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Genome Mapping, Tagging & Characterization: Maize, Sorghum, Millet, Sugar Cane, and related

Sample Sequence Analysis of Grass Genomes Indicates Frequent and Repeated Horizontal Transfer of LTR-Retrotransposons
Minkyu Park, Dept. of Genetics, University of Georgia; P. a. Christin, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences Sheffield University; Colin P. Osborne, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences Sheffield University; Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Dept. of Genetics, University of Georgia

The Grass Tribe Paniceae and the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis
Jacob D Washburn, University of Missouri; James C Schnable, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Thomas P. Brutnell, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Ying Shao, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Yang Zhang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; J. Chris Pires, University of Missouri

Adaptive Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis
Pu Huang, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Tony Studer, University of Illinois; James C Schnable, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Thomas P. Brutnell, Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Bulked Segregant - Genotyping-By-Sequencing: Cost-Effective and Background Independent Genetic Mapping of Mutants and QTL
Wimalanathan (Gokul) Kokulapalan, Iowa State University; Rebecca L. Weeks, Iowa State University; Erica E. Unger-Wallace, Iowa State University; Erik W. Vollbrecht, Iowa State University

RefSeq Curation at NCBI - Adding Value to the Maize Genome Resources
Brian Smith-White, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI/NLM/NIH); Kim D. Pruitt, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI/NLM/NIH); Terence D. Murphy, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH; Francoise Thibaud-Nissen, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI/NLM/NIH)

Automated High-Throughput SNP Genotyping from Zea mays
Mike Farrell, Omega Bio-tek; Julie Baggs, Omega Bio-tek; Jeff Roeder, Omega Bio-tek; Travis Butts, Omega Bio-tek; Lena Emadi, FLUIDIGM; Honrado Lopez, FLUIDIGM; Paul Streng, FLUIDIGM

Genomic Exploration of Genebank Collections: Early Insights from Seeds of Discovery-Maize
Sarah Hearne, CIMMYT- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre; Jorge Franco, Facultad de Agronomia; Jiafa Chen, CIMMYT- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre; Cesar Daniel Petroli, CIMMYT- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre

Investigating Maize Genome Structural Variation Using Bionano Genome Mapping
Pierre A Migeon, Kansas State University Department of Plant Pathology; Jie Ren, Kansas State University Department of Plant Pathology; Zhao Peng, Kansas State University Department of Plant Pathology; Frank White, University of Florida; Sanzhen Liu, Kansas State University

Optimal Design of Genomic Prediction in Maize Hybrid Breeding
Tingting Guo, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University

Analyzing the Leaf Microbiome across 270 Diverse Maize Lines
Jason G Wallace, University of Georgia; Karl A. Kremling, Cornell University; Shu-Yun Chen, Cornell University; Mei-Hsiu Su, Cornell University; Jeremy D. Pardo, Cornell University; Nicholas K. Lepak, USDA-ARS; Joshua S. Budka, USDA-ARS; Edward S. Buckler, USDA-ARS-Cornell University

Maize - GO Annotation Methods Evaluation and Review (Maize-GAMER)
Wimalanathan (Gokul) Kokulapalan, Iowa State University; Carson M Andorf, USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Iowa State University; Iddo Friedberg, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Dill, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Iowa State University

A Systems Approach to Investigate the Role of Source-Sink Communications in Senescence in Maize
Rajandeep Sekhon, Clemson University; C. Robin Buell, Department of Plant Biology and DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University; Natalia de Leon, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shawn Kaeppler, Department of Agronomy and DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Population Structure of the sugaryenhancer1 (se1) Haplotype in a Collection of Sweet Maize
Matthew D Murray, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William F. Tracy, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Genetic Characterization of Indicators for Diazotrophic Recruitment in Zea mays
David A. O'Donnell, University of California Davis; Jinliang Yang, University of California-Davis; Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, University of California; Alan Bennett, UC Davis

Three-Fourths of Maize Presence-Absence Variants (PAVs) are not in Linkage Disequilibrium (LD) with Nearby SNPs
Alina Ott, Iowa State University; Cheng-Ting Yeh, Iowa State University; Wei Wu, Iowa State University; Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh, Roche NimbleGen; Sam Benidt, Iowa State University; Dan Nettleton, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University

