A Scalable, Automated Gravimetric and Multi-Scale Phenotyping Pipeline for Dissecting Genotype-Dependent Microbiome Effects on Drought Response in Populus
60 minutes
#100-073 A Scalable, Automated Gravimetric and Multi-Scale Phenotyping Pipeline for Dissecting Genotype-Dependent Microbiome Effects on Drought Response in Populus
Poster Presenter: Md. Mezanur Rahman – Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Abiotic: Water
60 minutes
A seed size QTL, TPR2 alters sugar metabolism in developing seeds and interacts with SnRK1, a master regulator of sugar metabolism
60 minutes
#500-003 A seed size QTL, TPR2 alters sugar metabolism in developing seeds and interacts with SnRK1, a master regulator of sugar metabolism
A Systems-Level Dissection of Flowering Time Variation and Plasticity under Abiotic Stress in Arabidopsis
60 minutes
#500-004 A Systems-Level Dissection of Flowering Time Variation and Plasticity under Abiotic Stress in Arabidopsis
Poster Presenter: Renhou Wang, n/a – Austin Peay State University
Development: Reproduction
60 minutes
A UNIQUE CLFB DOMAIN in PORTULACA OLERACEA DRM2 MODELATES GENOME-WIDE DNA METHYLATION and NEGATIVELY REGULATES CHH METHYLATION MAINTENANCE
60 minutes
#700-096 A UNIQUE CLFB DOMAIN in PORTULACA OLERACEA DRM2 MODELATES GENOME-WIDE DNA METHYLATION and NEGATIVELY REGULATES CHH METHYLATION MAINTENANCE
Poster Presenter: Shuxin Ren – Virginia State University
Genes & Genomes: Genetics
60 minutes
A Way to Boost Nitrogen Use Efficiency: Guanine-Based Intracellular Nitrogen Storage in Chlamydomonas Investigating Its Physiological Roles and Regulation
60 minutes
#200-005 A Way to Boost Nitrogen Use Efficiency: Guanine-Based Intracellular Nitrogen Storage in Chlamydomonas Investigating Its Physiological Roles and Regulation
Acquisition dependent bias in scanner-based root phenotyping: effect of fragmentation, resolution and image format on wheat root trait estimates
60 minutes
#900-020 Acquisition dependent bias in scanner-based root phenotyping: effect of fragmentation, resolution and image format on wheat root trait estimates
Alteration of Expression of Cell Wall Biosynthesis Genes in the Stomatal Complexes of Grain-
Producing Grasses to Increase Yield and Drought Tolerance: Improving Food Security in the Face of
Climate Instability
60 minutes
#400-001 Alteration of Expression of Cell Wall Biosynthesis Genes in the Stomatal Complexes of Grain-
Producing Grasses to Increase Yield and Drought Tolerance: Improving Food Security in the Face of
Antagonistic Regulation of FT by LHP1 and MYB73 Controls Flowering Time
60 minutes
#700-033 Antagonistic Regulation of FT by LHP1 and MYB73 Controls Flowering Time
Poster Presenter: Jaebok Heo, n/a – College of Natural Resources and Life Science
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Anthocyanin Accumulation as an Early Phenotypic Indicator for Putative Mutant Selection in Radiation-Induced Mutation Breeding of Cnidium officinale
60 minutes
#700-002 Anthocyanin Accumulation as an Early Phenotypic Indicator for Putative Mutant Selection in Radiation-Induced Mutation Breeding of Cnidium officinale
Bioinformatically Filtered Cap Signatures Identified by STRIPE-Seq Enable Accurate Cost-Efficient Transcription Start Site Discovery in Plants
60 minutes
#700-034 Bioinformatically Filtered Cap Signatures Identified by STRIPE-Seq Enable Accurate Cost-Efficient Transcription Start Site Discovery in Plants
Cellular regulation of simultaneous differential and unidirectional petiole elongation in FR is dependent on the interplay between local and distant signals
60 minutes
#100-003 Cellular regulation of simultaneous differential and unidirectional petiole elongation in FR is dependent on the interplay between local and distant signals
Characterizing the Immune Resilience Function of Tomato SlCBP60 Transcription Factors in a Thermosensitive Nicotiana benthamiana Expression Platform
60 minutes
#300-063 Characterizing the Immune Resilience Function of Tomato SlCBP60 Transcription Factors in a Thermosensitive Nicotiana benthamiana Expression Platform
Characterizing the involvement of Arabidopsis thaliana peroxisomal long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetases in the transformation of naphthenic acid fraction compounds
60 minutes
#200-010 Characterizing the involvement of Arabidopsis thaliana peroxisomal long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetases in the transformation of naphthenic acid fraction compounds
Poster Presenter: Madison Bailey – University of Calgary
Biochemistry and Metabolism
60 minutes
Characterizing the oligomerization of an Arabidopsis sugar transporter using a cell-free expression system and nanodisc reconstitution
60 minutes
#700-004 Characterizing the oligomerization of an Arabidopsis sugar transporter using a cell-free expression system and nanodisc reconstitution
