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
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
Cellulase-induced resistance to a Trichoderma peptide antibiotic in the root epidermis; involvement of cell polarity, phospholipid changes and mitochondrial ion transport
60 minutes
Cellulase-induced resistance to a Trichoderma peptide antibiotic in the root epidermis; involvement of cell polarity, phospholipid changes and mitochondrial ion transport
Cold-induced sweetening in the potato tuber: investigating mechanisms underpinning starch degradation and sugar accumulation under long-term chilling stress
60 minutes
Cold-induced sweetening in the potato tuber: investigating mechanisms underpinning starch degradation and sugar accumulation under long-term chilling stress
Comprehensive phenotyping and genotyping of a large diverse panel of the wheat wild relative, Aegilops tauschii for wheat streak mosaic virus tolerance
60 minutes
Comprehensive phenotyping and genotyping of a large diverse panel of the wheat wild relative, Aegilops tauschii for wheat streak mosaic virus tolerance
Controlling white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) via plant-mediated RNA interference of CHITIN SYNTHASE VI using double stranded and paperclip RNA technology
60 minutes
Controlling white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) via plant-mediated RNA interference of CHITIN SYNTHASE VI using double stranded and paperclip RNA technology
Decoding Flowering Time in Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) core collection: GWAS-Enabled Discovery of Genomic Regions for Climate-Resilient Oilseed Improvement
60 minutes
Decoding Flowering Time in Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) core collection: GWAS-Enabled Discovery of Genomic Regions for Climate-Resilient Oilseed Improvement
Decoding Shade Stress: Linking Transcriptional Changes to Amino Acid and Protein Dynamics in Wheat
60 minutes
Decoding Shade Stress: Linking Transcriptional Changes to Amino Acid and Protein Dynamics in Wheat
Poster Presenter: Ahmed Mukhtar, n/a – Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Abiotic: Light and Temperature
60 minutes
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 U. 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
Developing a Robust Gene Editing and Transformation Protocol to Enhance Aflatoxin Resistance in Groundnuts
60 minutes
Developing a Robust Gene Editing and Transformation Protocol to Enhance Aflatoxin Resistance in Groundnuts
Developing Methodology to Quantitatively Characterize the 3-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III Activity of Solanaceae Acylsugar-Enriched Tissues
60 minutes
Developing Methodology to Quantitatively Characterize the 3-Ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase III Activity of Solanaceae Acylsugar-Enriched Tissues
Differential regulation of ethylene biosynthesis by phytohormones in etiolated crops
60 minutes
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 Ubiquitin Modifications of ESCRT-I Subunits VPS37-1 and VPS28-2 Positively Regulate Plant Immunity
60 minutes
Differential Ubiquitin Modifications of ESCRT-I Subunits VPS37-1 and VPS28-2 Positively Regulate Plant Immunity
Enhanced Drought Resilience and Yield Performance in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) Through Combined Application of Nano-Zinc and Moringa oleifera Foliar Extracts in Salt-Affected Soils
60 minutes
Enhanced Drought Resilience and Yield Performance in Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) Through Combined Application of Nano-Zinc and Moringa oleifera Foliar Extracts in Salt-Affected Soils
Evaluation of Target Site Efficiency for CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of SlLCY-B2 in Tomato
60 minutes
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
Evolutionary and Functional Conservation of Topologically Associating Domain Boundaries in Rice Genomes
60 minutes
Evolutionary and Functional Conservation of Topologically Associating Domain Boundaries in Rice Genomes
Poster Presenter: Owen D. Geyman, n/a – Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University
Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks
60 minutes
Evolutionary hijacking of fatty acid biosynthesis drives insecticidal acylsugar diversity in tomato
60 minutes
Evolutionary hijacking of fatty acid biosynthesis drives insecticidal acylsugar diversity in tomato
Extreme CO₂ Levels Alters the CO₂ Diffusion Pathway and Improve Water Use Efficiency in Ginkgo biloba, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and Laurus nobilis.
