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SIBV-SIGA Joint Congress
“Feeding the planet: plant science and breeding for the future of agriculture”

Milano,  8-11 September 2015

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Scientific Programme


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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th
12:00 – 14:00 Registration (Lobby Lounge) and poster display (Porticato Richini)
14:00 – 14:30 Opening ceremony (Aula Magna)
Welcome address by Institutional and Local Authorities
Chirpersons: C. Tonelli, P. Trost, F. Veronesi
14:30 – 17:00 Plenary Session 1 – Crop quality for nutrition
Chairpersons: Blanco A., Pastore D.
14:30 – 15:05 Invited Lecture
Gruissem W.
From the lab to the field: improving crop nutritional quality
15:05 – 15:20 Caruso P., Russo M.P., Fabroni S., Timpanaro N., Licciardello G., Licciardello C.
Evaluation of mRNA expression level and ascorbic acid content in different sweet orange varieties and tissues during develompment and maturation
15:20 – 15:35 Sparvoli F., Nielsen E., Bollini R., Daminati M.G., Vogel-Mikus K., Arcon I., Cominelli E.
Iron biofortification in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
15:35 – 15:50 Caretto S., Rizzello F., De Paolis A., Durante M., Di Sansebastiano G.P., Blando F., Mita G.
Artemisia annua L. cell cultures as too ls for the production of bioactive compounds with healthful properties
15:50 – 16:25 Invited Lecture
Vitale A.
The use of the endoplasmic reticulum as a protein storage compartment in cereals: what is needed to make a protein body?
16:25 – 17:00 Coffee break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
17:00 – 19:05 Parallel Session A (Aula 211) – Signaling and nutrient assimilation
Chairperson: Chiurazzi M.
17:00 – 17:35 Invited Lecture
Lacombe B.
Molecular bases of nitrate transport and sensing in Arabidopsis
17:35 – 17:50 Lo Schiavo F., D’Alessandro S., Golin S., Hardtke C.S., Zottini M.
The co-chaperone p23 controls root development through the modulation of auxin distribution in the Arabidopsis root meristem
17:50 – 18:05 Costa A., Candeo A., Gandolfo Doccula F., Behera S., Bonza M.C., Valentini G., Bassi A.
Light sheet microscopy: a versatile tool for single cell calcium anaysis in Arabidopsis root
18:05 – 18:20 Murgia I., Di Silvestre D., Donnini S., Agresta A.M., Mauri P., Bittner F., Vigani G.
Cucumis sativus plants response to iron deficiency involves a wide alteration of molybdenum homeostasis
18:20 – 18:35 Fasani E., Dalcorso G., Furini A.
The promoter of Vacuolar Metal Transporter in Arabidopsis halleri: an example of evolution for metal hypertolerance/hyperaccumulation
18:35 – 18:50 Assenza F., Zeeman S.
Investigating the nuclear b-amylases signalling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana
18:50 – 19:05 Masiero S., Resentini F., Ekiegle E., Benevent A., Alabadí D., Blázquez M.A., Colombo L.
TCP14 and TCP15 control Arabidopsis seed germination togheter with DELLAs
17:00 – 19:05 Parallel Session B (Aula Magna) – Omics for crop improvement
Chairpersons: Mastrangelo A.M., Valè G.
17:00 – 17:35 Invited Lecture
Giuliano G.
Saffron apocarotenoid biosynthesis: a tale of three compartments
17:35 – 17:50 Martinelli F., Reagan R.L., Phu M.L., Davino S.W., Dandekar A.M.
Elucidating molecular mechanisms of Citrus responses to huanglongbing disease
17:50 – 18:05 Pessina S., Campa M., Dalla Costa L., Perazzolli M., Lenzi L., Valè G., Urso S., Schouten H., Visser R., Salamini F., Velasco R., Malnoy M.
Reducing susceptibility to powdery mildew in apple and grapevine through silencing of MLO genes
18:05 – 18:20 Ambrosino L., Bostan H., Ruggieri V., Frusciante L., Chiusano M.L.
Solanum lycopersicum versus Vitis vinifera: a multilevel gene comparison from fleshy fruit species
18:20 – 18:35 Amato A., Cavallini E., Begheldo M., Ruperti B., Zenoni S., Tornielli G.B.
Dissecting the regulatory network controlling flavonoid and vacuolar acidification pathways in grapevine
18:35 – 18:50 Dal Santo S., Zenoni S., Zuccolotto P., Sandri M., Fasoli M., Brancadoro L., De Lorenzis G., Scienza A., Tornielli G.B., Pezzotti M.
The transcriptome plasticity of grapevine in Genotype by Environment (GxE) interactions
18:50 – 19:05 Gómez-Ariza J., Chiozzotto R., Galbiati F., Goretti D., Brambilla V., Shrestha R., Martignago D., Landini M., Fornara F.