Cold-induced sweetening in the potato tuber: investigating mechanisms underpinning starch degradation and sugar accumulation under long-term chilling stress
60 minutes
#200-012 Cold-induced sweetening in the potato tuber: investigating mechanisms underpinning starch degradation and sugar accumulation under long-term chilling stress
Comprehensive analysis of the wheat leaf virome associated with Puccinia triticina isolates across Canada reveals high viral diversity and novel mycoviruses
60 minutes
#300-096 Comprehensive analysis of the wheat leaf virome associated with Puccinia triticina isolates across Canada reveals high viral diversity and novel mycoviruses
Comprehensive phenotyping and genotyping of a large diverse panel of the wheat wild relative, Aegilops tauschii for wheat streak mosaic virus tolerance
60 minutes
#300-066 Comprehensive phenotyping and genotyping of a large diverse panel of the wheat wild relative, Aegilops tauschii for wheat streak mosaic virus tolerance
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Controlling white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) via plant-mediated RNA interference of CHITIN SYNTHASE VI using double stranded and paperclip RNA technology
60 minutes
#300-097 Controlling white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) via plant-mediated RNA interference of CHITIN SYNTHASE VI using double stranded and paperclip RNA technology
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, TaGW2, in the elite Canadian cultivar AAC Brandon increases grain size and weight but reduces total grain number per plant
60 minutes
#700-137 CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase, TaGW2, in the elite Canadian cultivar AAC Brandon increases grain size and weight but reduces total grain number per plant
CUC2 Regulates Arabidopsis Leaf Morphogenesis Through Direct Activation of Auxin Biosynthesis Genes
60 minutes
#800-005 CUC2 Regulates Arabidopsis Leaf Morphogenesis Through Direct Activation of Auxin Biosynthesis Genes
Poster Presenter: Sophie Bigot, MSc (she/her/hers) – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin for Plant Sciences
Signal Transduction & Hormone Biology
60 minutes
Cultivating Spatial Thinking: Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, and Aquatic Plant Ecology into Undergraduate Research at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
60 minutes
#600-001 Cultivating Spatial Thinking: Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, and Aquatic Plant Ecology into Undergraduate Research at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
Deciphering ethylene biosynthetic pathway genetic components in duckweed using comparative genomics and transcript profiling in growth and stress conditions
60 minutes
#800-006 Deciphering ethylene biosynthetic pathway genetic components in duckweed using comparative genomics and transcript profiling in growth and stress conditions
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Decoding Flowering Time in Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) core collection: GWAS-Enabled Discovery of Genomic Regions for Climate-Resilient Oilseed Improvement
60 minutes
#700-102 Decoding Flowering Time in Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) core collection: GWAS-Enabled Discovery of Genomic Regions for Climate-Resilient Oilseed Improvement
Decoupled Stomatal and Leaf Vigor Traits Reveal Cultivar-Level Functional Diversity in Carica papaya at the Flowering Stage
60 minutes
Decoupled Stomatal and Leaf Vigor Traits Reveal Cultivar-Level Functional Diversity in Carica papaya at the Flowering Stage
Poster Presenter: E. Udari Uvindhya Rathnathunga, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Urban Bioresources, Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Whole-Plant: Environmental and Ecophysiological
60 minutes
Decoupling Photosynthetic Capacity and NPQ Relaxation Across a Century of Soybean Breeding
60 minutes
#200-046 Decoupling Photosynthetic Capacity and NPQ Relaxation Across a Century of Soybean Breeding
Developing Methodology to Quantitatively Characterize the 3-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III Activity of Solanaceae Acylsugar-Enriched Tissues
60 minutes
#200-062 Developing Methodology to Quantitatively Characterize the 3-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III Activity of Solanaceae Acylsugar-Enriched Tissues
Developmental Control of Plant Naphthenic Acid Resistance: A Transcription Factor Alters Root Morphology, Suberin biosynthesis, and NA Metabolism
60 minutes
#200-013 Developmental Control of Plant Naphthenic Acid Resistance: A Transcription Factor Alters Root Morphology, Suberin biosynthesis, and NA Metabolism
Differential regulation of ethylene biosynthesis by phytohormones in etiolated crops
60 minutes
