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Page Contents: Overview | In Focus | Funding |
Partners | Events | Results/Impacts
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In a world without plant breeding, wild plants would support a population of a few hundred million people. Today's population of more than six billion far exceeds that number. We have kept up with this growth through the skill of both ancient and modern plant breeders. Today, plant breeding is continual because change is continual as global population continues to grow; natural and economic circumstances change constantly; and consumer needs and preferences change. Plants we depend on for food, materials, energy, and beauty must be constantly adapted for optimum performance in these new circumstances. CSREES/land-grant partnerships are in the forefront of new research in plant breeding. They develop and use new tools and techniques in the fields of quantitative and molecular genetics and genomics. They are part of the world's largest plant genetic resources system. Together, they provide new varieties of more than a hundred different crops, tailored to a wide range of agricultural systems, environments, and consumers.
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In Focus
Partnerships
Events
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Competitive Grants Grantsmanship Workshops, Washington, DC/Salt Lake City, UT, September/October, 2008.
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Galaxy III Conference: "Celebrating the Extension System: Strengths, Diversity, and Unique Qualities," Indianapolis, IN, September 15-19, 2008.
Selected Results and Impacts
Resources
Contacts
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Last Updated: September 19, 2008
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