Plant and Animal Genome XXV Conference

January 13 - 18, 2017

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NAPPN - Technologies and Applications in Digital Plant Phenotyping

In this workshop, the North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) will provide a venue for researchers to learn the “who’s who,” and “what’s what” in phenotyping technology from researchers using the latest techniques and vendors representing >80% of the phenotyping market. Two high impact keynotes plus five scientific lightning talks will highlight applications of phenomics technology in plant science research. Sponsoring companies will present five-minute briefs on their latest successes and future directions. Digital phenomic data is crucial to fully benefit from the advances in genetic analysis and molecular engineering. However, the evolution from manual to digital and high throughput phenotyping proves to be difficult. Choosing where to start and understanding possibilities of the latest developments is a scientific discipline in itself. This workshop will provide space to accelerate inspiration, matchmaking and implementation of these cutting edge technologies by breeders and scientists into their day-to-day operations. It is a great opportunity to learn more about plant phenotyping applications, concepts and commercial state of the art technologies. If you are interested in presenting a five-minute lightning talk on a cutting-edge application of digital phenotyping technology, send a brief abstract (200 words or less) to the NAPPN before 23-Dec, 2016.