Find out the latest about what we're doing here at Georgia Seed Development.
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UGA Turfgrass Breeding Program / TifTuf Certified Bermudagrass
January 7, 2021 ...
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GSD Annual Board Metting
October 14, 2020 GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING The Annual Georgia Seed Development Board meeting will be held as a Zoom Video Conference beginning at 1:00PM on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. If you are interested in participating on the video conference please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-55...
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UGA to begin new pecan variety trials in southeast Georgia
September 18, 2020 By Emily Cabrera for CAES News University of Georgia faculty will begin a series of pecan trials this winter to help identify better management practices for growers. New pecan trees will be planted at UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center...
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Cotton & Peanut Virtual Research Field Day
September 3, 2020 The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint virtual research field day on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR WEBINAR REGISTRATION The virtual field day will start at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at noon. Recertification credits for...
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UGA Southeast Research and Education Center to host annual field day online
August 10, 2020 By Josh Paine for CAES News University of Georgia faculty will share the latest research on cotton, soybeans, corn and other southeast Georgia crops during the annual Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center Field Day held online Aug. 12. Research and Extension faculty will present current...
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UGA plant breeder Wayne Parrott honored by American Seed Trade Association
June 23, 2020 By Josh Paine for CAES News Along with grant applications, administrative duties, publishing and hands-on research duties, scientists in agricultural research have the monumental job of disseminating vital information to stakeholders, policymakers and the general public. During its annual meeting on June 16, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) recognized Wayne...
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UGA releases new muscadine variety, ‘RubyCrisp’
May 27, 2020 By Sadie Lackey for CAES News From late summer into fall, Southerners start looking for muscadines — a popular grape native to the Southeastern U.S. Selections run from the dark purple, thick-skinned traditional muscadine to a light golden-green variety. Soon, growers and consumers can add a new red variety...
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Semi-Annual Georgia Seed Development Board Meeting
April 28, 2020 The Semi-Annual Georgia Seed Development Board Meeting will be held as a Zoom Video Conference beginning at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. If you are interested in participating in the video conference please contact Mrs. Erin Montgomery for details (erin.montgomery@gsdc.com or 706-552-4525)....
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Georgia Seed Development and Georgia Crop Improvement Summer Internship
March 11, 2020 Georgia Seed Development and Georgia Crop Improvement Association Summer Internship Georgia Seed Development (GSD) along with Georgia Crop Improvement Association (GCIA) are sponsoring summer internships for rising junior or senior undergraduate students majoring in one of the plant or crop sciences, agribusiness, agricultural economics or a related discipline. The goal...
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UGA professor, soybean breeder named to Georgia Seed Development Professorship
March 11, 2020 By Maria M. Lameiras for CAES News Zenglu Li, a professor in soybean breeding, genetics and genomics at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), has been named to the Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics. Since joining UGA’s...