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ISSCT IX Plant Pathology and VI Molecular Biology Workshop
Cali, COLOMBIA
23 - 27 June 2008
"Advances and Challenges in Sugarcane Biotechnology and Plant
Pathology"
PROGRAMME
Main theme:
Advances and Challenges in
Sugarcane Biotechnology
and Plant Pathology
Sub themes in VI Molecular Biology Workshop:
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Biotechnology and breeding
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Biotechnology and plant health
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Biotechnology and biofuel
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Genomics and molecular physiology
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The genetic engineering of sugarcane
Sub themes in IX Plant Pathology Workshop:
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Etiology of new diseases
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Ecology and epidemiology
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Genetic diversity of plant pathogens
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Disease losses assays
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Disease resistance
Details of the Programme
are as follows:
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 - Cali |
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17h00 – 19h00 |
REGISTRATION – ISSCT IX PLANT PATHOLOGY
AND VI MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP – Meet & Greet Drinks,
Radisson Royal Hotel Cali |
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Monday 23 June, 2008 - Cali |
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08h00 – 09h00 |
REGISTRATION – ISSCT IX PLANT PATHOLOGY
AND VI MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP. Radisson Royal Hotel Cali |
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Welcome and Introduction |
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09h00 – 09h30 |
Jorge I. Victoria – |
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IX PLANT PATHOLOGY AND VI MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY WORKSHOP |
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J. C. Comstock, Chairperson and |
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Asha Dookun-Saumtally, Chairperson |
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Plenary Conference |
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09h30 – 10h30 |
Biofuel production in Colombia and the
role of research organizations |
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(Alvaro Amaya, Director General of
Cenicaña) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
Coffee break |
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SESSION 1 |
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Moderator: |
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Asha Dookun-Saumtally |
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11h00 – 11h30 |
1.- Screening,
selection and molecular characterization of wild yeasts
found in a bio-ethanol producing distillery. Buzón K,
Parrado D., Quevedo B., Victoria J.,
Avellaneda, Mavir Carolina.
Variety Program. Colombian Sugarcane Research Center-CENICAÑA. |
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11h30 – 12h00 |
2.- Fertile pollen
detected in commercial sugarcane in northern Argentina.
María E. Lozzia, María E. Cristóbal,
German Serino,
Ricardo F. de Ullívarri and Hector J. Tassara. Chacra
Experimental Agricola Santa Rosa. Argentina |
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12h00 – 12h30 |
3.- Determination of
genetic diversity among varieties of sugarcane (Saccharum
spp.) using microsatellites markers. Katherine Espinosa.,
Fernando Angel., Jorge I. Victoria K. and
Jershon López-Gerena.
Variety Program. Colombian Sugarcane Research Center-CENICAÑA. |
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12h30 – 13h30 |
Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace |
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SESSION 2 |
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Moderator: |
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T. Erik Mirkov |
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13h30 – 14h00 |
4.- Molecular and
morphological characterization of the species of the
Chrisopidae
genus. Patricia Cadena., Luis A
Gomez., Fernando Ángel., and
Jorge I. Victoria. Variety Program. Colombian Sugarcane
Research Center-CENICAÑA. |
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14h00 – 14h30 |
5.- Molecular and
morphological characterization of the sugarcane borer
Diatraea spp.
Patricia Cadena., Luis A Gomez.,
Fernando Angel. and Jorge I. Victoria. Variety Program.
Colombian Sugarcane Research Center-CENICAÑA. |
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14h30 – 15h00 |
6.- Developing a
sugarcane molecular identity database for use in breeding.
Yong-Bao Pan.,
B. E. Scheffler, and E. P. Richard, JR.
Southern Regional Research Center, Sugarcane Research
Laboratory. Houma and USDA-ARS, Mid-South Area, Genomics
Laboratory. |
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15h00 – 15h30 |
7.- Understanding the
biology of sucrose accumulation: Along the path to
increasing sucrose content through transgenesis.
Derek Watt,
Barbara Huckett and Frikkie Botha. South African Sugarcane
Research Institute (SASRI). South Africa |
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15h30 – 16h00 |
8.- Mapping QTL
associate to sucrose content in sugarcane.
Jershon López-Gerena,
Natalia Campillo and Jorge I. Victoria K. Variety Program.
Colombian Sugarcane Research Center-CENICAÑA. |
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16h00 – 16h30 |
Coffee break |
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Poster Session |
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SESSION 3 |
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Moderator: |
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Mike P. Grisham |
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16h30 – 17h00 |
9.- Early
identification and rescue of chimaeric plants obtained from
transformation protocols without a callus selection stage.
Julián Zimmermann, Yamila Spedaletti,
Germán Serino.
Chacra Experimental Agricola Santa Rosa. Colonia Santa Rosa.
Argentina. |
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17h00 – 17h30 |
10.- Mapping QTLs for
yellow spot resistance in sugar cane. S M Aljanabi, Y
Parmessur, S Dhayan, S Saumtally and
Asha Dookun-Saumtally.
Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Réduit,
Mauritius. |
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17h30 – 18h00 |
11.- Developing a
high throughput marker system for sugarcane smut resistance
based on Motif Directed Profiling (MDP) and Targeted Region
Amplified Polymorphism (TRAP) methodologies.
R. Stuart Rutherford
and D.L. Sweby. South African Sugarcane Research Institute.
Mount Edgecombe. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
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18h00 |
Wrap Up and Way Forward |
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18h00 – 19h30 |
Welcome Cocktail |
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Tuesday 24 June, 2008 |
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SESSION 4 |
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Moderator: |
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Yong-Bao Pan |
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08h00 – 08h30 |
12.- Sugarcane yellow
leaf virus in Mauritius: (i) recent progress in the
application of real-time PCR for its diagnosis (ii)
genotypes observed in variety collections. N Joomun and
Asha Dookun-Saumtally.
Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Réduit,
Mauritius. |
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08h30 – 09h00 |
13.- Proteomics
analysis of sugarcane reaction to infection by Xanthomonas
albilineans. Freddy Garces,
J. Hoy, and Z.-Y. Chen. Department of Plant Pathology and
Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural
Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA |
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09h00 – 09h30 |
14.- Comparison of
Agrobacterium-mediated and biolistic methods for
transformation of sugarcane.
Joyce Priya, Kuwahata M.,
O’Connell A., Geijskes J., Turner N., Lakshmanan P. Senior
Research Scientist;BSES Limited;Indooroopilly. Australia. |
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Plenary Conference |
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09h30 – 10h30 |
Will transgenics have a role in the
improvement of commercial sugarcane varieties?. |
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(T. Erik Mirkov: Texas A & M) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
Coffee break |
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Poster Session |
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SESSION 5 |
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Moderator: |
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Jack C. Comstock |
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11h00 – 11h30 |
15.- Toward alleles
tagging involved in X. albilineans leaf infection
resistance. Hoarau J. Y.,
Joubert C., D’Hont A., Roques D., Daugrois J.H.
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11h30 – 12h00 |
16.- Leaf surface
colonization and stalk infection by Xanthomonas albilineans
of sugarcane varieties grown under high rainfall conditions.
J.-H. Daugrois,
P. Oriol, and P. Rott. Amélioration génétique des espèces à
multiplication végétative, CIRAD Département BIOS, Station
de Roujol. UMR CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro Biologie et
Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite, Campus
International de Baillarguet, Montpellier Cedex 5 France |
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12h00 – 12h30 |
17.- Techniques for
determining disease variability and yield loss in commercial
sugarcane. Mike P. Grisham,
R.M. Johnson, R.P. Viator, and P.V. Zimba. USDA, ARS, SRRC,
Sugarcane Research Laboratory, Houma, LA. USA |
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12h30 – 13h30 |
Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace |
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SESSION 6 |
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Moderator: |
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Philippe Rott |
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13h30 – 14h00 |
18.- A survey of the
causal agent of sugarcane mosaic in Argentina and
neighboring regions. Maximiliano Gómez, Alejandro M. Rago
and German Serino.
Chacra Experimental Agricola Santa Rosa. Colonia Santa Rosa.
Argentina. INTA – EEA Famaillá, Ruta Provincial. Famaillá,
Tucumán. Argentina. |
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14h00 – 14h30 |
19.- Virus strains
causing mosaic in Louisiana and Florida sugarcane.
Michael P. Grisham,
Ruhui Li, and Jack C. Comstock. USDA, ARS, SRRC, Sugarcane
Research Laboratory, Houma. USDA, ARS, BARC, Plant Sciences,
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.
USDA, ARS, Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point.USA. |
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14h30 – 15h00 |
20.- Molecular
characterization of Sugarcane Grassy Shoot Phytoplasma infecting
sugarcane in India and its phylogenetic relationships to closely
related phytoplasmas.
G.P. Rao, A.K.
Singh and Priyanka Chand. Division of Plant
pathology,Sugarcane research Station, Kunraghat Gorakhpur
UP, India. Department of Botany, MLK PG College, Balrampur,
UP. |
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15h00 – 15h30 |
21.- Molecular
investigation and phylogenetic analysis of sugarcane leaf
yellows phytoplasma (16SrII ribosomal group) in India.
R.K.Gaur, G.P.Rao
and C. Marcone. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of
Arts, Science and Commerce, Mody Institute of Technology and
Sciences, Rajasthan, India. Sugarcane Research Station, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dipartimento di
Sciennze Farmaceutiche, Universita degli Studi di Salerno.
Fisciano (Salerno). Italy |
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15h30 – 16h00 |
22.- Variation of sugar cane yellow leaf disease status in the French West
Indies. J.-H. Daugrois,
C. Edon-Jock, E. Fernandez, J.-C. Girard, P. Rott.
Amélioration génétique des espèces à multiplication
végétative, CIRAD Département BIOS, Station de Roujol.
