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2022 International Symposium on Rapeseed Genomic Breeding

June 23-24, 2022, Wuhan, China

Important dates

  • Registeration deadline: 15 June 2022
  • Abstract submission deadline: 31 May 2022
  • Meeting date: 23-24 June 2022
  • Acceptance notice: 20-30 days after submission

Location

The meeting will be held from 23 to 24 June 2022 in Wuhan in the early summer. During late June, the weather will be quite sunny and warm. The average temperature in June is 31℃/87.8°F during the day and 23℃/73.4°F at night. Wuhan is located in central China and is a very beautiful and energetic city with the Yangtze River crossing the city, giving Wuhan an impressive night view by the riverside.

Contact us

  • liuchao@mail.hzau.edu.cn

  • National Research Center of Rapeseed Engineering and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 40070, China

Sponsors

Hubei International Talent Introduction Program

Related links
22 June: Registration of conference delegates (International Academic Exchange Center of Huazhong Agricultural University)

时间点 日程
18:00-21:00

Dinner (Cafeteria on the second floor of Huazhong Agricultural University International Academic Exchange Center)

23 June

Time Schedule
8:00-8:10

Welcome speech

8:10-8:50

Keynote talk 1
Hanzhong Wang (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), TBD

8:50-9:30

Keynote talk 2
Peiwu Li (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), TBD

9:30-9:40

Tea break

9:40-12:10

Session 1: Rapeseed genome and epigenome
6 talks (25 mins per talk including questioning)
Isobel Parkin (University of Saskatchewan/Agriculture and Agri-food Canada), TBD
David Edvards (University of Western Australia), TBD
Kede Liu (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), Genome structural variations contribute to trait diversity in oilseed rape
Zhongsong Liu (Hunan Agricultural University, China), Comparative genomics of Brassica species
Shengyi Liu (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), A perspective on de novo design of new Brassica oilseed crop architectures
Lun Zhao (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), Launch the rapeseed ENCODE project

12:15-14:00

Lunch+Poster

14:00-14:40

Keynote talk 3
Ian Bancroft (University of York, UK), Using genomics to accelerate alien introgression and radiation mutagenesis in oilseed rape

14:40-15:20

Keynote talk 4
Rod Snowdon (Justus Liebig University Giessen), Omics-based approaches for generating and using heterotic pools in rapeseed breeding

15:20-15:30

Tea break

15:30-18:00

Session 2: Novel genetic diversity and genomic selection
6 talks (25 mins per talk including questioning)
Xiaoming Wu (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), TBD
Sheng Chen (University of Western Australia), Interspecific hybridization provides novel genetic diversity for improving heat stress tolerance in canola
Annaliese Mason (University of Bonn, Germany), Re-synthesized B. napus
Kun Lu (Southwest University, China), Comparative genomics and single-cell transcriptomics unravel the unique development patterns in two allotetraploid rapeseed cultivars
Surinder S. Banga (Punjab Agricultural University), Alien introgressions to enhance genetic variation for key economic traits in Brassica juncea

18:00

Welcome banquet

19:40-21:40

Graduate workshop
8 talks (15 mins per talk including questioning)

24 June
Time Schedule
7:30-09:35

Session 3: Transgenesis, genome editing, and novel breeding strategies 5 talks (25 mins per talk including questioning)
Yunde Zhao (University of California San Diego, US), TBD
Qiong Hu (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), TBD
Dengfeng Hong (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), Comprehensive speed breeding and its application in rapeseed genomics and genetic improvement
Youping Wang (Yangzhou University, China), TBD
Chuchuan Fan (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), TBD

09:35-09:55

Tea break

09:55-12:00

Session 4: Brassica clubroot disease 5 talks (25 mins per talk including questioning)
Stephen Strelkov (University of Alberta，Canada), TBD
Chunyu Zhang (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), TBD
Katsunori Hatakeyama (Iwate University, Japan), TBD
Zhongyun Pu (Shenyang Agricultural University, China), TBD
Yongpyo Lim (Chungnam National University, Korea), TBD

12:00-14:00

Lunch + Poster

14:00-16:30

Session 5: Genetic control of valuable agronomic traits
6 talks (25 mins per talk including questioning)
Wei Hua (Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences), Research progress and application of rapeseed plant architecture regulation
Lixi Jiang (Zhejiang University, China), Genetic control of leaf-hair formation in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
Wei Qian (Southwest University, China), Discovery of QTGs for oil yield in rapeseed by integrating QTL mapping and gene co-expression analysis
Xiaoli Tan (Jiangsu University, China), The trifecta of disease avoidance, pod shattering resistance and flowering period elongation achieved by the BnIDA mutation in Brassica napus
Liang Guo (Huazhong Agricultural University, China), Multi-omics analysis dissects the genetic architecture of seed oil content in Brassica napus

16:30-16:40

Sponsor’s presentation

16:40-16:50

Tea break

16:50-18:00

Session 6: Prospects on future Brassica/crop breeding
1 talks (40 mins per talk including questioning)
Wallace Cowling (University of Western Australia), Genetic gain in canola breeding
Discussions

17:40-18:00

Concluding remarks

18:10

Dinner