Colombia

María del Socorro
Cerón Lasso

Plant Breeding potato participatory selection

Biography

Agricultural engineer, with a master's degree in agricultural sciences with an emphasis on plant breeding, PhD candidate in Agricultural Sciences. With more than 24 years of professional experience in planning and executing projects in: technology transfer for small and medium-sized producers in the Colombian Andean region, plant genetic resources for their evaluation and use, potato and onions breeding with the aim of releasing varieties with yield potential, tolerance to pests, quality attributes and fresh consumption. All projects have been developed under a participatory selection approach. School formation through the direction and co-direction of theses.

Fellow researchers

Colombia

Juan Vicente Romero

Plant breeding
Bolivia

Juan Vallejos Arnez

agricultural production systems participatory approaches climate change
Ecuador

Héctor Julio Andrade Bolaños

Genetic improvement Seed production Participatory research
Colombia

Luis Ernesto Rodríguez

Genetics Plant breeding
Bolivia

Julio Gabriel

plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Rural Extension Seeds
Colombia

Gina Alessandra Garzon Martinez

Genomics Biotechnology Genetic Improvement
Colombia

Felix Eugenio Enciso-Rodríguez

Genetics and plant breeding Genome editing
Colombia

Erika Patricia Sánchez Betancourt

Genetics Plant Breeding Citogenetics Molecular Biology
Colombia

Diego Alejandro Salinas Velandia

food security Participatory approaches plant breding seeds potato
Colombia

Luz Stella Barrero Meneses

plant biotechnology Plant Genetics Plant Genomics
Colombia

Lindolfo Galeano Cupita

genetic resources potato field trials
Colombia

Liz Katherine Lagos Santander

Plant Breeding Statistics
Colombia

Tulio Cesar Lagos

Plant breeding
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)