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Plant Abiotic Stress and Sustainable Agriculture: Translating Basic Understanding to Food Production (A6)
Organizer(s) Julia Bailey-Serres and Mike Hasegawa
January 17 - January 22, 2013
Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center • Taos, New Mexico USA
Abstract Deadline: September 19, 2012
Late Abstract Deadline: October 18, 2012
Scholarship Deadline: September 19, 2012
Early Registration Deadline: November 14, 2012
Sponsored by Monsanto Company
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Summary of Meeting:
The world must immediately increase global crop production to meet the food, fiber and biofuel demands of our growing population. This challenge is complicated by a decline in arable farmland due to human occupancy and soil degradation. Crop production is also compromised by an increased occurrence of severe weather events due to global climate change. To meet human needs, major crops must be rapidly modified to ensure productivity in extreme environments. A major target is the improvement of tolerance to abiotic stresses including extremes in water availability and temperature, as well as soil contamination by salts, phosphate and heavy metals. Allied with abiotic stress tolerance is the need to improve crop yields in nutrient-poor soils. Genetic diversity for stress tolerance and nutrient acquisition exists within some crop species. The molecular genetic basis of this diversity is being identified and harnessed into cultivars by marker-assisted breeding. The use of functional genomics to dissect abiotic stress sensing and signaling networks and the downstream adjustments in metabolism and development can provide additional solutions for crop improvement through genetic engineering. The emergence of deep-sequencing promises to permit rapid exploration of abiotic tolerance mechanisms of non-crop plants. Finally, the efforts to precisely define abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms can aid the effective pyramiding of multiple tolerances in a single plant. This Keystone Symposia conference will highlight progress in the dissection of the molecular basis of abiotic stress tolerance and the practices that enable rapid translation of abiotic stress tolerance to the farmer’s field.
CME Information
The world must immediately increase global crop production to meet the food, fiber and biofuel demands of our growing population. This challenge is complicated by a decline in arable farmland due to human occupancy and soil degradation. Crop production is also compromised by an increased occurrence of severe weather events due to global climate change. To meet human needs, major crops must be rapidly modified to ensure productivity in extreme environments. A major target is the improvement of tolerance to abiotic stresses including extremes in water availability and temperature, as well as soil contamination by salts, phosphate and heavy metals. Allied with abiotic stress tolerance is the need to improve crop yields in nutrient-poor soils. Genetic diversity for stress tolerance and nutrient acquisition exists within some crop species. The molecular genetic basis of this diversity is being identified and harnessed into cultivars by marker-assisted breeding. The use of functional genomics to dissect abiotic stress sensing and signaling networks and the downstream adjustments in metabolism and development can provide additional solutions for crop improvement through genetic engineering. The emergence of deep-sequencing promises to permit rapid exploration of abiotic tolerance mechanisms of non-crop plants. Finally, the efforts to precisely define abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms can aid the effective pyramiding of multiple tolerances in a single plant. This Keystone Symposia conference will highlight progress in the dissection of the molecular basis of abiotic stress tolerance and the practices that enable rapid translation of abiotic stress tolerance to the farmer’s field.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
08:00—09:00
Welcome and Keynote Address
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Mike Hasegawa,
Purdue University, USA
Marc Van Montagu,
Ghent University, Belgium
30 years of Transgenic Plants: Discover, Innovate, Communicate
30 years of Transgenic Plants: Discover, Innovate, Communicate
09:00—11:15
Harnessing Genetic Diversity to Improve Crop Stress Tolerance
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Mark Tester,
University of Adelaide, Australia
Harnessing Diversity for Salt and Drought Tolerance in Cereals
Harnessing Diversity for Salt and Drought Tolerance in Cereals
Sigrid Heuer,
University of Adelaide, Australia
A Novel Rice Protein Kinase, OsPSTOL1, Confers Tolerance of Phosphorus Deficiency by Enhancing Root Growth
A Novel Rice Protein Kinase, OsPSTOL1, Confers Tolerance of Phosphorus Deficiency by Enhancing Root Growth
Matthew H. Siebers,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Short Talk: Heatwaves in a Warming World: The Effects of an Extended, Extreme Climate Event Under Elevated CO2
Short Talk: Heatwaves in a Warming World: The Effects of an Extended, Extreme Climate Event Under Elevated CO2
17:00—19:00
Extremes in Water Availability: From Genes to Field
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Susanne von Caemmerer,
Australian National University, Australia
L.A.C.J. Rens Voesenek,
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Submergence Coping Mechanisms in Wild Species
Submergence Coping Mechanisms in Wild Species
Andy Pereira,
University of Arkansas, USA
Enhancing Photosynthesis for Increasing Yield and Abiotic Stress Resistance in Rice
Enhancing Photosynthesis for Increasing Yield and Abiotic Stress Resistance in Rice
Michael L. Nuccio,
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., USA
Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Crops
Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Crops
Stephen H. Howell,
Iowa State University, USA
Short Talk: Binding Protein Is a Switch that Regulates the ER Stress Sensor/Transducer, bZIP28, in Response to Environmental Stress
Short Talk: Binding Protein Is a Switch that Regulates the ER Stress Sensor/Transducer, bZIP28, in Response to Environmental Stress
08:00—11:00
