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Monday 15 March
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08:00 - 10:30
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Registration and Poster Set-Up
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10:30 - 11:00
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Opening Ceremony
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SESSION 1:
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OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Chairperson: Raul Rios
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11:00 - 12:00
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Molecular breeding of forages in a climate of change: from biomass to bioeconomy
German Spangenberg, Australia
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 2:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 1. BIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
Co-Chairpersons: Marcel Labandera and Charles Brummer
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13:30 - 14:00
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Development and implementation of molecular genetic tools for enhancement of herbage quality and other agronomic traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
John Forster, Australia
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14:00 - 14:20
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Identification of genes involved in bacterial wilt resistance of Lolium multiflorum
Fabienne Wichmann, Switzerland
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14:20 - 14:40
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Differential expression of proteins related to resistance mechanisms towards spittlebugs in Brachiaria brizantha
Karen Meireles, Brazil
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14:40 - 15:10
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 3:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 2. ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
Co-Chairpersons: Cacilda do Valle and Michael Casler
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15:10 - 15:40
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Molecular breeding to improve tolerance to abiotic stress in forage grasses
Toshihiko Yamada, Japan |
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15:40 - 16:00
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Mechanisms of tolerance to saline stress in Chloris gayana
Edith Taleisnik, Argentina
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16:00 - 16:20
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Enhancing salt and drought tolerance in transgenic Lotus corniculatus L.
Suo-Min Wang, China |
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16:20 - 17:45
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Mixer & Poster Viewing
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Tuesday 16 March
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SESSION 4:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 3. QUALITY
Co-Chairpersons: Fernando Ortega and Iain Donnison
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8:30 - 09:00
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Functional genomics of flavonoid biosynthesis for herbage quality improvement in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)
Aidyn Mouradov, Australia |
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09:00 - 09:20
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Production of transgenic tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) expressing a chimeric tall fescue NST repressor for improvement of forage digestibility
Hiroko Sato, Japan
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09:20 - 09:40
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Quantitative trait loci of morphological traits and cell wall components in a F2 Festulolium mapping population
Baldomero Alarcon-Zuniga, Mexico
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09:40 - 10:05
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 5:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 4. FLOWERING AND REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Co-Chairpersons: Juan Pablo Ortiz and John Forster
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10:05 - 10:30
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Genetic approaches to optimized flowering and seed production in forages Brent Barrett, New Zealand |
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10:30 - 10:55
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Apomixis: mechanisms, research and the future isolation of apomixis gene(s) in tropical grasses
Hitoshi Nakagawa, Japan |
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10:55 - 11:20
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Genetic systems and exploitation of apomixis in the genus Paspalum
Camilo Quarin, Argentina |
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11:20 - 11:40
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Isolation and expression analysis of a homologue of the Polycomb group gene Fertilization Independent Endosperm (FIE) in Brachiaria brizantha
Julio Rodrigues, Brazil |
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11:40 - 12:00
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Gene discovery and comparative transcriptome analysis in apomictic and sexual genotypes of Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees.
Viviana Echenique, Argentina |
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12:00 - 12:20
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Map-based cloning of the Z self incompatibility locus in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Bruno Studer, Denmark |
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12:20 - 13:25
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Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 6:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 5. BIOENERGY AND BIOINDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
Co-Chairpersons: Gustavo Schrauf and Hitoshi Nakagawa
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13:25 - 13:55
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Perennial grasses as feedstocks for green energy
Iain Donnison, UK |
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13:55 - 14:25
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Molecular breeding to develop cultivars for bioenergy and forage use
Joe Bouton, USA |
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14:25 - 14:55
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 7:
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TRANSGENESIS AND BIOSAFETY RESEARCH
Co-Chairpersons: Fernando Ardila and Toshihiko Yamada
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14:55 - 15:25
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Genetic improvement, field performance and risk assessment of apomictic Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flugge) following biolistic gene transfer
Fredy Altpeter, USA |
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15:25 - 15:50
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Biosafety and risk assessment of transgenic forage and turf
Zeng-yu Wang, USA |
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15:50 - 16:15
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Plant Breeding and Transgenesis in dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) for enhanced herbage quality, yield and disease resistance
Gustavo Schrauf, Argentina |
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16:15 - 17:45
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Mixer & Poster Viewing
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Wednesday 17 March
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SESSION 8:
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COMPARATIVE GENOMICS AND GENOME ANALYSIS
Co-Chairpersons: Viviana Echenique and Zeng-yu Wang
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08:30 - 08:50
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Analysis of the pangenome of the grass endophyte Neotyphodium lolii
German Spangenberg, Australia |
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08:50 - 09:10
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Construction of a white clover linkage map and comparative analysis with red clover and model legumes
Sachiko Isobe, Japan |
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09:10 - 9:30
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First linkage maps for improvement of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)
Kioumars Ghamkhar, Australia |
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09:30 - 9:50
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Using translational genomics to underpin germplasm improvement for complex traits in crop legumes
Leif Skøt, UK |
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9:50 - 10:30
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 9:
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GENETIC DIVERSITY, GENETIC AND GENOMIC RESOURCES, PHENOMICS 1
Co-Chairpersons: Beatriz Rosso and Barry Scott
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10:30 - 11:00
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40 years of genetic diversity studies: what have we learned and where do we go from here?
Michael Casler, USA |
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11:00 - 11:30
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A survey of germplasm collection of Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick. using microsatellite markers, cytogenetics, morphological traits and geographical origin
Leticia Jungmann, Brazil |
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11:30 - 13:00
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Lunch Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 10:
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MOLECULAR BREEDING, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 6. PLANT SYMBIOSIS
Co-Chairpersons: Marina Omacini and Joe Bouton
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13:00 - 13:30
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The Epichloë festucae-perennial ryegrass symbiosis: a fine balance between mutualism and antagonism
Barry Scott, New Zealand |
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13:30 - 14:00
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Lessons from the genome of the grass endophyte, Epichloe festucae
Chris Schardl, USA
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14:00 - 14:30
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Molecular genetics of the symbiosis of forage legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria
Mario Aguilar, Argentina |
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14:30 - 15:00
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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SESSION 11:
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GENETIC DIVERSITY, GENETIC AND GENOMIC RESOURCES, PHENOMICS 2
Co-Chairpersons: Adriana Andres and Fredy Altpeter
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15:00 - 15:30
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What about the phenome?
Charles Brummer, USA |
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15:30 - 15:50
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Origins of diploid Dactylis subspecies based on genealogical descent of molecular sequences
Alan Stewart, New Zealand
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15:50 - 16:10
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Genetic resources, genetic diversity and advances in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) improvement
Fernando Ortega, Chile |
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16:10 - 17:45
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Mixer & Poster Viewing
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20:00 - 24:00
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Conference Dinner – Tango Show
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Thursday 18 March
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SESSION 12:
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CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Chairperson: German Spangenberg |
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09:00 - 10:00
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Paving the way for GM agriculture in Argentina
Moises Burachik, Argentina |
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10:00 - 10:30
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Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Closing Ceremony
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11:00 - 12:30
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Poster Removal
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12:00
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Departure Coach Transfers to University of Buenos Aires – Faculty of Agronomy (FAUBA)
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13:00 - 17:30
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BBQ lunch and Visit FAUBA
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17:30
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Departure Coach Transfers to Pergamino
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Friday 19 March
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Field Trip to Pergamino and San Antonio de Areco
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