Program
Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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| 14.00-14.15 |
Welcome |
SESSION 1: Gene expression networks, signaling pathways and epigenetic regulationChair: Christian Jung |
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14.15-15.00 |
Keynote lecture Richard Amasino (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA): Vernalization systems in Arabidopsis and Brachypodium |
| 15.00-15.20 |
Seth Davis (University of York): The evening complex of Arabidopsis and barley: circadian control of flowering |
| 15.20-15.40 |
Maria von Korff (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne): Bulk segregant mapping reveals a novel flowering time regulator in barley |
| 15.40-16.00 |
Ralf Müller-Xing (Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf): Polycomb-group proteins and FLOWERING LOCUS T maintain commitment to flowering in Arabidopsis |
| 16.00-16.40 |
Coffee break (40 min) |
| 16.40-17.00 |
Mikael Johansson (Bielefeld University): Involvement of SSR1 in flowering time control |
| 17.00-17.20 |
Ivo Grosse (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg): tba |
| 17.20-19.20 | Poster Session (authors at posters 17.30 – 18.30) |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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SESSION 2 : Common and distinct evolutionary pathways Chair: Klaus Pillen |
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| 8.30-9.15 |
Keynote lecture Ove Nilsson (Umea Plant Science Centre, Umea): Photoperiodic regulation of plant growth and development in Arabidopsis, sugar beet and aspen trees - same problem - different solutions |
| 9.15-9.35 |
Nadine Dally (Christian Albrechts University of Kiel): Identification of the second bolting locus B2 and its role in flowering time control in beet |
| 9.35-10.20 |
Keynote lecture George Coupland (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne): Seasonal flowering in related annual and perennial species |
| 10.20-11.00 |
Coffee break (40 min) |
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SESSION 3 : Control of Flowering Time regulation in Perennials Chair: Dorothee Staiger |
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| 11.00 -11.20 |
Iris Fechter (Julius Kühn Instutute, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof): QTL analysis for flowering time in grapevine shows additive effects |
| 11.20-11.40 |
Nazgol Emrani (Christian Albrechts University of Kiel): Identification of bolting failure candidate genes in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) by next generation sequencing |
| 11.40-12.00 |
Katja Herrmann (IPK Gatersleben): Analysis of flowering time genes in wild Hordeum taxa to infer speciation processes and promote understanding of gene function in barley |
| 12.00-12.45 |
Keynote lecture Maria Albani (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne): Flowering and perennialism in Arabis alpina |
| 12.45-13.45 | Lunch (1h) |
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SESSION 4: Pleiotropic effects of FTi regulators Chair: Maria von Korff |
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| 13.45-14.30 |
Keynote lecture Christian Bachem (Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen): The gene that helped potato travel the world: StCDF1 regulates potato tuberisation and life cycle length |
| 14.30-14.50 |
Juliette de Meaux (Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster): Flowering time correlates in Arabidopsis thaliana evolution |
| 14.50-15.10 |
Sarah Schiessl (Justus Liebig University Giessen): Capturing clues to complex trait control - variation among flowering times in Brassica napus |
| 15.10-15.30 |
Carlos Molina (Christian Albrechts University of Kiel): Paralog-specific function and gene expression during floral transition in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) |
| 15.30-16.10 |
Coffee break (40 min) |
| 16.10-16.30 |
Guillaume Lobet (Université de Liège): Inflorescence architecture in tomato - linking a zigzag model with gene functions |
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SESSION 5: Integration of endogenous and environmental factors Chair: Ivo Grosse |
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| 16.30-17.15 |
Keynote lecture Markus Schmid (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen): Integration of flowering time signals in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 17.15-17.35 |
Claus Schwechheimer (Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan): APETALA1 interactions with DELLAs control floral development in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 17.35-18.20 |
Evening Keynote lecture Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen): Epigenetic variation in Arabidopsis and relatives |
| 19.00-22:00 |
Conference Dinner (Restaurant Westend @ Bielefeld University) |
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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SESSION 6: Control of flowering time in crops Chair: Markus Schmid |
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| 9.00-9.45 |
Keynote lecture Joseph Colasanti (University of Guelph, Ontario): Mechanisms of floral induction in crop plants - flowering time and beyond |
| 9.45-10.05 |
Kiyosumi Hori (National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba): QTLs involved in the natural variation in heading date among Asian rice cultivars |
| 10.05-10.25 |
Hironori Itoh (National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba): Molecular mechanisms setting critical day length for florigen Hd3a expression in rice |
| 10.25-11.00 |
Coffee break (35 min) |
| 11.00-11.20 |
Meluleki Zikhali (John Innes Centre, Norwich): New insights into short day flowering response in bread wheat |
| 11.20-11.40 |
Benedikt Digel (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne): Whole transcriptome profiling of developing barley shoot apices |
| 11.40-12.00 |
Andreas Maurer (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg): Allele mining in wild barley - finding new exotic genes which control flowering time in the barley nested association mapping (NAM) population HEB-25 |
| 12.00 |
End of Meeting |
| 12.15-14.00 |
SPP1530 Internal 3rd Annual Consortium Meeting |