| BGRI 2010 Technical Workshop program |
2010 BGRI Technical Workshop Tentative Program (draft Mar. |
Day 1. |
| Welcome and Opening Ceremony |
| 9:00-9:05 Jeanie Borlaug Laube, Chair, Borlaug Global Rust Initiative 9:05 - 9:10 Ronnie Coffman, Vice-Chair, BGRI |
| 9:10 - 9:30 Keynote Address |
| 9:30 - 9:50 Genetic Protection of Wheat from Rusts and Development of Resistant Varieties in Russia and Ukraine. Presented by Alex Morgounov |
| 9:50 - 10:10 The Structure, Virulence and Molecular Characterization of Puccinia triticina and Puccinia graminis Populations in Various Regions of Russia in 2001-2008 Presented by Nataliya Kurkova |
| 10:10 - 10:25 TEA |
| Session 1. |
| 10:25 - 10:45 Update on Rust Surveillance Efforts of the BGRI Presented by Robert F. Park |
| 10:45 - 11:05 Improving Wheat Stripe Rust Resistance in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Present Status and Future Outlook Presented by Zafar Ziyaev |
| 11:05 - 11:25 Global Status of Stripe Rust Presented by Colin Wellings |
| 11:25 - 11:45 Global Status of Leaf Rust of Wheat Presented by Julio Huerta-Espina |
| 11:45 - 12:05 Status of Rust Research in China Presented by ZS Kang |
| 12:05 - 12:25 Mitigating the vulnerability window: roles and challenges of chemical control of rusts in developing countries. Presented by Rick Ward |
| 12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch Break (Lunch Buffet at Holiday Inn, included) |
| Session 2. |
| 13:30 - 14:00 Implications of Climate Change for Pests, Diseases, Crop Yield and Food Security. Presented by Adrian Newton |
| 14:00 - 14:30 Rust-proofing Wheat for a Changing Climate Presented by Sukumar Chakraborty |
| 14:30 - 15:00 Shifting Boundaries: Challenges for Rust Monitoring Presented by David Hodson |
| 15:00 - 15:20 TEA |
| 15:20 - 17:20 Session 3. Moderator: Katherine Kahn |
| With panel: Robert F. |
| Audience members are invited to participate actively in this discussion. |
| 17:20 - 17:30 Logistics Update |
| 19:00 - 21:00 Cocktail and Poster Session Mixer |
19:00 - 20:00 odd number posters |
Day 2: Monday May 31 |
| 8:50 - 9:00 Welcome and Logistics Update |
| Session 4. |
| 9:00 - 9:30 Exploiting Pathogen Effectors in Breeding and Deployment of Disease Resistance Presented by Sophien Kamoun |
| 9:30 - 10:00 How Sweet is Parasitic Life? Nutrient Uptake in Rust Fungi Presented by Ralf Voegele |
| 10:00 - 10:30 Comparative Genomics of Rust Fungi Presented by Christina Cuomo |
| 10:30 - 10:40 TEA |
| Session 5. |
| 10:40 - 11:10 What can Pathogenomics Taught us about the Evolution of Rust Pathogens? Presented by Les Szabo |
| 11:10 - 11:40 Role of Barberry and Alternate Hosts on Race Evolution Presented by Yue Jin |
| 11:40 - 12:10 Characterization of Two New Wheat Stem Rust Races within the Ug99 Lineage in South Africa Presented by Zak Pretorius |
| 12:10 - 1:30 Special Luncheon Presentation (lunch will be served in the Conference Hall) |
| Rust Research: Impact on Inequity (actual title TBA) Presented by Eija Pehu, The World Bank |
| Session 6. |
| 13:30 - 13:55 The Molecular Basis of Rice Non-host Immunity to Cereal Rusts Presented by Mick Ayliffe |
| 13:55 - 14:25 Non-race Specific Resistance to Rusts in CIMMYT Spring Wheats: Breeding Advances Presented by Ravi Singh |
| 14:25 - 14:55 Non-race Specific Resistance: Molecular Genetics & Pre-breeding Issues Presented by Evans Lagudah |
| 14:55 - 15:25 The Status of Genetic Resources and Introgressions for Rust Resistance Presented by Matthew Rouse |
| 15:25 - 15:55 Suppression and Expression of Rust Genes in Wheat Plants Presented by Scot Hulbert |
| 15:55 - 16:25 Genomic Selection for Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Presented by Mark Sorrells |
| 16:25 - 16:40 TEA |
| 16:40 - 18:00 Session 7: Delivering Rust Resistant Wheat to Farmers: perspectives from four national programs. |
| Moderated by Arun Joshi (Nepal) |
| Panelists: |
| M. M. Bedada G. P. |
| Audience members are invited to participate actively in this discussion |
| 18:00 - 18:30 Session 8: Meeting Close |
| Closing Presentation: Robert A. |
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