Program

As of now you can register as a participant of the 15th World Congress on Parasitic Plants. You can submit an abstract for a poster or presentation to share your research.

Sunday Jun 30, 2019
16.00 - 20.00 Registration
18.00 - 21.00 Welcome mixer with snacks sponsored by Trends in Plant Science | Cell Press
Monday Jul 01, 2019
09.00 - 09.20 Welcome by Julie Scholes and Harro Bouwmeester
09.20 - 12.40 Steve Runo
(session chair)
Host plant resistance
09.20 - 09.55 Jianqiang Wu The parasite Cuscuta australis with a streamlined genome mediates inter-plant systemic signals
09.55 - 10.30 Michael Axtell Cuscuta microRNAs target host mRNAs involved in defense and vascular function
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.25 Koh Aoki Interspecific long-distance movement of Cuscuta small RNAs control biological processes in host-parasitic plant complex
11.25 - 11.50 Markus Albert A peptide motif of a parasitic plant cell wall protein is recognized by the receptor protein CuRe1 and induces defense in tomato
11.50 - 12.15 Neelima Sinha Molecular basis for tomato resistance to the parasitic plant Cuscuta
12.15 - 12.40 Dana Sisou Characterization of resistance to sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana W. ) in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. )
12.40 - 12.50 Stephane Munos & Begoña Pérez-Vich International consortium on sunflower broomrape resistance
12.50 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 18.00 Claude DePamphilis
(session chair)
Ecology, phylogeny and evolution
14.15 - 14.50 Susan Wicke Eco-evolutionary causes and consequences of parasitism in plants
14.50 - 15.25 Claude dePamphilis Novel genetic code and record-setting AT-richness in the highly reduced plastid genome of the holoparasitic plant Balanophora
15.25 - 15.50 Airong Li A neglected alliance in battles against parasitic plants: AM and rhizobial symbioses alleviate damage to a legume host by root hemiparasitic Pedicularis species
15.50 - 16.20 Coffee break
16.20 - 16.45 Peter Toth When the same is not the same
16.45 - 17.10 Luyang Hu Genetic diversity of Orobanche cumana (sunflower broomrape) populations at the world level revealed by SSR markers
17.10 - 17.35 Lammert Bastiaans Facultative parasitism: an evolutionary precursor of complete parasitism or an effective strategy in its own right?
17.35 - 18.00 Renate Wesselingh Fitness of reciprocal F1 hybrids between Rhinanthus minor and R. major
18.00 - 19.30 Poster viewing with drinks
19.30 - 21.00 Dinner
21.00 - Bar conference centre open
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
09.00 - 12.45 Jim Westwood
(session chair)
Genes and genomes
09.00 - 09.35 Kirsten Krause Cuscuta campestris: A plant genome under the influence of a parasitic lifestyle
09.35 - 10.10 Satoko Yoshida Genetic basis for host and parasitic plant communication
10.10 - 10.35 Daniel Steele Exploring the evolutionary origin of haustorium development in root parasitic plants
10.35 - 11.05 Coffee break
11.05 - 11.30 Elizabeth Kelly Where the action is: gene expression at the parasite-host interface
11.30 - 11.55 Claude dePamphilis Convergent horizontal gene transfer and crosstalk of mobile nucleic acids in parasitic plants
11.55 - 12.20 James Bradley The identification of candidate pathogenicity-related genes from the genome of Striga hermonthica
12.20 - 12.45 Benjamin Anderson Lack of evidence for horizontally transferred genes in mitochondria of Cuscuta species
12.45 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 18.10 David Nelson
(session chair)
Molecules and Biochemistry
14.15 - 14.50 Tadao Asami CHEMICALS that control Striga germination
14.50 - 15.25 Shelley Lumba Signalling pathways in Striga hermonthica germination
15.25 - 15.50 Salim Al-Babili Complementary hormone-based approaches for Striga Control
15.50 - 16.20 coffee break
16.20 - 16.55 Yuichiro Tsuchiya A femto-molar range suicide germination stimulant for the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica
16.55 - 17.20 Amir Arellano Saab Structural and biochemical characterization of strigolactone parasitic receptors, understanding their functionality and how to inhibit them
17.20 - 17.45 Atsushi Okazawa Identification and characterization of α-galactosidase capable of hydrolyzing planteose in Orobanche minor as a target for control of root parasitic weeds
17.45 - 18.10 Jean-Bernard Pouvreau Cannalactone: a new non-canonical strigolactone exuded by Cannabis sativa roots with a pivotal role in host specialization within French broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa) populations
18.10 - 19.30 Poster viewing with drinks
19.30 - 21.00 Dinner
21.00 - Bar conference centre open
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
09.00 - 12.45 Maurizio Vurro
(session chair)
Control and Management
09.00 - 09.35 Damaris Odeny Striga research on finger millet: protocols, GWAS and RNA sequencing
09.35 - 10.10 Hanan Eizenberg Parasitic weed management – opportunities and ‎challenges
10.10 - 10.35 Binne Zwanenburg Advances in parasitic weed control in the field
10.35 - 11.05 Coffee break
11.05 - 11.30 Jonathan Gressel Correctly multi-targeted Host-Induced Gene Silencing (HIGS) should allow full and sustainable control of parasitic weeds
11.30 - 11.55 Boubacar Kountche Realizing the suicidal germination strategy to control Striga hermonthica in rain-fed agriculture of sub-Saharan Africa
11.55 - 12.20 Jonne Rodenburg How do fertilisers affect the facultative parasitic weed Rhamphicarpa fistulosa ?
12.20 - 12.45 Evgenia Dor Development of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant resistant to imidazolinone herbicides for broomrape management
12.45 - 13.45 Lunch
14.00 - 23.00 Conference tour + Conference dinner
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
09.00 - 12.45 Airong Li
(session chair)
Parasitic plant biology
09.00 - 09.35 Julie Scholes Understanding the arms race: host resistance and parasite virulence in the Striga -cereal interaction
09.35 - 10.10 Jakub Tesitel Native parasitic plants: a solution of plant invasions worldwide?
10.10 - 10.35 Pradeepa Bandaranayake Transcriptomics to farmer field: a system biology approach for commercializing root parasitic Santalum album (Sandalwood)
10.35 - 11.05 Coffee break
11.05 - 11.30 Guilin Chen Reproductive biology and pollination of Cynomorium songaricum (Cynomoriaceae)
11.30 - 11.55 Yaxin Wang Triphysaria controls vegetative self-recognition by restricting release of HIFs in roots
11.55 - 12.20 Mamadou Cissoko Analysis of genetic variation in pre and post attachment resistance mechanisms in maize inbred lines to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica ; implications for control
12.20 - 12.45 Desalegn Etalo Impact of the soil microbiome on Striga -sorghum interaction
12.45 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 18.00 John Yoder
(session chair)
Parasitic plant-host interaction
14.15 - 14.50 Mike Timko War and peace – the molecular dynamics of compatible and incompatible Striga -host plant associations
14.50 - 15.25 Thomas Spallek What model plants can tell us about parasitic plants
15.25 - 15.50 James Westwood Message received: Evidence for translation of mobile mRNAs in Cuscuta -host interactions
15.50 - 16.20 Coffee break
16.20 - 16.45 Songkui Cui The roles and functions of lignin in parasitic plant-host interaction
16.45 - 17.10 Min-Yao Jhu A receptor and pathways discovered in the lignin-based resistance to Cuscuta campestris in Heinz hybrid tomato cultivars
17.10 - 17.35 Estelle Billard Cytokinins act as signaling molecules within the rhizosphere to trigger haustorium formation in the holoparasitic plant Phelipanche ramosa
17.35 - 18.00 Luiza Teixeira-Costa Striking vegetative developmental convergence in endoparasitic angiosperms
18.00 - 19.30 Poster viewing with drinks
19.30 - 21.00 Dinner
21.00 - Bar conference centre open
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Departure participants
Poster viewing 18.00 - 19:30
Board
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