Understanding and Improving Water Use Efficiency
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Dirk Inzé,
VIB 2 -Ghent University, Belgium
Michael V. Mickelbart,
Purdue University, USA
Physiological and Genetic Basis of Water Use Efficiency
Physiological and Genetic Basis of Water Use Efficiency
Alistair M. Hetherington,
University of Bristol, UK
Environmental Regulation of Stomatal Dynamics
Environmental Regulation of Stomatal Dynamics
Dominique Bergmann,
Stanford University, USA
Stomatal Pattern: Developmental Regulation and Functional Consequences in Representative Monocot and Dicot Species
Stomatal Pattern: Developmental Regulation and Functional Consequences in Representative Monocot and Dicot Species
Hilde Nelissen,
VIB-Ghent University, Belgium
Short Talk: The Effect of Drought on the Growth Processes in the Maize Leaf
Short Talk: The Effect of Drought on the Growth Processes in the Maize Leaf
Biswa R. Acharya,
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Short Talk: Protein Interaction Network in Arabidopsis Guard Cell ABA Signaling: A Systems Biology Approach
Short Talk: Protein Interaction Network in Arabidopsis Guard Cell ABA Signaling: A Systems Biology Approach
Julian I. Schroeder,
University of California, San Diego, USA
Short Talk: Molecular Mechanisms Mediating CO2 Control of Transpiration and Stomatal Development
Short Talk: Molecular Mechanisms Mediating CO2 Control of Transpiration and Stomatal Development
17:00—19:15
Stress Sensing, Signaling and Response Networks
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Julian I. Schroeder,
University of California, San Diego, USA
Dongdong Kong,
University of Maryland, USA
Short Talk: Arabidopsis Glutamate Receptor Homologs Regulate Ca2+ Homeostasis and Signaling
Short Talk: Arabidopsis Glutamate Receptor Homologs Regulate Ca2+ Homeostasis and Signaling
Jörg Kudla,
Universität Münster, Germany
Short Talk: Functions of the Ca2+ Decoding CBL-CIPK Signaling Network in Mediating and Enhancing Abiotic Stress Responses
Short Talk: Functions of the Ca2+ Decoding CBL-CIPK Signaling Network in Mediating and Enhancing Abiotic Stress Responses
Ron Mittler,
University of North Texas, USA
Dissecting the Rapid Systemic Signaling Pathway of Plants
Dissecting the Rapid Systemic Signaling Pathway of Plants
08:00—11:00
Roots and their Environment
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Sigrid Heuer,
University of Adelaide, Australia
Luis Herrera-Estrella,
Cinvestav, Mexico
A Novel Fertilization and Weed Control System Based on Transgenic Plants Able to Metabolize Phosphite
A Novel Fertilization and Weed Control System Based on Transgenic Plants Able to Metabolize Phosphite
Leon V. Kochian,
US Department of Agriculture, ARS, NAA, USA
Elucidating the Molecular and Biochemical Basis for Crop Aluminum Tolerance to Improve Cereal Production on Acid Soils
Elucidating the Molecular and Biochemical Basis for Crop Aluminum Tolerance to Improve Cereal Production on Acid Soils
Mary Lou Guerinot,
Dartmouth College, USA
From the Soil to the Seed: Metal Homeostasis in Plants
From the Soil to the Seed: Metal Homeostasis in Plants
Maria J. Harrison,
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, USA
Phosphate Acquisition through Symbiosis with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Phosphate Acquisition through Symbiosis with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Aaron P. Smith,
Louisiana State University, USA
Short Talk: Dissecting the Roles of Nucleosome Occupancy and H2A.Z Abundance in Modulating Responses to P- and/or Fe-Deficiency in Rice
Short Talk: Dissecting the Roles of Nucleosome Occupancy and H2A.Z Abundance in Modulating Responses to P- and/or Fe-Deficiency in Rice
17:00—19:00
Stress Systems Biology to Genetic Variation
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Alistair M. Hetherington,
University of Bristol, UK
Jerzy Paszkowski,
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Epigenetics Regulation of Abiotic Stress Responses
Epigenetics Regulation of Abiotic Stress Responses
Claudia Jonak,
Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austria
Short Talk: The RNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway Regulates the Temperature Stress Response
Short Talk: The RNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway Regulates the Temperature Stress Response
08:00—11:00
Challenges and Solutions in the Field
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Mark Tester,
University of Adelaide, Australia
Mitch R. Tuinstra,
Purdue University, USA
Prospects for Adapting Maize to Drought and High-Temperature Stress
Prospects for Adapting Maize to Drought and High-Temperature Stress
Katharina Bräutigam,
University of Toronto, Canada
Short Talk: Genetic and Epigenetic Impacts on the Poplar Drought Response
Short Talk: Genetic and Epigenetic Impacts on the Poplar Drought Response
Amandeep Mittal,
Texas Tech University, USA
Short Talk: Field Testing of Transgenic Cotton Expressing Arabidopsis ABA Insensitive5 (ABI5) and B3-Domain Related to ABI3/VIVIPAROUS1 (RAV) Transcription Factors
Short Talk: Field Testing of Transgenic Cotton Expressing Arabidopsis ABA Insensitive5 (ABI5) and B3-Domain Related to ABI3/VIVIPAROUS1 (RAV) Transcription Factors
17:00—19:00
Global Climate Change: CO2 and Temperature
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Julia Bailey-Serres,
University of California, Riverside, USA
Jian Hua,
Cornell University, USA
Talk Title to be Determined
Talk Title to be Determined
Lisa Ainsworth,
US Department of Agriculture, USA
Maximizing Soybean Production in a High CO2 World
Maximizing Soybean Production in a High CO2 World
Sharon B. Gray,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Short Talk: Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Alters Root Depth Distribution, Enhancing Abscisic Acid Signaling and Stomatal Closure Under Drought in Field-Grown Soybean
Short Talk: Elevated Atmospheric CO2 Alters Root Depth Distribution, Enhancing Abscisic Acid Signaling and Stomatal Closure Under Drought in Field-Grown Soybean
Susanne von Caemmerer,
Australian National University, Australia
Impacts of Elevated CO2 on Photosynthesis and Other Processes
Impacts of Elevated CO2 on Photosynthesis and Other Processes
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