Generation Challenge Programme

Poster No.

Poster title

Poster presenter

 1.1

Comparing the GCP SSR data sets regarding the abilityto describe population structure: some methodological aspects

Theo van Hintum (WUR)

 1.2

DominiqueThis (Agropolis−CIRAD)

 1.3

Comparison of the DR of the GCP SSR data sets showed that the DR varied widely, also when the number of markers is taken into account

Reinaldo Lúcio Gomide (Embrapa Maize and Sorghum)

 1.4

A drought phenotyping network in contrasting Brazilian environment targets

Maria Zaharieva (CIMMYT)

 1.5

Phenotyping reference sets for tracking drought tolerance alleles from large collections: application to maize

Marie Noelle Ndjiondjop (WARDA)

 1.6

Molecular characterisation of a sub-collection of African rice (Oryza glaberrima)

 Marie Noelle Ndjiondjop (WARDA)

 1.7

Identification of sources of resistance to drought, rice yellow mottle virus and African bacterial leaf blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae) in African rice (O.glaberrima) and interspecific lines

Maria Zaharieva (CIMMYT)

 1.8

Ready to go into phenotyping: The wheat reference samples

Hari Upadhyaya (ICRISAT)

 1.9

Phenotyping reference set of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) for agronomic traits including resistance to legume pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

 Hari Upadhyaya (ICRISAT)

 1.10

Phenotyping reference set of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn] for agronomic traits

 Hari Upadhyaya (ICRISAT)

 1.11

Phenotyping reference set of foxtail millet [Seteria italica (L.).Beauv] for agronomic traits

 Hari Upadhyaya (ICRISAT)

 1.12

Sweet sorghum a promising bioenergy crop -phenotyping reference set for sugar content

Celine Mir (Agropolis−INRA)

 1.13

Genetic diversity of maize landraces at SSR and adaptative loci: First inferences on worldwide migration

Tom Hash (ICRISAT)

 1.14

Genetic diversity assessment of cassava landraces and elite cultivars in Nigeria with simple sequence repeats (SSR)

Emmanuel Okogbenin (CIAT)

 1.15

Genetic diversity assessment of cassava landraces and elite cultivars in Nigeria with simple sequence repeats (SSR)

 Jill Cairns (IRRI)

 1.16

Deciphering the code: identifying alleles linked to performance in drought-prone environments through genotype-phenotype associations

 Ken McNally (IRRI)

 1.17

Variation in drought candidate genes in rice and association with vegetative drought tolerance

 Ed Redoña (IRRI)

Poster no. 

Poster title 

Poster presenter 

 2.1

Development of genetic and genomic resources for breeding improved sweetpotato

Roland Schafleitner (CIP)

 2.2

Evaluation of allelic diversity of the Hungarian maize and bean germplasm

Peter P Papp (Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Hungary)

 2.3

EST-SSR Marker resources for groundnut

Steven Knapp (The University of Georgia)

 2.4

Discovery and genetic mapping of NBS-LRR encoding resistance gene candidates linked to a root knot nematode resistance gene (Rma) introgressed from a wild diploid donor in groundnut

Steven Knapp (The University of Georgia)

 2.5

Strengthening pearl millet genomics tools

Tom Hash (ICRISAT)

 2.6

Jill Cairns (IRRI)

 2.7

Gene expression profile, physiological and morphological characterisation of wild Arachis spp. under drought stress

PM Guimarães (Embrapa)

 2.8

Analysis of qEt8.06, a major QTL for resistance to northern leaf blight of maize

 Rebecca Nelson (Cornell University)

 2.9

Cowpea breeding for improved drought tolerance in Mozambique: A need for ensuring food security in drought−prone environments

RM Chiulele (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique)

 2.10

Improvement of Indonesian modern upland rice varieties for P– deficiency tolerance using marker assisted backcrossing methods

Joko Prasetiyono ICABIOGRAD, Indonesia

 2.11

The effect of smoke on maize kernel germination and seedling vigour

Ervin Balázs (Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

 2.12

Enhancing efficiency of hybrid pigeonpea breeding through genomics (For abstract see abstract 3.11 in poster abstracts booklet)

KB Saxena (ICRISAT)

 2.13

The Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Basis for Aluminum Tolerance in Sorghum and Maize (Late addition - abstract available here)

Jurandir Magalhaes (EMBRAPA)

 2.14

Indo-US AKI Pigeonpea Genomics Initiative (Late addition - abstract not submitted)

 NK Singh NRCPB, India

 Poster no.

Poster title  

Poster presenter  

 3.1

Designing crossing and selection strategies to combine diagnostic markers and quantitative traits

Scott Chapman (CSIRO, Australia)

 3.2

Simulating yield impact of QTL controlling leaf and silk expansion under drought in maize

Claude Welcker (Agropolis--INRA)

 3.3

Identification of additive and epistatic genes in maize (Zea mays L.)

Scott Chapman (CSIRO, Australia)

 3.4

Genetic dissection of quantitative trait loci for plant height in common wheat

Ruilian Jing (CAAS)

 3.5

Identification of quantitative trait loci for salinity tolerance to rice in an advanced backcross population derived from two indica varieties, Boilam and BRRI Dhan 27

HB Shozib (University of
Dhaka, Bangladesh)

 3.6

Improvement of mega rice varieties BR11 and BRRI dhan28 by introgression of the Saltol loci using markerassiste backcrossing

Zeba Seraj (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)

 3.7

Molecular marker development and genome mapping in coconut in Sri Lanka

Lalith Perera (Coconut Research Institute, Sri Lanka)

 3.8

Field evaluation of wheat-barley introgression lines under different water regimes

Márta Molnár-Láng (Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

 3.9

Marker−assited selection for drought tolerance rice in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Lang Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, Vietnam

 3.10

Application and validation of the major QTL phosphate uptake 1 (Pup1).

