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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mitch McClaran<br>
Professor of Range Management, School of Natural Resources and the Environment<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]Has public plant breeding capacity been cut by 60%?</span> <o:p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424">We are conducting a follow-on national survey to re-evaluate U.S. public plant breeding capacity. This is a 5-year refresh of the previous 2018 survey, which
was </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/csc2.20227__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUsNBvhTX0$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/csc2.20227__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUsNBvhTX0$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt">published
in Crop Science</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424"> and is one of the most highly accessed research articles. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424">Please circulate the following message to your state’s public plant breeders and encourage their participation</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424">,
as results from this survey will: (1) inform policy makers about plant breeding status/needs; and (2) increase awareness of crops being bred in each state. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;background:#FFC080">Unfortunately,
<b>only 40% of public plant breeding programs have submitted survey responses</b></span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;background:white"> (compared to the 2018 survey).
</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;background:#FFC080">Please view the</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FFC080"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/us-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUsCEp4NXI$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/us-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUsCEp4NXI$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FFC080">current
breeder map</span></a><span style="background:#FFC080"> to see if your state's breeding programs are captured</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FFC080">.</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"> </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424">Thanks
for your help in completing this objective. </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424">The deadline for survey participation is
<b><span style="background:lime">October 15, 2023</span></b>.</span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424">Sincere thanks,</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424">Soon Li</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">2023 National Survey on U.S. Public Plant Breeding Capacity</span></u></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">All U.S. public plant breeders are invited to participate in a national survey that will help: (1) evaluate status, needs & capacity of U.S. public plant breeding;
(2) inform state & national public policy for plant breeding. This is a 5-year refresh to the previous 2018 survey that was published in Crop Science, which was highly accessed and cited. <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The national
survey is coordinated by the U.S. Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee, in partnership with Washington State University.</span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Log in (as an existing user) or create a new account at </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/user/login__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUstanM_VE$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/user/login__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!oymO_5tgSZmwKEH1lRGAfLpuGn0wIVCjBtKy_p1ZwIhRiC5HX6ZJywD7xOQW0W0kjsHhXdpONQGoLPUstanM_VE$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.nrsp10.org/user/login</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#242424;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;list-style-type:"2. "">
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<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please complete the survey by <span style="background:lime">October 15, 2023</span>. </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Successful
completion of this survey will populate your program on the </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/us-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQwVCZEBA$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/us-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQwVCZEBA$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">current
breeder map</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">; the </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/main-lab-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQyXjwv1Q$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/main-lab-breeding-program__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQyXjwv1Q$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">previous
map</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"> was archived. </span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424">For each crop program, the survey asks brief questions about general program descriptors, dedicated personnel FTE, access to needed personnel and expertise,
diversity of funding sources, and physical and technical infrastructure. Your answers to these questions will be kept confidential and will not be reported in a way that identifies you or your specific program (aside from the existence of your program in your state);
patterns and trends across groups of breeding programs will be reported to help identify gaps or bottlenecks where additional resources could benefit the U.S. plant breeding community. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">This survey is supported by funding from the USDA NIFA </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQM5LDqvQ$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZQM5LDqvQ$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">National
Research Support Project 10</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, and is hosted on the NRSP10 project website at Washington State University. If you have technical
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or provide feedback to the team using the </span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/contact__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZS7B3dY5Q$" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nrsp10.org/contact__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!tWXyCLq_-4lUW130LU1x0Lqw7lPqbwOUS9Z_B1DZiIXOiInoa1YzndI5rTN1KjxIlkeFt3rG-ZS7B3dY5Q$. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NRSP10
contact form (Plant Breeding Survey Category)</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. If you have issues/questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Soon Li Teh (</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:soonli.teh@wsu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">soonli.teh@wsu.edu</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">).
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<p class="xmsoautosig"><b>Soon Li Teh, PhD</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsoautosig">Pear Rootstock Breeder<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsoautosig">Research Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsoautosig">Email: <a href="mailto:soonli.teh@wsu.edu">soonli.teh@wsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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