Location of the Workshop

Conference Hall 104, Main Floor, International Communication Centre, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road 3, Yangling, China

Friday, May 10, 2013

Registration, Yangling International Conventional and Exhibition Centre Hotel,

Workshop Program

Saturday, May 11, 2013

8:30—9:00　Welcome, Chair, Prof. Kang Zhensheng, Director of State Key Lab of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, NWAFU

1.    Welcome by Prof. Wu Pute (Vice President of NWAFU) and Introduction about the China 111 project (No.B12007)

2.    Welcome by A G Condon and Introduction about the ACIAR project “More efficient water use by rainfed wheat in China and Australia”(CIM-2005-111)

3.    Welcome by Prof. Jose Luis Araus or Prof. Martin Parry and Introduction about the EU project “Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture” (OPTICHINA, FP7-KBBE-2010-4)

9:00-9:20 Group Photograph

All participants in the back gate of the International Communication Centre, Northwest A&F University

9:20－12:10, Morning, May 11, 2013

Session I: Phenotyping of photosynthesis related traits in crops

 Chair: (EU, Prof Martin Parry, China, Prof Wang Zhonghua)

9:20-9:45      Elithabete Carmo-Silva (Rothamsted Research, UK): Phenotyping photosynthetic efficiency in wheat

9:45-10:10      Jose Luis Araus (University of Barcelona, Spain): Contribution of shoot and ear photosynthesis to wheat grain filling assessed by δ13C

10:10－10:30　 Tea and Coffee Break

10:30-10:55    Li Pengmin (Northwest A&F University): Effects of Drought Stress on Photosynthetic apparatus Explored by Simultaneous Measurement of Prompt Fluorescence, Delayed Fluorescence and Modulated Light Reflection at 820 nm

10:55-11:20     A G Condon (CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia): Photosynthesis and leaf area effects on yield

11:20-11:45    Dick Jenkins (Delta-T devices, UK): A new simulation tool for designing and refining research experiments

11:45-12:10    Liu Meiling (Gene Company Limited): Introduction to plant gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence

 

12:30-13:30  Lunch at Second flour,Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

14:00-18:00, Afternoon, May 11, 2013

Session II: Characterization of developmental and growth traits in crops, Chair: (EU, Prof Gustavo Slafer, China, Prof Li Jiansheng)

14:00-14:25    Baoluo Ma (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada): Recent progress in phenotyping research for improving crop nitrogen economy

14:25-14:50    Qin Feng (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China): Genome-wide analysis of ZmDREB Genes and their association with natural variation in drought tolerance at seedling stage of Zea mays L.

14:50-15:15    Patrick Byrne (Colorado State University, US):  Improving drought tolerance of U.S. wheat through the Triticeae Coordinated Agricultural Project (T-CAP)

15:15-15:40    Quan Li (College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University): Molecular characterization and transcriptomic analysis of Arabidopsis wild-type and cow1 root hairs disclose components that participate in tip growth

15:40-16:10 Tea and coffee break

16:10-16:35    Richard Richards (CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia): Opportunities to improve cereal root systems for greater productivity

16:35-17:00     Yuan Hanmin (Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences): Advances on expansion of winter wheat production area northwards and conservation agriculture in Ningxia Yellow River Basin

17:00-17:25    Li Huihui (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences): Experimental design and statistical analysis of multi-environmental trials

17:25-17:50     Chen Liang (College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University): The effects of dwarfing gene Rht12 in common bread wheat

18:30-20:00  Welcome dinner at Second flour, Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

8:30-12:00, Morning, May 12, 2013

Session III: Assessment of drought tolerance and water use efficiency in crops

Chair: (Australia, Dr Anthony G Condon, China, Prof Wang Jiankang)

8:30-8:55        Greg Rebetzke (CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia): Phenotyping of complex traits toward understanding genetic architecture

8:55-9:20        Gustavo Slafer (ICREA & University of Lleida, Spain): Yield responsiveness to environmental and genetic factors through coarse- and fine-tuning yield components in wheat

9:20-9:45        Jing Ruilian (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences):  High throughout assessment and genetic dissection of stem water-soluble carbohydrates in wheat

9:45-10:10      Chen Guoxiong (Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences): 'Leaf water loss rate based drought-resistance gene isolation, Hsdr4 and Eibi1 as examples

10:10-10:40 Tea and coffee break

10:40-11:05    Wang Zhonghua (College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University): Leaf wax and its function in drought tolerance and water use efficiency of wheat

11:05-11:30    Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir (College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University): Ash content, K concentration and leaf chlorophyll content as alternative criteria to grain carbon isotope discrimination for assessing drought tolerance and yield potential in common bread wheat

11:30-11:55    Xue Xuzhang (Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences): Principle and design of a negative hydraulic pressure controlled auto-irrigator

                           

12:30-13:30  Lunch at Second flour,Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

14:00-18:00, Afternoon, May 12, 2013

Session IV: Novel high-throughput phenotyping technologies and their application

Chairs: (EU, Prof Jose Luis Araus, China, Prof Xue Xuzhang)

14:00-14:25            Xu Yunbi (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences): Unlocking genetic basis of low-phosphorus tolerance in maize: An overview of multiple approaches

14:25-14:50            Wen Weiwei (Huazhong Agricultural University): Large-scale metabolomic study and its application in maize improvement

14:50-15:15     Wang Jiankang (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences):  QTL IciMapping: Integrated genetic analysis tool QTL IciMapping

15:15:15:40   Jordi Bort Pie (University of Barcelona, Spain): How can crop spectral reflectance help in high-throughput phenotyping

15:40-16:10 Tea and Coffee break

16:10-16:35   Zhang Renhe (College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University): Physiological Basis of Drought Tolerance and Drought Management in Maize

16:35-17:00   Xue Wentao (College of Agriculture, Guizhou University): The responses of germinating barley seeds to salt stress

17:00-17:25   Chen Xiaojie: Association analysis of some agronomic traits in Chinese winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water-stressed and well-watered environments

17:25-17:50   Discussions

 

18:30-20:00  Dinner at Second flour, Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

Poster session

During the tea and coffee breaks (Saturday and Sunday)

 

Monday, May 13, 2013

Session V: Field Tours and Demonstrations

8:00-12:00, Morning, May 13, 2013

Visit to the research facilities in the Institute of Water-saving Agriculture in Arid Areas of China

Demonstrations of the following equipment in rainout shelters and field conditions

Ø         Licor 6400 portable photosynthesis

Ø         FluroPen Max 100, SPAD 502,

Ø         Field Spectrometer 3,

Chairs: (China, Hu Yin-Gang, Han Wenting, Zhu Jianchu)

 

12:30-13:30  Lunch at Second flour,Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

13:30-17:30 , Afternoon, May 13, 2013

All Participants visit the Agricultural Museum, NWAFU

 

18:00-19:30  Dinner at Second flour, Yuanzhongyuan Dining Hall

 

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