Conferences / Workshops
AusCanola 2018 Presentations
| 8.00 – 8.30am | Registration and coffee |
| 8.30 – 8.55am | Welcome and housekeeping Wallace Cowling, Chairman, AusCanola 2018 Steering Committee Opening Mark Sweetingham, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| 8.55 – 9.15am | Where is canola genomics heading in the future? Jacqui Batley, University of Western Australia Chairman AusCanola 2018 Program Committee |
Session 1: New GermplasmChair: Martin Barbetti | |
| 9.15 – 9.30am | An overview of the Australia India China Project Dr Phil Salisbury, University of Melbourne |
| 9.30 – 10.00am | Mobilising alternative sources of genetic diversity for germplasm enhancement in Brassica oilseeds Surinder Banga, Punjab Agricultural University |
| 10.00 – 10.15am | Evaluation of heat and drought tolerance at anthesis in novel canola germplasm from India and China Sheng Chen, University of Western Australia |
| 10.15 – 10.30am | Harsh Raman, NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| 10.30 – 10.45am | Anthony van Herwaarden, University of Queensland |
| 10.45 – 10.50am Poster 3 min | New traits for Australian canola via TILLING and gene editing Chris Helliwell, CSIRO |
| 10.50 – 10.55am Poster 3 min | Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and population structure among Brassica Napus genotypes for association mapping Huma Qamar, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faislabad |
| 11.00 – 11.30am | Morning Tea |
Session 2: Impact of Climate ChangeChair: Trent Potter | |
| 11.30 – 12.00pm | Crop modelling: Physiological context for improved canola agronomy Julianne Lilley, CSIRO |
| 12.00 – 12.15pm | A model for pre-breeding canola for heat and drought tolerance during global climate change Wallace Cowling, University of Western Australia |
| 12.15 – 12.30pm | Effect of water stress on transpiration efficiency in canola Rajneet Uppal, NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| 12.30 – 12.45pm | Jeremy Whish, CSIRO |
| 12.45 – 12.50pm Poster 3 min | Phi thickenings in Brassica roots – an adaptation to water stress? David Collings, University of Newcastle |
| 12.50 – 2.00pm | Lunch |
Session 3: Pests and DiseasesChair: Lars Kamphuis | |
| 2.00 – 2.30pm | Dwayne Hegedus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| 2.30 – 2.40pm | Effective management of Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in canola (Brassica Napus) through exploring host resistance Muhammad Azam, University of Western Australia |
| 2.40 – 2.50pm | Mark Derbyshire, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University |
| 2.50 – 3.00pm | Reasessing aphid thresholds in canola Svetlana Micic, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| 3.00 – 3.05pm Poster 3 mins | Art Diggle, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| 3.05 – 3.10pm Poster 3 mins | Andrea Hills, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| 3.10 – 3.15pm Poster 3 mins | Environmental drivers of white leaf spot disease (Pseudocercosporella capsellae) on canola Tamsal Murtza, University of Western Australia |
| 3.15 – 3.20pm Poster 3 mins | Alternaria spp. Leaf Spot Incidence associated with canola in Australia Hebba Al-Lami, University of Western Australia |
| 3.20 – 3.25pm Poster 3 mins | Pathotypes of Hyaloperonospora brassicae on canola and other Brassicaceae Akeel Mohammed, University of Western Australia |
| 3.30 – 4.00pm | Afternoon Tea |
Session 4: BreedingChair: Wallace Cowling | |
| 4.00 – 4.15pm | GRDC investment in pre-breeding and the future for gene editing and GM varieties Francis Ogbonnaya, Grains Research and Development Corporation |
| 4.15 – 4.30pm | Lauren Borg, University of Wollongong |
| 4.30 – 4.45pm | Alison Wardrop, Office of Gene Technology Regulator |
| 4.45 – 5.00pm | Heping Zhang, CSIRO |
| 5.00 – 5.15pm | Towards functional characterisation of pod shatter resistant genes in Brassica Napus Qiong Hu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| 5.15 – 5.30pm | Establishing a diverse multi-year genomic selection reference population for key traits to underpin canola pre-breeding Hans Daetwyler, Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
| 6.30 – 9.30pm | Conference Dinner |