Genetics

Genome Sequencing

Arabidopsis – what can crop breeders learn from a weed?
Elizabeth S. Dennis and W.J. Peacock

The Rice Genome: Implications for Breeding Rice and Other Cereals
Yunbi Xu and Qifa Zhang

Plant pathogens: how can molecular genetic information on plant pathogens assist in breeding disease resistant crops
Kim Hammond-Kosack, Martin Urban, Thomas Baldwin, Arsalan Daudi, Jason Rudd, John Keon, John Lucas, Kerry Maguire, Dmitry Kornyukhin, Hai-Chun Jing, Chris Bass and John Antoniw

Gene to Phenotype Complexity

Complex Trait Genetics and Gene-to-Phenotype Models
Mark Cooper, Dean Podlich and Oscar S. Smith

Modelling gene networks controlling transition to flowering in Arabidopsis
Stephen M. Welch, Zhanshan Dong, Judith L. Roe

The Struggle to Exploit Non-additive Variation
Bruce Walsh

Linking physiological and genetic analyses of the control of leaf growth under fluctuating environmental conditions
François Tardieu, Matthieu Reymond, Bertrand Muller, Thierry Simonneau, Walid Sadok and Claude Welcker

Trait physiology and crop modelling to link phenotypic complexity to underlying genetic systems.
Graeme Hammer, Scott Chapman, Erik van Oosterom, Dean Podlich

Modelling differential phenotypic expression
Fred A. van Eeuwijk, Marcos Malosetti, Xinyou Yin, Paul C. Struik and Piet Stam

Gene Discovery

Gene expression in giant cells induced in tomato roots by Meloidogyne javanica
Zhaohui Wang and Michael G.K. Jones

Role of Soybean E-Genes in Regulating Onset and Duration of Leaf Senescence
Saratha Kumudini

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the TaLon1 in wheat
Li-Ke Liu, Xiao-Li Guo, Dong-Cheng Liu, Hua-Bo Wang and Ai-Min Zhang

Isolation and Characterization of a Gibberellin Responsive Gene (HvGR) from initiated shoots from calli derived from mature embryo of barley
Rak Chun Seong, Jae Yoon Kim, Jae Woong Haam and Yong Weon Seo

The molecular basis for grain texture in wheat
Paul R. Wiley, Paola Tosi, Huw D. Jones and Peter R. Shewry

Can transition to flowering be modelled dynamically from the gene level?
Erik van Oosterom, Graeme Hammer and Scott Chapman

Changes in myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase gene expression and phytic acid accumulation in oat plants during seed maturation.
Hirofumi Saneoka, Daiso Toyonaga, R.E.A. Moghaieb and Kounosuke Fujita

Isolation of genes involved in the production of neurotoxin in vetch, Vicia sativa L.
Annabelle U. Novero, Paul W.J. Taylor and Rebecca Ford

Proteomic analysis of rice caryopsis development and its response to high temperature
Shao-Kai Lin, Meng-Chi Chang, Yeou-Guang Tsai and Huu-Sheng Lur

Development of Contiguous Introgression Lines Covering Entire Genome of the Sequenced Japonica Rice
Junxiang Mu, Hongju Zhou, Shenjie Zhao, Caiguo Xu, Sibin Yu and Qifa Zhang

Discovering Stay-Green Drought Tolerance Genes in Sorghum: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Andrew K. Borrell, David Jordan, John Mullet, Patricia Klein, Robert Klein, Henry Nguyen, Darrell Rosenow, Graeme Hammer, Andrew Douglas and Bob Henzell

High nitrogen conditions enhance the cooling damage to pollen in rice plants : proteome analysis of mature anthers 
Takami Hayashi, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Katsuhiro Nakayama, Setsuko Komatsu and Setsuo Koike

Cloning and Characterization of Mitochondrial ATP Synthase 6kDa Subunit gene in Rice (Oryza sativa. L)
Xinxin Zhang, Tetsuo Takano and Shenkui Liu

Why is transferring apomixis to crops still a dream?
Enrico Perotti, Daniel Grimanelli, Peter John, David Hoisington and Olivier Leblanc

Identification and characterisation of differentially expressed genes in wheat undergoing gradual water deficit stress.
 Heather Way, Scott Chapman, Gangping Xue, Rosanne Casu, Lynne McIntyre and Ray Shorter

Identification of genes contributing to high sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
Graham Bonnett, Rosanne Casu, Anne Rae, Chris Grof, Donna Glassop, Lynne McIntyre and John Manners

Exploring a new detergent-inducible promoter active in higher plants and its potential biotechnological application
Gretel M. Hunzicker, Elmar W. Weiler, and I. Kubigsteltig

Targeting the Recessive Rice Gene, xa13, for Bacterial Blight Resistance to a 14.8-kb DNA Fragment
Zhaohui Chu, Binying Fu, Zhikang Li, Qifa Zhang and Shiping Wang

Genotype by Environment Interaction

Measurement and management of genotype-environment interaction (GxE) for the improvement of rainfed lowland rice yield in Cambodia.
Jayampathi Basnayake, Ouk Makara, Thum Votany, Sideth Kang, Pith Khon Hel, Shu Fukai, Men Sarom and Ken Fischer

Characterization of maize environments using crop simulation and GIS
Carlos M. Löffler, Jun Wei, Tim Fast, Robert E. Merrill and Mark Cooper

