Invited speakers

As of 25. 01. 2017.

Opening Plenary session

This session aims to provoke discussion about approaches to legume genetics and genomics

  • Thomas R. Sinclair | read more rect3347
    North Carolina State University, USA
    Physiological limits to genetic improvement
  • Alain Charcosset | read more rect3347
    INRA, France

    Discussion of the requirements of genetics and genomics for understanding biological processes vs the practicalities of breeding
  • Douglas R. Cook | read more rect3347
    University of California Davis, USA
    Accessing diversity from wild species
  • Stig Uggerhøj Andersen | read more rect3347
    Aarhus University, Denmark
    Systematic mutagenesis and gene editing

This session is full


Genomes

  • David Bertioli | read more rect3347
    Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
    The groundnut genome and the origin of domesticated Arachis
  • Judith Burstin | read more rect3347
    INRA Dijon, France
    Pea genome
  • Kirstin E. Bett | read more rect3347
    University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
    Lentil genome

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.


Growth and form

  • Claire Domoney | read more rect3347
    John Innes Centre, UK

    Seed biology and the control of seed quality
  • Cristina Ferrándiz | read more rect3347
    Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (CSIC-UPV), Spain
    Fruit development in legumes

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.


Legume Mega Projects

  • Shoba Sivasankar | read more rect3347
    Director, CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals and Director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes, India
    Stress tolerance and yield stability in dryland legumes – Progress and Perspectives
  • Atilla Kereszt | read more rect3347
    Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
    Nitrogen fixation and regulation
  • Pierre-Marc Delaux | read more rect3347
    Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, CNRS, France
    Evolution of nitrogen fixing symbiosis

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.


Biotic Stress

  • Karam B. Singh | read more rect3347
    CSIRO Plant Industry, University of Western Australia, Australia
    Aphids / necrophytes
  • Marie-Laure Pilet-Nayel | read more rect3347
    INRA, France
    Disease resistance

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.


Abiotic stress

  • Phil Mullineaux | read more rect3347
    University of Essex, UK
    Abiotic stress and combined stress responses
  • Sergey Nuzhdin | read more rect3347
    USC University of Southern California, USA
    Genetics of environmental adaptation

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.


Real world applications of genomics

  • Maria Monteros | read more rect3347
    The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation, USA
    Development of the Alfalfa Breeder’s Toolbox: A Resource for Genomic, Genetic and Germplasm Resources for Alfalfa Improvement

This session is open for additional presentations from selected abstracts.