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in Memoriam: J. Derek Bewley 1943-2023

Dr. J. Derek Bewley, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (formerly Department of Botany) at the University of Guelph, Canada, passed away due to cancer on February 24, 2023. Derek was ... Read more »

Wageningen Seed Science Centre Master Class Seed Technology: 15-19 October 2023

18th Master Class Seed Technology from 15-19 October 2023 Wageningen Seed Science Centre organises this year again their Master Class Seed Technology. The aim of the four-day course is to offer seed technologists and biologists the ... Read more »

Lyon Arboretum – University of Hawaii recruiting for Associate Specialist/Specialist

The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa invites applicants for an 11-month, tenure-track, full-time Specialist, to begin Spring 2023, pending availability of funds. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is ... Read more »

Meetings & Events

Registration open for 14th Biennial ISSS conference

The 14th ISSS biennial conference will be held at Sorbonne Université (Paris) from 3 to 7 July 2023. Registration is now open: https://isss2023.sciencesconf.org/ Early bird registration closes on 15th March 2023. Deadline for abstract submission is 30th ... Read more »

7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium

Registration and abstract submission are open for the 7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium, which will be held at University of Western Australia, 12-15th September 2023. https://plant-dormancy-perth.com/

15th International Symposium on Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Cereals

The event organization committee (EOC, chair: Dr. Shingo Nakamura at NARO, Japan) are pleased to announce the 15th International Symposium on Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Cereals to be held on October 4-6, 2023 in Tsukuba, Japan. ... Read more »

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