Plant breeding is a fundamental component of agriculture in Australasia. Improved germplasm is a vital for the ongoing sustainability of food and fibre industries and the health and well-being of society. The 16th APBC will build on successes of previous gatherings of plant breeders and allied scientists. The theme is “Towards 2050” to capture the long-term nature of plant breeding, and the essential component plant breeding needs to play to deliver food and prosperity to the predicted world population of 9 billion by this date in the face of decreasing available production area, climate change and continued demand for new products.
Our vision for the conference is a meeting place for current and future plant breeders and allied scientists to come together and share experiences and ideas that can be used to support our drive towards 2050. The key sub-themes are predictive breeding, products for markets, dealing with the impacts of variability and climate change, and preparing for the future.
The 16th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference (APBC) will be held at the QT Hotel, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia on 21-24 June 2020.
The APBC 2020 program will focus on “Towards 2050”, with conference topics across grains, fodder, fruits and nuts, vegetables, forestry and floriculture.
Senior Research Fellow. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Horticultural Science.
Dean of Research. Office of the PVC (Griffith Sciences), Griffith University.
Senior Research Fellow. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Crop Science.
Plant Genetics. University of the Sunshine Coast.
Senior Plant Breeder. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Professorial Research Fellow. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Crop Science.
University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Chief Research Scientist. CSIRO Agriculture and Food.
Plant Breeder, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Team Leader, Plant and Food Research, NZ
Chair Crop Improvement. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Crop Science.
Senior Plant Breeder
Sugar Research Australia
Geneticist
HQPlantations Pty Ltd
Principal Horticulturist. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Research Fellow. Griffith University, School of Environment and Science.
Senior Research Fellow. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Crop Science.
PhD Candidate. The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Crop Science.
Lecturer in Biometry. The University of Queensland, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences.
