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:

  • Biotechnology and breeding
  • Biotechnology and plant health
  • Biotechnology and biofuel
  • Genomics and molecular physiology
  • The genetic engineering of sugarcane

Sub themes in IX Plant Pathology Workshop:

  • Etiology of new diseases
  • Ecology and epidemiology
  • Genetic diversity of plant pathogens
  • Disease losses assays
  • Disease resistance

Details of the Programme are as follows:

 

Sunday 22 June, 2008 - Cali
17h00 – 19h00 REGISTRATION – ISSCT IX PLANT PATHOLOGY AND VI MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP – Meet & Greet Drinks, Radisson Royal Hotel Cali
Monday 23 June, 2008 - Cali
08h00 – 09h00 REGISTRATION – ISSCT IX PLANT PATHOLOGY AND VI MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP. Radisson Royal Hotel Cali
  Welcome and Introduction
09h00 – 09h30  Jorge I. Victoria –
  IX PLANT PATHOLOGY AND VI MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP
  J. C. Comstock, Chairperson and
Asha Dookun-Saumtally, Chairperson
  Plenary Conference
09h30 – 10h30 Biofuel production in Colombia and the role of research organizations
  (Alvaro Amaya, Director General of Cenicaña)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee break
  SESSION 1  
  Moderator:
  Asha Dookun-Saumtally
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.
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
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.
12h30 – 13h30 Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace
  SESSION 2
  Moderator:
  T. Erik Mirkov
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.
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.
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.
   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
   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.
16h00 – 16h30 Coffee break
  Poster Session
  SESSION 3
  Moderator:
  Mike P. Grisham
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.
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.
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.
18h00  Wrap Up and Way Forward
18h00 – 19h30 Welcome Cocktail
Tuesday 24 June, 2008
  SESSION 4
  Moderator:
  Yong-Bao Pan
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.
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
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.
  Plenary Conference
09h30 – 10h30 Will transgenics have a role in the improvement of commercial sugarcane varieties?.
  (T. Erik Mirkov: Texas A & M)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee break
  Poster Session
  SESSION 5
  Moderator:
  Jack C. Comstock
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.
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
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
12h30 – 13h30  Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace
  SESSION 6
  Moderator:
  Philippe Rott
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.
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.
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.
   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
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.
16h00 – 16h30   Coffee break
  Poster Session
  SESSION 7
  Moderator:
  Jeff Hoy
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.
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.
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
18h00  Wrap Up and Way Forward
Wednesday 25 June, 2008
  SESSION 8
  Moderator:
  German Serino
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
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 .
09h00 – 09h30  28.- Breeding smut-resistant sugarcane varieties in Australia. Barry J. Croft, Mike C. Cox and Shamsul A. Bhuiyan. BSES Limited, Australia.
  Plenary Conference
09h30 – 10h30 Nutritional genomic to fight micronutrient deficiencies
  (Joe Tohme, Leader of Agro biodiversity and Biotechnology at Ciat)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee break
  Poster Session
  SESSION 9
  Moderator:
  G.P. Rao
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
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.
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
12h30 – 13h30 Lunch, Radisson Hotel , Poolside Terrace
  SESSION 10
  Moderator:
  Jershon López-Gerena
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
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.
14h30 – 15h00  34.- Sugarcane rust inoculations. Jack C. Comstock