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President: Professor Peter Shewry BA, BSc, PhD, DSc

Breeding Plants to Cope with FutureClimate Change

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PROGRAMME , ABSTRACTS &DELEGATE LIST

Breeding Plants to Cope with Future Climate Change

University of Leeds

16-18 June 2014

The conference will cover the following topics:• Todiscussthecontributionofplantscienceandbreedingtomaintainingfoodsecurityin thefaceofincreasingdemandandthechallengespresentedbyclimatechange• To examine the role that basic plant science andmodelling can play in supporting plant breedingtoachieveyieldgainsandthegoalofsustainableagriculturalproduction• To bring together world leading plant scientists, plant breeders, crop modellers and climate modellers to discuss the plasticity of the plant genome and its regulation in relationtoclimatechange• Toconsiderhow tobalance the requirementsof intensiveagriculturalproductionwith the dependenceofruralwelfareonagriculturalproductivity,particularlyinAfrica• Theprogrammewillinclude: - Improvingphotosynthesistoenhanceyield - Genomeplasticityinrelationtobioticandabioticstressresponses - Pathwaystoinnovation - Targetingclimateinformationforcropbreeding

PROGRAMME(20BASISpointshavebeenawardedasfollows:8CP,8E,4PD)

MONDAY 16 JUNE 2014

08:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & COFFEE (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse) TheConferenceistobeheldintheGreatHall,ParkinsonBuilding

Morning Session: New ways to improve yield Chairs:CHRISTINEFOYER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)& NIGELHALFORD(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,UK)

08:50 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION CHRISTINEFOYER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

09:00 Invited Speaker Are Crop Plants Too Green? DONORT(UniversityofIllinois,Urbana,USA)

09:45 Invited Speaker Exploiting useful genetic diversity in wheat landraces for adaptation to drought and heat stress MARTADASILVALOPES(CIMMYT,Ankara,Turkey),IBRAHIMSALAH, STEPHENBAEZINGER(UniversityofNebraska,Lincoln,USA)& TOMPAYNE(CIMMYT,MexicoDF,Mexico)

10:30 COFFEE (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

11:00 Trehalose 6-phosphate, a sugar for all seasons, integrates source: sink balance for crop yield improvement MATHEWPAUL(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,UK)

11:30 Testing for N requirements in variety trials SARAHKENDALL(ADAS,Gleadthorpe,Mansfield,UK), DANIELKINDRED&ROGERSYLVESTER-BRADLEY(ADAS,Boxworth,Cambridge,UK)

12:00 ATM and ATR DNA damage checkpoints control seed and seedling quality WANDAMWATERWORTH&CHRISEWEST(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

12:30 WRAP UP DISCUSSION

13:00 LUNCH (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

Afternoon Session: Crop production in the face of climate change Chairs:CHRISTINEFOYER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)& NIGELHALFORD(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,UK)

14:15 Invited Speaker Adapting wheat to uncertain future MIKHAILSEMENOV&PIERRESTRATONOVITCH(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden, UK)

14:45 Invited Speaker System Analysis of Physiological Traits Determining Grain Yield and Protein ConcentrationforWheatasInfluencedbyClimateandNitrogenSupply PIERREMARTRE,JIANQIANGHE(INRA,Clermont-Ferrand,France;BlaisePascal University,Aubière,France),PIERRESTRATONOVITCH(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden, UK),VINCENTALLARD,JACQUESLEGOUIS(INRA,Clermont-Ferrand,France; BlaisePascalUniversity,Aubière,France),&MIKHAILASEMENOV(RothamstedResearch, Harpenden,UK)

15:30 TEA (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

16:15 Invited Speaker Synthetic approaches to improving photosynthesis’ CHRISTINERAINES(UniversityofEssex,Colchester,UK)

17:00 Understanding wheat yield improvements to equip breeders for the future SARAHCLARKE(ADASGleadthorpe,Mansfield,UK)&ROGERSYLVESTER-BRADLEY (ADASBoxworth,Cambridge,UK)

17:30 Optimisingwheatfloweringtimeforachangingclimate ALISONRBENTLEY,RICHARDHORSNELL,PHILHOWELL,NICKGOSMAN, RHIANHOWELLS,GEMMAROSE,TOBIASBARBER,JAMESCOCKRAM, ANDYGREENLAND&IANJMACKAY(TheJohnBinghamLaboratory,NIAB, Cambridge,UK)


