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Accelerated Crop Breeding

This research increases the transferability of advanced breeding methods to accelerate the development of diverse crop species suited to sustainable agriculture and improved human nutrition.
This research increases the transferability of advanced breeding methods to accelerate the development of diverse crop species suited to sustainable agriculture and improved human nutrition.

Program Contact

Ryan Comella
rcomella@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Lauren Hershey
lhershey@foundationfar.org

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Accelerated Crop Breeding Awarded Grants

CRISPR-Combo Allows Gene Editing and Culture Regeneration

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $664,000

Total award amount   $739,000

Location   College Park, MD

Program   Accelerated Crop Breeding

Matching Funders   BASF

Grantee Institution   University of Maryland

Accelerating Breeding Technology to Develop New Crops

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $385,512

Total award amount   $535,512

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Accelerated Crop Breeding

Matching Funders   Limagrain Europe

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

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