Botildenborg, Malmö
SLU Grogrund is arranging a workshop on 28 May, 09:30 am – 3:00 pm with a focus on the latest methodology for use in plant breeding such as gene editing, high-throughput phenotyping and genomics.
The idea is to gather actors from both industry and research to shed light on the area from different perspectives and discuss future needs for collaboration and research.
The workshop will take place at Botildenborg in Malmö and is open for everyone. Please spread the information about it.
Coffee served from 9.30
10.00 Eva Johansson, program manager for SLU Grogrund, welcomes
10.10 Current SLU Grogrund projects in the field
10.35 Current situation and future opportunities using genome editing in plant research and breeding, Mariette Andersson, CEO, SolEdits AB
11.00 Short break
11.10 Implementing physiological phenotyping into a holistic phenomics approach, Thomas Roitsch, professor, Dep. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
11.35 Genomic tools to optimize plant breeding systems in cereals, Lucia Gutierrez, assoc. professor, Cereals Breeding and Quantitative Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA – presentation via digital link
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Brainstorming led by Eva Johansson, program manager for SLU Grogrund
What is important for us to work on together to strengthen method development in plant breeding?
Summary
Coffee will be served during the afternoon
15.00 Conclusion
Boel Sandskär, Faculty Officer
SLU Grogrund
boel.sandskar@slu.se, +4640415082