#800-007 Differential regulation of ethylene biosynthesis by phytohormones in etiolated crops
Poster Presenter: Jin Su KIM – Department of Biology Science, BK21 Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Institute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
Signal Transduction & Hormone Biology
60 minutes
Differential Responses of Two Oat Cultivars to Waterlogging Stress
60 minutes
#100-079 Differential Responses of Two Oat Cultivars to Waterlogging Stress
Poster Presenter: Soo-Hyun Lim, n/a – Korea National Open University
Abiotic: Water
60 minutes
Differential Ubiquitin Modifications of ESCRT-I Subunits VPS37-1 and VPS28-2 Positively Regulate Plant Immunity
60 minutes
#300-068 Differential Ubiquitin Modifications of ESCRT-I Subunits VPS37-1 and VPS28-2 Positively Regulate Plant Immunity
Discovery and characterization of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases for heteroyohimbine and corynanthe alkaloid diversification in Hamelia patens plant
60 minutes
#200-063 Discovery and characterization of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases for heteroyohimbine and corynanthe alkaloid diversification in Hamelia patens plant
Effects of Microbial Consortia on Growth Promotion and Disease Suppression in Banana
60 minutes
#300-021 Effects of Microbial Consortia on Growth Promotion and Disease Suppression in Banana
Poster Presenter: Pi-Fang Linda Chang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Plant Pathology/Master Program in Plant Medicine and Good Agricultural Practice/Program in Plant Health Care, Academy of Circular Economy, National Chung Hsing University
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Beneficial
60 minutes
Effects of nitrogen fertilization and inhibition of gibberellin biosynthesis on lodging index in wheat
60 minutes
#800-010 Effects of nitrogen fertilization and inhibition of gibberellin biosynthesis on lodging index in wheat
Evaluation of Target Site Efficiency for CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of SlLCY-B2 in Tomato
60 minutes
#700-049 Evaluation of Target Site Efficiency for CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of SlLCY-B2 in Tomato
Poster Presenter: HuiJu Lim – Department of Biology Science, BK21 Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Institute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea.
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Evaluation of the potential of the antimicrobial peptide RS in defending soybeans against Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi)
60 minutes
#700-016 Evaluation of the potential of the antimicrobial peptide RS in defending soybeans against Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi)
Poster Presenter: Thais de Moura Cipriano, PhD – Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia/ União Pioneira de Integração Social
Evolutionary origin of sclareol biosynthesis via neofunctionalization and the molecular mechanisms of glandular trichome development in clary sage
60 minutes
#200-068 Evolutionary origin of sclareol biosynthesis via neofunctionalization and the molecular mechanisms of glandular trichome development in clary sage
Poster Presenter: Fei Dong, n/a – University Paris Saclay
Biochemistry: Specialized Metabolites
60 minutes
Exocyst EXO70E2 subunit functions in defence against plant pathogens via autophagy
60 minutes
#400-030 Exocyst EXO70E2 subunit functions in defence against plant pathogens via autophagy
Functional characterization of the transcriptional regulator SEED DORMANCY 4 (SDR4): A comparative study in Arabidopsis thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha
60 minutes
#700-055 Functional characterization of the transcriptional regulator SEED DORMANCY 4 (SDR4): A comparative study in Arabidopsis thaliana and Marchantia polymorpha
Poster Presenter: Jay Mie Kua, n/a – The University of British Columbia
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Functional Characterization of Translation initiation Factors A, E, and G in Rice
60 minutes
#100-011 Functional Characterization of Translation initiation Factors A, E, and G in Rice
Poster Presenter: Haemyeong Jung, n/a – Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
60 minutes
Functional characterization of TRM proteins during the early development of the gynoecium in Arabidopsis thaliana and Capsella rubella
60 minutes
#400-031 Functional characterization of TRM proteins during the early development of the gynoecium in Arabidopsis thaliana and Capsella rubella
Genetic pollution of native tansies Tanacetum huronense and T. camphoratum by interspecific hybridization with nonnative and invasive T, vulgare.
60 minutes
#1000-007 Genetic pollution of native tansies Tanacetum huronense and T. camphoratum by interspecific hybridization with nonnative and invasive T, vulgare.