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe. UMR CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro
Biologie et Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite,
Campus International de Baillarguet. Montpellier Cedex 5.
France. |
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16h00 – 16h30 |
Coffee break |
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Poster Session |
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SESSION 7 |
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Moderator: |
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Jeff Hoy |
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16h30 – 17h00 |
23.- Incidence of
Sugarcane yellow leaf virus in commercial varieties in
Mauritius. M H R Khoodoo, N Behary-Panray, N Joomun, A
Dookun-Saumtally, S Ganeshan and
Salem Saumtally. Mauritius Sugar
Industry Research Institute, Réduit. Mauritius.
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17h00 – 17h30 |
24.- Yield effect and
control of yellow leaf disease under tropical conditions of
Ecuador. Freddy Garces,
J. Mendoza, C. Valladares, F. Fiallos, and C. Burbano.
Centro de Investigación de la Caña de azúcar del Ecuador (CINCAE).
Guayaquil, Ecuador. |
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17h30 – 18h00 |
25.- Improved
detection of sugarcane yellow leaf based on genetic
diversity studies of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus.
Jean-Claude Girard,
E. Fernandez, M. Royer, J.-H. Daugrois, C. Edon-Jock, P.
Rott. UMR CIRAD-INRA-Montpellier SupAgro Biologie et
Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite, Campus
International de Baillarguet. Montpellier Cedex 5 France.
Amélioration génétique des espèces à multiplication
végétative, CIRAD Département BIOS, Station de Roujol.
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe |
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18h00 |
Wrap Up and Way Forward |
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Wednesday 25 June, 2008 |
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SESSION 8 |
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Moderator: |
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German Serino |
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08h00 – 08h30 |
26.- Molecular
detection of sugarcane smut spores on spore trap tapes in
Australia. Kathy Braithwaite,
George Bade, Barry Croft and Robert Magarey . BSES Limited,
50 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly. Australia. BSES Limited,
Ashfield Road, Bundaberg. Australia. BSES Limited, 90 Old
Cove Road, Woodford. Australia. BSES Limited, Dallachy Road,
Tully. Australia |
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08h30 – 09h00 |
27.- Some aspects of
the biology of the sugarcane smut fungus (Ustilago
scitaminea) in Australia.
Shamsul A. Bhuiyan,
B. J. Croft and Mike C Cox. BSES Limited, Australia . |
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09h00 – 09h30 |
28.- Breeding
smut-resistant sugarcane varieties in Australia. Barry J.
Croft, Mike C. Cox and Shamsul A.
Bhuiyan. BSES Limited, Australia.
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Plenary Conference |
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09h30 – 10h30 |
Nutritional genomic to fight
micronutrient deficiencies |
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(Joe Tohme, Leader of Agro biodiversity
and Biotechnology
at Ciat) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
Coffee break |
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Poster Session |
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SESSION 9 |
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Moderator: |
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G.P. Rao |
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11h00 – 11h30 |
29.- A preliminary
diagnostic test for Ramu stunt disease of sugarcane.
Kathy Braithwaite,
Barry Croft and Robert Magarey. BSES Limited, Meiers Road,
Indooroopilly Qld. Australia. BSES Limited, 90 Old Cove
Road, Woodford. Australia. BSES Limited, Dallachy Road,
Tully Qld. Australia |
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11h30 – 12h00 |
30.-The Distribution
and incidence of the causal agent for Ratoon stunting
disease, Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli on sugarcane in Fiji.
Saimone S. Johnson,
S D Work and A P Tyagi. Sen. Scientific Officer. Sugar
Research Institute of Fiji. Lautoka. Fiji. |
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12h00 – 12h30 |
31.- Is an
alternative to host plant resistance needed for rust
control? Can fungicides provide it?.
Jeff Hoy.
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana
State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, USA |
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12h30 – 13h30 |
Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace |
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SESSION 10 |
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Moderator: |
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Jershon López-Gerena |
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13h30 – 14h00 |
32.- Effect of brown
rust on sugarcane yield in Tucumán, Argentina. C. Funes, M.
Acosta and Jackeline Ramallo.
Plant Pathology Laboratory, Estacion Experimental
Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC), Tucumán, Argentina |
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14h00 – 14h30 |
33.- Characterization
of the Bru1 (brown rust resistance) locus; distribution in
sugarcane cultivars. Royaert Stefan, Le Cunff Loïc, Costet
Laurent, Raboin Louis Marie, Hoarau Jean-Yves, Telismart
Hughes, Hervouet Catherine, Garsmeur Olivier, Nibouche
Samuel, D’Hont Angélique.
CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Pôle de Protection des Plantes, Station de
Ligne Paradis, Chemin de l’IRAT, Saint-Pierre, Réunion,
France. CIRAD, UMR DAP, Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier Cedex
5, France. CIRAD, Station de Roujol, Petit-Bourg,
Guadeloupe, France. |
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14h30 – 15h00 |
34.- Sugarcane rust
inoculations. Jack C. Comstock | | |