Conservation of Regulation Patterns Associated with the 3’UTR of ZTHIC Gene in Selected Zea mays Varieties
Temitope Ojuolape Salaam, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi; Khalid O. Adekoya, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.; Idowu A. Taiwo, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.; Olusesan Omidiji, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.; Gloria N. Elemo, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi; Frank Hochholdinger, INRES Crop Functional Genomics, University of Bonn

Phenotyping Genetic Diversity in Acceleration of Maize Leaf Senescence under Elevated Ozone
Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, USDA-ARS; Charles Burroughs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gorka Erice, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher M. Montes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sang-In Shim, Gyeongsang National University; Jessica Wedow, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Craig Yendrek, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Patrick J. Brown, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew D.B Leakey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lauren M. McIntyre, University of Florida

Genotypic Diversity in Yield and Grain Quality Responses to Elevated Ozone of Diverse Inbred and Hybrid Maize
Lorena Rios-Acosta, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gorka Erice, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew C. Kendzior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark Lewis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Mulcrone, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ines Resano Goizueta, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin Thompson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Tiago Tomaz, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ilse Barrios-Perez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Crystal A. Sorgini, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Wedow, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Patrick J. Brown, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lauren M. McIntyre, University of Florida; Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, USDA ARS; Andrew D.B Leakey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

A Regional Task Force to Fight the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in Eastern Africa
Francesca Stomeo, BecA-ILRI Hub; Mark Wamalwa, BecA-ILRI Hub; Ian Adams, Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA); Miano Douglas, University of Nairobi; Dora Kilalo, University of Nairobi; Jane Wamaitha Mwathi, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO); Francis Mwatuni, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS); Anne Ndanu, Plant Transformation Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kenyatta university.; Fatma Hussein, Horticultural Research and training Institute; Anne W. Wangai, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO); Tilly Eldridge, John Innes Centre; Neil Boonham, Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA); Jagger Harvey, BecA-ILRI Hub; Josephine Birungi, BecA-ILRI Hub; Appolinaire Djikeng, BecA-ILRI Hub

Fine Mapping a Tarspot Complex Resistance QTL in Maize
Jiafa Chen, CIMMYT Int.; Xuecai Zhang, CIMMYT; Sarah Hearne, CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; George Mahuku, IITA; Prasanna Boddupalli, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Gordon M. Huestis, CIMMYT Int.

Integrated and Translational Genomics for Analysis of Complex Traits in Crops
Ratan Chopra, USDA-ARS; Mark D. Burow, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Gloria Burow, USDA-ARS; Charles Simpson, Texas AgriLife Research; Jennifer Chagoya, Texas A&M AgriLife Research; John Burke, USDA-ARS; Zhanguo Xin, USDA ARS

Sorghum MAGIC Population: Structure and Potential for Genetics Research and Breeding
Ptarick O Ongom, Purdue University; Adedayo Adeyanju, Purdue University; Daniel J. Gobena, Purdue University; Patrick Rich, Purdue University; Gebisa Ejeta, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University

High-Density Multi-Parent Genome Mapping in Sorghum
Birgit Samans, Justus Liebig University; Franciszek Janowiak, Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology; Ralf Uptmoor, University of Rostock; Christina Dixelius, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Silke Wieckhorst, KWS SAAT SE; Rod Snowdon, Department of Plant Breeding, Justus Liebig University

Construction of High Quality Recombination Maps in Sorghum Bicolor using Recombinant Inbred Line Populations
Santosh Deshpande, ICRISAT; Sivasubramani Selvanayagam, ICRISAT; Ramu Punna, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University; CT Hash, ICRISAT; Hari D Upadhyaya, ICRISAT; Geoffrey Morris, Kansas State University; Charlotte Acharya, Cornell University; Sharon E. Mitchell, Cornell University; Edward S. Buckler, USDA-ARS-Cornell University; Stephen Kresovich, Clemson University

Genomic Dissection of Leaf and Panicle Architecture Traits in Sorghum using Nested Association Mapping
Olalere Marcus Olatoye, Kansas State University; Sophie Bouchet, Kansas State University; Geoffrey Morris, Kansas State University; Tesfaye T. Tesso, Kansas State University; Ramasamy Perumal, Kansas State University