Poster Presenter: Alan Smith – University of Minnesota
Whole-Plant: Environmental and Ecophysiological
60 minutes
Genome assembly and annotation of Orobanche cumana and future research directions
60 minutes
Genome assembly and annotation of Orobanche cumana and future research directions
Poster Presenter: Yinhong Cao, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
60 minutes
Genome Assembly and Chromatin Architecture of Coccoloba diversifolia: A Genomic Resource for Studying Sexual Expression in a Tropical Tree
60 minutes
#700-112 Genome Assembly and Chromatin Architecture of Coccoloba diversifolia: A Genomic Resource for Studying Sexual Expression in a Tropical Tree
Hazelnut root anatomical traits to inform water uptake capacity
60 minutes
#100-082 Hazelnut root anatomical traits to inform water uptake capacity
Poster Presenter: Luca Stoeckl, n/a – University of British Columbia
Abiotic: Water
60 minutes
Heat Stress-Induced Alternative Splicing: Regulatory Mechanisms and Functions in Thermotolerance
60 minutes
#100-014 Heat Stress-Induced Alternative Splicing: Regulatory Mechanisms and Functions in Thermotolerance
Poster Presenter: Sotirios Fragkostefanakis, n/a – Department of Molecular and Cell Biology of Plants, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
60 minutes
Heat-acclimation memory involves mutual stabilization between a protein disaggregase and an aggregation-prone protein
60 minutes
#100-015 Heat-acclimation memory involves mutual stabilization between a protein disaggregase and an aggregation-prone protein
High Genetic Diversity in Blueberry Scorch Virus Variants Compromised PCR-based Detection While Blueberry Shock Virus Remains Genetically Stable: A Next-Generation Sequencing Survey of the Pacific Northwest
60 minutes
#300-108 High Genetic Diversity in Blueberry Scorch Virus Variants Compromised PCR-based Detection While Blueberry Shock Virus Remains Genetically Stable: A Next-Generation Sequencing Survey of the Pacific Northwest
Identification and characterization of Plant Specific Insert-containing aspartic proteinases in Solanum lycopersicum: molecular and biochemical insights
60 minutes
#400-034 Identification and characterization of Plant Specific Insert-containing aspartic proteinases in Solanum lycopersicum: molecular and biochemical insights
Impacts of supplemental LED lighting on productivity, physiology, and nutritional quality of Chinese broccoli in a tropical greenhouse
60 minutes
#100-018 Impacts of supplemental LED lighting on productivity, physiology, and nutritional quality of Chinese broccoli in a tropical greenhouse
Poster Presenter: Jie HE – National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
60 minutes
Improving plants resilience under salinity and alkalinity stress conditions using supplementary lighting spectra: Evaluation of the photosynthetic apparatus
60 minutes
Improving plants resilience under salinity and alkalinity stress conditions using supplementary lighting spectra: Evaluation of the photosynthetic apparatus
Poster Presenter: Mohammad Reza Malekzadeh (he/him/his) – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran
Biochemistry: Photosynthesis and BioEnergy
60 minutes
In vitro insights into potato drought tolerance
60 minutes
#100-083 In vitro insights into potato drought tolerance
Inheritance Patterns of Flower Color Traits in Self-Pollinated and Cross-pollinated Progeny of Four Commercial Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Cultivars
60 minutes
Inheritance Patterns of Flower Color Traits in Self-Pollinated and Cross-pollinated Progeny of Four Commercial Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) Cultivars
Integrating Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Stomatal Hydraulic Safety Margins Reveals Drought Tolerance Strategies Across Major Conifer Species of Ontario
60 minutes
#1000-011 Integrating Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Stomatal Hydraulic Safety Margins Reveals Drought Tolerance Strategies Across Major Conifer Species of Ontario
Investigation into the biochemical properties, downstream targets, and physiological roles of Arabidopsis thaliana calmodulin-like proteins-26 and -27
60 minutes
#800-022 Investigation into the biochemical properties, downstream targets, and physiological roles of Arabidopsis thaliana calmodulin-like proteins-26 and -27
Loss of Unconventional Protein Disulfide Isomerase‑M Family Members PDI9 and PDI10 Induces Oxidative Stress and Adaptive Transcriptomic Reprogramming During Pollen Biogenesis
60 minutes
#500-007 Loss of Unconventional Protein Disulfide Isomerase‑M Family Members PDI9 and PDI10 Induces Oxidative Stress and Adaptive Transcriptomic Reprogramming During Pollen Biogenesis
Mechanisms of Submergence Tolerance in Riparian Ecosystems: A Comparative Study of Iris pseudacorus and Iris germanica
60 minutes
#100-084 Mechanisms of Submergence Tolerance in Riparian Ecosystems: A Comparative Study of Iris pseudacorus and Iris germanica
Poster Presenter: Martina Vento, MS – Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Abiotic: Water
60 minutes
Mechanistic insights into the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to two different abiotic stress-tolerant rhizobacteria with contrasting impacts on the plant
60 minutes
#300-038 Mechanistic insights into the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to two different abiotic stress-tolerant rhizobacteria with contrasting impacts on the plant
Metamorphosis in Quinoa: The Elucidation of the Natural Plant Biosynthesis of the Insect Growth Regulator, 20-Hydroxyecdysone, in Chenopodium quinoa
60 minutes
