DIGITAL BREEDING – Oral and Poster Program
DIGITAL BREEDING
International Symposium of the Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ) in cooperation with Saatgut Austria. February 11-13, 2020 | Tulln – Austria
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Oral Program
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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| 09:00-13:00 | 🛎️ Registration, Poster Setup | ||
| 11:30-13:10 | 🥣 Lunch, Registration, Poster Setup | ||
Opening Ceremony |
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| 13:10-13:15 | Christian Obinger | Vice Rector for Research, BOKU | Welcome to the Symposium: DIGITAL BREEDING |
| 13:15-13:20 | Michael Gohn | President of Saatgut Austria | Welcome to the Symposium: DIGITAL BREEDING |
| 13:20-13:30 | Andreas Graner | President of the GPZ | Opening of the Symposium: DIGITAL BREEDING |
Keynote Lecture |
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| Chair: Andreas Graner | |||
| 13:30-14:10 | Theo Meuwissen | Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Past experiences and future directions for genomic selection in animal breeding |
Phenomics & Breeding |
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| Chair: Frank Ordon | |||
| 14:10-14:45 | Astrid Junker | Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) | Using advanced digital phenotyping to identify novel breeding targets: stories about controlled environmental fluctuations, multi-trait dynamics and acclimation capacity |
| 14:45-15:05 | Ulrich Schurr | Forschungszentrum Jülich | Phenotyping for crop improvement – technologies – access – knowledge |
| 15:05-16:40 | ☕ Coffee Break & 📜 Poster Session 1 | ||
| Chair: Chris Schön | |||
| 16:40-17:00 | Karin Köhl | MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology | Can phenotypic marker-assisted selection for drought tolerance replace stress-trials in potato? |
| 17:00-17:20 | Tsu-Wei Chen | Leibniz University Hannover | Field phenotyping identifies the architectural and physiological functions determining canopy light interception and light use efficiency in winter wheat |
| 17:20-17:40 | Pernille Sarup | Nordic Seed | Using NMR metabolomics in breeding for malt quality in spring barley |
| Chair: Thomas Debener | |||
| 17:40-18:00 | Roland Geyer | lifespin GmbH, Regensburg | Analysis of drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) with methods of metabolite profiling and systemic metabolite markers |
| 18:00-18:20 | Svenja Diehl | Wintersteiger | Sponsored Talk | Easy Breed – The flexible software solution for the entire breeding process |
| 18:20-20:30 | 🍺 Reception with Snacks & GPZ General Assembly (UFT-Tulln) | ||
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
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Biotechnology & Breeding |
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| Chair: Christian Jung | |||
| 08:45-09:20 | Brigitte Poppenberger | Technical University Munich (TUM) |
Establishing tools for a fast-track genetic improvement of the wild crop species Crassocephalum crepidioides, to realize its potential as a nutritious, leafy vegetable |
| 09:20-09:40 | Nirosha L. Karunarathna | Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel | Mutations in SEED FATTY ACID REDUCER genes increase seed oil content in oilseed rape |
| 09:40-10:00 | Annaliese Mason | Justus Liebig University Giessen | Hybrid speciation in Brassica |
| 10:00-10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break & 📜 Poster Session 2 | ||
Genomics & Breeding |
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| Chair: Klaus Pillen | |||
| 10:45-11:20 | Cristobal Uauy | John Innes Centre Norwich, UK | Unlocking the polyploid potential of wheat through genomics |
| 11:20-11:40 | Laura Morales | School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Characterization of a large panel of maize nested association mapping near-isogenic lines (NAM NILs) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Maria Buerstmayr | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Progress in Fusarium head blight resistance breeding in wheat (2009-2019) – a review |
| 12:00-14:30 | 🥣 Lunch Break & 📜 Poster Session 3 | ||
| Chair: Albrecht Melchinger | |||
| 14:30-14:50 | Jenny HueyTyng Lee | Justus Liebig University Giessen | Genomic and epigenomic patterns in novel heterotic pools of winter rapeseed (Brassica napus) |
| 14:50-15:10 | Steven Dreissig | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Exploring natural genetic variation in meiotic recombination rates in barley |
| 15:10-15:30 | Ali Ahmad Naz | Universtiy of Bonn | A novel wild allele improves drought adaptation and yield sustainability in cultivated barley |
| 15:30-15:50 | Antonia Lisker | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Genetic interplay of yield, baking quality and resistance in the MAGIC winter wheat population WM-800 |
