2022 Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation Scholar: Isaac Peetoom Heida
Mar 23, 2022

Video: 2022 Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation Scholar: Isaac Peetoom Heida

Isaac is a master’s student in the Department of Plant Science at the University of British Columbia. Isaac is studying the role of plant genetics and soil silicon in soil-plant-pest- and pathogen interactions, primarily in wheat. The research will help shed light on the critically understudied role of silicon in agroecosystems. He is also working on his certification as a professional agrologist and is a member of several agricultural science societies. His past honours include an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award and the NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship.
 

2022 Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation Scholar: Isaac Peetoom Heida

2022 Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation Scholar: Isaac Peetoom Heida

Isaac is a master’s student in the Department of Plant Science at the University of British Columbia. Isaac is studying the role of plant genetics and soil silicon in soil-plant-pest- and pathogen interactions, primarily in wheat. The research will help shed light on the critically understudied ... More ›
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