding Symposium (IPBS) to be held in Mexico City from August 20th to 25th, 2006. |
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John W. Dudley
John
W. Dudley is an emeritus Professor of Plant
Genetics at the University of Illinois. Prior to
his retirement he was the inaugural holder of the
Renessen Endowed Chair in Corn Quality Trait Breeding
and Genetics. Dr. Dudley’s breeding career
has spanned 49 years and three important crops:
maize, alfalfa, and  sugar
beets. Dr. Dudley is most well known for his research
on long-term selection for protein and oil in the
classic University of Illinois experiment, selection
for the simultaneous improvement of multiple traits,
particularly yield and disease resistance, developing
methods for choosing parents for use in breeding
programs, and the application of biotechnology to
plant improvement. Dr. Dudley has been extremely
active in academia, has published over 155 papers,
served on the editorial board of the esteemed journal
Crop Science in various capacities from 1964 to
1976, and served as associate head of the Department
of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois.
Dr. Dudley is a fellow of the American Society of
Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He has received the DEKALB Crop Science Distinguished
Career Award, the National Commercial Council of
Plant Breeders Award, and the Crop Science Research
Award (CSSA).
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