Jim Peterson

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Posted by: umarket on Nov 13, 2009

Discusses genetic innovation and increased food quality.

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I'm Jim Peterson, wheat breeder for
Oregon State University.
And this is my office, where I get to work at OSU.
The biggest change in wheat breeding
and genetics has really been the
application of molecular markers.
And I'm proud that OSU is
taking a lead in molecular marker
development and applications here,
with my colleagues at the unversity
to be able to use molecular technologies
to improve an applied crop base,
and germ plasm based that we have,
gives us tremendous, powerful tools
to improve, again, disease resistance and productivity.
Varieties developed here at OSU are being
grown on hundreds of thousands of acres
right now in the Pacific Northwest.
Varieties with higher yield,
with better disease resistance,
with better end use quality.
All being grown by our producers.
But our program has impact far beyond that.
As the parent material that we supply to our
colleagues and breeders from around the country.
Our key parents in varieties in the Midwest,
up and down the Great Plains.
Also internationally through our exchanges
with other colleagues and scientists
around the world.
So while we have a small base
of a program here in Oregon, it has
a far reaching impact in turns of productivity,
disease resistance, and world food security
in many countries, in many areas of the world.
Wheat is pretty fundamental to food security
around the world.
And we- I wanted to make a difference in my career,
in terms of food security, productivity, and having an impact.
And OSU has led us, has allowed us, to do that.
OSU has an impact in productivity,
and has a worldwide footprint
in our program,
through our graduate students,
through our germ plasm,
through our genetics
are impacting many, many areas of the world.

Jim Peterson

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