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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Participants registration and poster display |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Opening Ceremony
Frusciante L.
President of SIGA - Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics |
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15:00 - 16:15 |
Session I - Structural and comparative genomics
Chairpersons: Giuliano G., Valle G. |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Invited Lecture
Wing R. - The Oryza map alignment project: genomes in flux |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Morgante M., The French–Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization - Genome evolution in grapevine: the role of transposable elements and whole genome duplications |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
Chiusano M.L., Traini A., D’Agostino N., Frusciante L. - Halfway checkpoint! What can we learn from the draft and incomplete tomato genome? |
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16:00 - 16:15 |
Micheletti D., Costa F., Baldi P., Troggio M., Pindo M., Komjanc M., Malnoy M., Zharkikh A., Magnago P., Velasco R., Salvi S. - Analysis of linkage disequilibrium in apple |
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16:15 - 16:45 |
Coffee break & poster vision (Session B) |
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16:45 - 18:15 |
Session I (cont.) - Structural and comparative genomics
Chairpersons: Giuliano G., Valle G. |
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16:45 - 17:00 |
Licciardello C., D’Agostino N., Reforgiato Recupero G., Chiusano M.L. - Evaluation of alternative splicing in the Citrus sinensisglutathione S transferase gene family |
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17:00 - 17:15 |
Mica E., Piccolo V., Ferrarini A., Casati C., Delledonne M., Morgante M., Pezzotti M., Pesole G., Pè M.E., Horner D. - Genomic analysis of conserved microRNAs genes in grapevine |
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17:15 - 17:45 |
Invited Lecture
Valle G. - New DNA sequencing technologies: principles, applications and perspectives |
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17:45 - 18:15 |
General Discussion |
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18:15 - 19:00 |
Lectio Magistralis
Lorenzetti F. - Seeds: the delivery system for Agricultural Genetics |
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19:30 |
Welcome Cocktail |
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
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08:30 - 10:30 |
Session II - Potato: the hidden treasure (FAO Year)
Chairpersons: Frusciante L., Sonnino A. |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Invited Lecture
Bryan G. - Status and utilization of potato genetic resources in the Year of the Potato |
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09:00 - 09:15 |
Carputo D., Iorizzo M., Bradeen J.M., Aversano R., Barone A., Cardi T., Frusciante L. - Deployment of incongruent tuber-bearing Solanum species: integrated strategies of potential breeding value |
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09:15 - 09:30 |
Lovatti L. - New concepts in the retail and processing potato market and new targets in potato breeding |
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09:30 - 09:45 |
Rocculi P. - Key factors for fresh-cut potatoes quality and stability |
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09:45 - 10:00 |
Ranalli P., Parisi B., Govoni F. - New potato varieties for off-season production: a success of Italian breeding |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
General Discussion |
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10:30 - 11:30 |
Coffee break & poster vision (Session A and Session C) |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Session III - Genetic diversity: assessment and use
Chairpersons: Baldoni L., Vendramin G.G. |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Invited Lecture
Ingvarsson P.K. - The genetic basis of daptations in bud phenology across a latitudinal gradient in European aspen (Populus tremula) |
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12:00 - 12:15 |
Sebastiani F., Grivet D., Alía R., Vendramin G.G., González Martínez S.C. - Dissecting the role of demography and natural selection in shaping population genetic structure of two Mediterranean conifers: Pinus pinaster and Pinus halepensis |
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12:15 - 12:30 |
Falcone G., Fantini E., Giuliano G. - Evolution of flowering and fruit quality traits in cultivated tomato and its wild relatives |
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12:30 - 12:45 |
Piffanelli P., Bruschi G., Cavigiolo S., Ahmadi N., Powell W., Oliveira M., Ntanos D., Lupotto E. - EURIGEN: conservation and valorization of the European rice germplasm |
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12:45 - 13:00 |
General Discussion |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch break |
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14:30 - 16:30 |
Session IV - Genetics and breeding
Chairpersons: Gavazzi G., Rosellini D. |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Invited Lecture
Brutnell T. - A systems biology approach to understanding the shade avoidance syndrome in maize |
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Ruberti I., Carabelli M., Possenti M., Sessa G., Ciolfi A., Sassi M., Morelli G. - Regulatory networks for shade avoidance response |
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15:15 - 15:30 |
Locascio A., Vannozzi A., Parrini P., Lucchin M., Varotto S. - Vernalization down-regulates FLC transcripts and mediated transition to flowering in Cichorium intybus |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Di Meo G.P., Perucatti A., Floriot S., Hayes H., Schibler L., Incarnato D., Di Berardino D., Williams J., Cribiu E., Eggen A., Iannuzzi L. - A new river buffalo cytogenetic map: comparison with cattle and human chromosomes |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
