Generation Challenge Program

Date: Monday, January 14, 2013
Time: 12:50 PM-3:00 PM
Room: Royal Palm Salon 4,5,6
Organizer:
Rajeev Kumar Varshney
12:50 PM
Welcome & Introduction


12:55 PM
Interspecific Introgression and Trait Dissection In Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Daniel Fonceka, CIRAD; Hodo-Abalo Tossim, ISRA/Ceraas; Ronan Rivallan, CIRAD; Issa Faye, ISRA; Soraya C M Leal-Bertioli, Embrapa Genetic Resources&Biotech; José F.M. Valls, Embrapa Genetic Resources&Biotech; David John Bertioli, University of Brasilia; Jean Christophe Glaszmann, CIRAD; Brigitte Courtois, CIRAD; Jean-Francois Rami, CIRAD

1:15 PM
Cloning and Validation Of Pstol1 Homologs In Maize and Sorghum
Jurandir V. Magalhaes, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Claudia T. Guimaraes, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Gabriel C. Azevedo, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Barbara Hufnagel, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum / Cornell; Lidianne Assis, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Barbara Negri, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Fabiano Matos, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Sylvia M. Sousa, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Lauro Guimaraes, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Flavia Guimaraes, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Sidney N. Parentoni, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Robert E. Schaffert, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Rodrigo Gazaffi, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, ESALQ; Antonio A F Garcia, Escola Superior Luiz de Queiroz - USP, Piracicaba - Brasil; Joao H. Viana, Embrapa Maize and Sorghum; Eva Weltzien-Rattunde, ICRISAT; Leon Kochian, Robert W. Holley Center, USDA-ARS & Cornell University; Sigrid Heuer, The International Rice Research Institute; Matthias Wissuwa, Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences

1:35 PM
The Rice Protein Kinase PSTOL1 Enhances Root Growth As a Mechanism For Phosphorus Deficiency Tolerance
Rico Gamuyao, The International Rice Research Institute; Joong Hyoun Chin, The International Rice Research Institute; Paolo Pesaresi, Università degli studi di Milano; Matthias Wissuwa, Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences; Sigrid Heuer, The International Rice Research Institute

1:55 PM
Progress In Marker-Assisted Breeding For Drought Tolerance In Chickpea
Pooran M Gaur, ICRISAT; Mahendar Thudi, ICRISAT; Spurthi Nayak, ICRISAT; Srinivasan Samineni, ICRISAT; L Krishnamurthy, ICRISAT; N V P R Gangarao, ICRISAT; Paul Kimurto, Egerton University; Asnake Fikre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research; Jayalakshmi Veera, RARS, Nandyal; DM Mannur, ARS-Gulbarga; Rajeev Varshney, ICRISAT

2:15 PM
ISMU: Integrated SNP Mining and Utilization Pipeline For Accelerated Breeding
Sarwar Azam, ICRISAT; Abhishek Rathore, ICRISAT; Trushar Shah, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India; BhanuPrakash Amindala, ICRISAT; Mohan Telluri, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India; Rajeev Kumar Varshney, ICRISAT

2:35 PM
The Integrated Breeding Workflow System V1 - a Suite Of Informatics Tools For Plant Breeding From The Integrated Breeding Platform
Graham McLaren, Generation Challenge Programme; Fred Okono, Generation Challenge Programme; Arllet Portugal, Generation Challenge Programme; Chunlin He, Generation Challenge Program; Mark Sawkins, Generation Challenge Programme; Ndeye Ndack Diop, Generation Challenge Programme, c/o CIMMYT; Xavier Delannay, Generation Challenge Programme, c/o CIMMYT; Jean-Marcel Ribaut, Generation Challenge Programme

2:55 PM
Summary & Wrap-up


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