Experts presented groundbreaking research on databases, gene regulatory networks, and sustainable agriculture practices, shaping the future of maize breeding and genomics at the 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina.
AG2PI Virtual Field Day: “Phenomic Prediction & Bioinformatic Workflows – AG2PI “Coconut” Grant Outcomes” on Mar. 20, 2024
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a virtual field day, “Phenomic Prediction & Bioinformatic Workflows – AG2PI “Coconut” Grant Outcomes,” on March 20 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT.
CROPS Conference in Huntsville, Alabama, June 3 – 6, Abstracts due Mar 22
The CROPS conference is taking place from June 3rd to 6th at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama. The conference is focused on the application of genomic technology to crop improvement.
Exploring Sorghum bicolor’s MYB Gene Family: Unveiling the Secrets of SbMYBAS1 in Tackling Salt Stress
The study delves into the sorghum MYB gene family, underscoring the key role of SbMYBAS1 in negatively regulating salt tolerance through reduced ROS scavenging ability and K+ content.
CSHL Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science course, June 27 – July 18, 2024, Applications Due March 15
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is offering their Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science course from June 27 to July 18, 2024. Emmanuelle Bayer from the University of Bordeaux in France, Siobhan Brady from the University of California, Davis and Niko Geldner from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland will be teaching the course.
Rooting for Resilience: Genetic Insights for Transforming Sorghum and Maize for Climate Challenges
Genetic insights unveiled from comparing the root system architectures of sorghum and maize under drought, salt and nutrient deficiencies will pave the way for improved crop varieties resilient to abiotic stresses in a changing climate.
CSI Seminar Dae Kwan Ko, March 5 at 11 AM CT
The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Dae Kwan Ko, Assistant Professor – Fixed Term at Plant Research Laboratories at Michigan State University on Tuesday, March 5 at 11:00 AM CT. The title of his talk is “Network-Enhanced Gene Discovery Pipeline (NEEDLE) for Non-Model Plant Species.”
Gramene and SorghumBase Represented at the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting in Raleigh, NC, Feb 29 to Mar 3
The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held from February 29 – March 3, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina; meet with members of the Gramene/ SorghumBase Team!
Revealing Nature’s Edits: Unmasking Deleterious Variants in Maturity and Dwarf Loci for Precision Control of Sorghum Flowering Time and Plant Height
Variant consequences within 4 Dwarf and 6 Maturity loci among SAP genomes opens the door to breeding sorghum varieties with optimal plant height and flowering time.
The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held Feb 29 – Mar 3 in Raleigh, North Carolina
The 66th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting will be held from February 29 – March 3, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The meeting includes invited talks in genetics and plant biology, oral and poster presentations and networking opportunities. The invited speakers