Genome-Wide Association Study of Traits Involved in Biofuel Production in Sorghum
Motoyuki Ishimori, The University of Tokyo; Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, The University of Tokyo; Hideki Takanashi, The University of Tokyo; Masaru Fujimoto, The University of Tokyo; Mai Minamikawa, The University of Tokyo; Taichi Koshiba, Earth Note Co. Ltd.; Masaaki Kobayashi, Meiji University; Kentaro Yano, Meiji University; Tsuyoshi Tokunaga, Earth Note Co. Ltd.; Nobuhiro Tsutsumi, The University of Tokyo; Hiroyoshi Iwata, The University of Tokyo

Utilizing Established Sorghum Mapping Populations to Identify QTL for Grain Yield and Compositional Traits
Richard E. Boyles, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Cooper, Clemson University; Zachary Brenton, Clemson University; Kelsey Zielinski, Clemson University; Brad Rauh, Clemson University; Geoffrey Morris, Kansas State University; Stephen Kresovich, Clemson University

Assembly, Closing, and Finishing of the Sorghum bicolor A1 Cytoplasmic-Male Sterility (CMS) Mitochondrial Genome: Identification of Novel Fusion ORFs
Brendan Keough, Lucigen Corporation; Scott Monsma, Lucigen Corporation; Ian Small, The University of Western Australia; Joanna Melonek, University of Western Australia; Robert R. Klein, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center

Identification of QTLs and Underlying Candidate Genes Controlling Grain Fe and Zn Concentration in Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L).Moench]
Kotla Anuradha, ICRISAT; Rahul M. Phuke, ICRISAT; Hariprasanna K, IIMR; Shivaji Mehtre, VNMKV; Abhishek Rathore, ICRISAT; Radhika Kommineni, ANGRAU; Farzana Jabeen, PJTSAU; CT Hash, ICRISAT; Belum V.S. Reddy, ICRISAT; Patil Jagannath Vishnu, MPKV; Shashikanth Dara, IIMR; Santosh Deshpande, ICRISAT; Ashok Kumar, ICRISAT

NBS-LRR-Encoding Genes in Sorghum and Their Role in Plant Defense
Hengyou Zhang, USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Laboratory; Yinghua Huang, USDA ARS; Liuling Yan, Oklahoma State University

Identification of Broad Spectrum Anthracnose Resistance QTL in Sorghum By Whole Genome Sequencing
Fuyou Fu, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology,Purdue University; Gebisa Ejeta, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University; Tesfaye Mengiste, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology,Purdue University

Identification of Loci Influencing Striga Germination Stimulant Activity By Genome Wide Association Studies of the Sorghum Panel
Daniel J. Gobena, Purdue University; Patrick Rich, Purdue University; Gebisa Ejeta, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University

Genotyping-by-Sequencing Using Double Digest Restriction Associated DNA (ddRAD) Approach for Fine Mapping LG2 Drought Tolerance QTL in Pearl Millet
Rakesh K. Srivastava, ICRISAT; Vijaya Bhasker Reddy Lachagari, SciGenom Labs Pvt Ltd; Vincent Vadez, ICRISAT; Jana Kholova, ICRISAT; Sivarama Prasad Lekkala, SciGenom Labs Pvt Ltd; Eduardo Blumwald, Dept. of Plant Sciences, University of California

Application of Herbicide-Resistant Genes from Green Foxtail Millet in Foxtail Millet Breeding
Ruhong Cheng, China National Millet Improvement Center; Guoqing Liu, China National Millet Improvement Center; Zhigang Shi, China National Millet Improvement Center; Xueyan Xia, Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences; Ting Zhang, China National Millet Improvement Center

Developmental Variation in Branch Architecture in Tillering Mutants of Setaria viridis
John Hodge, Oklahoma State University; Andrew Doust, Oklahoma State University

Interrelationship Between Biomass and Architecture during Growth in Setaria
Margarita Mauro-Herrera, Oklahoma State University; Andrew Doust, Oklahoma State University