Rice panicle development requires down-regulation of a novel repressor of internode elongation
19:05 – 20:30 Welcome cocktail (Loggiato del Rettorato)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
09:00 – 11:10 Plenary Session 2 (Aula Magna) – Yield stability and stress resilience
Chairpersons: Perrotta C., Schubert A.
09:00 – 09:35 Invited Lecture
Herrera-Hestrella L.
Metabolic engineering of crops to develop a more efficient fertilization and weed control system
09:35 – 09:50 Iovieno P., Barbella M., Andolfo G., Frusciante L., Ercolano M.R.
Toward editing of zucchini genome for powdery mildew resistance
09:50 – 10:05 Tundo S., Moscetti I., Faoro F., Lafond M., Giardina T., Favaron F., Sella L., D’Ovidio R.
The Xylanase Inhibitors TAXI-III and XIP-I inhibit the enzyme and cell death activities of xylanases secreted by Fusarium graminearum during wheat infection
10:05 – 10:20 De Paola D., Zuluaga D.L., Danzi D., Janni M., Sonnante G.
MicroRNAome expression in durum wheat: role in plant development and nitrogen metabolism
10:20 – 10:35 Secchi F., Sperling O., Pagliarani C., Ferrandino A., Zwieniecki M.
Down-regulation of PIP1 aquaporins interferes with plant's ability to recover from water stress
10:35 – 11:10 Invited Lecture
Loreto F.
Understanding plant self-defence mechanisms to protect primary metabolism, improve stress resilience, and stabilize yields in a changing climate
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
11:30 – 13:00 Plenary Session 3 (Porticato Richini) - Poster viewing and discussion
11:30 – 12:15 Even number posters
12:15 – 13:00 Odd number posters
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
14:00 – 16:05 Parallel Session C (Aula 211) – Organelle and membrane biology
Chairperson: Lo Schiavo F.
14:00 – 14:35 Invited Lecture
Finazzi G.
Dissecting the in vivo regulation of photosynthesis
14:35 – 14:50 Pesaresi P., Rossi F., Romani I., Masiero S.
Molecular and genetic details of GUN1 mediated plastid-to-nucleus retrograde signalling
14:50 – 15:05 Zaffagnini M., Tagliani A., Sciabolini C., Marchand C., Lemaire S.D., Fermani S., Trost P.
Structural and biochemical characterization of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
15:05 – 15:20 Pompa A., Belluci M., De Marchis F.
An autoregulatory mechanism modulates translation of heterologous proteins in tobacco chloroplast
15:20 – 15:35 Santino A., Taurino M., Bonsegna S., Stefanelli F., De Domenico S., Giovinazzo G, Sanmartín M., Rojo E., Sánchez-Serrano J.J.
Functional characterisation of Arabidopsis SEIPINS, the homologues of human Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 2 (BSCL2)
15:35 – 15:50 Carpaneto A., Picco C., Scholz-Starke J., Festa M., Costa A., Sparla F., Trost P.
Direct recording of trans-plasma membrane electron currents mediated by a soybean member of the cytochrome b561 family
15:50 – 16:05 Pedrazzini E., Caprera A., Fojadelli I., Stella A., Rocchetti A., Bassin B., Martinoia E., Vitale A.
The Arabidopsis tonoplast is almost devoid of N-glycosylated proteins, unlike the rat lysosomal membrane
16:05 – 16:30 Coffee break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
14:00 – 16:05 Parallel Session D (Aula Magna) – Plant genetic resources and varietal development
Chairpersons: Barcaccia G., Cardi T.
14:00 – 14:35 Invited Lecture
Graner A.
Valorization of plant genetic resources: legacy and innovation
14:35 – 14:50 Lotti C., Marcotrigiano A.R., Miacola C., Schiavulli A., Zonno V., Ricciardi F., Bardaro N., Bracuto V., Mazzeo R., Pavan S., Ricciardi L.
The BiodiverSo Project: a chance for the safeguard of Apulian horticultural genetic resources
14:50 – 15:05 Martignago D., Gomez-Ariza J., Brambilla V., Galbiati F., Goretti D., Terauchi R., Antonise R., Tameling W., Fornara F.
Identification of novel QTLs and genes controlling flowering in rice varieties adapted to northern latitudes
15:05 – 15:20 Scaglione D., Fornasiero A., Marroni F., Cattonaro F., Allwright M., Rossi M., Baldoni L., Taylor G., Morgante M.
Genotyping-by-sequencing resources for cost-effective experiments
15:20 – 15:35 Tripodi P., Taranto F., Greco B., D’Agostino N., Cardi T.
