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Session IV: NGS based Approaches in Plant Genomics |
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09:00 |  | Keynote Presentation The Next-Generation Sequencing Revolution in Soybean: GBS, SNP arrays, WGS and Beyond
Francois Belzile, Professor, Laval University, Canada
This Keynote Talk will focus on exploitation of NGS tools in soybean and other crop species for developing efficient genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approaches and analytical tools to provide cost-effective genotyping solutions to breeders. First part of the talk will focus on their latest pipeline (Fast-GBS) for calling SNPs from GBS read data and will provide an overview of its efficiency and accuracy. In second part of the talk, the speaker will illustrate how such dense genome-wide SNP coverage can facilitate the identification of QTLs that are highly relevant to a specific set of breeding materials. In closing, a brief overview of the SoyaGen project will be discussed. |
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09:45 | Development of Genomic and Transcriptomic Resources in Chickpea for Gene Discovery and Genetic Enhancement
Sabhyata Bhatia, Staff Scientist VI, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India
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10:20 | Integrated Next Generation Genomics Approaches for Discovery of Molecular Signatures associated with Agronomic Traits in Crop Plants
Mukesh Jain, Associate Professor, School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
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10:55 | Coffee Break and Networking in the Exhibiton Area |
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Session V: Genetic Engineering for Enhanced Fungal Resistance |
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11:25 |  | Keynote Presentation RNA Silencing Based Approaches for Crop Improvement
Manchikatla Venkat Rajam, Professor & Head- Genetics, University of Delhi, India
In this Keynote Presentation, exploration of RNAi technology for engineering crop plants for resistance against fungal infections and insect pests as well as other beneficial characters will be discussed. It will specifically focus on the potential of RNAi for the control of Fusarium wilt in tomato. Further, it will also highlight results of RNAi-based approaches for developing tomato transgenic plants resistant to an important insect pest, Helicoverpa armigera, for enhanced shelf life of fruits and male sterility. |
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12:10 | Antifungal Plant Defensins: Mechanisms of Action and Engineering Disease Resistant Crops
Dilip Shah, Principal Investigator, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States of America
This talk will discuss how defensins with different modes of action have the potential to provide resistance to economically important fungal pathogens in transgenic crops. |
12:45 | Biosynthesis and Gene Expression of Lignin Intermediates in Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensis during Ganoderma spp. Fungal Infection
Christina Supramaniam, Assistant Professor, The University of Nottingham , Malaysia
The talk will address the problem of wood rot by Ganoderma spp. in oil palm and the threat to the supply of global edible oil. Understanding the key process of the biosynthesis of lignin and the role of monolignols could be used to enhance oil palm tolerance towards basal stem rot. |
13:20 |  Technology Spotlight:
Automating Genomics Lab Work Flow
Billy Asir, Product Specialist, Beckman Coulter India Pvt Ltd
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13:35 | Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition Area |
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Session VI: Issues and Challenges with GM Crops |
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15:20 | Regulatory and Biosafety issues in GM Crops
Shashi Kumar Rhode, Principal Investigator & Team Leader, ICGEB, India
This talk will discuss about logjam over the approval of field trials for new genetically modified (GM) crops in India due to several biosafety, and environmental risks associated with GM organisms which makes ecological risk assessment of GM crops for mass commercial cultivation and the potential impact of its escape into the natural environment as significant concerns. Thereafter, it will mention about many GMOs regulatory aspects, which are essential to be addressed for the biosafety of GM crops and to mitigate the hypothetical risk of GM crops, or transgene escapes to the natural ecosystem. |
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Session VII: Strategies for Protection of Crop Plants against Viruses |
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15:55 | Role of Epigenetics and Tomato 26S Proteasome Subunit RPT4a in Providing Tolerance against Plant Viruses
Manoj Prasad, Scientist V, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India
The present study highlights non-proteolytic function of SlRPT4 and their participation in defense-pathway against virus infection in tomato. |
16:30 | ER Stress Machinery Downregulates Potyvirus and Potexvirus Infection
Jeanmarie Verchot, Professor, Oklahoma State University, United States of America
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17:05 | End of Conference |
