4th 'Applying Genomics to Canola Improvement' Workshop

8:30am - 4:00pm December 13, 2007

Hilton Garden Inn, Saskatoon


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Program

8:00-8:30
Registration
8:35-8:45 Gijs van Rooijen, Genome Alberta
Opening Remarks
Chair: Jeff Parker (Genome Alberta)
8:45-9:25 Randall Weselake, University of Alberta
Molecular Strategies for Enhancing Canola Seed
9:25-10:05 Rod Snowdon, University of Giessen, Germany
Quantitative and Comparative Genetics of Brassica napus Seed Quality Traits
10:05-10:30 Break

Chair: Isobel Parkin (AAFC)
10:30-11:10 Yongming Zhou, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Genomics Approaches Toward the Genetic Improvement of Brassica oilseeds
11:10-11:50 Jitao Zou, NRC-PBI
Gene Analysis of the Canola Seed Endosperm
11:50-1:00 Lunch

Chair: Faouzi Bekkaoui (NRC-PBI)
1:00-1:40 Andrew Sharpe, AAFC - Saskatoon
Harnessing Molecular Diversity in Brassica Crops
1:40-2:20 Steve Fabijianski, Agrisoma
Designing Canola Oils through Chromosome Engineering

2:20-3:00 Break

3:50-4:00 Reno Pontarollo, Genome Prairie
Closing Remarks
 
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