60 minutes
Extreme CO₂ Levels Alters the CO₂ Diffusion Pathway and Improve Water Use Efficiency in Ginkgo biloba, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and Laurus nobilis.
Functional Characterization of the ent-Copalyl Pyrophosphate Synthases revealed important role of ApCPS2 in Medicinal Diterpenoid Biosynthesis and Defense Against Insect Herbivore in Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)
60 minutes
Functional Characterization of the ent-Copalyl Pyrophosphate Synthases revealed important role of ApCPS2 in Medicinal Diterpenoid Biosynthesis and Defense Against Insect Herbivore in Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)
Impacts of supplemental LED lighting on productivity, physiology, and nutritional quality of Chinese broccoli in a tropical greenhouse
60 minutes
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, n/a – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran
Biochemistry: Photosynthesis and BioEnergy
60 minutes
In Vitro Mass Propagation of Rhododendron mucronulatum and Enhancement of Taxifolin-3-O-arabinopyranoside Accumulation Using Cytokinin Regimes, Liquid Culture, and LED Spectra
60 minutes
In Vitro Mass Propagation of Rhododendron mucronulatum and Enhancement of Taxifolin-3-O-arabinopyranoside Accumulation Using Cytokinin Regimes, Liquid Culture, and LED Spectra
Mechanistic insights into the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to two different abiotic stress-tolerant rhizobacteria with contrasting impacts on the plant
60 minutes
Mechanistic insights into the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to two different abiotic stress-tolerant rhizobacteria with contrasting impacts on the plant
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
Plant Phys Centennial: Controlling blackleg disease in Australia through the identification and management of genetic resistance in canola (Brassica napus)
60 minutes
Plant Phys Centennial: Controlling blackleg disease in Australia through the identification and management of genetic resistance in canola (Brassica napus)
Plant Phys Centennial: Endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRV)-Derived 22-nt Small RNAs in Tomato Hybrids: Enrichment and Links to DICER2-Mediated Viral Immunity
60 minutes
Plant Phys Centennial: Endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRV)-Derived 22-nt Small RNAs in Tomato Hybrids: Enrichment and Links to DICER2-Mediated Viral Immunity
Regulatory phosphorylation of glutamate decarboxylase-1 controls γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) accumulation in response to phosphate nutrition of Arabidopsis thaliana
60 minutes
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
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 plant receptors in defense against insect herbivory
60 minutes
Role of plant receptors in defense against insect herbivory
Role of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5 gene in Cuticular Wax Formation and Rust Resistance in Switchgrass
60 minutes
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
Role of Tomato Cytokinin Response Factor 5 (SlCRF5) in regulating leaf senescence
Soybean Response to Organic Acids Under Field Conditions
60 minutes
Soybean Response to Organic Acids Under Field Conditions
Poster Presenter: Rylee Swiderek – University of Mantioba
Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Beneficial
60 minutes
Spatially resolved chemical defenses in Eucalyptus induced by a novel elicitation strategy revealed through integrated metabolomics and MALDI-MS imaging
60 minutes
Spatially resolved chemical defenses in Eucalyptus induced by a novel elicitation strategy revealed through integrated metabolomics and MALDI-MS imaging
Strigolactone regulates ethylene biosynthesis in etiolated wheat seedlings
60 minutes
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
Strigolactones Regulate Basal Iron Homeostasis in Plants
60 minutes
Strigolactones Regulate Basal Iron Homeostasis in Plants
Towards virtual structure-function analyses of cellulose biosynthesis: Computational docking of Arabidopsis cellulose synthases with small molecule inhibitors
60 minutes
Towards virtual structure-function analyses of cellulose biosynthesis: Computational docking of Arabidopsis cellulose synthases with small molecule inhibitors
Unravelling the Role of Histone Deacetylases in Thermopriming-Mediated Acquired
Thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
60 minutes
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
Urban heat islands meet air pollution: a recipe for stress on city agricultural crops in Detroit, Michigan
60 minutes
Urban heat islands meet air pollution: a recipe for stress on city agricultural crops in Detroit, Michigan
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.
(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: Meeting 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
(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