Find out the latest about what we're doing here at Georgia Seed Development.
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New ‘Tif3D’ turfgrass promises superior putting-green performance
May 31, 2024 By Emily Cabrera, CAES After nearly a decade of research trials, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) turfgrass breeder Brian Schwartz and a dedicated team of colleagues and industry partners released a cutting-edge bermudagrass variety called ‘Tif3D’ earlier this year. ‘Tif...
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GSD SPRING BOARD MEETING
April 22, 2024 The Spring Georgia Seed Development Board meeting will be held at the Windsor Hotel in Plains, GA beginning at 8:00AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. For any additional details or questions, please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-552-4525)....
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SCN Slayers, how scientists are developing new ways to beat this billion dollar pest.
April 17, 2024 by Gil Gullickson, The Furrow On paper, managing soybean cyst nematode (SCN) seems easy. Just plant an SCN-resistant variety, right? Not exactly. Granted, this strategy remains the best way to deter this pest, who costs U.S. soybean farmers more than $1 billion annually in lost yield. Still, remember Roundup Ready...
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Creature Comforts partners with UGA wheat breeder to create 2024 Get Comfortable brew
April 12, 2024 CAES NEWSWIRE By Maria M. Lameiras [UGA Professor Mohamed Mergoum lifts a glass to his nose to smell a test brew during a blending lab at Creature Comforts Brewing Co.] (Photos by Katie Walker) Wheat breeders spend years meticulously crossing varieties to coax the best traits out...
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Five professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
March 11, 2024 Five professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors By Brandon Ward [(L to R) Elizabeth Brisbois, David Crich, Jack Huang, Paul Raymer, Ralph Tripp] Five UGA professors were named NAI Senior Members, giving the university 16 in its history. Pictured (clockwise from left) are Elizabeth Brisbois, David...
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2024 GSDC/GCIA Summer Internship
February 1, 2024 Please click here for the 2024 GSDC/GCIA information and application. ...
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6 peanut weed challenges to put on your radar
January 30, 2024 Southeast Farm Press For the most part, the 2023 Georgia peanut crop is in the warehouse. The UGA Peanut Team Captain, Dr. Scott Monfort, recently informed me that Georgia peanut growers harvested around 770,415 acres with a state average yield of 4,043 pounds per acre. In every year, peanut growers face numerous challenges...
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CAES researchers spearhead development of new soybean cyst nematode-resistant cultivars
December 6, 2023 From CAES Newswire Plant-parasitic nematodes cause billions of dollars in annual yield losses and represent a major impediment to meeting the challenge of feeding an ever-growing global population. One plant-parasitic nematode, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), has been a long-standing focus of research and innovation in the Melissa G....
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Growing our gas: UGA moving biofuels closer to market
October 20, 2023 By Emily Halnon Associate Professor Ali Missaoui, one of several University of Georgia faculty associated with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, breeds switchgrass as a potential feedstock for biofuels at UGA’s Iron Horse Farm in Watkinsville. The switchgrass program is just...
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GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING
October 13, 2023 GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING The annual Georgia Seed Development Board meeting will be held in the GSDC conference room in Athens, GA beginning at 1:00PM on Wednesday, November 8, 2022. For any additional details or questions, please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-552-4525)....