Bioenergy Grass Genomics

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
W078
Sugarcane Genomics: From Genes to Traits for an Energy Grass
Glaucia Souza, Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo
4:20 PM
W079
Exploiting Miscanthus Diversity for Improved Crop Yield and Quality
Paul R. H. Robson, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University
4:40 PM
W080
Genomic Tools for Cane Wide Hybrids as Energy Feedstock
Jorge A. Da Silva, Texas AgriLife Research – Weslaco, Texas A&M University System
5:00 PM
W081
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
5:20 PM
W082
Small RNAs in Sorghum and Switchgrass
Ramanjulu Sunkar, Oklahoma State University
5:40 PM
W083
Molecular Targets for the Genetic Modification of Feedstock Quality
Richard A. Dixon, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
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