ISSCT
14th GERMPLASM
& BREEDING
WORKSHOP AND
11th MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY
WORKSHOP
DEVELOPING CLIMATE
RESILIENT SUGARCANE
RESILIENT SUGARCANE
Barbados | 9 – 13 November 2026
First Announcement
Key Dates: Call for Abstracts
1 March 2026
Registration open and abstract submission
1 May 2026
Deadline for submission of abstract(s) (oral or poster)
Technical Programme
- Breeding and selection strategies & methodologies
- Genetics and genome analysis
- Transgenics and gene editing
- Field visits: West Indies Central Sugar Cane Breeding Station, Germplasm and hybridization facility
Contacts
WICSCBS Coordinator
Dr Andrew Stoute
info@wicscbs.org
Germplasm & Breeding Section Chair
Dr George Piperidis
GPiperidis@sugarresearch.com.au
Molecular Biology Section Chair
Dr John Jaime Riascos Arcos
jjriascos@cenicana.org