7th 'Applying Genomics to Canola Improvement' Workshop
December 9, 2010, 8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Saskatoon
Online Registration
Program
8:40
Genetic control of water use efficiency in
Brassica oleracea, with some lessons
from Arabidopsis and Tomato
Andrew Thompson, University of Warwick, UK
Andrew Thompson, University of Warwick, UK
9:20
Metabolic engineering of industrial oil in plants: potentials
and challenges
Xiao Qiu, University of Saskatchewan
Xiao Qiu, University of Saskatchewan
13:00
Application of Genomics/Molecular Breeding in Dow AgroSciences
Omega-9 Canola Breeding Program
Van Ripley, S. Tang, C. Powers, M. Wiggins, L. Ubayasena, Dow AgroSciences, Saskatoon
Van Ripley, S. Tang, C. Powers, M. Wiggins, L. Ubayasena, Dow AgroSciences, Saskatoon
13:40
Epigenetics of transgenerational stress response: mechanisms and
applications
Igor Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge
Igor Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge
14:50
Balancing Act - regulating competing processes in seed
development
Adrian Cutler, NRC-PBI, Saskatoon
Adrian Cutler, NRC-PBI, Saskatoon
15:30
Brassica genome sequencing at KeyGene; from sequence to trait
Edwin van der Vossen, KeyGene, Netherlands
Edwin van der Vossen, KeyGene, Netherlands