
Plant Biotechnology & Breeding Network
@plantbb_ipbo
We unite international partners from different fields of expertise to create a network for advanced scientific knowledge & responsible agricultural production
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https://plantbb.org/ 12-11-2020 23:09:02
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“In 30 years of working on Potato Cyst Nematodes never have I seen such high infestations as found in Kenya” -Prof @JohnTJo90676094 at the European Society of Nematologists meeting in #Spain. Sad how this pest has multiplied over time! But encouraging to see the research going on in Kenya.





Partnership for Development 🤝🍌🌱 Courtsey visit by Prof. Rony Swennen from IITA Uganda, Dr. Allan Brown and Dr. Valentine Nakato from IITA in Tz. The team met Dr. Svetlana Gaidashova from Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board to share updates on banana breeding & potential collaboration.



🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Teklehaimanot H/selassie on his promotion to Professorship in the Department of Plant Biotechnology 🌱 Addis Ababa University. We are proud to have Prof. Teklehaimanot as a partner in the Plant B+B Network and the Mobilab project. Well-deserved recognition👏




HOT from the press, our paper published in Weed Research describe Striga resistance response in maize hybrids grown in western Kenya Calvins Odero Willy Kibet onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/Q…



March IPBO Online Café Series! ☕🌱 Laurens Pauwels @laurenspauwels.bsky.social and Steven Runo will discuss Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and gene editing to manage witchweed in crops 📅 Friday, March 7th, 2025 ⏰ 3:30 PM (EAT) 🖱️ Register: lnkd.in/gEMSBa3f

