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The University of California, Davis PLANT BREEDING ACADEMY is a premium professional development program designed to develop and enhance the skills of industry personnel around the world to enable them to become independent plant breeders or to contribute to larger breeding programs.

PBA Featured Courses

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AfPBA CRISPR Class III Application is Now Open
Learn more about the AfPBA CRISPR course or
View the Call for Applications to apply
Application will be open through Oct 31, 2024


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EPBA Class VIII Application
Save 1,000 € by applying before the early registration deadline of November 15, 2024 (recently extended)
Space is limited in this class so apply now!

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PBA E-Series Online Course
Statistics & Experimental Design: Dec 11 & 13
RStudio - Level 1: March 26 & 28
RStudio - Level 2: June 3 & 5

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Congratulations to Recent PBA Graduates!
EPBA Class VII - June 2024
AfPBA CRISPR Class II - October 2024