| 15:50-16:35 | ☕ Coffee Break & 📜 Poster Session 4 | ||
| Chair: Rod Snowdon | |||
| 16:35-16:55 | Ravi Koppolu | Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) | Tissue specific global transcriptomes of barley meristems |
| 16:55-17:15 | Max Haupt | University of Hohenheim | Landscape genomics identifies the genetic architecture of soybean environmental adaptation and genetic resources suitable for central European soybean breeding |
| 17:15-17:35 | Harmeet Singh Chawla | Justus Liebig University Giessen | Widespread gene-scale structural variants revealed by long-range sequencing |
| 17:35-17:55 | Dietmar F. Schulz | Leibniz University Hannover | Association studies in roses reveal robust markers for flower traits |
| 17:55-18:15 | Matteo Schiavinato | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) | Analysis of subgenome structure and evolution in allopolyploid plants |
| 18:15-19:30 | Recreation Break | ||
| 19:30-20:15 | Günter and Anna Wricke prize awarding to Martin Mascher, IPK Gatersleben for his exceptional achievements in bioinformatics and genomics of crop plants | ||
| 20:15-24:00 | 🍸 Symposium Dinner – Atrium Tulln, Minoritenplatz 1, 3430 Tulln, near Diamond City Hotel |
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 |
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Predictive Breeding |
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| Chair: Jens Leon | |||
| 09:00-09:35 | Timothy Beissinger | Georg-August-University Göttingen | Reverse genomic prediction: identifying important traits in breeding populations |
| 09:35-09:55 | Rodrigo José Galán | State Plant Breeding Institute, University Hohenheim | Integration of genotypic, hyperspectral, and phenotypic data to improve biomass yield prediction in hybrid rye |
| 09:55-10:40 | ☕ Coffee Break & 📜 Poster Session 5 | ||
| Chair: Timothy Beissinger | |||
| 10:40-11:00 | Christian Werner | The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh | The relevance of dominance to genomic selection in clonal breeding programs |
| 11:00-11:20 | Sebastian Michel | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Ten years of genomic selection in an applied wheat breeding program – from expectations to experience |
| 11:20-11:40 | Tobias Schrag | University of Hohenheim | Omics-based prediction of hybrid performance in maize |
| 11:40-12:00 | Stefanie Griebel | Georg-August-University Göttingen | Quantifying the contribution of epistasis to quantitative trait variation with Epistasis Mapping Populations |
| 12:00-12:20 | Dilan S.R. Patiranage | Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel | Genome-wide association mapping of agronomically important traits in quinoa |
| 12:20-14:20 | 🥣 Lunch & Farewell | ||
Poster Program
Genomics & Breeding |
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| P-1 | Stjepan Vukasovic | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Increasing root biomass production in european winter wheat for improved drought-stress tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency |
| P-3 | Oyiga Benedict | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | hap3A.1 is a novel genetic determinant for grain yield and stability performance in wheat |
| P-5 | Manuel Geyer | Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Freising | Genetic basis of the trade-off between grain yield and baking quality in winter wheat |
| P-7 | Saida Zulfuqarova | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Baku | Determination of HSP16.9 gene using allele-specific primer and membrane thermal stability in different wheat genotypes |
| P-9 | Samira Rustamova | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Baku | Expression divergence of the DREB transcription factor among contrasting wheat genotypes under drought stress |
| P-11 | Salma Benaouda | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | A stable and novel QTL on chromosome 3A induces early heading in winter bread wheat |
| P-13 | Said Dadshani | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | Sustainable increase of nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency in winter wheat through effective root-soil interactions |
| P-15 | Dominic Dennenmoser | University of Kassel, Section Organic Plant Breeding and Agrarbiodiversity | Association analysis in lines derived from winter wheat CCPs—comparing four different populations stratification methods |
| P-17 | Benjamin Wittkop | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | High‑resolution mapping of rachis nodes per rachis, a critical determinant of grain yield components in wheat |
| P-19 | Turana Isgandarova | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Baku | Changes in some antioxidant enzymes activity of wheat genotypes under drought stress during leaf senescence |
