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17
May |
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8:00–9:30
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Registration
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9:30–9.40
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Welcome
from
the
organisers
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Session
1:
Tree
genomics
Chair:
Brian
Ellis
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9:40–10:20
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Populus
resequencing:
towards
genome-wide
association
studies
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Jerry
Tuskan
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10:20–11:00
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DNA
methylation
in
the
poplar
genome
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Steven
Strauss
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11:00–11:30
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Tea/coffee
break
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11:30–12:10
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Reconstructing
the
poplar
pan-genome
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Michele
Morgante
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12:10–12:50
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Breeding
by
genomic
selection:
capturing
the
missing
heritability
of
complex
traits
in
forest
trees
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Dario
Grattapagila
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12:50–14:00
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Lunch
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Session
2:
Optimised
yield
for
bioenergy
trees
Chair:
John
Ralph
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14:00–14:40
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Branching
in
short
rotation
coppice
willow
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Angela
Karp
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14:40–15:20
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Poplar
genomics
and
improvement
of
poplar
as
a
cellulosic
biofuel
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Carl
Douglas
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15:20–15:50
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Tea/coffee
break
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15:50–16:30
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Leaf
development
for
bioenergy
yield
in
poplar:
QTL,
genes
and
association
genetics
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Gail
Taylor
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16:30–17:10
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How
do
poplars
deal
with
nitrogen?
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Andrea
Polle
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17:10–17:50
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4-coumaric
acid:coenzyme
A
ligase
1
(4CL1)
can
identify
and
distinguish
the
cis-
and
trans-
structures
of
its
substrate
4-Coumaric
Acids
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Xiangning
Jiang
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17:50–19:30
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Poster
session
and
reception
(drinks
and
canapés)
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| Wednesday
18
May |
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9:00–9:10
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Announcements
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Session
3:
Physiological
and
molecular
control
of
wood
formation
Chair:
Jerry
Tuskan
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9:10–9:50
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Analysis
of
cell
signalling
during
vascular
morphogenesis
in
Arabidopsis
and
Populus
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Ykä
Helariutta
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9:50–10:30
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Physiological
and
molecular
control
of
wood
formation
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Björn
Sundberg
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10:30–11:00
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Tea/coffee
break
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11:00–11:40
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Lignin
biosynthesis
pathways
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Wout
Boerjan
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11:40–12:20
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Variability
in
poplar
cell
wall
traits:
opportunities
for
improvement
in
bioenergy
production
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Shawn
Mansfield
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12:20–12:45
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TreeForJoules, a Plant KBBE project to improve eucalypt and poplar wood properties for bioenergy
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Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati
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12:45–14:00
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Lunch
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14:00–14:25
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Altering
lignin
biosynthesis
for
improved
biomass
processing
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John
Ralph
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14:25–15:05
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Novel
modes
of
tubulin
regulation
in
Populus
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Chung-Jui
Tsai
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Session
4:
Gene
association
&
breeding
for
domesticated
bioenergy
poplar
Chair:
Michele
Morgante
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15:05–15:55
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Dissecting
the
genetic
basis
of
growth
in
European
aspen
(Populus
tremula)
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Pelle
Ingvarsson
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15:55–16:15
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Tea/coffee
break
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16:15–16:55
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Accelerating
the
domestication
of
bioenergy
trees:
from
genetical
genomics
to
genomic
selection
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Matias
Kirst
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16:55–17:35
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Breeding
of
bioenergy-domesticated
poplars
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Catherine
Bastien
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19:30
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Conference
dinner
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| Thursday
19
May |
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9:00–9:10
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Announcements
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Session
5:
Saccharification
and
life-cycle
analysis
Chair:
Gail
Taylor
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9:10–9:50
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Production
of
fuel
ethanol
from
softwood
by
simultaneous
saccharification
and
fermentation
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Sanam
Monavari
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9:50–10:30
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Life
cycle
analysis
of
bioenergy
poplar
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Richard
Murphy
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10:30–11:00
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Tea/
Coffee
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11:00–11:40
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Life
cycle
analysis
of
cellulosic
ethanol
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Ganti
S.
Murthy
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11:40–13:00
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General
Discussion
&
Close
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13:00–14:00
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Lunch
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15:00–17:00
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Visit
to
Daum
collection
of
Art
Nouveau
at
the
Nancy
Museum
of
Fine
Art
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