Recent findings in Cucurbit species utilizing genomic tools
Date: Sunday, January 12, 2014
Time: 4:00 PM-6:10 PM
Room: Esquire - Meeting House
Chair:
Yaakov (Kobi) Tadmor
Co-chairs:
Amnon Levi
and
Jordi Garcia-Mas
4:00 PM
Mechanisms of Decreasing Dysploidy in Cucumis
Luming Yang, University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Dal-Hoe Koo, University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Dawei Li, University of Wisconsin, Madison;
Tao Zhang, University of Wisconsn, Madison;
Jiming Jiang, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Feishi Luan, Northeast Agricultural University, China;
Susanne S. Renner, University of Munich;
Elizabeth Hénaff, CRAG (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Spain;
Walter Sanseverino, CRAG (CSIC-IRTA-UAB, UB);
Jordi Garcia-Mas, IRTA-CRAG;
Josep Casacuberta, CRAG (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB);
Douglas A. Senalik, USDA-ARS;
Phil Simon, USDA ARS and University of Wisconsin - Madison;
Jinfeng Chen, Nanjing Agricultural University;
Yiqun Weng, USDA ARS/ Universtiy of Wisconsin
4:40 PM
Systems Approach for Unraveling the Genetic Components that Underlie Fruit Quality Traits in Melon
Navot Galpaz, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Itay Gonda, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Shery Lev, Agricultural Reseach Organization (ARO);
Doron Shem Tov, Tel Aviv University;
Zhangjun Fei, Cornell University;
Vitaly Portnoy, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Rotem Harel-Beja, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Galil Tzury, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO);
Einat Bar, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO);
Uzi Saar, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Ayala Meir, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Adi Doron-Faigenboim, Volcani Center, ARO;
Shiri Freilich, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Eran Halperin, Tel Aviv University;
Joseph Burger, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Efraim Lewinsohn, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Yaakov (Kobi) Tadmor, Newe Yaar Research Center, ARO;
Ari Schaffer, Volcani Center, ARO;
James Giovannoni, USDA-ARS and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research;
Nurit Katzir, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO
5:20 PM
A Method of Genotyping By Pedigree-Based Training-Set for Identification of QTLs Associated with Cucumber Fruit Size
Ron Ophir, Agricultural Research Organization;
Mor Rubinstein, Agricultural Research Organization;
Ravit Eshed, Agricultural Research Organization;
Nurit Katzir, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, ARO;
Marivi Colle, Michigan State University;
Rebecca Grumet, Michigan State University;
Luming Yang, University of Wisconsin;
Yiqun Weng, USDA ARS/ Universtiy of Wisconsin;
Amir Sherman, Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center
5:40 PM
Genome Wide Association Mapping in Watermelon
Umesh K. Reddy, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Padma Nimmakayala, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University;
Amnon Levi, USDA-ARS, U.S. Vegtable Laboratory
