Compositae

Organizers:
Richard Michelmore(University of California, Davis) and John M Burke(University of Georgia)
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Time: 1:30 PM-3:40 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 4-5
Chairs:
Richard Michelmore and John M Burke
1:30 PM
Introduction and Overview of the Compositae Genome Project

2:00 PM
Lettuce Genome Update
Sebastian Reyes-Chin-Wo, Genome Center, University of California
2:20 PM
The sunflower genome and its evolution
Nolan Kane, University of British Columbia
2:40 PM
Genomic resourses in Cynara cardunculus
Davide Scaglione, DIVAPRA - Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Turin
3:00 PM
3:20 PM
The evolution of invasiveness in common ragweed
Kay Hodgins, University of British Columbia
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