Articles in the February 26, 2010 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

NEWS

Global
• ISAAA's Annual Global Status Report Launched in Beijing, China
• No Technical Impediments to Biotech Rice
• New Initiative Will Harness Biotech to Improve Developing Countries' Breeding Efficiency

Africa
• Regional Climate Model for Crops in Africa

Americas
• Call for Comments on USDA Environmental Impact Statement Regarding RR Alfalfa
• Cloned Gene Being Used to Develop Aluminum Tolerant Crops

Asia and the Pacific
• Crop Bio-Breeding Industry Development Summit in Beijing
• India's Prime Minister Bats on GM Crops for Food Security
• Australian Scientists Developing Powdery Mildew-Resistant Barley Varieties
• GRDC and Grains Industry in Australia Develop Research Strategy
• Dow and Victorian Government Ink Biotech Agreement
• OGTR Receives Application for Limited Release of High-Yielding GM Canola

Europe
• GM Notifications in the EU

Research
• NPR1-Expressing Cotton Plants Resist Fungal and Nematode Attacks
• Effects of Transgenic Rootstocks on Growth of Scion Cultivars in Apple
• Scientists Find the Female Hormone Progesterone in Plant
• Researchers Decipher Aphid Genome

Announcements
• Fellowships for African Women

Document Reminders
• Nature as a Model for Ecological Intensification of Agriculture

Fellowships for African Women

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), a project of the CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program, is accepting applications for its 2010 fellowships. The two-year fellowships aim to fast-track the careers of African women scientists and professionals involved in pro-poor agricultural research and development.

Deadline for applications is on March 22, 2010. Details and application forms can be downloaded at http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/award.asp

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This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

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