#200-074 Metamorphosis in Quinoa: The Elucidation of the Natural Plant Biosynthesis of the Insect Growth Regulator, 20-Hydroxyecdysone, in Chenopodium quinoa
Poster Presenter: Sarah Lam, n/a – University of California, Riverside
Biochemistry: Specialized Metabolites
60 minutes
Mild Environmental Fluctuations Reshape Tissue-Specific DNA Methylation Landscapes in Arabidopsis
60 minutes
#100-022 Mild Environmental Fluctuations Reshape Tissue-Specific DNA Methylation Landscapes in Arabidopsis
Poster Presenter: Ji-Hoon Rhee – Seoul National University
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
60 minutes
miR5023 regulates the floral transition and restrains seedling growth by repression of TRIP-1/eIF3i in Arabidopsis
60 minutes
#700-064 miR5023 regulates the floral transition and restrains seedling growth by repression of TRIP-1/eIF3i in Arabidopsis
Natural Variation in Peptide Exit Tunnel and P-Stalk Ribosomal Proteins Suggests a Role for Protein–Protein Interactions in Plant Cold Tolerance
60 minutes
#100-024 Natural Variation in Peptide Exit Tunnel and P-Stalk Ribosomal Proteins Suggests a Role for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plant Cold Tolerance
Natural Variation of OsGATA16 Reveals a Trade-Off Between Blast Resistance and Cold Tolerance in Rice OsGATA16 Negatively Regulates Rice Blast Resistance Through Repression of Diterpenoid Phytoalexin Biosynthesis
60 minutes
#700-124 Natural Variation of OsGATA16 Reveals a Trade-Off Between Blast Resistance and Cold Tolerance in Rice OsGATA16 Negatively Regulates Rice Blast Resistance Through Repression of Diterpenoid Phytoalexin Biosynthesis
Poster Presenter: Soon-Wook Kwon – Pusan National University
Genes & Genomes: Genetics
60 minutes
NCP Chaperone Enhances Plant Thermotolerance by Preventing Protein Aggregation
60 minutes
NCP Chaperone Enhances Plant Thermotolerance by Preventing Protein Aggregation
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
N-hydroxypipecolic acid treatment induces systemic movement of the lipid transfer protein DIR1 during Systemic Acquired Resistance in Arabidopsis
60 minutes
#300-078 N-hydroxypipecolic acid treatment induces systemic movement of the lipid transfer protein DIR1 during Systemic Acquired Resistance in Arabidopsis
Peroxisomal malate dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana possesses sequence specific RNA-binding activity for mRNA targets involved in environmental stress responses
60 minutes
#200-030 Peroxisomal malate dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis thaliana possesses sequence specific RNA-binding activity for mRNA targets involved in environmental stress responses
Poster Presenter: Adam Fox – University of Calgary
Phenotypic Variation in Germination-Stage Salt Tolerance among 20 Alfalfa Cultivars
60 minutes
Phenotypic Variation in Germination-Stage Salt Tolerance among 20 Alfalfa Cultivars
Poster Presenter: Haojie Wang – Henan Agricultural University
Abiotic: Salt and Minerals
60 minutes
Phenotyping and transcriptomics reveal the effects of salicylic acid and melatonin seed priming, alone or conjugated with chitosan, in tomato plants under abiotic stress
60 minutes
Phenotyping and transcriptomics reveal the effects of salicylic acid and melatonin seed priming, alone or conjugated with chitosan, in tomato plants under abiotic stress
Physiological and phenotypic effects of growing Citrus Under Protective Screens in California’s San Joaquin Valley in the context of Huanglongbing disease
60 minutes
#1000-017 Physiological and phenotypic effects of growing Citrus Under Protective Screens in California's San Joaquin Valley in the context of Huanglongbing disease
Plant Phys Centennial: Controlling blackleg disease in Australia through the identification and management of genetic resistance in canola (Brassica napus)
60 minutes
#000-009 Plant Phys Centennial: Controlling blackleg disease in Australia through the identification and management of genetic resistance in canola (Brassica napus)
Plant Phys Centennial: Dissecting gene regulatory networks of plant specialized metabolism and trichome development in Cannabis sativa
60 minutes
#000-020 Plant Phys Centennial: Dissecting gene regulatory networks of plant specialized metabolism and trichome development in Cannabis sativa
Poster Presenter: Mireia Uranga, n/a – Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio)
Biochemistry: Specialized Metabolites
60 minutes
Plant Phys Centennial: Endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRV)-Derived 22-nt Small RNAs in Tomato Hybrids: Enrichment and Links to DICER2-Mediated Viral Immunity
60 minutes
#000-014 Plant Phys Centennial: Endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRV)-Derived 22-nt Small RNAs in Tomato Hybrids: Enrichment and Links to DICER2-Mediated Viral Immunity
Plant Phys centennial: Two folds, many faces: structural characterisation of the interactions between the blast fungus MAX effector AVR-Pia and rice HMA domain-containing proteins
60 minutes
#000-012 Plant Phys centennial: Two folds, many faces: structural characterisation of the interactions between the blast fungus MAX effector AVR-Pia and rice HMA domain-containing proteins
Poster Presenter: Josephine H.R. Maidment, n/a – Plant Health Institute of Montpellier / Centre de Biologie Structurale
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Pathogenesis
60 minutes
Plant Phys centennial: Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of heat tolerance in duckweed
60 minutes
#000-003 Plant Phys centennial: Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of heat tolerance in duckweed
Postural control in Arabidopsis: a focus on actin network in proprioception process.
