Congressi SIGA
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- Scientific Programme
- Session 1 - Improving plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses
- Session 2 - Genomics and breeding of grain legumes
- Session 3 - Totipotency / Pluripotency and cell differentation for genetic transformation of crop plants
- Session 4 - Epigenetic memory in plants
- Session 5 - Quantitative traits and their molecular bases
- Session 7 - Omics for food nutritional quality and traceability
- Session 8 - Genetics and Biotechnology
- Symposium - Editing crop genomes for next generation breeding
- Authors Index
- Keywords Index
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 Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrumicoltura e le Colture Mediterranee |
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Scientific Programme
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th
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| 13:30 – 18:30 |
Special Post Office opening Cancellation of stamps with a celebrative postal mark on special postcards |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | Registration and poster display | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Opening ceremony Welcome address by Institutional and Local Authorities Chairpersons: M. Morgante, A. Gentile, A.R. Lo Piero |
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| 15:00 – 17:00 |
Session 1 – Improving plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses Chairpersons: L. Cattivelli, S. Grillo |
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| 15:00 – 15:40 |
Invited Lecture J. Bailey-Serres (USA) Too much or too little water - From rice genes to paddy fields |
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| 15:40 – 16:00 |
P.L. Curci, R. Aiese Cigliano, D. Zuluaga, W. Sanseverino, G. Sonnante Transcriptome response to nitrogen starvation in durum wheat |
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| 16:00 – 16:20 |
The WHEALBI Consortium (rapporteur D. Guerra) A genomic resource to study allelic variation in barley for the adaptation to the environment |
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| 16:20 – 16:40 |
P. Punzo, A. Ruggiero, R. Nurcato, M. Possenti, G. Morelli, S. Grillo, G. Batelli An expression-based functional screening highlights the importance of splicing and growth-regulation processes for osmotic stress tolerance |
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| 16:40 – 17:00 |
M. Chialva, A. Salvioli, S. Daghino, P. Bagnaresi, F. Neri, M. Novero, D. Spadaro, S. Perotto, P. Bonfante Natural soils more than genotypes elicit defense priming in tomato plant |
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| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee break and poster vision | |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Session 1 - (cont.) | |
| 17:30 – 17:50 |
L. Raggi, S. Ceccarelli, V. Negri Genomic evolution in barley populations multiplied under different stress conditions |
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| 17:50 – 18:10 |
E. Peressotti, D. Buonassisi, D. Migliaro, C. Dolzani, E. Banchi, L. Poles, E. Arrigoni, M. Stefanini, R. Velasco, S. Vezzulli Novel approaches to genetically and phenotipically characterize downy mildew resistance in grapevine |
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| 18:10 – 18:30 |
M. Maccaferri, L. Aouini, E. Frascaroli, K. Ammar, M.S. Gharbi, A. Prodi, S. Stefanelli, S. Corneti, P. Mantovani, A. Massi, G.H.J. Kema, R. Tuberosa GWAS and linkage analysis for partial resistance to Zymoseptoria tritici in elite durum wheat |
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| 18:30 – 18:50 |
L. Lo Cicero, V. Catara, C.P. Strano, P. Bella, P. Madesis, A.R. Lo Piero Tobacco plants over-expressing the sweet orange GSTUs acquire tolerance to both abiotic and biotic stresses |
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| 18:50 – 19:30 |
Invited Lecture B. Keller (CH) Host and pathogen-informed strategies to achieve durable resistance in wheat |
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| 20:00 | Welcome reception (Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment) | |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th
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| 09:00 – 11:00 |
Session 2 – Genomics and breeding of grain legumes Chairpersons: R. Papa, A. Vitale |
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| 09:00 – 09:40 |
Invited Lecture S. A. Jackson (USA) Epigenetic variation in legume crops |
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| 09:40 – 10:00 |
