Intern Breeding

Job description

Are you passionate about plants, hands on in the greenhouse, and eager to contribute to the development of cucumber breeding programs? Do you have a university background in plant breeding and are you interested in data-driven approaches and applied breeding? Then this position as Intern might be the perfect first step for you at Enza Zaden! This is why you want to join us as Intern - Breeding Cucumber at Enza Zaden Cucumber Breeding Programs rely on the evaluation of numerous phenotypic traits throughout the crop cycle to support selection decisions. However, some traits may be strongly correlated, meaning that certain measurements could provide overlapping information. A better understanding of these relationships offers an opportunity to streamline phenotyping protocols. In parallel, optimizing the timing and frequency of trait evaluation could reduce labor while maintaining robust and reliable data for decision-making. Make the difference as Intern - Breeding Cucumber Obejectives: The objectiv of this internship is to improve phenotyping efficiency by: - Participating in the phenotyping of traits within an activ breeding program - Identifying correlations, redundancy among trai...