| P-21 | Leonhard Sommer | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Plant Breeding | MAGIC-RESIST – Identification and mapping of resistances against fungal diseases in the MAGIC-WHEAT population WM-800 |
| P-23 | Maria Buerstmayr | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Fine-mapping Qfhs.ifa-5A revealed two tightly linked QTL both affecting resistance against initial infection and anther extrusion |
| P-25 | Barbara Steiner | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Isolating the wheat gene enhancing mycotoxin detoxification at the major Fusarium resistance QTL Fhb1 – a progress report |
| P-27 | Christian Wagner | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Fusarium head blight resistance in winter wheat: Insights from genome-wide transcriptome analysis |
| P-29 | Rizky Pasthika Kirana | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Improving Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat through introgression of resistance alleles from relatives |
| P-31 | Rizky Pasthika Kirana | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Fusarium graminearum and deoxynivalenol resistance in Aegilops tauschii |
| P-33 | Magdalena Ehn | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Common bunt resistance in winter wheat – a cross-chromosome journey |
| P-35 | Andreas Maurer | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Plant Breeding | Insights into the genetic control of flowering time based on a worldwide series of field trials with the barley NAM population HEB-25 |
| P-37 | Timm Bernhard | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Broadening the genetic basis for hybrid breeding in winter barley |
| P-39 | Ehsan Fatemi | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | Quantification of root lesion nematodes by RT-qPCR in the roots of cereal plants |
| P-41 | Nazanin Pesaran Afsharyan | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | A systemic approach to identify the gene underlying flowering-delaying epistatic QTL “Hvheading” |
| P-43 | Smit Shah | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | QTL mapping and Genome wide association mapping of root lesion nematode resistance genes in barley |
| P-45 | Nikolaj Meisner Vendelbo | Nordic Seed A/S & Aarhus University | Analysis of population structure and genetic diversity within hybrid rye elite breeding component lines |
| P-47 | Julia Mauser | University of Hohenheim | Exploring molecular markers in conjunction with traditional DUS traits for managing reference collections in European rye varieties |
| P-49 | Subhadra Chakrabarty | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | PEGASUS: Prediction and Exploitation of Gene bank Accessions – a Study in Ugandan Sorghum |
| P-51 | Jan E. Neuweiler | University of Hohenheim, State Plant Breeding Institute | Long-term trends and genetic architecture of seed characteristics and grain yield components in triticale (×Triticosecale Wittmack) |
| P-53 | Mauricio Orantes Bonilla | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Assembling the restructured genome of a novel synthetic Brassica napus with diverse genome donors |
| P-55 | Elizabeth Ihien | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Can resynthesized rapeseed be genomically stable? |
| P-57 | Paul Vollrath | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Quantitative blackleg resistance and gene presence-absence variation in elite Brassica napus |
| P-59 | Daniela Quezada-Martinez | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Towards a stable and diverse Brassica hexaploid crop |
| P-61 | Isabelle Deppé | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Genetic variation for seed protein traits in diverse Brassica napus germplasm |
| P-63 | Miroslav Poláček | Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna | Annual tree ring detection and segmentation using deep learning |
| P-65 | Sandra Färber | Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops, Quedlinburg | Mapping of resistance genes against Aphanomyces euteiches in pea |
| P-67 | Nathaly Maldonado | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | Towards understanding the phenological development of quinoa by expression analysis of putative flowering time genes |
| P-69 | Elena Pestsova | Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany | Transcriptome resources for successful breeding of non-food bioenergy crop Silphium perfoliatum |
| P-71 | Avneesh Kumar | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | Characterizing a wild beet translocation in sugar beet conferring resistance to the beet cyst nematode |
