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Flax Genomics

The recent genomics efforts in flax will be presented. The genome was recently sequenced leading to multiple research endeavours. Research results on flax sequencing, assembly, transcriptomics, association mapping, wild relatives, evolution, linseed composition and fiber traits will be presented.
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM-12:40 PM
Room: Towne - Meeting House
Organizer:
Sylvie Cloutier
Co-Chair:
Christopher Cullis
10:30 AM
W323
Variation in the Flax Genome and its Application to Bioproducts
Michael K. Deyholos, University of British Columbia

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10:55 AM
W324
Pleiotropic Effect of Chalcone Synthase Gene Engineering
Jan Szopa-Skorkowski, University of Wroclaw,Faculty of Biotechnology; Magdalena Zuk, Faculty of Biotechnology -Wroclaw University

11:20 AM
W325
Evidence for Congruent Three-Genome Phylogenetic Signals for Four Botanical Sections of the Flax Genus Linum
Yong-Bi Fu, Plant Gene Resources of Canada

11:40 AM
W326
The Transcriptome of Drought Response in Flax
Raju Datla, National Research Council Canada; Ianis Mavraganis, National Research Council Canada; Prakash Venglat, National Research Council Canada; Helen M. Booker, University of Saskatchewan

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12:00 PM
W327
Genome-wide Approaches to Identifying the Basis of Early Flowering in Epimutagenized Royal Flax
Megan House, University of Saskatchewan; Raja Ragupathy, University of Saskatchewan; Akshaya Vasudevan, University of Saskatchewan; Frank M. You, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Gaofeng Jia, University of Saskatchewan; Stephen J. Robinson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Helen M. Booker, University of Saskatchewan

12:20 PM
W328
Host Pathogen Interaction between Flax and Septoria linicola and the Genetics of Resistance
Khalid Rashid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Frank M. You, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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