18:15 POSTERS & DRINKS RECEPTION (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

The effect of planting date on growth and yield of chickpea crop (Cicer arietinum L.) under future climate scenariosMTMUBVUMA(GreatZimbabweUniversity,Masvingo,Zimbabwe),JBOOGOLA(UniversityofVenda,Thohoyandou,SouthAfrica)&TMHIZHA(UniversityofZimbabwe,MtPleasant,Zimbabwe)

Towards a genotypic adaptation strategy in Indian groundnut using: an ensemble approachJULIAN RAMIREZ-VILLEGAS (University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; CGIAR Research Programon Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); International Center for TropicalAgriculture (CIAT),Cali,Colombia)&ANDREWJCHALLINOR(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK;CGIARResearchProgramonClimateChange,AgricultureandFoodSecurity(CCAFS))

DNA repair kinetics and their roles in orthodox seed vigour and longevityAARONJBARRETT,WANDAMWATERWORTH&CHRISTOPHEREWEST(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

The structure and mechanism of aluminium-resistance proteins in plantsTONYPALMER,STEVEBALDWIN,ALISONBAKER&STEPHENMUENCH(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

Investigating SPX domain-containing proteins as a means of enhancing plant phosphate use efficiencyWANJUNQI,STEPHENABALDWIN,STEPHENPMUENCH&ALISONBAKER (UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

Scaling up to the canopy: using 3d structural data to empirically quantify the effects of photoinhibition on long term canopy carbon gainALEXANDRABURGESS,RENATARETKUTE,MICHAELPOUND&ERIKMURCHIE(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK)

Exploiting wheat alien introgressions for increased photosynthetic productivity in contrasting environmental conditionsKANNANCHINNATHAMBI, IANKING, JULIEKING, JOHNFOULKES,MARTINBROADLEY&ERIKMURCHIE(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK)

Mutagenesis of barley to cope with rising atmospheric CO2JAVIERCORDOBA(IRNASA-CSIC,Salamanca,Spain;IRTA,Lleida,Spain),PILARPEREZ,ROSAMORCUENDE, RAFAEL MARTINEZ-CARRASCO (IRNASA-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain) & JOSELUISMOLINA-CANO(IRTA,Lleida,Spain)

Improving rice photosynthesis in suboptimal conditionsTIARAHERMAN(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK)Plant hormone signaling in response to microbial compoundsHASIMAHALIMON(UniversidaddeSalamanca,Salamanca,Spain),MARTAMARTÍNEZ,ANTONIOFERNÁNDEZ(BiomarMicrobialTechnologies,ParqueTecnológicodeLeón,Armunia-León,Spain),DOLORESRODRIGUEZ&OSCARLORENZO(UniversidaddeSalamanca,Salamanca,Spain)

A phylogenetic approach to aid the identification of plasmodesmata localized GlycosylhydrolasesROCIOGAUDIOSO-PEDRAZA&YOSELINBENITEZ-ALFONSO(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)The Plant Science TREE – A teaching tool for plant science educatorsAURORALEVESLEY,CELIAKNIGHT,STEVEPAXTONandALISONBAKER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

The effects of ectopic phytocystatin expression on dark chilling stress tolerance in soybean (Glycine max)JAMESCOOPER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

Nitrogendeficiencyresponsesin14dayoldbarleyseedlingsGLORIACOMADIRA(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

The B subunit composition of protein phosphatase 2A regulates aphid resistance in Arabidopsis thalianaBRWARASOOL(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

The redox state of the nuclei and cytosol in the embryonic roots of germinating Arabidopsis thaliana seedsAMBRADESIMONE(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

Climate-proofingmaternalandchildnutritioninMalawiusingironandzincbiofortifiedbeansVERONICAGUWELA,EDNACURLEY,MARIJKEHUMMEL(UniversityofIrelandGalway,Galway,Ireland;CGIARResearchProgramonClimateChange,AgricultureandFoodSecurity(CCAFS)),GALINABRYCHKOVA1,UNAMURRAY (University of IrelandGalway,Galway, Ireland),ROBINBURUCHARA,ROWLANDCHIRWA(InternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture(CIAT),Lilongwe,Malawi;CGIARResearchProgramonClimateChange,AgricultureandFoodSecurity(CCAFS))&CHARLESSPILLANE(UniversityofIrelandGalway,Galway,Ireland;CGIARResearchProgramonClimateChange,AgricultureandFoodSecurity(CCAFS))

