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Program Overview
Day 1: Monday - November 1, 2021
Time in Cairo
1:30 - 1:45 pm // Registration
1:45 - 2:00 pm // Opening
2:00 - 4:00 pm // Session I - Advances in plant breeding and genetics
Moderators: Dr. Ahmed Sallam / Dr. Amir Effat
2:00 – 2:40pm // Genomics and breeding innovations for legume improvement,
2:40 – 3:20 pm // The utilization of crop germplasm for genetic studies,
Prof. Dr. Andreas Boerner.
3:20 – 4:00 pm // Insight into the genetic contribution of maximum yield potential, spikelet
development and abortion in barley,
Dr. Ahmad Alqudah.
4:00 – 5:00 pm // Break
5:00 - 7:00 pm // Session II - Advances in plant breeding and genetics
Moderators: Dr. Amir Effat / Dr. Ahmed Sallam
5:00 - 5:40 pm // Genome editing in wheat,
Prof. Dr. Hikmat Budak.
5:40 – 6:20 pm // Genomic selection in the presence of major and minor genes,
6:20 - 7:00 pm // Population genome sequencing of Aegilops tauschii gives insight to bread wheat evolution, and forms a powerful resource for association genetics,
Dr. Liangliang Gao.
End of day
Day 2: Tuesday - November 2, 2021
Time in Cairo
1:00 - 1:20 pm // Registration
1:20 - 4:00 pm // Session I - Genetics of disease resistance
Moderators: Mr. Abdelaal Hamaam / Dr. Mohamed A. Ibrahim
1:20 – 200 pm // Broad-spectrum resistance to bacterial diseases in rice,
Dr. Ricardo Oliva.
2:00 – 2:40pm // Breeding barley for intensive and sustainable agriculture, powdery mildew
(Blumeria graminis) resistance in elite spring barley,
Prof. Dr. Helmy Youssef.
2:40 – 3:20 pm // Identification and validation of high LD hotspot genomic regions harboring stem
rust resistant genes on 1B, 2A (Sr38), and 7B chromosomes in winter wheat,
Dr. Ahmed Sallam.
3:20 – 4:00 pm // Role of terpenes in plant growth and defense responses against herbivores
4:00 – 5:00 pm // Break
5:00 - 6:20 pm // Session II - Wheat hybrid and genetics
Moderators: Dr. Mohamed A. Ibrahim / Mr. Abdelaal Hamaam
5:00 - 5:40 pm // Updates on hybrid wheat work in Texas,
Prof. Dr. Amir Ibrahim.
5:40 - 6:20 pm // Reflections on hybrid winter wheat: lessons learned,
Prof. Dr. Peter Stephen Baenziger.
End of day
Day 3: Wednesday - November 3, 2021
Time in Cairo
1:45 - 2:00 pm // Registration
2:00 - 4:00 pm // Session I - Genetics & breeding of abiotic stress tolerance
Moderators: Dr. Mohamed Ali / Ahmed Sallam
2:00 - 2:40 pm // Genetics of salinity tolerance traits in crops – and developing saltwater-based
Prof. Dr. Mark A. Tester.
2:40 – 3:20 pm // Genetics of abiotic stresses: lessons from barley,
Dr. Yasser Moursi.
3:20 – 4:00 pm // Isolation and characterization of some new genes in Rye (Secale cereale
L.) under Aluminum toxicity conditions,
Dr. Diaa Abd El Moneim.
End of day
