Equipping durum wheat with a major QTL for resistance to Fusarium diseases transferred from Thinopyrum elongatum and its pyramiding with valuable genes from Th. ponticum
Ljiliana Kuzmanovic (University of Tuscia, Italy)
A wide collection of wild emmer accessions to recover novel diversity for yellow rust resistance
Elisabetta Mazzucotelli (CREA, Italy)
Durum and bread wheats share common resistance genes to Zymoseptoria tritici
David Milliot-Stoclin (INRA, France)
Deciphering the genetic basis and molecular defense mechanisms of spot blotch disease resistance of durum wheat: An emerging threat to wheat production in South-East Asia
Chethana Chethana (University of Dharwad, India)
Selection for uniform grain dimensions and germination during wheat domestication
Moran Nave (University of Tel Aviv, Israel)
Pan-Transcriptome analysis of 13 elite durum wheat varieties spanning the complete breeding era decades
Danara Ormanbekova (University of Bologna, Italy)
Phenolic acids in durum wheat: genetic control, genomic studies and breeding perspectives
Barbara Laddomada (CNR, Italy)
Durum wheat quality improvement at CIMMYT
Carlos Guzman Garcia (CIMMYT, Mexico)
Closing keynoteA glimpse into the future of durum breeding
Cristobal Uauy (John Innes Centre, UK) In the signed sessions simultaneous translation (English/Italian) will be provided.
Session 8.Opportunities and perspectives in durum wheat research
Chairs: Roberto Tuberosa (University of Bologna)
Peter Langridge (Wheat Initiative)
Congress keynote lecture
International collaboration on wheat improvement
Hans Braun (CIMMYT, Mexico)
Global vision of durum and bread wheat research perspectives
Peter Langridge (Wheat Initiative)
The PRIMA project: What role and opportunities for the durum value chain in the Mediterranean Basin?
Round table moderated by Aldo Ceriotti (CNR and EPSO)
Congress keynote lecture
International collaboration on wheat improvement
Hans Braun (CIMMYT, Mexico)
Global vision of durum and bread wheat research perspectives
Peter Langridge (Wheat Initiative)
The PRIMA project: What role and opportunities for the durum value chain in the Mediterranean Basin?
Round table moderated by Aldo Ceriotti (CNR and EPSO)
- Maricelis Acevedo (Cornell University, USA)
- Michael Baum (ICARDA, Morocco)
- Francesco Loreto (CNR, Italy)
- Conxita Royo (IRTA, Spain)
