Videos
NARS (National Agricultural Research Systems) breakout session, Day 1. (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Join EiB's NARS point person Bish Das along with NARS representatives and other participants to learn more about breeding improvement approaches and programs in Africa and other locations.
Opening Plenary (Americas) EiB Virtual Meeting 2020
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Second opening plenary of Sharing Excellence: EiB Virtual Meeting 2020. Watch Deputy Platform Director Jan Debaene for a program overview, reflection on our breeding program improvement mandate, and discussion.
Breeding scheme optimization breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Breeding scheme optimization module lead Eduardo Covarrubias and team update on progress, and services offered. Followed by Q&A.
Product design and management breakout session, Day 1. (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Breakout Session of Sharing Excellence: EiB Virtual Meeting 2020. Join Peter Coaldrake, interim lead of the product design and management module for an overview of EiB initiatives to improve the targeting and development of more impactful crop varieties.
Genotyping / sequencing tools and services breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Here's an overview of genotyping tools and services from EiB's Eng Hwa Ng and Ana Oliveira, plus Q&A with breeding partners and experts.
Bioinformatics and data management breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
An update and discussion from EiB's bioinformatics/data module lead Young Wha Lee, and an overview of services offered.
The power of BrAPPs: BrAPI-compliant tools & widgets
Webinar recording | 8/11/2020
An EiB Story of Excellence, from Integrated Breeding Programme (IBP), LeafNode and Boyce Thompson Institute BrAPPs are standalone independent tools or widgets which can run on its own or can be easily integrated with a larger system.
Marker design in a polyploid crop, yams
Webinar recording | 8/11/2020
One of the major challenges in yams is their polyploid nature, and lack of information available on the genetics and cytogenetics of this crop. However, the yam team has started teaming up with EiB Genotyping Module to develop QC markers for routine screening of breeding materials in yams.
EiB Operations and phenotyping in 2020
Webinar recording | 8/11/2020
In this presentation for the 2020 EiB Virtual Meeting, EiB's Gustavo Teixeira recaps progress to date in operations and phenotyping, challenges faced and big plans for shared services across the CGIAR in the future.
Exploiting heterosis for major clonal crop gains: sweetpotato hybrids go from pipe dream to reality
Webinar recording | 8/11/2020
To reach a new level of impact, breeders at CIP set out to realize the theoretical potential of hybrid sweet potato breeding to achieve a step change in genetic gains for root yield and climate resilience-related traits within an optimized 5-6 year breeding cycle.