O. Grillo., M. Lo Bianco, R. Cremonini, G. Venora Computer vision as a tool to characterize and identify bean landraces (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) |
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| 10:00 – 10:20 |
F. Sparvoli, W.Sanseverino, R. Aiese Cigliano, E. Cominelli, M.G. Daminati, R. Bollini Molecular organization of the APA genomic region associated with resistance to seed bruchids in wild Phaseolus vulgaris L. genotypes |
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| 10:20 – 10:40 |
O. Calderini, M. Carelli, E. Biazzi, A. Tava, C. Scotti Functional genomics and the saponin pathway in Medicago truncatula |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
D. Rau, M.L. Murgia, D. Santo, M. Rodriguez, E. Bitocchi, E. Bellucci, T. Gioia, L. Nanni, D. Albani, A. Ferrarini, M. Dell'Acqua, M.E. Pè, M. Delledonne, G. Attene, R.Papa Genomic dissection of domestication traits in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break and poster vision | |
| 11:30 – 13:30 |
Session 3 - Totipotency/Pluripotency and cell differentation for genetic transformation of crop plants Chairpersons: E. Filippone, F. Lo Schiavo |
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| 11:30 – 12:10 |
Invited Lecture T.J. Tranbarger (F) From plant totipotency to crop productivity: next generation agricultural biotechnology |
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| 12:10 – 12:30 |
Carra A., Sajeva M., Abbate L., Siragusa M., Pathirana R., Carimi F. Factors affecting somatic embryogenesis in grapevine and the genetic stability of regenerants |
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| 12:30 – 12:50 |
I. Perrone, S. Dal Santo, C. Del Fabbro, P. Boccacci, W. Chitarra, S. Zenoni, G.B. Tornielli, M. Celii, I. Gribaudo, E. De Paoli, G. Gambino Exploring the epigenetic signature of plant regeneration in the grapevine system |
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| 12:50 – 13:10 |
A. Giancaspro, R. Simeone, A. Blanco, A. Gadaleta The clean gene as molecular tool for the obtainment of cisgenic wheat plants |
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| 13:10 – 13:30 |
F. D’Orso, T. Lawrenson, W. Harwood, Y. Zhang, J. Li, L. Tomlinson, G. Morelli, C. Martin CRISPR/cas9-mediated HQT gene editing to study chlorogenic acid biosynthesis in tomato |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch break | |
| 14:30 – 16:50 |
Session 4 – Epigenetic memory in plants Chairpersons: E. Albertini, M. Pezzotti |
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| 14:30 – 15:10 |
Invited Lecture M. Catoni (UK) Genetic determinants of epigenetic switches |
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| 15:10 – 15:30 |
C. Forestan, S. Farinati, R. Aiese Cigliano, W. Sanseverino, G. Pavesi, V. Rossi, S. Varotto Dissecting the epigenetic memory of stress response in maize |
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| 15:30 – 15:50 |
S. Farinati, A. Rasori, S. Varotto, A. Botton, C. Bonghi (Epi)genetic control of fruit patterning and development in peach |
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| 15:50 – 16:10 |
A. Pieri, M.E. Pè, E. Bertolini Wild wheat: hunting long intergenic non coding RNAs |
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| 16:10 – 16:50 |
Invited Lecture R. Martienssen (UK) Germline reprogramming and epigenetic inheritance: how to avoid Bad Karma |
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| 16:50 – 17:20 | Coffee break and poster vision | |
| 17:20 – 19:00 | SIGA General Assembly | |
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th |
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| 09:00 – 12:30 |
Session 5 – Quantitative traits and their molecular bases Chairpersons: A. Gadaleta, S. Salvi |
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| 09:00 – 09:40 |
Invited Lecture J. Le Gouis (F) QTL analyses for nitrogen use and grain protein in bread wheat |
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| 09:40 – 10:00 |
M. Dell’Acqua, Y. Kidane, K.D. Mengistu, C. Mancini, Melfa Farmers Community, WORKAYE Farmers Community, E. Frascaroli, C. Fadda, M.E. Pè Which wheat for smallholder Ethiopian farmers? The quantitative genetics of traditional knowledge |
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| 10:00 – 10:20 |
P. Colasuonno, M.L. Zito, I. Marcotuli, D. Nigro, A. Giancaspro, G. Mangini, P. De Vita, A.M. Mastrangelo, N. Pecchioni, R. Simeone, A. Gadaleta, A. Blanco The carotenoid biosynthetic and catabolic genes in wheat and association with yellow pigments |
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| 10:20 – 10:40 |
