Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM-6:10 PM
Room: Sunrise - Meeting House
Organizer:
Steve Rounsley
4:20 PM
Current Insights on Genomic Diversity and Genetic Architecture of Primary Breeding-Goal Traits in Africa Cassava Germplasm
Ismail Rabbi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Marnin Wolfe, Cornell University;
Ramu Punna, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University;
Guillaume J. Bauchet, Boyce Thompson Institute;
Pheneas Ntawuruhunga, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Michael T Abberton, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Edward Kanju, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Melaku A. Gedil, International Institute of Tropical Agrictulture (IITA);
Elizabeth Yaa Parkes, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Nzola Nzola, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Rachid Hanna, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
L. Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CIAT;
Chiedozie Egesi, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI);
Jean-Luc Jannink, USDA-ARS;
Peter Kulakow, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
4:40 PM
QTL Associated with Field Resistance to Cassava Brown Streak Disease in the Context of the Genetic Relationship Among Genotypes
Morag E. Ferguson, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Esther A. Masumba, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Fortunus A. Kapinga, Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute (NARI);
Inosters Nzuki, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Bernadetha Kimatha, Naliendele Agriculture Research Institute;
Kasele Salum, Ukiriguru Research Institute;
Heneriko Philbert Kulembeka, Ukiriguru Research Institute;
Geoffrey Suleiman Mkamilo, Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute (NARI);
Jessica B. Lyons, University of California, Berkeley;
Jessen V. Bredeson, University of California, Berkeley;
Trushar Shah, IITA;
Manpreet S. Katari, New York University;
Edward Kanju, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Alexander A Myburg, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria;
Albe van der Merwe, University of Pretoria;
Daniel S. Rokhsar, DOE Joint Genome Institute;
Steve Rounsley, Genus plc
5:00 PM
Genetic Load in Cassava
Ramu Punna, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University;
Williams Esuma, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda;
Robert Kawuki, National Crops Resources Research Institute;
Ismail Rabbi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);
Chiedozie Egesi, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI);
Jessen V. Bredeson, University of California, Berkeley;
Rebecca Bart, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center;
Janu Verma, Cornell University;
Edward S. Buckler, USDA-ARS-Cornell University;
Fei Lu, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University
5:20 PM
Two Novel DNAs Responsible for Enhanced Symptoms and Overcome Resistance to CMD in Plants
Cyprian Rajabu, North Carolina State University;
Catherine D. Doyle, North Carolina State University;
Mary M. Dallas, North Carolina State University;
Elijah M. Ateka, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology;
Jose T. Ascencio-Ibanez, North Carolina State University;
Joseph Ndunguru, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute;
Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, North Carolina State University
