Organizers:
Katrin Jakob(Mendel Biotechnology)
and
Kerrie Farrar(Aberystwyth University)
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 3:50 PM-6:00 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 2
Chairs:
Kerrie Farrar
and
Katrin Jakob
3:50 PM
Introduction (Kerrie Farrar)
4:00 PM
Sugarcane Genomics: From Genes to Traits for an Energy Grass
Glaucia Souza, Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo;
Monalisa S. Carneiro, Universidade Federal de São Carlos;
Carlos Takeshi Hotta, Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo;
Alan Durham, University of São Paulo;
Marie-Anne Van Sluys, GaTE Lab - University of São Paulo
4:20 PM
Exploiting Miscanthus Diversity for Improved Crop Yield and Quality
Paul R. H. Robson, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University;
Michal Mos, Institute of Biological Environmental & Rural Sciences;
Kerrie Farrar, Aberystwyth University;
Xue-Feng Ma, Ceres Inc;
Gancho T. Slavov, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University;
Elaine Jensen, IBERS, Aberyswyth University;
Nickolai Alexandrov, Ceres, Inc.;
Timothy Swaller, Ceres Inc.;
John C. Clifton-Brown, Institute of Environmental Biological and Rural Sciences (IBERS);
Iain Donnison, Aberystwyth University
5:00 PM
Genetic Maps of Miscanthus sacchariflorus Robustus and M. sinensis using EST-derived SSRs, and Their Preliminary Comparison to Sorghum
Changsoo Kim, University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Lab;
Dong Zhang, University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Lab;
Susan A. Auckland, University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Lab;
Lisa K. Rainville, University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Lab;
Katrin Jakob, Mendel Biotechnology;
Brent Kronmiller, Mendel Biotechnology;
Erik J. Sacks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Martin Deuter, Tinplant;
Andrew Paterson, University of Georgia Plant Genome Mapping Lab
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