Environmental effects on phenotypic expression are blunted in greenhouse compared to open field
Ioannis Papadopoulos, Ioannis S. Tokatlidis, Konstantinos Tertivanidis and Efstathios Tamoutsidis

International Adaptation Trial: Using probe and reference genotypes to characterize global spring wheat production environments.
Ky L. Mathews, Scott Chapman, Richard Trethowan, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Maarten van-Ginkel and Ian DeLacy

Interpreting QTL x environment interaction and QTL specificity to environments for kernel number in winter wheat with an environmental characterization based on probe genotypes
Martine Leflon, Anne Laperche, Wen-Ying Rong, Jacques Le Gouis, Christophe Lecomte, Beghin Denis and Maryse Brancourt-Hulmel

Genetic Resources for the 21st Century

Genes and Plant Breeding in an IPR-led World
Michael Blakeney

An international genetic platform for the assessment of gene function in rice
Ronald L. Phillips, Hei Leung, and Ronald P. Cantrell

Plant Genetic Resources Collections: A survey of issues concerning their value, accessibility and status as public goods
Judith Thompson, Michael Halewood, Jan Engels and Coosje Hoogendoorn

Monocots

Genetic diversity in allelopathic rice accessions (Oryza sativa L.)
Hua-qin He1, Li-hua Shen, Yu-chun Guo, Jing-Yuan Wang and Wen-xiong Lin

Identification and Mapping of RAPD Markers Linked to Rice Stripe Virus Resistance Gene, Stvb-i , in Rice(O. sativa L.)
Jun Hyeon Cho, D.Y. Kwak, K.H. Yi, Y.J. Weon, J.M. Ko, H.M. Park, S.J. Yang and Min-Hee Nam

Genetic diversity among hexaploid wheat landraces with different geographical origins revealed by microsatellites: comparison with AFLP, and RAPD data
P. Strelchenko, Kenneth Street, O. Mitrofanova, M. Mackay and F. Balfourier

Collection and conservation of genetic resources for dryland farming systems
Jan Valkoun, Ahmed Amri, Jan Konopka, Kenneth Street and Eddy De Pau

Using of wild species genetic diversity in plant breeding.
Igor G. Loskutov

Diversification of Australian sorghum using wild relatives 
David Jordan, David Butler, Bob Henzell, Janneke Drenth and Lynne McIntyre

Identifying the source of new variation seen in synthetic backcross derived bread wheat
Marilyn Warburton, Pinzghi Zhang, Susanne Dreisegacker, Jacob Lage, Maarten Van Ginkel and Richard Trethowan

SSR markers in sampling a core collection and estimating the genetic diversity
Hong-liang Zhang, Zichao Li, Dongling Zhang, Junli Sun, Meixing Wang, Yongwen Qi and Xiang-kun Wang

Research on genetic diversity and phylogeny of Saccharum spontaneum L. in China
Hui Chen, Yuanhong Fan, Qing Cai and Ya-ping Zhang

Dicots

Comparisons of growth and photosynthetic characteristics between wild and cultivated types of soybeans
Kuniyuki Saitoh, Kuniko Nishimura and Toshirou Kuroda

Use of Primitive Accessions in Cotton Improvement
Jack C. McCarty, Johnie N. Jenkins and Jixiang Wu

Discovery of New Diploid Perilla Species in Korea
Chan-Sik Jung, Ki-Won Oh, Hyeun-Kyeung Kim, Myung-Hee Lee, Chung-Berm Park, Jea-Duck Sung, Yong-Ho Kwack and Duck-Yong Suh

Genetic diversity of nodules and of landraces of lupins collected in Morocco over the last five years
C. Thami Alami, J. Al Faiz, C. Papineau, F. Huyghe, Brhada and A. Filali Maltouf

Homoclime analysis of chickpea and its implications to Queensland’s chickpea industry
Yash Chauhan, Graeme Wright, NageswaraRao C. Rachaputi and Kevin McCosker

Wild and cultivated Cicer species- different evolutionary paths lead to different phenological strategies that can be exploited to broaden the adaptation of chickpea (C. arietinum L.)
Jens Berger, Neil C. Turner and Renee P. Buck 

Evaluation of genetic diversity in different genotypes of Brassica juncea by SDS-PAGE
 Anupreet Kour and S.P. Singh

The basis of sustainable soybean production: The establishment and application of Chinese soybean core collections revealed by both agronomic characters and SSR markers
Qiu Lijuan, Guan Rongxia, Li Yinghui, Wang Lixia, Guan Yuan, Yan Zhe, Ma Yansong, Piao Rihua, Li Linhai, Ning Xuecheng, Zhu Li, Li Wei, Lin Fanyun, Luan Weijiang, Liu Zhang Xiong and Chang Ruzhen

Harnessing molecular markers for plant breeding

Molecular marker selection

Tissue culture

Interspecific crossing

Heterosis rice and other crops

Genetic analysis

Physiological traits

Variety identification, release, progress

New frontiers and products from breeding

Abiotic challenges and breeding

General

Salt

Temperature

Other: Heavy metal, waterlogging, drought

Biotic challenges and breeding (5ACSC)

Insects, Nematodes

Fungii, monocots

Fungii dicots

Viruses, bacteria

Biotechnology for a better world