Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

The National Sweetpotato Collaborators demonstrate a collaborative effort across the three missions (Research, Extension, Teaching) of landgrant institutions.  Information on the Sweetpotato Collaborators trialing of new cultivars across the U.S. is extended through the Extension/Outreach of faculty from institutions across the U.S. Ultimately, these studies evaluate the adaptablility of new and potential cultivars in the different growing regions across the U.S.  In addition, the group's student development program through their graduate student contest in which students develop and present their results of their studies has been highly successful in terms of numbers (15 or more) of graduate students participating and ultimately becoming a part of the agricultural industry when they complete their degree(s).  The summary of minutes (report) highlights the planning and impacts that this group makes.  

This group collaborates on a routine basis through competitive grants and at times referred publications.  The SERA5 group's primary collaborative publication is their report.