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NOTICE
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Latest Updates
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Marker-Assisted Selection,
Current status and future
perspectives in crops, livestock, forestry and fish
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Articles of
interest
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Useful
resource: The Institute for Genomic Diversity (IGD)
conducts research and training in genetic diversity, plant genomics,
biodiversity conservation, and solving problems affecting global
food security. The website
http://www.igd.cornell.edu/ provides links to the IGD projects,
research and training tools.
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Member
photos: AMMANET members' web pages are currently being
updated. kindly check if your photo is included and if not, send us
one soon. To reduce the size of images before email transmission,
use this link:
Processing Large Images. Send us also 0.5 page summary of
your work and useful references on applications of MAS for inclusion
in the page on "Applications of MAS in Africa", within the
AMMANET web.
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Job
advertisement: ACCI is
recruiting a Molecular Breeder, funded by the Generation Challenge
Program.
Details
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Scientific article of
interest:
Chromosome doubling induces apomixis in a cassava X Manihot
anomala hybrid by N.M. A. Nassar. Hereditas 00: 1-3 (2006)
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Companies consider the potential
of marker-assisted plant breeding in doubling crop yields
(The Wall Street Journal),
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/172103
Other
Updates
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A new resource has been made available at the interactive Resource
Center: Resources for Sorghum and Millet researchers, supported by
the Syngenta Foundation.
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Molecular Detection Tools for African Maize Breeders: Now Available
at Biosciences Africa
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Training Course:
Development
of Informative DNA Markers to Improve Drought Tolerance in Cereals.
The course is organized by Dr. Mark Sawkins of CIMMYT Mexico and
with assistance from Dr Jedidah Danson. The training is sponsored by
the Generation Challenge Program (GCP). Participants will be all
AMMANET members who attended last year’s molecular breeding course
at BECA/ILRI
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Outcomes of the 2nd AMMANET
Meeting: 25-26 July 2005, Nairobi Kenya.
More details
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Recent online resources
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Summary of the FAO e-mail conference:
Molecular marker assisted selection as a potential tool for genetic
improvement of crops, forest trees, livestock and fish in developing
countries
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Application of Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding (ICRISAT)
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An economic assessment of the value of molecular markers in plant
breeding programs by John P. Brennan, Ata Rehman, Harsh Raman,
Andrew W. Milgate, Denise Pleming and Peter J. Martin. Proceedings of
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 49th Annual
Conference, 9-11 February 2005, Coffs Harbour NSW.
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Dreher, K., M. Morris,
M. Khairallah, J-M. Ribaut, S. Pandey, G. Srinivasan.
Is marker-assisted selection cost-effective compared to conventional
plant breeding methods? The case of quality protein maize.
Paper presented at the Fourth Annual
Conference of the International Consortium on Agricultural
Biotechnology Research (ICABR), "The Economics of Agricultural
Biotechnology," held in Ravello, Italy, from 24-28 August, 2000.
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MAS Technology Arrives at 10-Year
Milestone (Pioneer Hi-Bred International).
Read here
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2nd AMMANET Meeting: 25-26 July 2005,
Nairobi Kenya.
More details
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New: Message Board for
African Molecular Marker Applications Network. Share news,
scientific articles, make inquiries and get help and other
information from AMMANET members. You need to register to use the
board and the registration process is quick and easy.
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The current AMMANET email address is : cbu@mari.or.tz
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AMMANET is now registered with GrainGenes as from 4
January 2005. To register with GrainGenes Database, write to Dave
Matthews:
matthews@greengenes.cit.cornell.edu
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Two new protocols on marker-assisted selection (MAS)
released by University of California scientists are available at the
MASwheat website
http://maswheat.ucdavis.edu or send email to Jorge Dubcovsky <jdubcovsky@ucdavis.edu>
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Visit the USAID Interactive Resource Centre for
molecular marker training modules, protocols, etc.
http://irc.igd.cornell.edu.
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New technique to generate GM wheat. Read the full
article at
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nbt/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nbt1043.html
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Training
Program in Molecular Breeding by Biosciences. AMMANET members are
invited. See details
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AMMANET
2nd meeting: July 14-16, 2004. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
More Details
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Electronic
conference on
"Molecular marker assisted selection in developing
countries." Nov 17-Dec 12, 2003.
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