Phenotyping Network Workshop, 24-28 March 2014, Montpellier 

The 3^rd GRiSP Phenotyping Workshop will be held at CIRAD in Montpellier, France, on 24-28 March 2014. 
 About two years, or four experimental seasons, into a global program of diverse phenomics researches on rice, we hope we can take stock of some exciting results and formulate a sharpened vision for the future.
 Both will be needed to achieve the extension of GRiSP (PRAY project) funding beyond 2014.

The Network aims at discovering and characterizing new genes and alleles in the genome of cultivated rice that will potentially help improving yield potential and adaptation to environmental constraints, including those related to changing climate. To achieve this goal, jointly agreed-on panels of genotypes representing the species’ existing genetic diversity are phenotyped in the field and controlled environments for multiple traits of interest, through a multi-partner consortium committed to sharing resources and results.
 The initial approach is based on genome-wide association studies (GWAS).

The workshop will bring together scientists from GRiSP centers including IRRI, CIAT, AfricaRice, IRD and CIRAD, as well as from other key partners from the rice world:
 NARS (e.g. from China and Brazil), universities (e.g. in the US and Australia) and private sector (e.g., Syngenta).  A three-day program of scientific stock-taking and exploration of new directions will be followed by two days dedicated to GWAS methodology and technical strategy for the network.
 The presentations of two workshop sessions will be public (programme in attach) whereas all other activities will be restricted to the ca. 35 invited participants.
 

 Contact :          

Julie Pasuquin j.pasuquin@irri.org

Emma Fabian e.fabian@irri.org

BeatriceDhellemmes < beatrice.dhellemmes@cirad.fr>

Michael Dingkuhn m.dingkuhn@irri.org, dingkuhn@cirad.fr

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