Uruguay

Guillermo
Galván

plant breeding Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Seeds Bean Cassava Corn Genetic resources Other

Biography

Teaching in breeding for resistance, vegetable plant breeding, and vegetable production. Research has focused on vegetable landraces, vegetable local genetic resources, native Solanum species and onion breeding. Onions with intermediate-cycle were identified as the best adapted to agri-climatic conditions in South Uruguay. A breeding program was set in 1991 and the cv “Pantanoso del Sauce CRS” (2000) was released. Nowadays it is widely adopted in South Uruguay (60% acreage), next to cv “Canarita CRS” (2006).
A certification seed production system was built from our group, allowing the application of research products in the production. From 2007 we also work in resistance against Peronospora and Fusarium diseases in onion, continuing the research began with my PhD in Wageningen University (2004-2009).
Sweet pepper (Capsicum sp), carrot (Daucus carota), and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) landraces were also collected and characterized. Variability among carrot landraces supported the potential to develop summer cultivars.

Fellow researchers

Chile

Erika Salazar Suazo

genetic resources Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Seeds
Chile

Lorena Barra Bucarei

genetic resources Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Seeds
Argentina

Leonardo Sebastián Togno

agronomy Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Seeds
Paraguay

Luis Enrique Robledo Ortigoza

genetic resources Agriculture Capacity building Family agriculture Seeds
Uruguay

Francisco Vilaró

plant breeding Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Family agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Rural Extension Seeds
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)