Under the authority of the ministry of Higher Education Prof Dr Mustafa Mosaad; the ministry of Agriculture Prof Dr Salah Abed el Moamen; the president Prof Dr Maged el Kemary ;the dean Prof Dr Atef Youssef Salem and  the rapporteur and the department headProf Dr Mohamed Saad Abed el Ati, the eighth international conference for plant breeding with the cooperation with Egyptian Association for plant breeding will be held on 6-7 May 2013 in conferences hall No 515 in the faculty of Agriculture.