As is the custom, GCP will host a workshop at the annual International Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG XXII), which this year opens its doors tomorrow, 11th January, in San Diego, California, USA.
Details for the GCP workshop:
Programme
Time (PM) |
Topic |
Presenter/Moderator |
12:50–12:55 |
Welcome and introductions |
Rajeev Varshney, ICRISAT |
12:55–1:15 |
Rice aluminum tolerance – Multiple genes to exploit for enhancing production on acid soils |
Leon Kochian, USDA–ARS & Cornell University |
1:15–1:35 |
Nad7: A candidate gene responsible for cytoplasmic male sterility in pigeonpeas (Cajanas cajan) |
Pallavi Sinha, ICRISAT |
1:35–1:55 |
Genomic resources applied to marker-assisted breeding in cowpeas |
Bao Lam Huynh, University of California |
1:55–2:15 |
Crop ontology: A resource for enabling access to breeders' data |
Elizabeth Arnaud, Bioversity International |
2:15–2:35 |
ISMU 2.0: A pipeline for genomic selection |
Abhishek Rathore, ICRISAT |
2:35–2:55 |
Progress on the Breeding Management System of the Integrated Breeding Platform |
Graham McLaren, Generation Challenge Programme |
2:55–3:00 |
Summary and wrap-up |
Rajeev Varshney, ICRISAT |
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