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Cacao Advanced Omics Workshop

This workshop focuses on the application of cacao omics approaches to identify candidate genes and metabolic pathways involved in the regulation of important agronomic traits such as disease resistance, climate resilience, flavor and other important topics.
Date: Sunday, January 15, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM-12:40 PM
Room: Royal Palm Salon 3-4
Organizers:
Mark Guiltinan and Siela Maximova
10:30 AM
W098
The Cacao Criollo Genome v2.0 : An Improved Version of the Genome for Genetic and Functional Genomic Studies
Xavier Argout, CIRAD, UMR AGAP; Guillaume Martin, CIRAD, UMR AGAP; Gaëtan Droc, CIRAD, UMR AGAP; Karine Labadie, CEA - Genoscope; Eric Rivals, LIRMM- UMR 5506 & Univ Montpellier 2; Jean-Marc Aury, CEA - Genoscope; Claire Lanaud, CIRAD-UMR AGAP

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10:55 AM
W099
Population Genomics of Tropical Tree Species: Implications for Identification of Genetic Components of Disease Resistance in Theobroma Cacao
Claude dePamphilis, Penn State University

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11:20 AM
W100
True-to-Type DNA Fingerprinting of West and Central African Cocoa Germplasm: Implications Towards Cocoa and Chocolate Economy and Sustainability
Ranjana Bhattacharjee, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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11:45 AM
W101
Characterization of 21 Cacao Swollen Shoot Viral Genomes Reveals Multiple Species with Diverse Genome Organizations
Judith K Brown, University of Arizona

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12:10 PM
W102
CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Mutagenesis of a Supressor of Defense Response in T. cacao
Andrew Fister, The Pennsylvania State University

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