M. Di Guardo, E. Van De Weg, M.C.A.M. Bink, W. Guerra, L. Lozano, T. Letschka, N. Busatto, L. Poles, A. Tadiello, R.G.F. Visser, F. Costa Multiple-family pedigree based analysis and genome wide association study decipher the genetic control of mechanical and acoustic textural components in apple fruit |
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| 10:40 – 11:30 | Coffee break and poster vision | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Session 5 - (cont.) | |
| 11:30 – 11:50 |
A. Fornasiero, F. Marroni, G. Magris, G. Di Gaspero, M. Morgante Identification and mapping of loci controlling viability in Vitis Vinifera self-crosses |
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| 11:50 – 12:10 |
F. Emanuelli, J.M. Soriano, L. Zamariola, S. Giuliani, R. Bovina, D. Ormanbekova, R. Koumproglou, T. Jahrmann, R. Tuberosa, S. Salvi Fine mapping and cloning of qVGT3.05, a major QTL for flowering time in maize |
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| 12:10 – 12:30 |
G. Tumino, R.E. Voorrips, F. Rizza, F.W. Badeck, C. Morcia, R. Ghizzoni, C.U. Germeier, M.-J. Paulo, M.J.M. Smulders, A.M. Stanca, V. Terzi Genome-wide association analysis for frost tolerance in European oat germplasm |
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| 12:30 – 13:00 |
SIGA "C. Jucci" Young Research Award 2016 Chairpersons: M. Morgante, E. Filippone |
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| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Introduction: M. Pezzotti Carlo Jucci, the founder of the Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics |
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| 12:40 – 12:55 |
M. Dell'Acqua Genetic properties of the MAGIC maize population: a new platform for high definition QTL mapping in Zea mays |
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| 12:55 – 13:00 | Award ceremony | |
| 13:00 – 1430 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Sessione 6 – Poster discussion | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee break and poster vision | |
| 17:00 – 19:00 |
Sessione 7 – Omics for food nutritional quality and traceability Chairpersons: A.R. Lo Piero, S. Ravaglia |
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| 17:00 – 17:40 |
Invited Lecture P. Madesis (GR) Genomics and DNA Barcoding approaches for species identification, food authentication and adulteration traceability |
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| 17:40 – 18:00 |
C. Licciardello, S. Scaglione, S. Gattolin, M. Caruso, F. Cattonaro, G. Reforgiato Recupero, L. Rossini, P. Caruso, G. Russo, G. Licciardello, A. Catara, M. Morgante Variability in the sweet orange germplasm through next generation clonal fingerprinting and traceability |
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| 18:00 – 18:20 |
G. Las Casas, F. Scollo, E. Nicolosi, G. Distefano, S. La Malfa, P. Hernández, A. Gentile Assessing a reliable protocol for Olive Oil DNA molecular traceability |
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| 18:20 – 18:40 |
F. Rizzi, A. Finocchio, C. Marrano, D. Mainieri, F. Zanarello, F. Biava, L. Ragni, E.M. Klein, A. Vitale, E. Pedrazzini Folding helpers involved in cereal protein body biogenesis |
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| 18:40 – 19:00 |
S. Zenoni, M. Fasoli, F. Guzzo, S. Dal Santo, M. Pezzotti, G.B. Tornielli The plasticity of phenylpropanoid metabolism distinguishes among genotypes during the postharvest dehydration of Vitis vinifera berries |
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| 20:45 | Social event (Palazzo Manganelli, Catania) | |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th |
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| 09:30 – 12:00 |
Symposium - Editing crop genomes for next generation breeding Chairpersons: M. Kater, M. Morgante |
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| Invited Lectures | ||
| 09:30 – 10:10 |
B. Mazur (USA) Advanced breeding technologies for the next generation of crops |
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| 10:10 – 10:50 |
H. Volpin (IL) Designed genetic variation: Producing targeted genomic deletions using transiently expressed nucleases |
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| 10:50 – 11:30 |
M. Kater (I) Genome editing for rice improvement |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 | General discussion "Perspectives of emerging technologies in Plant Breeding" | |
| 12:00 – 12:15 |
Closing ceremony Chairpersons: M. Morgante, A. Gentile, A.R. Lo Piero |
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