 S Heuer (IRRI)

 3.11

See 2.12 above

 3.12

Marker−assisted backcrossing for improved salt tolerance in rice

Michael J Thomson (IRRI)

 3.13

Development of chromosome segment substitution lines from a cross between cultivated peanut and a wild synthetic amphidiploid

Daniel Foncéka (Agropolis--CIRAD)

 3.14

Tailoring superior alleles for abiotic stress genes for deployment into breeding programmes: A case study based on association analysis of Altsb, a major aluminum tolerance gene in sorghum (Altsorghum)

Jurandir Magalhaes (EMBRAPA)

 3.15

A participatory “cowpea production appraisal”: reliable frame to building up a marker assisted selection for Striga resistance in cowpea

Jean-Baptiste Tignegre (INERA, Burkina Faso)

 3.16

A lysimetric system to simultaneously assess T, TE and HI in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

 Vadez Vincent (ICRISAT)

 3.17

Correlating yield stability under drought with genome introgression through graphical genotyping

S Robin (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India)

 3.18

Marker−assisted multiple traits pyramiding of root QTLs, water−use efficiency, seedling vigour and grain yield for semi irrigated aerobic and drought tolerance in rice

Shailaja Hittalmani (University of Agricultural Sciences, India)

 3.19

Shailaja Hittalmani (University of Agricultural Sciences, India)

 3.20

Response of multiple-trait QTL pyramids for drought tolerance and aerobic situation in India by farmer participatory selection and evaluation

N. Nsarellah (INRA, Morocco)

 3.21

Response of multiple-trait QTL pyramids for drought tolerance and aerobic situation in India by farmer participatory selection and evaluation

Alfredo Alves (EMBRAPA)

 3.22

Cassava wild relatives utilisation at Embrapa

Alfredo Alves (EMBRAPA)

 3.23

Traits related to drought tolerance mechanisms in cassava

Morag Ferguson (IITA)

 3.24

Field evaluation of cassava varieties under drought stress in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana

 Jonaliza L. Siangliw (BIOTEC)

 3.25

The ‘Community of Practices’ concept applied to rice production in the Mekong Region: Quick conversion of popular rice varieties with emphasis on drought, salinity and grain quality improvement (For abstract see 4.6 in poster abstracts booklet)

 Tim Setter (Cornell University)

 3.26

Development of informative markers through association (Late addition - abstract available here)

 Robert Schaffert (EMBRAPA)

 3.27

SSR analysis of F1 intra specific crosses of cassava for the identification of new sources of CMD resistance in African germplasm (Late addition - abstract available here)

 Emmanuel Okogbenin (CIAT)

 Poster no.

Poster title   

Poster presenter  

 4.1

Support to GCP scientists regarding issues related to bioinformatics and data handling

Elizabeth van Strien (WUR)

 4.2

Further development of iMAS for use by NARS andother user communities

 B Jayashree (ICRISAT)

 4.3

Assessing production constraints and opportunities for GCP priority food crops and farming systems

 Carmen de Vicente

 4.4

Marker-assisted selection on rice and cassava: What is it worth?

George W Norton (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

 4.5

Progress on HPC sustainability options beyond 2008

 Anthony Collins (CIP)

 4.6

See 3.24 above

 4.7

 Veerle Van Damme (Consultant)

 4.8

 Ndiaga Cisse (ISRA, Senegal)

 4.9

Molecular breeding application for the management and visualisation of information from MAB programmes−SP3 use case

 Jayashree B (ICRISAT)

 4.10

Marker-aided development of nutritionally-enhanced cassava for Nigeria

CN Egesi (NRCRI, Nigeria)

 4.11

HaploPhyle: Graphical Haplotype network in the light of external data

Gautier Sarah (Agropolis--CIRAD)

 4.12

 Ramil Mauleon (IRRI)

 4.13

 The Usefulness of the Generation CP Central Registry and Data Templates

 E Arnaud Bioversity

 4.14

Development of Generation CP domain models and ontology management embedded in the GCP Platform

 Richard Bruskiewich (IRRI)

 4.15

Indicators of attractiveness and feasibility of GCP technologies

Stan Wood

 4.16

Provision of Genotyping Support Services (GSS): An IRRI perspective

Casiana M. Vera Cruz (IRRI)

 4.17

Environmental assessment for phenotyping network

 Glenn Hyman (CIAT)

 4.18

Development of salt tolerance in rice through marker−assisted selection

Khin Than New Department of Agricultural Research (DAR), Myanmar

 4.19

Preliminary results in phenotyping cowpea for drought tolerance in Burkina Faso using two dates of planting

 Issa Drabo (INERA, Burkina Faso)

 4.20

Query, visualization and analysis workbench for genetic diversity studies and for functional genomics research

 Richard Bruskiewich (IRRI)

 4.21

Characterizing Cassava Germplasm in Seven African NARS Breeding Programs

 M Ferguson (IITA)

 4.22

The GCP phenotyping template (late addition - abstract not submitted)

 Robert Koebner (Consultant)

 4.23

The Interactive Resource Center (late addition-abstract not submitted)

 Theresa Fulton (Cornell University)

 4.23

Marker-Assisted Breeding Learning Module (late addition - abstract not submitted)

 Theresa Fulton (Cornell University )