60 minutes
#800-025 Postural control in Arabidopsis: a focus on actin network in proprioception process.
Poster Presenter: Kinza KHAN (she/her/hers) – University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Signal Transduction & Hormone Biology
60 minutes
PpCML14 from Kentucky bluegrass confers drought and salinity tolerance in transgenic rice
60 minutes
#100-089 PpCML14 from Kentucky bluegrass confers drought and salinity tolerance in transgenic rice
Poster Presenter: Shaoyun Lu, Ph. D – South China Agricultural University
Abiotic: Water
60 minutes
Precision-based filtering facilitates integration of conventional and single-nucleus transcriptomes to identify time- and temperature-sensitive cell populations
60 minutes
#900-035 Precision-based filtering facilitates integration of conventional and single-nucleus transcriptomes to identify time- and temperature-sensitive cell populations
Poster Presenter: Adam Seluzicki, PhD – HHMI / Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Technical Development and Innovation
60 minutes
Proteomic analyses of endo-membrane proteins in Arabidopsis shows how isoprene modulates membrane protein composition for thermopriming
60 minutes
#100-043 Proteomic analysis of endosomal proteins in Arabidopsis shows how isoprene primes membrane trafficking pathways to heat stress
Regulatory phosphorylation of glutamate decarboxylase-1 controls γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) accumulation in response to phosphate nutrition of Arabidopsis thaliana
60 minutes
#200-032 Regulatory phosphorylation of glutamate decarboxylase-1 controls γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) accumulation in response to phosphate nutrition of Arabidopsis thaliana
Role of auxin and cytokinin interactions during tomato gametogenesis and embryogenesis under high-temperature stress and in interspecific hybrid seed vigor
60 minutes
#500-019 Role of auxin and cytokinin interactions during tomato gametogenesis and embryogenesis under high-temperature stress and in interspecific hybrid seed vigor
Poster Presenter: Hagai Yasuor, PhD – Gilat Research Center, ARO-Volcani Institute
Development: Reproduction
60 minutes
Role of BnWRKY40 Overexpression in Enhancing Resistance of Brassica napus to Verticillium longisporum
60 minutes
#300-120 Role of BnWRKY40 Overexpression in Enhancing Resistance of Brassica napus to Verticillium longisporum
Role of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5 gene in Cuticular Wax Formation and Rust Resistance in Switchgrass
60 minutes
#300-121 Role of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5 gene in Cuticular Wax Formation and Rust Resistance in Switchgrass
Poster Presenter: Bochra Amina Bahri, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Griffin GA
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Pathogenesis
60 minutes
Role of Tomato Cytokinin Response Factor 5 (SlCRF5) in regulating leaf senescence
60 minutes
#800-028 Role of Tomato Cytokinin Response Factor 5 (SlCRF5) in regulating leaf senescence
Screening for novel resistance genes against powdery mildew in cannabis. Y. MOUTAHIR, J. TOTH, AND D.L. JOLY. Université de Moncton, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
60 minutes
#300-122 Screening for novel resistance genes against powdery mildew in cannabis. Y. MOUTAHIR, J. TOTH, AND D.L. JOLY. Université de Moncton, 18 avenue Antonine-Maillet, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
Spruce development: the annual cycle of lateral organ generation at the apical meristem and production of the modular organization of the branch
60 minutes
#500-035 Spruce development: the annual cycle of lateral organ generation at the apical meristem and production of the modular organization of the branch
Poster Presenter: David Holloway, PhD – British Columbia Institute of Technology
Development: Vegetative
60 minutes
Stomatal Density Responses of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Varieties to Contrasting Tropical Protected Cultivation Microclimates
60 minutes
Stomatal Density Responses of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Varieties to Contrasting Tropical Protected Cultivation Microclimates
Poster Presenter: E. Udari Uvindhya Rathnathunga, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Urban Bioresources, Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Whole-Plant: Environmental and Ecophysiological
60 minutes
Stomatal Pressures and Nutrient Traits Genotypical Variations of Fabaceae Beans
60 minutes
#100-092 Stomatal Pressures and Nutrient Traits Genotypical Variations of Fabaceae Beans
Strigolactone regulates ethylene biosynthesis in etiolated wheat seedlings
60 minutes
#800-033 Strigolactone regulates ethylene biosynthesis in etiolated wheat seedlings
Poster Presenter: Chan Hyeok Lee – Department of Biology Science, BK21 Four Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Institute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G- LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
Signal Transduction & Hormone Biology
60 minutes
Strigolactone-mediated suppression of seed glucosinolate pool shapes Arabidopsis thaliana exudate activity towards Phelipanche ramosa and is modulated by rhizosphere microbiota
60 minutes
#200-078 Strigolactone-mediated suppression of seed glucosinolate pool shapes Arabidopsis thaliana exudate activity towards Phelipanche ramosa and is modulated by rhizosphere microbiota