Large scale phenomics and SNP discovery in pepper (Capsicum annuum) genetic resources using genotyping-by-sequencing
15:35 – 15:50 Colasuonno P., Incerti O., Lozito M.L., Gadaleta A., Blanco A.
DHPLC technology as a high-throughput detection of mutations in a durum wheat TILLING population
15:50 – 16:05 Bovina R., Milner S.G., Masher M., Stein N., Tuberosa R., Salvi S.
A fast-forward genetics approach for cloning root genes in barley
16:05 – 16:30 Coffee break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
16:30 – 20:00 SIBV General Assembly (Aula 211) - SIGA General Assembly (Aula Magna)
20:00 – 21:30 Social Event, SIGA “F. Ritossa” Award and SIGA/SIBV Poster Awards (Loggiato del Rettorato)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
09:00 – 12:05 Plenary Session 4 – Biomass and bioenergy (Aula Magna)
Chairpersons: Cervone F., Tucci M.
09:00 – 09:35 Invited Lecture
Karp A.
Genetic improvement of willows for bioenergy, biofuels and high value products
09:35 – 09:50 Fu Y., Poli M., Sablok G., Velikova V., Furini A., Liang Y., Loreto F., Li M., Varotto C.
Early transcriptional responses to water stress in biomass crop Arundo donax L. by unigene-based RNA-Seq
09:50 – 10:05 Menin B., Veronesi D., Ida A., D’Imporzano G., Adani F., Branduardi P., Abbruscato P., Mariani P.
Molecular characterization of eukaryotic microalgae to improve biomass composition
10:05 – 10:20 Alboresi A., Perin G., Meneghesso A., Maréchal E., Vitulo N., Valle G., Diretto G., Giuliano G., Morosinotto T.
Molecular analysis of long-term exposure to high light in the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana
10:20 – 10:35 Faè M., Longoni P., Accossato S., Valdesturli C., Reddy V.S., Leelavthi S., Cella R.
Tobacco transplastomic plants: a strategy for the sustainable production of second generation biofuel
10:35 – 11:00 Coffee break (Porticato S. Nazaro)
11:00 – 11:15 Betterle N., Rosa A., Mitruccio E., Crosatti C., Dall’Osto L., Cattivelli L., Bassi R.
Heterologous expression of thermophylic cellulases for the degradation of plant cell wall
11:15 – 11:30 Raggi S., Verrascina I., Benedetti M., De Lorenzo G., Ferrari S., Cervone F.
Oligogalacturonides control both defense and biomass production in rabidopsis
11:30 – 12:05 Invited Lecture
Bassi R.
Domestication of unicellular algae: the quest for improved light energy conversion efficiency
12:05 Lunch (Porticato S. Nazaro), poster dismount and transfer to EXPO
15:00 – 18:00 Sessione EXPO – CNRxEXPO (EXPO - Padiglione Italia) “Miglioramento genetico, biodiversità e futuro dell'agricoltura in un pianeta affollato: ragione e sentimento”
EXPO Session - CNRx EXPO "Genetic improvement, biodiversity and the future of agriculture in a crowded planet: sense and sensibility)
15:00 – 15:05 Vitale A.
Introduzione
Opening
15:05 – 15:25 Salamini F.
La domesticazione e il miglioramento genetico delle piante: un’analisi storica
Plant domestication and genetic improvement: an historical perspective
15:25 – 15:45 Stitt M.
Perchè è importante la ricerca sulle piante
Why plant research is important
15:45 – 16:05 Gruissem W.
Nutrire dieci miliardi di persone in modo sostenibile
Feeding ten bilion people in a sustainable way
16:05 – 16:25 Herrera-Estrella L.
Trent’anni di piante transgeniche
Thirty years of transgenic plants
16:25 – 16:45 Morgante M.
Il futuro delle biotecnologie vegetali
The future of plant biotechnology
16:45 – 18:00 Tavola Rotonda
Round Table
Moderatore: Carrada G.
Chairperson: Carrada G.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th
09:00 – 11:30 Plenary Symposium - Molecular networks for plant growth and productivity (Aula Magna)
Chairpersons: Maffei M., Morgante M.
  Invited Lectures
09:00 – 09:30 Stitt M.
Is Arabidopsis better than our politicians; balancing the carbon budget
09:30 – 10:00 Morgante M.
Structural variation and its genomic interactions in grapevine
10:00 – 10:30 Sabatini S.
Molecular mechanisms in root development
10:30 – 11:00 Fornara F.
Gene regulatory networks controlling photoperiodic flowering in rice
11:00 – 11:30 ERC Presentation
Gaudina M.
11:30 – 11:45 Closing ceremony
Chairpersons: Tonelli C., Trost P., Veronesi F.