09:00 - 11:00
Session 2. Advances in Legume Genetics, Genomics and other –omics
Moderator: Clarice Coyne (USDA, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research, Pullman, USA)
09:00 - 09:30
Key lecture: Rajeev K. Varshney (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India)
Translational genomics for accelerating genetic gains in legumes
09:30 - 10:45
Session talks
09:30 - 09:45
Long Non-coding RNA landscape of soybean and identification of lncRNAs potentially associated with agronomic traits
Mohan B. Singh (University of Melbourne, Australia)
09:45 - 10:00
Lupin evolutionary stories through chromosome and transcriptome analyses
Karolina Susek (Institute of Plant Genetics PAS, Poznań, Poland)
10:00 - 10:15
Genetic analysis and gene identification of seed coat color integrating GWAS and mapping population in adzuki bean
Ping Wan (Beijing University of Agriculture, China)
10:15 - 10:30
Using genomic resources in grasspea (Lathyrus sativus) and pea (Pisum sativum) for comparative trait discovery
Abhimanyu Sarkar (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK)
10:30 - 10:45
Seed development in Phaseolus vulgaris L.: post-transcriptional regulation mediated by miRNAs
José Parreira (ITQB NOVA, Lisbon, Portugal)
10:45 - 11:00
Developing molecular markers for herbicide tolerance traits for the Australian pulse industry
Simon Michelmore (South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, Australia)
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:30
Session 3. New Strategies and Tools for Legume Breeding
Moderator: Maria Carlota Vaz Patto (ITQB NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
11:30 - 12:00
Key lecture: Judith Burstin (INRA, Dijon, France)
The pea genome and beyond
12:00 - 12:15
Using molecular marker diversity to infer morphophysiological and adaptive diversity of germplasm accessions: an alfalfa case study
Paolo Annicchiarico (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics CREA, Lodi, Italy)
12:15 - 12:30
Application of genomic selection in Australian Pulse Breeding Programs
Garry Rosewarne (Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Melbourne, Australia)
12:30 - 12:45
Individual-based modelling as a tool to identify combinations of traits promoting overyielding in grass-legume mixtures
Gaëtan Louarn (INRA URP3F, France)
12:45 - 13:00
A rapid gene-introgression platform to transfer Cicer wild alleles to cultivars (or a geneticist’s paradise for legume evolution and adaptation studies)
Judith Lichtenzveig (University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia)
13:00 - 13:15
Genes underlying early flowering trait in white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) and yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.)
Piotr Plewiński (Institute of Plant Genetics PAS, Poznań, Poland)
13:15 - 13:30
Grain legume plant breeding in the EU
Frédéric Muel (Terres Inovia, Paris, France)
13:30 - 14:45
Lunch
14:45 - 16:45
Session 4. Legume Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture
Moderator: Branko Cupina (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
14:45 - 15:15
Key lecture: Wojciech Święcicki (Institute of Plant Genetics PAS, Poland)
Diversification of feed protein sources for the food security – facts and myths
15:15 - 16:45
Session talks
15:15 - 15:30
Paradox and puzzle: legume-based agri-food and -feed systems in Europe
Pietro Iannetta (Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland, UK)
15:30 - 15:45
Strategies for production of organic winter peas in Germany and Austria
Werner Vogt-Kaute (Naturland Fachberatung, Wartmannsroth, Germany)
15:45 - 16:00
Legume cover crops for soil conservation
Branko Cupina (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
16:00 - 16:15
Improved grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoting bacteria in a field trial under different water regimes
Sara Laranjeira (University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal)
16:15 - 16:30
Benefits of legumes/non-legumes intercropping: Improved symbiotic N2 fixation, nutrient use efficiency and soil fertility
Long Li (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China)
16:30 - 16:45
Intercropping of grain legumes with spring oat (Avena sativa L.) increases weed control and total yields in organic farming
Nadja Rinke (Thünen Institute of Organic Farming, Westerau, Niemcy)
16:45 - 17:15
Coffee break
17:15 - 18:00
Poster viewing
20:00
Meeting at the sport stadium