| P-73 | Vinicius Vilperte | Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Plant Genetics | Glutathione S-transferase as a potential marker for mutation breeding in poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Wiild. ex Klotsch) |
| P-75 | Felix L. Wascher | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Population analysis of sugar beet and wild beets |
| P-77 | Heinz Himmelbauer | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Quinoa sequencing and detection of haplotype blocks for genome scaffolding |
| P-79 | Lisa Blazek | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Evolutionary dynamics of the repeat landscape in sugar beet and its wild relatives |
| P-81 | Sebastian Urzinger | Technical University Munich (TUM) | Fine mapping of a genomic segment associated with the traits carbon isotope composition, water use efficiency and drought sensitivity in maize (Zea mays L.) |
| P-83 | Giedrius Petrauskas | Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry | Red clover: breeding strategy based on plant phenotyping and cpDNA genotyping |
| P-85 | Jose Esteban Moreno Amores | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Plant height and heading date as covariates to predict Fusarium head blight in durum wheat |
| P-87 | Rebecca Tacke | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung für Zuchtmethodik der Pflanze | Fine-mapping of two bi-parental crosses to zoom into the genomic vicinity of the major QTL for very low vicine & convicine seed content in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) |
Phenomics & Breeding |
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| P-2 | Paul Herzig | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Plant Breeding | Genetic dissection of grain elements predicted by hyperspectral imaging associated with yield-related traits in a wild barley NAM population |
| P-4 | Laura Schmidt | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Plant Breeding | MAGIC-EFFICIENCY: Genetic analysis of nitrogen efficiency regulation and selection of efficient winter wheat varieties from the MAGIC-WHEAT population WM-800 |
| P-6 | Gwendolin Wehner | Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Quedlinburg | Breeding for priming triggered leaf rust resistance in barley |
| P-8 | Ulrike Beukert | Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institute for Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Quedlinburg | Automated phenotyping to identify leaf and stripe rust resistances in wheat genetic resources |
| P-10 | Aydinli Lale | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnologies, Baku | Ascorbate-glutathione cycle for scavenging H2O2 in bread wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum) during drought stress and following recovery |
| P-12 | Julia Hagenguth | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung für Zuchtmethodik der Pflanze | Breeding tomatoes with improved flavour using a breeders’ sensory test |
| P-14 | Thanh Chi Tran | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung für Zuchtmethodik der Pflanze | Improving pea production – Yield and nitrogen content of pea cultivars with different leaf types |
| P-16 | Johann Vollmann | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Soybean stem termination gene Dt2 affecting agronomic characters and stress tolerance in early maturity genotypes |
| P-18 | Sandra Cvejić | Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia | Use of digital image analysis for the flower color evaluation in ornamental sunflower |
| P-20 | Andreas Eckert | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Assessment of plant architectural traits by processing 3D scanned point clouds of Brassica napus |
| P-22 | Peter Stasnik | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Center for Health and Bioresources, Tulln , Austria | Exploring Camelina sativa stress tolerance mechanisms for future breeding approaches |
| P-24 | Karl Schmid | University of Hohenheim | Genetic contributions to tolerance for downy mildew pathogen Peronospora variabilis in a South American panel of quinoa |
| P-26 | Christoph Korte | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | Laying a cornerstone for cup plant breeding |
| P-28 | Ronja Schmitz | Julius Kühn-Institut für Rebenzüchtung | Establishment of an image-based, high-throughput phenotyping system to monitor grapevine root architecture |
| P-30 | Sara Francesconi | Department for Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy | FHB early detection by in-field phenomics |
| P-32 | Wiebke Sannemann | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Genetic dissection of anther extrusion in the MAGIC-WHEAT population WM-800 |
Biotechnology & Breeding |
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| P-34 | Sara Francesconi | Department for Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy | Effectiveness of chitosan hydrochloride on organic control of Fusarium head blight of wheat |
