The 10th International Barley Genetics Symposium

 

Workshops

 

Saturday, 5th April 2008

 

Generation Challenge Program (GCP) Workshop

13:00-16:00

 

13:00-13:30

Overview about the GCP

Rajeev Varshney, Sub-Program Leader 2, ICRISAT

13:30-14:00

Allele Mining Based on Non-Coding Regulatory SNPs in barley germplasm

Maria von Korff

14:00-14:30

A dataset on allele diversity at orthologous candidate genes in GCP crops (ADOC)

Dominique This, Montpellier SupAgro, Agropolis-France

14:30-15:00

Genomic Dissection of Tolerance to Drought Stress in Wild Barley

Joanne Russel, SCRI

15:00-15:30

Developing and genotyping a composite germplasm set of barley

Wafa Choumane

15:30-16:00

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barley Genetic Linkage Groups, Barley Genome, Genes and Genetic Stocks

14:00-16:00

 

Contact person

Dr. Udda Lundqvist, Nordic Gene Bank, P.O.Box 41, SE-23053 Alnarp, Sweden

Fax: +46 40 536650; Email: udda@nordgen.org

 

Preliminary program and topics for discussion

  1. The coordinator system for the seven barley chromosomes, their linkage groups and the barley collections, their function and importance of to-day

  2. Discussion of the need of this system in the future, the activities of to-day should they continue or should they be revised. Necessary suggetions

  3. The whole genome coordination: Modernization of the overall system and integration of all types of current and historical data collections into a single and combined database

  4. Barley Genetics Newsletter: its function to-day and in the future

  5. Integration of molecular and morphological marker maps. Many existing gene markers are of great importance for the whole barley community when sequencing genes

  6. The International Database for Barley Genes and Barley Genetic Stocks as a AceDB database server system and its integration into the Triticeae database “GrainGenes”

  7. Germplasm problems in connection with the database

  8. The maintenance of Barley Genetic Stocks: future descriptions of characters, future distribution and co-ordination

  9. Problems of nomenclature and symbolization of barley genes. Main emphasis on resistant gene symbolization. (J.D. Franckowiak and Brian Steffenson)

  10. International Chairman of the barley linkage groups and collections. Need in the future?

  11. Relevant and important topics suggetsed by the participants of the workshop or by the International Barley Genetics Symposium.

 

A New Approach to Genotype Classification for Physiochemical Composition by Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Multivariate Analysis with Applications in Molecular Research and Plant Breeding

16:00-18:00

 

Contact person

Professor Lars Munck, Life Science Faculty, Spectroscopic and Chemometric group, Department of Food Science, Copenhagen University.

Website:  www.models.life.ku.dk; Email:  lmu@life.ku.dk.

 

Background

Near infrared spectrometers and commercial software are today used for estimation of chemical composition of specific analyses by plant breeders. The workshop will demonstrate that genotype classification for complex quality traits are possible by a simple Principal Component Analysis (PCA) data program without the need for commercial calibrations to be used in barley molecular research and plant breeding. The NIR approach is supplementary to selection by Qualitative Trait Loci (QTL´s)

 

Program

16:00-17:00

Introduction - New uses of Near Infrared Spectroscopy and multivariate analysis for convenient  genotype classification in molecular biology and plant breeding

Lars Munck

17:00-17:30

Short presentations regarding experiences of the use of NIRS in barley research and plant breeding are welcome

Please contact to the e-mail address above

17:30-18:00

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature

L.Munck A new holistic exploratory approach to systems biology by near infrared spectroscopy evaluated by chemometrics and data inspection. J.Chemometrics 21:406-426 (2007).

 

L.Munck and B.Møller. Principal Component Analysis of Near Infrared Spectra as a tool of Endeosperm Mutant Characterization and in Barley Breeding for Quality. Czech.J.Genet.Plant.Breed. 41 (3). (IBGS-9)

 

L.Munck, B.Møller, J.Pram Nielsen. From plant breeding to data breeding – How new multivariate screening methods could bridge the information gap between the genotype and the phenotype. Proceedings IBGS 8 Dept.Plant Science. Adelaide University, Glen Osmond, South Australia Vol lI pp 179-182.

 

 

Sunday, 6th April 2008

 

Plant Genetic Resources

17:00-19:00

 

Contact person

Dr. Michael Mackay, Curator, Australian Winter Cereals Collection

NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia

Email: michael.mackay@dpi.nsw.gov.au

 

Preliminary program and topics for discussion

  1. GPG2 Barley Crop Registry  - Convenor: J Konopka

  2. FIGS Utilization/Evaluation - Convenor: M Mackay

  3. GCDT Evaluation Awards project - Convenor: M Ambrose

 

 

Assessing spot blotch resistance in barley

17:00-19:00

 

Background

This workshop will discuss the nature and stability of resistance to spot blotch (Bipolaris sorokiniana/Cochliobolus sativus) in barley, with particular emphasis on the range of international resistance sources and the types of resistance characterized to date by both molecular and pathogenicity studies. One goal is to begin developing an international differential set that can be used for characterizing fungal isolates with respect to their pathogenicity in the presence of major resistance genes. The workshop format will encourage debate of the issues based around a series of short 5-10 minute presentations. Anyone who would like to present work relevant to the workshop should send a title and short abstract to:

 

Professor Mark W Sutherland

Director, Centre for Systems Biology

University of Southern Queensland

Toowoomba Q 4350

Australia

Ph:61-7-4631-2360

Fax: 61-7-4631-1530

email: marksuth@usq.edu.au

 

Deadline for submission of contributions: 10 March.