Intl-PAG IX - Use of Molecular Markers for Plant Breeders Workshop


Saturday Afternoon, 13 January 2001 --- 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Use of Molecular Markers for Plant Breeders Workshop - Royal Palm Salon 1 & 2 Rooms

Organizers: Zhi-Kang Li, IRRI

(z.li@cgiar.org)

and

Qifa Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University
(qifazh@public.wh.hb.cn)

Speakers:

1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Opening Remarks

1:05 pm - 1:30 pm Zhi-Kang Li, IRRI

(z.li@cgiar.org)
Genetic Basis of Inbreeding Depression and Heterosis in Rice

1:30 pm - 1:55 pm J-Antoni.Rafalski, DuPont

(j-antoni.rafalski@usa.dupont.com)
Maize SNP markers: discovery and applications

1:55 pm - 2:20 pm Dr. Mark Cooper, Pioneer Hybrid Inc.

Complex traits: How far can molecular tools take us in Applied Breeding?
(coopermark@phibred.com)

2:20 pm - 2:45 pm Qifa Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University

(qifazh@public.wh.hb.cn)
Molecular breeding for Hybrid Rice Improvement"

2:45 pm - 3:10 pm Dr. Jean-Marcel Ribaut, CYMMIT

(j.ribaut@cgiar.org)
Marker-Assisted Selection in Maize: Strategies, Examples, and Costs

3:10 pm - 3:35 pm Darshan S. Brar, IRRI

(d.brar@cgiar.org)
Molecular Characterization of Introgression and Alien Gene Transfer in Rice

3:35 pm - 3:45 pm Wrap up

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