Mining of Repetitive Sequences from Eragrostis tef var Enatite Genome
Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Edoardo Bertolini, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Mario Enrico Pè, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Andrea Zuccolo, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Development of a Genome-Wide Selection Model to Sugarcane Breeding Using High Throughput Sequence Capture Genotyping
Ivone de Bem Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Goias; Clistiane dos Anjos Mendes, Universidade Federal de Goias; Rhewter Nunes, Universidade Federal de Goias; Stela Barros Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Goias; Isabela Pavanelli de Souza, Universidade Federal de Goias; Ludmila F. Bandeira, Universidade Federal de Goias; Leandro G Neves, RAPiD Genomics LLC; Marcio Resende, RAPiD Genomics LLC; Alexandre S. G. Coelho, Universidade Federal de Goias

Mining Genetic Variance in Sugarcane through Genotyping By Sequencing
Xiping Yang, Agronomy Department, University of Florida; Jian Song, Agronomy Department, University of Florida; Jianping Wang, Agronomy Department, University of Florida

The Sugarcane Chloroplast Genome: A Next Generation Sequencing Perspective
Nam Van Hoang, University of Queensland QAAFI; Agnelo Furtado, University of Queensland/QAAFI; Richard B. McQualter, University of Queensland QAAFI; Robert J. Henry, University of Queensland/QAAFI

Prediction of Genetic Values of Sugarcane Using Genomic Information
Luiz A. Peternelli, Federal University of Vicosa; Paulo M. A. Costa, Federal University of Vicosa; Bruno P. Brasileiro, Federal University of Vicosa; Marcos D.V. Resende, EMBRAPA - sucursal; Marcio H.P. Barbosa, Federal University of Vicosa

Microsatellite Development for Genetic Diversity Analysis of Erianthus germplasm Collection in Thailand
Shin-ichi Tsuruta, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Masumi Ebina, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO); Makoto Kobayashi, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO); Yoshifumi Terajima, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul, Khon Kaen Field Crops Research Center (KKFCRC); Werapon Ponragdee, Khon Kaen Field Crops Research Center (KKFCRC); Hiroko Takagi, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

Target Sequencing Reveals Natural Allelic Variation in Saccharum Complex
Jian Song, Agronomy Department, University of Florida; Xiping Yang, Agronomy Department, University of Florida; Marcio Resende, RAPiD Genomics LLC; Leandro G Neves, RAPiD Genomics LLC; James Todd, Sugarcane Research Unit, USDA-ARS,; Jack Comstock, Sugarcane Field Station, USDA-ARS; Jianping Wang, Agronomy Department, University of Florida

de novo Assembly and Transcriptome Analysis of Sugarcane Leaves from Contrasting Varieties Submitted to Prolonged Water Stress
Aline Andrucioli Belesini, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista; Bruna Robiati Telles, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista; Giovanni Marques de Castro, Embrapa Informática Agropecuária; Poliana F Giachetto, Embrapa Informática Agropecuária; Juliana da Silva Vantini, UNESP/FCAV - Depto deTecnologia; Flávia Maria de Souza Carvalho, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista,; Samira Rodrigues Carlin, Centro Avançado da Pesquisa Tecnológica do Agronegócio de Cana (IAC/Apta); Jairo Oswaldo Cazetta, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista,; Maria Ines T. Ferro, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP; Daniel Guariz Pinheiro, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista,

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling Sucrose Content Based on an Enriched Genetic Linkage Map of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrids) Cultivar ‘LCP 85-384’
Yong-Bao Pan, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA; Pingwu Liu, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA; Amaresh Chandra, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA; Youxiong Que, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA; Pinghua Chen, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA; Michael P. Grisham, USDA-ARS, SEA, SRU, Houma, LA 70360, USA

A Development of SSR Linkage Map of Erianthus, Wild Relatives of Saccharum, for Breeding Improvement of Sugar Cane
Masumi Ebina, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO); Shin-ichi Tsuruta, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Yoshifumi Terajima, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Makoto Kobayashi, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO); Shin Irei, Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center (OPARC)

Progress in Breeding for Perenniality in Sorghum
Wenqian Kong, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory; T. Stan Cox, The Land Institute; Pheonah Nabukalu, The Land Institute; Andrew H. Paterson, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia

Functional Genomics of Seedling Cold Adaptation in Sorghum bicolor
Sandeep R. Marla, Kansas State University; Geoffrey Morris, Kansas State University

Novel Workflow for Sugar Beet Breeding
Piergiorgio Stevanato, University of Padova, Italy

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