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Cacao Genomics Workshop

Following the recent sequencing and assembly of two cacao genomes, this workshop focuses on the application of cacao genomics information to identify candidate genes involved in the regulation of important agronomic traits such as disease resistance among other topics.
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2016
Time: 10:30 AM-12:40 PM
Room: Royal Palm Salon 3-4
Organizer:
David N. Kuhn
10:30 AM
W116
Translating Targeted Mutagenesis Technologies into Crop Species
Shaun J Curtin, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota; Nevin D. Young, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota; Dan Voytas, University of Minnesota; Robert M. Stupar, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota

10:50 AM
W117
Improving Fruit and Vegetable Flavors with ‘Consumer Assisted Selection’
Kevin M. Folta, University of Florida

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11:10 AM
W118
CRISPR Genome Editing in Outcrossing Woody Perennials: Living with SNPs
Chung-Jui Tsai, University of Georgia

11:30 AM
W119
Differential Cacao Cultivar Gene Expression with RoDEO
Niina Haiminen, IBM T J Watson Research - Computational Biology Center; Laxmi Parida, IBM T J Watson Research - Computational Biology Center; David N. Kuhn, USDA ARS SHRS

11:50 AM
W120
Evaluating the impact of mislabeled accessions in a cacao progeny trial
Ashley Duval, Mars, Inc.

12:10 PM
Creating concentrated extracts to enrich cacao products: identifying breeding targets for ordinary bulk cocoa
Katherine Warpeha, University of Illinois at Chicago

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