19:30 DINNER (GreatWoodhouseRoom,UniversityHouse)

After Dinner SpeakerHow close our we to acceptance of GM foods in Europe?NIGELHALFORD(RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,UK)

TUESDAY 17 JUNE 2014 (GreatHall,ParkinsonBuilding)

08:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

Morning Session: Genome Plasticity in Relation to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses Chairs:ROBERTEDWARDS(UniversityofNewcastle,Newcastle,UK)&ALISONBAKER (UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

08:30 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Moving from Plant Protection to Crop Health ROBERTEDWARDS(UniversityofNewcastle,Newcastle,UK)

09:00 Invited Speaker Waterproofingplants JULIABAILEYSERES(UniversityofCalifornia,California,USA)

09:45 Invited Speaker Regulatorypathwaysthatcontrolplantfreezingtolerance MICHAELTHOMASHOW(MichiganStateUniversity,Michigan,USA)


11:00 Invited Speaker Enhancing epigenetic diversity in plants PETERMEYER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

11:45 Quantitative analysis of lateral root morphogenesis ALEXISMAIZEL(UniversityofHeidelberg,Heidelberg,Germany)

12:30 Phenotyping potato roots; identifying ideotypes for water stressed conditions JANEWISHART(UniversityofStAndrews,Fife,UK)TIMOTHYSGEORGE, LAWRIEKBROWN,PHILIPJWHITE,GAVINRAMSAY(TheJamesHuttonInstitute, Dundee,UK),HAMLYNJONES(UniversityofDundee,Dundee,UK)and PETERJGREGORY(EastMallingResearch,Kent,UK)



Afternoon Session: Responses of crops to climate change Chairs:ROBERTEDWARDS(UniversityofNewcastle,Newcastle,UK)&ALISONBAKER (UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

14:00 Invited Speaker Designing new cereal cultivars using crop simulation modelling REIMUNDRÖTTER,TAOFULU(MTT,PlantProductionResearch,Mikkeli,Finland), JUKKAGHÖHN(MTTAgrifoodResearchFinland,Vihti,Finland)&TARUPALOSUO(MTT, PlantProductionResearch,Mikkeli,Finland)

14:30 Invited Speaker Predicted and observed multi-decadal changes in climate, with particular reference to precipitation and crop demand for water GRAHAMFARQUHAR,FUBAOSUN&MICHAELRODERICK(TheAustralianNational University,Canberra,Australia)


15:45 Developing genetic mapping resources from landrace-derived genotypes that differ for photoperiod sensitivity in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterraneaL.) PRESIDORKENDABIE(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK), FESTOMASSAWE(UniversityofNottinghamMalaysiaCampus,Semenyih,Malaysia)& SEANMAYES(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK;CropsfortheFuture ResearchCentre,Semenyih,Malaysia)

16:05 Pre-emptive crop breeding strategies to mitigate impacts from emergent, evolved virulence and new-entry pests JULIANSMITH(FoodandEnvironmentResearchAgency,York,UK),FENBEED(International InstituteofTropicalAgriculture,DarasSalam,Tanzania),DEBORAHHEMMING(MetOffice, Exeter,UK)&JÜRGENKROSCHEL(InternationalPotatoCentre,Lima,Peru)

16:25 Identificationofearlymaturingmaizehybridswithcombinedtolerancetomultiple stress in West Africa ELOHORBEATRICEIFIE(WestAfricaCentreforCropImprovement,UniversityofGhana, Ghana;InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Ibadan,Nigeria), BAFFOURBADU-APRAKU(InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Ibadan, Nigeria),VERNONGRACEN(CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY,USA)&ERICDANQUAH(West AfricaCentreforCropImprovement,UniversityofGhana,Ghana)

16:45 Breedingfortheabilitytoacclimatetowaterdeficit:physiologicalmechanismsbehind priming for stress DIANEROWLAND,BARRYTILLMAN(UniversityofFlorida,Florida,USA), WILSONFAIRCLOTH(Syngenta,Leesburg,Georgia,USA),PAXTONPAYTON (USDA-ARS,Texas,USA),DAVIDTISSUE(UniversityofWesternSydney,NewSouthWales, Australia),BERTHANGUKU,CHRISTOPHERVINCENT,BRUCESCHAFFER(Universityof Florida,Florida,USA),&SETHBYRD(UniversityofGeorgia,Georgia,USA)

