Laboratory of Plant Breeding
The Laboratory of Plant Breeding is involved in education, research and consultation in the field of plant breeding in the broadest sense. Education is performed at all levels from BSc, MSc and PhD to specific courses for external parties. Plant breeding and genetic resources is one of the MSc specialisations within the study Plant Sciences.
Chair holder
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prof.dr. RGF (Richard) Visser Professor/Chairholder Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research
Education & Research
Plant breeding and genetic resources is one of the MSc specialisations within the study Plant Sciences. For more information on curricular education please consult the BSc study guides and MSc study handbook.
Research on Plant Breeding is organised around five themes with emphasis on crop plants.
News
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Researchers discover how to improve zinc content in plants
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Opening the doors of potato pathogen perception
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Botanical Society Award for research on “Genetic mapping in Polyploids”
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Computer models provide new insights for sustainable control of potato late blight