The CAPE9-CAPER1 Signaling Axis Regulates Systemic Stomatal Defense Against Pathogen Entry
60 minutes
#300-087 The CAPE9-CAPER1 Signaling Axis Regulates Systemic Stomatal Defense Against Pathogen Entry
Poster Presenter: Yet-Ran Chen, n/a – Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Immunity
60 minutes
The carbon flux to the mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula is affected by the nutrient supply provided through the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
60 minutes
#300-053 The carbon flux to the mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula is affected by the nutrient supply provided through the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
The DNA demethylase ROS1 influences paternal excess seed abortion
60 minutes
#700-131 The DNA demethylase ROS1 influences paternal excess seed abortion
Poster Presenter: Naiyara Ahsan – University of Toronto
Genes & Genomes: Genetics
60 minutes
The down-regulation of SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1a (SOC1a) in alfalfa leads to alterations in plant growth, degradability, and drought response
60 minutes
#700-025 The down-regulation of SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1a (SOC1a) in alfalfa leads to alterations in plant growth, degradability, and drought response
Poster Presenter: Stacy Singer – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The plant growth-promoting bacteria found in the fairy ring of the Antarctic moss Sanionia uncinata contribute to primary succession in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems
60 minutes
#300-055 The plant growth-promoting bacteria found in the fairy ring of the Antarctic moss Sanionia uncinata contribute to primary succession in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems
Poster Presenter: Huiwon Choi, n/a – Korea Polar Research Institute
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Beneficial
60 minutes
The Plant Spy: Parasitic Cuscuta’s Secrets to Stealing Signals
60 minutes
#300-124 The Plant Spy: Parasitic Cuscuta's Secrets to Stealing Signals
The Role of Secretory RNases in Extracellular RNA Turnover in the Apoplast of Arabidopsis
60 minutes
#200-038 The Role of Secretory RNases in Extracellular RNA Turnover in the Apoplast of Arabidopsis
Poster Presenter: Ang-Yu Liu, n/a – University of California – Davis
Biochemistry and Metabolism
60 minutes
The Role of Trehalose 6-Phosphate in floral nectar production in Arabidopsis thaliana
60 minutes
#700-079 The Role of Trehalose 6-Phosphate in floral nectar production in Arabidopsis thaliana
Poster Presenter: Maya Millner – Middlebury College
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
The role of VTI12 in abiotic stress response – protein sorting overview
60 minutes
#400-049 The role of VTI12 in abiotic stress response - protein sorting overview
Poster Presenter: Joao Pedro Oliveira Neves (he/him/his) – School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto /GreenUPorto and Inov4Agro, Faculty of Sciences, Univesity of Porto
Poster Presenter: Yuhan Cho, n/a – Gyeongsang National University
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Tissue-Specific Accumulation of Citrus Flavonoid Glycosides and Their Role in Cardiomyocyte Function via Autophagy Activation and Klotho Induction
60 minutes
#300-006 Tissue-Specific Accumulation of Citrus Flavonoid Glycosides and Their Role in Cardiomyocyte Function via Autophagy Activation and Klotho Induction
Poster Presenter: Kotaro Inaba – National Institute of Technology, Oyama College
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Animal
60 minutes
Together or Apart? Plant Strategies for Uptake and Tissue Distribution of Zn and Fe
60 minutes
#100-068 Together or Apart? Plant Strategies for Uptake and Tissue Distribution of Zn and Fe
Transcription start site proximal DNA sequences primarily explain successful tissue of expression prediction model in developing Arabidopsis plants
60 minutes
#700-083 Transcription start site proximal DNA sequences primarily explain successful tissue of expression prediction model in developing Arabidopsis plants
Understanding the role of Mesorhizobium japonicum Integrative Conjugative Element (ICE) accessory genes in effective symbiosis with Lotus japonicus using targeted mutagenesis and gene complementation
60 minutes
#700-155 Understanding the role of Mesorhizobium japonicum Integrative Conjugative Element (ICE) accessory genes in effective symbiosis with Lotus japonicus using targeted mutagenesis and gene complementation
Unravelling the Role of Histone Deacetylases in Thermopriming-Mediated Acquired
Thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
60 minutes
#100-037 Unravelling the Role of Histone Deacetylases in Thermopriming-Mediated Acquired
Thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Poster Presenter: Devidutta Samantaray (she/her/hers) – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
60 minutes
Untargated Metabolomic Profiling and CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing to Elucidate Resistance Mechanisms to Fusarium Head Blight in Durum Wheat
60 minutes
#700-156 Untargated Metabolomic Profiling and CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing to Elucidate Resistance Mechanisms to Fusarium Head Blight in Durum Wheat
Poster Presenter: Krishna Kumar, PhD – Department of Plant Science, McGill University
Genes & Genomes: Genome Editing