| P-36 | Manar Makhoul | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Challenges in converting single nucleotide polymorphisms into KASP markers in polyploid wheat |
| P-38 | Almuth Müllner | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Identification of common bunt resistance gene Bt12 in wheat |
| P-40 | Almuth Müllner | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Comparative mapping of bunt resistance QTL in wheat |
| P-42 | Srijan Jhingan | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | Breeding oilseed rape (B. napus) with lower glucosinolate content through functional analysis and mutagenesis |
| P-44 | Asis Shrestha | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | The role of ABA-responsive element binding factors in proline biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and barley |
| P-46 | Aylin Kabas | Akdeniz University, Turkey | Morphological and molecular characterization of some wild tomato genotypes |
| P-48 | Sebastian Schultheiss | Computomics GmbH | The power of big data integration in phenotype predictions |
| P-50 | Martin Greve | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | Towards speeding up the breeding process of the perennial cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) |
| P-52 | Adebimpe N. Adedeji-Badmus | TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops, | Natural variation in seed development and germination capacities of Crassocephalum species and their implication for the domestication of these orphan crops |
| P-54 | Victoria Armario-Najera | University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Department of Plant Production and Forestry Science, Lleida, Spain | Experimental field trial of a triple combination anti-HIV microbicide produced in rice endosperm |
| P-56 | Johannes Wanner | Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung für Zuchtmethodik der Pflanze | The ProFaba project in SusCrop (ERA-NET) started: Improving Vicia faba breeding practices and genotypes to promote climate-friendly and vegetable protein production in the European Union |
| P-58 | Tahmina Islam | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Plant Breeding Institute | CRISPR-Cas-mediated genome editing for the improvement of oilseed rape |
| P-60 | Norman Warthmann | IAEA Laboratory Seibersdorf | Mutation breeding creates desired traits in African sorghum – semi-dwarf and early maturing |
Predictive Breeding |
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| P-62 | Ana Marjanović Jeromela | Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia | Dealing with HTTP data in modern crop breeding programs |
| P-64 | Mathias Gemmer | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Plant Breeding | Genomic prediction of flowering time and yield through SNP and metabolite analysis in the barley NAM population HEB-25 |
| P-66 | Sebastian Michel | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Improving and maintaining winter hardiness and frost tolerance in bread wheat by genomic selection |
| P-68 | Jakob Seereiter | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) | Molecular-genetic analysis of FHB resistance in a CIMMYT spring wheat line |
| P-70 | Stephan Greiner | Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology | Dissection of the cytoplasmic effects of chloroplasts and mitochondria uncovers a remarkable contribution of the chloroplast to plant reproductive traits |
| P-72 | Iulian Gabur | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | Genome-wide association studies and genomic selection for disease resistance in Brassica napus |
| P-74 | Katharina Tyson | Justus Liebig University Giessen, Department of Plant Breeding | High-throughput phenotyping and genetic analysis to promote breeding for enhanced nitrogen use efficiency in winter oilseed rape |
| P-76 | Norman Warthmann | IAEA Laboratory Seibersdorf | kWIP: the k-mer weighted inner product, a de novo estimator of genetic similarity |
| P-78 | Vichai Puripunyavanich | Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand | On the first step of tropical tulip breeding in hot and humid country as Thailand |
| P-80 | Vuk Djordjevic | Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia | Different approaches to genomic prediction model validation in soybean |
| P-82 | Charlotte D. Robertsen | Sejet Plant Breeding I/S, Denmark | Perspectives on genomic selection and marker-assisted selection of malt quality traits in winter barley |
| P-84 | Daniel Valle Torres | Technical University Munich (TUM) | Optimizing the construction of haplotype blocks to increase genomic prediction accuracy across maize landraces |
| P-86 | Carla Colque-Little | University of Copenhagen | Developing image analysis for phenotyping quinoa-downy mildew interaction |