International Triticeae Mapping Initiative- ITMI
The theme of this workshop is wheat genomics and the purpose is to provide attendees with a selection of state-of-the-art wheat genomics research.
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Time: 10:20 AM-12:30 PM
Room: Town and Country
Organizers:
Mark Sorrells
and
Wolfgang Spielmeyer
10:20 AM
Lessons From 12,000 Years Of Wheat Evolution Under Domestication
Avraham A. Levy, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Yuval Ben-Abu, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Yifat Tishler, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Rivka Elbaum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture;
Oren Tzfadia, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Ilana Rogachev, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Sagit Meir, Weizmann Institute of Science;
Asaph Aharoni, Weizmann Institute of Science
11:35 AM
Cloning of a Broad Spectrum Stem Rust Resistance Gene in Wheat
Sambasivam Periyannan, CSIRO Plant Industry;
John Moore, CSIRO Plant Industry;
Harbans Bariana, University of Sydney;
Karin R. Deal, University of California, Davis;
Xiaojing Wang, Montana State University;
Mingcheng Luo, University of California;
Li Huang, Montana State University;
Michael Ayliffe, CSIRO;
Urmil Bansal, University of Sydney;
Xiuying Kong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences;
Peter Dodds, CSIRO Plant Industry;
Jan Dvorak, University of California, Davis;
Evans Lagudah, CSIRO Plant Industry
12:00 PM
The Seed Project: Unlocking Useful Genetic Variation for Wheat Improvement
Sukhwinder Singh, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Carolina Saint-Pierre, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Marc Ellis, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Matthew Reynolds, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Ky L. Mathews, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Thomas Payne, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Kevin Pixley, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre;
Peter Wenzl, CIMMYT - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre