ILS is going to host a set of monthly free webinars on topics related to legumes cultivation and improvement starting.
The webinars will use Microsoft Teams platform and will be hosted by Nelson Nazzicari and are made possible thanks to CREA (Italian Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics).
The tentative calendar is the following:
First webinar, Sep 19, 2024, 4pm CEST (UTC+2)
Eric Bishop-von Wettberg (University of Vermont, USA)
The Vavilovian series in the Genus Vigna, and prospects for North America
Second webinar, Oct 9, 2024, 4pm CEST (UTC+2)
Syama Chatterton (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge)
Strategies to address root rot in pea and lentil
Third webinar, Nov 2024
Lars Kamphuis (Curtin University, Australia)
Ascochyta genomics
- Lars Kamphuis public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
Fourth webinar, Dec 2024
Carlota Vaz Patto (ITQB-UNL, Portugal)
Lathryus germplasm characterization and breeding
- Carlota Vaz Patto public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
Fifth webinar, Jan 2025
Valerio Hoyos-Villegas (Mc Gill University, Canada)
Topic: TBA
- Valerio Hoyos-Villegas’ public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
Sixth webinar, Feb 2025
Diego Rubiales (CSIC, Spain)
Legume breeding for disease resistance
- Diego Rubiales public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
Seventh webinar, Mar 12, 2025, 4pm CET (UTC+1)
Marie-Laure Pilet-Nayel (INRAE, Rennes, France)
Genetic control of Aphanomyces root rot resistance in pea
Eighth webinar, Apr 2025
Aladdin Hamwieh (ICARDA, Egypt)
Topic: TBA
- Aladdin Hamwieh’s public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
Ninth webinar, May 14, 2025, 4pm CEST (UTC+2)
Dil Thavarajah (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge)
Legume Breeding for organic adaptability
Tenth webinar, Jun 2025
Janine Croser (University of Western Australia)
Topic: TBA
- Janine Croser’s public profile
- Link to participate [WORK IN PROGRESS]
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