Workshops & Meetings

International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
General Business Meeting
9.00 am – 11.30 am
Convenor: Rudi Appels

(by invitation only)

ITMI Business Meeting
11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Convenot: Catherine Feuillet

Ug99 Rust Workshop (with ACIAR)
1.00 pm – 5.50 pm
Program [PDF]

A new stem rust pathotype, Ug99 or TTKS, was identified in Uganda in 1999, is virulent on many commercial cultivars of wheat and capable of overcoming a number of stem rust resistance genes. Subsequently the rust has spread to other African nations and into the Middle East where it is likely to reach the wheat growing regions of Asia, raising the possibility of a major epidemic. Fifty million hectares, or potentially 25% of the world's wheat crop, is thought to be at risk with over 90% of wheat cultivars in the proposed migration route susceptible to Ug99. A mutant version of Ug99 was identified in 2006 enabling this new pathotype to overcome the widely-used stem rust resistance gene Sr24, and thus making even more commercial wheat cultivars vulnerable.

This workshop is being organised in conjunction with the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) and will cover current global efforts to deal with the threats posed by the Ug99 rust strain.

GCP Workshop on Application of Genomics in Wheat Breeding
5.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Convenors: Peter Langridge (ACPFG), Scott Chapman (CSIRO), Rajeev Varshney (GCP/ICRISAT)

Wheat Genetics Resources Workshop
5.30 pm – 7.00 pm
Agenda
1715: Introduction
1720: Development of FIGS wheat germplasm sets for evaluation
1750: Global Wheat Strategy (Global Crop Diversity Trust)
1820: International Wheat Genetic Resources Network

Delegates participate in identifying a number of key evaluation and characterization traits for wheat research and improvement. This is an opportunity for those seeking new genetic variation for particular traits to steer the future direction of global germplasm utilization. Delegates will also be able to register their interest in developing FIGS germplasm sets for evaluation.

The Global Crop Diversity Trusts Wheat Strategy is to be further examined and discussed (available at www.croptrust.org/main/strategies.php?itemid=37).

The future and arrangements of the International Wheat Genetic Resources Network, which began at 8th IWGS (1993), will be addressed

International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
Co-ordinators Meeting
8.00 pm – 10.30 pm
Convenor: Rudi Appels
(by invitation only)

CIMMYT Users Group Meeting
1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Convenor: Clare Johnson
The CIMMYT suite of projects has been funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation to promote uptake of CIMMYT germplasm by Australian breeding programs and exchange of information with CIMMYT - see www.wheat-research.com.au/CAGE_index.html. A full listing of lines imported to date, including pedigrees, selection histories and phenotyping and genotyping to date, can be found on the CAGE database page - mendel.lafs.uq.edu.au:8080/ICIS5/GWIS_cimmytlists.htm . In collaboration with IRRI, a user-friendly web-delivered ICIS database framework for the data, including a high-throughput genotyping data module, is being developed for deployment in March 2008. The projects in the suite cover: Coordination and DArT^® Analysis; Quarantine ; Synthetics Evaluation; Germplasm Evaluation; International Adaptation Trials (IAT); International Root Disease Resistance Nursery and Database projects. The User Group Meeting is held biennially to report progress and plans, and is open to all who are interested. There is no charge, however for catering purposes, please register your interest in attending.

Wheat databases workshop
Start 7:45 pm – Finish 10:30 pm
This workshop includes time for participants to use the web tools, provided their laptops can access the wireless facility available for the evening. Advance notice is require for attendance at the workshop.

Introduction (Pablo Rabinowics)

1) JCVI/UMB annotation (ex-TIGR annotation)
Presenter: Rama Maiti (JCVI) (40 min)
Subject: Annotation pipeline, project’s website showcase, community annotation

2) The DAWG-PAWS wheat annotation pipeline
Presenter: Katrien Devos
Subject: The DAWG-PAWS wheat annotation pipeline (40 min)

3) Wheat genome physical mapping and annotation web tools: the WHEAPHY-Gbrowse and the TriAnnot annotation pipeline
Presenter: Catherine Feuillet
Subject: INRA annotation and physical mapping of Chromsome 3B (40 min)

4) Gene catalogue
Presenters: Yukiko Yamazaki, Rudi Appels, Bob McIntosh
Subject: Update on the Wheat gene catalogue (15 min)

5) C-map
Presenter: Rudi Appels
Subject: Update on molecular genetic maps available in CMap format (15 min)