II. International Symposium: Genetic Variation of Flowering Time Genes and Applications for Crop Improvement
March 24-26, 2014, Bielefeld, Germany
Meeting Venue: Universitätsstraße 25 , DE-33615 Bielefeld, Germany
Sparrenburg, Bielefeld´s landmark Bielefeld University |
Call for abstractsThe timing of flowering relies on a complex network of genetic and regulatory pathways and the integration of a variety of environmental cues. In the past years we have gained increasing knowledge of flowering time regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana and numerous crop species. Flowering time regulators are important for crop plant domestication and adaptation to different environments. Their pleiotropic effects can impact important traits such as yield and stress tolerance. Moreover, the phenological development of a plant can be drastically altered by mutation and genetic modification of major flowering time regulators. We welcome contributions for oral presentations and posters from model species and any kind of cultivated plants, including annual and biennial species used in agriculture and horticulture, fruit trees and forest trees. |
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Sessions1: Gene expression networks, signaling pathways and epigenetic regulation 5: Integration of endogenous and environmental factors 6: Control of flowering time in crops |
Confirmed Keynote SpeakersOve Nilsson Richard Amasino Maria Albani Christian Bachem Markus Schmid Joseph Colasanti Detlef Weigel George Coupland |
Please register online by: February 15, 2014
Abstract submission deadline : January 31, 2014
Conference Fee: 65 €
This conference fee will be used to finance the conference dinner.
Please transfer the conference fee to the following bank account:
Account holder: Martina Blümel
Account No. : 340774300
BLZ: 25010030
IBAN: DE91250100300340774300
BIC: PBNKDEFF
Organizers: Dorothee Staiger (Bielefeld University), Daniela Holtgräwe (CeBiTec, Bielefeld University), Klaus Pillen, (Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenburg)
Ivo Große (Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenburg), Maria von Korff (MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne), Christian Jung (Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel)
For further information, please contact: m.bluemel@plantbreeding.uni-kiel.de