Former CIMMYT maize program director Delbert Hess has received the Genetics and Plant Breeding Award for Industry from the Crop Science Society of America and the US National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders. The award is presented to a crop scientist who has made significant contributions to genetics and plant breeding as part of work in the private sector. Congratulations, Delbert!
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