This year's session will highlight exciting new work on Solanaceae genomics.
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2015
Time: 8:00 AM-10:10 AM
Room: Pacific Salon 1
Organizers:
David Douches
and
Giovanni Giuliano
8:00 AM
Identification of Sterol Side Chain Reductase 2 (SSR2), a Key Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol As the Common Precursor of Toxic Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Potato
Kazuki Saito, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science;
Satoru Sawai, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science;
Kiyoshi Ohyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology;
Shuhei Yasumoto, Osaka University;
Hikaru Seki, Osaka University;
Tetsushi Sakuma, Hiroshima University;
Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroshima University;
Yumiko Takebayashi, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science;
Mikiko Kojima, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science;
Hitoshi Sakakibara, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science;
Toshio Aoki, Nihon University;
Toshiya Muranaka, Osaka University;
Naoyuki Umemoto, Kirin Co., Ltd.
8:40 AM
Potato StCDF1: A Master Regulator for Potato Tuber Development
Christian Bachem, Plant Breeding Wageningen University & Research centre, Wageningen, Netherlands;
José Abelenda, Plant Breeding Wageningen University & Research centre, Wageningen, Netherlands;
Sara Bergonzi, Plant Breeding Wageningen University & Research centre, Wageningen, Netherlands;
Richard Visser, Wageningen UR Plant Breeding