60 minutes
Urban heat islands meet air pollution: a recipe for stress on city agricultural crops in Detroit, Michigan
60 minutes
#1000-026 Urban heat islands meet air pollution: a recipe for stress on city agricultural crops in Detroit, Michigan
Where’s the Pi?: how nutrient signaling and recycling confers tolerance to low phosphorus and high salt stress in two Brassicaceae extremophytes
60 minutes
#100-071 Where's the Pi?: how nutrient signaling and recycling confers tolerance to low phosphorus and high salt stress in two Brassicaceae extremophytes
Will it Resist? Using EMS Mutants to Identify Genes Involved in Host-Pathogen Interactions
60 minutes
#300-129 Will it Resist? Using EMS Mutants to Identify Genes Involved in Host-Pathogen Interactions
Poster Presenter: Felix Guo – Washington University in St. Louis
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Pathogenesis
60 minutes
XLEAP: An x-ray fluorescence and spectroscopy microfocus beamline at CHESS for life sciences, environmental sciences, plant sciences, and agriculture research
60 minutes
#900-027 XLEAP: An x-ray fluorescence and spectroscopy microfocus beamline at CHESS for life sciences, environmental sciences, plant sciences, and agriculture research
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
Saturday, July 18, 2026
6:30 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
Registration Open
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
Registration Open
Location: Rideau Canal Atrium
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
Speaker Ready Room Open
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Speaker Ready Room Open
Location: Room 212
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Plant Science Saturday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Plant Science Saturday
Location: Main Street Market
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Faculty Professional Development Workshop - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance research productivity and integrate research-based teaching at PUIs.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
(W) Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Faculty Professional Development Workshop - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance research productivity and integrate research-based teaching at PUIs.
Nucleotide Transformer v3: A Scalable AI Engine for Precision Agriculture and Genomic Design - Unifying Predictive and Generative AI in the DeepChain Platform
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Nucleotide Transformer v3: A Scalable AI Engine for Precision Agriculture and Genomic Design - Unifying Predictive and Generative AI in the DeepChain Platform
Location: Meeting Room 206/208
Sponsored By
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
Plant Bioinformatics Resources for FAIR Agricultural Data Discovery and Reuse
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
(W) Plant Bioinformatics Resources for FAIR Agricultural Data Discovery and Reuse
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
(CS4-1) Transcription start site proximal DNA sequences primarily explain successful tissue of expression prediction model in developing Arabidopsis plants
(CS15-4) Identification of Distinct Genetic and Physiological Mechanisms underlying Stomatal Opening in Response to Warming and Heat Stress
Location: Room 206/208
Symposium Speaker: Nattiwong Pankasem – University of California San Diego
Abiotic: Light & Temperature
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
(CS15-5) Proximity Proteomics reveals the molecular architecture of phytochrome B photobodies in Arabidopsis thalianaProximity Proteomics reveals the molecular architecture of phytochrome B photobodies in Arabidopsis thaliana
CS6: Growing the Next Generation of Plant Biologists: Evidence-Based Teaching, Student Learning, Meaningful Assessment, and Technological Integration
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
(CS6) Growing the Next Generation of Plant Biologists: Evidence-Based Teaching, Student Learning, Meaningful Assessment, and Technological Integration: Chair Welcome
(CS6-3) Improving Student Learning & Engagement (and my Career Satisfaction!) Through Alternative Assessment Practices and a Course-Based Research Project
(CS6-4) Letting your teaching work for you: Instructional practices that serve both student learning and your development as an active-learning instructor
(CS7-2) Towards understanding Plant Translation: Bio-Orthogonal Non-Canonical Amino acid Tagging (BONCAT) for low-disruption labeling of Arabidopsis proteins in vivo.
Location: Room 205/207
Symposium Speaker: Richard Uhrig – University of Alberta
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
(CS7-3) Regulatory architecture of disease resistance in maize revealed by multi-omic systems genetics
(CS23-1) The genetic basis of heterosis is a mixture of both large positive and large negative effects, and the net result depends strongly on both genetic background and environmental conditions
(CS16-1) Short-interval reburns, zombie fires, and a deadly fungus: mounting challenges and uncertainty for the resilience of boreal forests in the face of global change
(CS29-3) Drought-induced anatomical changes in roots and hypocotyls of Westar summer rape B. napus (L) plants decrease susceptibility to V. longisporum
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