The recent genomics efforts in flax will be presented. The genome was recently sequenced leading to multiple research endeavours. Research results on flax sequencing, assembly, transcriptomics, association mapping, wild relatives, evolution, linseed composition and fiber traits will be presented.
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM-12:40 PM
Room: Towne - Meeting House
Organizers:
Sylvie Cloutier
and
Christopher Cullis
10:50 AM
The Refined Flax Genome, Its Evolution and Applications
Frank M. You, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Pingchuan Li, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Santosh Kumar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Raja Ragupathy, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba;
Mitali Banik, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Scott Duguid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Helen Booker, University of Saskatchewan;
Michael Deyholos, University of British Columbia;
Yong-Bi Fu, Plant Gene Resources of Canada;
Andrew G. Sharpe, National Research Council Canada / Global Institute for Food Security (U of S);
Sylvie Cloutier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:50 AM
Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) of Yield-Related Traits in Flax
Braulio Soto-Cerda, Agriaquaculture Nutritional Genomic Center (CGNA);
Scott Duguid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Helen Booker, University of Saskatchewan;
Frank M. You, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;
Gordon Rowland, University of Saskatchewan;
Sylvie Cloutier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
