PBCC Key Elements

Plant Breeding Capacity Plant Breeding Capacity Coe Paper NAPB Poster
Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Survey of U.S. Public Plant Breeding Capacity Plant Breeding Capacity in US Public Institutions, Coe et al. 2020 Sustaining Plant Breeding Future Innovations



Differences and similarities between PBCC and professional societies. Comparing and contrasting PBCC with NAPB:

  PBCC 2006 NAPB 2009/2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA ASHS
Organization type Multistate Activity Professional Society Professional Society Professional Society
Established by SAES & NIFA Members Members Members
Ownership Land Grant University (LGU) System Independent Independent Independent
Membership One per SAES designated by Director
Anyone  else by request
Anyone
Membership fee
Anyone
Membership fee
Anyone
Membership fee
Primary activity Coordinate activities to solve PB problems of common interest Scientific exchange
Advocate for PB
Recognize achievements
Scientific exchange
Advocate for Agriculture Science
Recognize achievements
Scientific exchange
Advocate for Horticultural Science
Recognize achievements
Recommendations to LGU & USDA leaders
State & federal agencies
Congress ONLY if asked
State or federal legislators
Any other federal, state, or private entity
State or federal legislators
Any other federal, state, or private entity
State or federal legislators
Any other federal, state, or private entity
NIFA may request comments Directly through NPL representative member Only in open public forum widely announced in advance Only in open public forum widely announced in advance Only in open public forum widely announced in advance
Educational targets Everyone Everyone Everyone Everyone

 

 

SCC-80: Imagining the Future of Plant Breeding, is a Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group.