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Applying
Genomics to Canola Improvement Workshop
December 9th, 2004, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Canada
Wilf Keller, NRC, Welcome
Randall Johnston, Genome Prairie, Introductory
remarks
Session 1: Overview, Technology. Chair: Wilf
Keller (NRC)
- Jas Singh, AAFC, Introduction to
Genomics
- Randall Weselake, University of Alberta,
“Functional Genomics of Abiotic Stress” Genome Canada/Genome Prairie
project update
- Wilf Keller, NRC, “Enhancing Canola though
Genomics” Genome Canada /Genome Prairie project update
- Andrew Sharpe, AAFC, Developing a Brassica
microarray resource
- Isobel Parkin, AAFC, Generating and utilising
a Brassica napus BAC library
- Kim Boutilier, Plant Research International
(Netherlands), Genetical Genomics Linking QTL Mapping Studies With
-Omics Technologies
Session 2: Abiotic stress, Biotic stress, Plant
Development. Chair: Dwayne Hegedus (AAFC)
- Larry Gusta, University of Saskatchewan, A
“nomics” Approach to Studying Abiotic Stress and Seed Vigour in Brassica
- Roger Rimmer, AAFC, Application of genomics
research for development of Sclerotinia resistance in Brassica napus
- Allen Good, AgriGenomics Inc.,
Integrating Genomic and Genetic Approaches to Nutrient Use Efficiency
in Plants
- Kumuda Kushalappa, NRC, Engineering Canola
Architecture
Session 3: Seed Composition, German Brassica
genomics initiative. Chair: Van Ripley (AAFC)
- David Taylor, NRC, Genomics and the Production
of Industrial Oil Feedstocks in Brassica Crops
- Rob Hill, University of Manitoba, Abscisic
Acid
- Ali Hannoufa, AAFC, Optimizing Canola Seed
Secondary Metabolism for Aquaculture Feed Formulations
- Fawzy George, NRC, Reduction of phytate,
phenolics and undesirable sugars in canola
- Wolfgang Friedt, University of Giessen (Germany),
Canola (rapeseed) meal quality related to genomics research
- Martin Frauen, Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht (Germany),
NAPUS 2000 Functional Food from transgenic Rapeseed
Session 4: Wrap-up Moderator: Keith Downey
(AAFC)
- Panel discussion (Paul Arnison-
Saponin Inc., Keith Downey-AAFC,
Mike Murray- Dow AgroSciences, Van Ripley-AAFC)
Workshop supporters: Genome Prairie, the
Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, AgWest Bio Inc., the
“Enhancing Canola through Genomics” Genome Canada project, the National
Research Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Workshop organizers: Keith Downey (downeyk@agr.gc.ca), Wilf
Keller
(Wilf.Keller@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca), Gerhard Rakow (rakowg@agr.gc.ca), Faouzi
Bekkaoui
(Faouzi.Bekkaoui@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
Canola Industry Meeting
December 8th, 2004
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