17:15 Increasing the contribution that underutilised crops could make to food security – Bambara groundnut as an example SEANMAYES(CropsfortheFutureResearchCentre,Selangor,Malaysia;Universityof NottinghamMalaysiaCampus(UNMC),Selangor,Malaysia),PRESIDORKENDABIE(Crops fortheFutureResearchCentre,Selangor,Malaysia;UniversityofNottingham,Sutton Bonington,UK),WAIKUANHO(UniversityofNottingham,SuttonBonington,UK;University ofNottinghamMalaysiaCampus(UNMC),Selangor,Malaysia),FESTOMASSAWE (UniversityofNottinghamMalaysiaCampus(UNMC),Selangor,Malaysia)& SAYEDAZAM-ALI(CropsfortheFutureResearchCentre,Selangor,Malaysia)

17:45 Diversity for adversity: new cropping options EDWARDDICKIN(HarperAdamsUniversity,Newport,UK)

18:15 POSTERS & DRINKS RECEPTION (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

19:30 DINNER (GreatWoodhouseRoom,UniversityHouse)

After Dinner SpeakerWhat would you say to Ban Ki-moon at the Climate Summit in September?DAVIDHOWLETT(ClimateChangeandLivelihoodsAdviser,DFID,Glasgow,UK)

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2014 (GreatHall,ParkinsonBuilding)

8:30 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (ParkinsonBuildingConcourse)

Morning Session I: Pathways to Innovation Chairs:BRYANDMcKERSIE(IndependentConsultant,Raleigh,NC,USA)& PAULKNOX(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

08:45 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Can Plant Biotechnology Provide Food Security in a Changing Climate? BRYANDMcKERSIE(IndependentConsultant,Raleigh,NC,USA)

09:10 Invited Speaker CropEfficiencytraitresearchatBayerCropScience MATTHEWHANNAH(BayerCropScience,Gent,Belgium)

09:50 Invited Speaker Expression of Arabidopsis thaliana HB17 gene in corn leads to improved sink potential PAULLOIDA(Monsanto,Missouri,USA)


Morning Session II: Breeding Plants to Cope with Climate Change Chairs:BRYANDMcKERSIE(IndependentConsultant,Raleigh,NC,USA)&PAULKNOX (UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

10:45 Invited Speaker Genomics and breeding wheat for low-yielding environments PETERLANGRIDGE(TheUniversityofAdelaide,Adelaide,Australia)

11:25 Breeding for the future: How to adapt to potential impacts of futurefrost, drought and heat events on Australian wheat? KARINECHENU(TheUniversityofQueensland,Queensland,Australia),BANGYOUZHENG &SCOTTCHAPMAN(CSIRO,Queensland,Australia)

11:50 Invited Speaker Improving barley culm robustness for secured crop yield in a changing climate CHRISTOPHDOCKTER(CarlsbergLaboratory,Copenhagen,Denmark)

12:20 Building partnerships with African institutions to address food insecurity in an unpredictable climate IRENETAMAJONG,ROSITAYOCGO&THIERRYZOMAHOUN(AfricanInstitutefor MathematicalSciences–NextEinsteinInitiative(AIMS-NEI),Claremont,SouthAfrica)



Afternoon Session: Climate change models and their applications: Targeting climate information for crop breeding Chairs:ANDYCHALLINOR(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)&ANNKOEHLER(University ofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

14:00 Climate change and crops: a view from the IPCC ANDYCHALLINOR(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)

14:30 Climate model analysis for plant breeding ANNKOEHLER(UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,UK)


15:30 Using climate information and crop modeling for crop breeding SENTHOLDASSENG(UniversityofFlorida,Florida,USA)

16:00 Breedingmaizeforclimatechange JILLCAIRNS(CIMMYT,Harare,Zimbabwe)

16:30 EnvironmentalGroupsforUplandRiceTargetPopulationEnvironmentsinBrazil: DroughtProfileandYieldTrend ALEXANDREBRYANHEINEMANN(EMBRAPA,SantoAntôniodeGoiás,Brazil)

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