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Genetic Data Analysis Workshop using ASReml

July 1 2008 - The North Carolina State University - Cooperative Tree Improvement Program is organizing a Genetic Data Analysis Workshop Using ASReml between October 6-10, 2008. This will be a moderately advanced-level workshop with lectures from Drs. Fikret Isik (NCSU), Greg Dutkowski, and Richard Kerr (both PlanPlan Genetics Pty, Ltd.). Seats are limited to allow for more direct participation within the workshop.

For more information and a schedule of the week's events, please see the posting here or contact Dr. Fikret Isik directly .

NCSU Cooperative Tree Improvement Program part of the competitively awarded Conifer Translational Genomics Network - Coordinated Agricultural Project (CTGN CAP)

Aug 31 2007 – The Conifer Translational Genomics Network is a project aimed at increasing the efficiency of tree breeding by bringing maker-based breeding to practical application for our conifer tree breeding cooperatives. This $6,000,000 grant, awarded from the USDA CSREES-NRI to the University of California – Davis, is to support a multi-institutional / multi-agency collaborative effort that will cover applied research, training, and extension in modern plant breeding technologies over the next 5 years.

The NCSU Cooperative Tree Improvement Program will play a major role in the execution of key grant objectives. Our partnership with industry, state and federal agencies, and other academic institutions played a major role in establishing our position within the grant.

The project's website is http://www.pinegenome.org/ctgn

The USDA press release can be found at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/conifercap.html

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