We would like to invite you to a two-day training course on “TILLING strategies and methods in polyploid species” to encourage an active use of the different TILLING resources which are becoming available in crop species and to support scientists who wish to transfer their discoveries from model diploid species into crops. This training will be held at JIC and will cover practical aspects of TILLING and the implementation of the different detection methods (including low tech approaches that can be performed in any lab). We recognize that one of the major limitations for wheat/polyploid TILLING has been the design of homoeologue-specific primers for PCR amplification, a pre-requisite for TILLING, especially for researchers who have not worked previously with complex genomes. Therefore, the training course will also include strategies and approaches for homoeologue-specific primer design and testing in polyploid wheat. Spaces are limited so please register early if you are interested. Topics: a) Basic concepts of TILLING b) Sequence analysis and selection of target regions c) Primer design and testing in polyploids (theory and computational) d) Different detection methods (hands-on) e) Selection of mutants and downstream analysis

The aim of this meeting is to bring together all those scientists interested in the development and application of automated objective approaches to plant phenotyping. Interdisciplinary interactions between biologists, engineers, computational scientists and mathematicians will be required to integrate and exploit advances in robotics, imaging and computing to enable sensitive, non-destructive, high-throughput analysis of plant growth, function and performance. It is envisaged that this network will facilitate such interactions, develop a community consensus on key issues and provide representation at both a national and international level for UK scientists working or interested in this area. We plan to hold a half-day meeting at the University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus to discuss the development of a Plant Phenotyping Network within the UK. We hope you will be able to attend - please put October 18th in your diaries! An agenda will be circulated in due course but please indicate your interest by replying to susannah.lydon@nottingham.ac.uk as soon as possible John Doonan, Tony Pridmore, Malcolm Bennett, Martin Parry and Julie Scholes

NIAB Innovation Farm’s series of Summer Workshops begins on Tuesday 5th July with an outstanding set of speakers addressing a subject of vital importance to all sides of the industry and beyond. The full day’s programme will include a detailed look at how plant genetics research is seeking novel and practical solutions, in a key presentation which will simply not be available elsewhere. Subjects and speakers Disease control – ‘wild relatives to the rescue’ Dr Cristobal Uauy – Project leader, Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre How Smart Carbohydrates are aiming to meet industry needs Professor Alison Smith – Head of Department, Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre Spring Crops vs Winter sown – What does the future look like? Patrick Stephenson – Northern Regional Agronomist, NIAB TAG A toolkit for 21st Century breeding Dr Phil Howell – Programme leader, Genetics and Breeding, NIAB Will the ‘cereals of tomorrow’ be GM? Professor Andy Greenland – Director of Research, NIAB Special rates for this workshop will be available to visitors to the NIAB TAG stand (G707) at Cereals 2011. For more details email events@innovationfarm.co.uk

The conference will focus on the following topics: Plant Evolutionary Epigenetics: chromatin state, small RNAs and gene silencing From Bryophytes to Angiosperms: ‘long-term’ evolution of plant regulatory mechanisms ‘Short-term’ evolutionary divergence. Evolution of environmental adaptation Crop domestication and regulatory evolution Deadline for application: January 15, 2011

Congress main topics include: host-pathogen-environment interactions, etiology and epidemiology, effect of preharvest treatments on postharvest disease control, molecular tools applied to postharvest pathology studies, chemical and alternative disease control strategies, production and formulation of biocontrol agents.

“Plant Transformation Technologies II” will cover the following topics: -Agrobacterium Mediated Plant Transformation -Particle Bombardment and Other Transformation Methods -Explants Used for Plant Transformation -Transformation of Important Crops -Plant Transformation Tools: Genes, Vectors, Promoters etc -Selectable and Screenable Markers -Molecular Analysis of Transgenic Events and Transformmants -Expression of Transgenes in Transgenic Plants (Integration, Stability) -Marker Excision and Marker Free Transtechnologies -Plastid Transformation and Biotechnology -Transgenic Plants as Bio Factories -Transgenic Plants and Public -Intellectual Property in Plant Transformation -Emerging Plant Trans-Technologies. For any questions please contact Mondial ptt2011@mondial-congress.com or the conference organizers ptt2011@vipca.at

The 20th International Triticeae Mapping Initiative (ITMI) workshop will be held from September 1st to the 5th in Beijing, China. Early bird registrations are due within the end of the month and additional information can be found at http://www.20th-itmi.com/. If you have not visited China before, this is a great opportunity to meet with scientist, discuss Triticeae genomics and get a feel for Chinese culture and hospitality.