Vaccino P., Banfi R., Corbellini M., Caceres E., Cionini P.G., Pasquini M., Bizzarri M., De Pace C. - Wheat breeding for responding to environmental changes: enhancement of modern varieties using a wild relative for introgression of adapted genes and genetic bridge |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
General Discussion |
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16:30 - 17:30 |
Coffee break & poster vision (Session D) |
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17:30 - 20:00 |
Session V - Functional genomics
Chairpersons: Leone A., Varotto S. |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Invited Lecture
Blázquez M.A. - New functions of gibberellins revealed by genomic approaches |
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18:00 - 18:15 |
Sestili F., Janni M., Doherty A., Imperatori F., Botticella E., Paoletti F., Jones H., D’Ovidio R., Lafiandra D. - Silencing of branching enzyme IIa by RNAi: a strategy to increase amylose content in durum wheat seeds |
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18:15 - 18:30 |
Di Carli M., Minoia L., Lilley K., Pezzotti M., Delledonne M., Desiderio A., Benvenuto E. - Proteomic analysis of grape berry (Corvina) ripening and withering |
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18:30 - 18:45 |
Galla G., Martinelli F., Sebastiani L., Alagna F., Baldoni L., Barcaccia G., Tonutti P., Ramina A. - Computational annotation of genes differentially espressed during fruit development in olive |
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18:45 - 19:00 |
Pilati S., Coller E., Dal Ri A., Malossini A., Moretto M., Velasco R., Moser C. - Regulatory networks underlying the grape berry ripening |
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19:00 - 19:15 |
Scossa F., Diretto G., Taylor M., Hedley P., Stewart D., Giuliano G. - Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of transgenic “Golden” potato tubers over-accumulating beta-carotene |
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19:15 - 19:30 |
Di Giacomo E., Mariotti D., Frugis G. - MtKNOX transcription factors: from the shoot back to the roots |
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19:30 - 20:00 |
General Discussion |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
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08:30 - 10:15 |
Parallel SessionI (Poster discussion)
Session A - Plant and animal genetic resources and breeding
(from A.01 to A.27)
Chairpersons: Pilu S.R., Tartarini S.
Session B - Quality (from B.01 to B.20)
Chairperson: Terzi V.
Session C - Plant-environment interaction and
Phytoremediation (from C.01 to C.38)
Chairpersons: Accotto G.P., Mastrangelo A.
Session D - Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics
(from D.01 to D.39)
Chairpersons: Di Matteo A., Faccioli P. |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Presentation of Roche Diagnostics Applied Science
Accorsi K. - Tecnologia 454 per analisi ad elevato throughput per genomi vegetali |
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee break & poster vision (Session E and Session F) |
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11:15 - 13:00 |
Parallel Session II (Poster discussion)
Session A - Plant and animal genetic resources and breeding
(from A.28 to A.55)
Chairpersons: Pea G., Salmaso M.
Session D - Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics
(from D.40 to D.78)
Chairpersons: Albertini E., Valè G.
Session E - Plant genetic engineering and Plants as bioreactors
(from E.01 to E.22)
Chairpersons: Montemurro C., Porceddu A.
Session F - Fruit and forest trees (from F.01 to F.16)
Chairpersons: Sebastiani F., Verde I. |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch break & poster dismount |
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14:30 - 16:30 |
Session VI - Challenge for the Future: uses of non-food plants
Chairpersons: Consonni G., Filippone E. |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Invited Lecture
Kruse O. - Solar to Biofuels with unicellular green algae |
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Massa S., Skarjinskaia M., Mett V., Venuti A., Yusibov V., Franconi R. - Plants and plant root cultures as platforms for producing therapeutic vaccines |
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15:15 - 15:30 |
Avesani L., Morandini F., Gecchele E., Devirgilio M., Barbante A., Vitale A., Pedrazzini E., Falorni A., Pezzotti M. - Expression of a mutated form of hGAD65 in transgenic tobacco plants |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
Scotti N., Sannino L., Buonaguro L., Grillo S., Buonaguro F., Cardi T. - Improvement of the HIV-1 Pr55gag polyprotein accumulation in transplastomic plants by N-terminal translational fusion with the RbcL protein |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
Pugnali M., Latini A., Palmieri E., Sperandei M., Cantale C., Jacques A., Bucher M., Galeffi P. - The expression of engineered antibodies in the root system |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
General Discussion |
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16:30 - 18:00 |
SIGA General Assembly |
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20:30 |
Social Dinner & SIGA Awards - Villa Foscarini-Rossi di Stra |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
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09:00 - 11:00 |
Symposium on Heterosis
Chairpersons: Landi P., Pè M.E. |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Invited Lecture
Zamir D. - The magic of heterosis in tomato |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Invited Lecture
Frascaroli E. - Heterosis in maize: from QTL analysis to development and evaluation of near isogenic lines for heterotic QTL |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Invited Lecture
Schnable P.S. - Heterosis in maize: new tools and complexities |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Invited Lecture
Radovic S. - Understanding allelic variation in maize: towards discovering of the molecular bases of heterosis |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Closing ceremony
Frusciante L.
President of SIGA - Italian Society of Agricultural Genetics |
