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Plant Breeder Scholarships at #ASTACSS

Cindy Zimmerman

asta-css15-scholarshipsThree graduate students received scholarships during the ASTA CSS 2015 and Seed Expo this week from the National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders (NCCPB).

The organization presents the scholarships annually to outstanding graduate students in the field of basic, applied, or developmental research in genetics and plant breeding. The students recieve $2,500 for their education, plus a travel allowance to attend the CSS/Seed Expo.

This years winners, pictured here with NCCPB president Marcelo Queijo of Dow AgroSciences (left), are Ben Campbell, University of Minnesota; Ben Stewart Brown, University of Georgia; and Craig Beil, Colorado State University.

Learn more about these young men and why they are interested in pursuing their PhDs in plant breeding. Interviews with NCCPB scholarship winners

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