Cereals is the leading technical event for the UK arable industry with over 64ha of stands and live demonstrations including Crop Plots, Working Cultivations, Sprays and Sprayers, Post-Harvest Technology, Business Alley, Potatoes and Renewables. Over 400 leading suppliers come together to update 26,500 visitors on the very latest products, ranging from seeds to sprayers, crop varieties to cultivation equipment, fertilisers to finance.

We need sustainable agricultural to feed the future world. That calls for reduction of carbon footprint, the start of farming 'cool' and the protection of soil from erosion, reduction of the amount of water we need to grow crops and fostering our farmers and farming communities globally. We need innovative and cost efficient solutions. And we need them fast. The 3rd Conference on Sustainable Agriculture accelerates solution finding through sharing state-of-the-art insights in innovative sustainable products, cutting edge techniques and cost efficient measurements. Forerunners in the business will share their knowledge, insights and experiences with you in this two day conference loaded with high level working sessions, keynote speeches, workshops, networking opportunities, updates on the most important round tables and many more.

This sixth meeting on Integrative Bioinformatics will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists and others working in, or interested in finding out more about, the developing area of integrative bioinformatics. There will be opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications. IB2010 is organized by Rothamsted Research, The University of Cambridge and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben.

Wheat Genetic Improvement Network Research Updates for 2009 and presentations on one specific topic from WGIN stakeholders

“Statistical challenges on 1000euro genome sequences in plants” New sequencing technologies will soon enable us to sequence plant genomes for less than 1000 euros. This will accelerate plant genomics and biological research. The workshop will provide an excellent opportunity to share and discuss statistical challenges, best-practices and future directions when dealing with large scale genome sequence data in plants. The workshop will be a mixture of invited talks and contributed talks and posters. -[1]--------------------------------- We now welcome your abstracts! The deadline is August 15 2009. Soon after this date we will draft the program and inform the presenters. You can upload your abstract on the statseq website, or by using the following link: http://www.statseq.eu/index.php?option=com_jforms&view=form&id=4&Itemid=35 ------------------------------------- -[2]--------------------------------- Registration open The registration fee is 140 euro and covers access, documentation and meals/refreshments of the workshop. You may use the link below for registration. http://www.statseq.eu/index.php?option=com_jforms&view=form&id=1&Itemid=31 Please note that your registration is only completed after payment of the fee. See the website for details on payment. ------------------------------------- Looking forward to meet you in Barcelona, Sincerely, Dr. Marco Bink Workshop chair Information on EU-COST Action TD0801 is available at www.statseq.eu

This is a day long meeting for bioinformaticians and researchers interested in working with data from any of the Next Generation Sequencing platforms. Come prepared to talk and share your problems, ideas and solutions with other participants

Triticeae genomics for the advancement of essential European crops.

Topics: Exploiting wheat genetic resources; Chromosome biotechnology; Genome dynamics; Coping with wheat in a changing; environment - biotic stresses; Coping with wheat in a changing environment - abiotic stresses; Coping with wheat in a changing environment - quality issues; Coping with wheat in a changing environment - varying development; Breeding for a changing world; Integration from molecules to function.

Seed Development and Maturation. Seed Dormancy and Germination. Seed Ecology. Seed Stress Tolerance. Seed Technology and Germplasm Preservation. Alternative Seed Uses. Advanced Techniques in Seed Research (as conference technical workshop).

The 4th European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) Conference

Theoretical and applied aspects of hydrocolloids structure and interactions with natural food ingredients and pharmaceuticals.

The aim of the workshop is to especially attract (young) people, new to the field of cereal science and to cover a broad range of cereal related topics, including breeding, biotechnology, ingredients- functionality, processing, nutrition…

RevGenUK is a new BBSRC-sponsored platform for reverse genetics of model legumes and brassicas based on TILLING and de-TILLING technologies developed at the John Innes Centre.

The main objectives of the Symposium are to contribute to the development and application of the current advances in the Plant Biotechnology field.

The Symposium covers a diverse range of applied and basic research on barley

Structure & Functionality

Renewable Energy - Science meets Industry

Safety and wholesomeness of cereal food International