LOS BA?OS, July 16 -- A Filipino scientist and research expert has been elected president of an international society, which is dedicated to the basic and applied aspects of breeding research in economically important plants.
Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Academician and Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), is the new president of the Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) from 2019 to 2023.
He succeeds Prof. Dr. Sang-Nag Ahn of Chungnam National University, South Korea.
Formed in 1968-at a time when many countries did not have strong government agencies focused on agricultural research or ...