Domestication Genomics

Plant domestication genomics, with a focus on crop evolutionary history, the impacts of domestication on genome-wide variation, and the genomic basis of agriculturally important traits.
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2013
Time: 3:50 PM-6:00 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 4-5 (2nd Floor)
Organizers:
Briana L. Gross and Allison J. Miller
4:10 PM
Jeans, Genes, and The Independent Domestications Of Cotton
Jonathan F. Wendel, Iowa State University; Mi-Jeong Yoo, University of Florida; Joshua Udall, Brigham Young University; Guanjing Hu, Iowa State University; Lei Gong, Iowa State University; Kara Grupp, Iowa State University; Michael A. Gore, USDA-ARS

4:30 PM
Barley: Genetic Providence and Genetic Provenance Of a Diverse Crop
Peter L. Morrell, University of Minnesota; Ana M. Gonzales, University of Minnesota; Zhou Fang, University of Minnesota

5:10 PM
Comparative Genetics Of Domestication In Foxtail Millet and Other Grasses
Andrew Doust, Oklahoma State University; Margarita Mauro-Herrera, Oklahoma State University

5:30 PM
Genome-wide Survey of Genetic Diversity in Apple Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing
Kyle M. Gardner, Dalhousie University; Heidi Schwaninger, USDA ARS; Scott Cann, Acadia University; Angela M. Baldo, USDA ARS PGRU & GGRU; C. Thomas Chao, USDA-ARS; Gennaro Fazio, USDA, ARS/ Cornell University; Gayle Volk, USDA-ARS-NCGRP; Chris Richards, USDA; Gan-Yuan Zhong, USDA-ARS GGRU; Sean Myles, Dalhousie University

5:50 PM
Genetic Diversity Of Weedy and Cultivated Rice: Models For Evolution In Agroecosystems
Cynthia C Vigueira, Washington University; Wantong Li, Washington University; Beng-Kah Song, Monash University; Jeremy Davis, Washington University; Kenneth Olsen, Washington University

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