Cruciferae Diversity Workshop
The Cruciferae family which contains about 3500 speceis and 350 genera, is one of the ten most economically important plant families. The tribe Brassiceae is one of the 13-19 tribes within the family. The Brassicas display enormous diversity and and are used as a source of oil, vegetables, condiments, and fodder. An understanding of the genetic potential of wild relatives of the crop species of Brassica and allied genera is critical for the establishment of long-term breeding programs of these crops. Wild relatives possess a number of useful agronomic traits which could be incorporated into breeding programs. Many of these wild species have potential value as new crops, as sources of industirial oils, condiments, and diverse products.
Program
Download full program PDFSession I: Biodiversity and comparative genomics/cytogenetics
Chair: Suzanne WarwickCruciferae family: Diversity, systematics, and phylogeny
Session II: New Crop/sources of new agronomic traits
Chair: Alison FerrieLesquerella: a new industrial oilseed crop: connecting germplasm, biochemical and molecular diversity to commercialization
Crambe: a novel oil crop platform for industrial uses
Session III: Sources of new traits; new agronomic/industrial non-food use and applications
Chair: Isobel ParkinCruciferae: Wild species as sources of economic traits
Wrap-up