Nomination of Jean Marc Montpetit as Advisor at Cerela

Cerela is pleased to welcome Mr. Jean-Marc Montpetit to his genetic improvement team. Mr. Montpetit will act as an advisor to the team and will work particularly on the integration of genomic selection, the prediction of the best cultivars with mathematical algorithms. 

Mr. Montpetit comes to Cerela with over 38 years of experience in the seed industry. With 13 years of experience in maize breeding, he will be able to transfer this knowledge to Cerela breeding programs. The use of these new technologies will make it possible to develop more quickly cultivars with significant genetic gains in yield for Quebec producers and also meeting the needs of processors.

   
Montpetit’s new position allows Cerela, as a private company in genetic improvement, to consolidate its position as a leader in Canada in the creation of new multi-species varieties.

About Cerela  

Founded in 2010, Cerela is one of the largest independent private crop improvement centres in Canada. Cerela develops and multiplies new varieties of non-GMO soybeans, wheat, barley, oats and industrial hemp. Cerela has already registered more than 100 varieties since the beginning of its breeding program. These varieties are marketed to seed distributors around the world.