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The diploid D genome species, Aegilops tauschii Coss. is source of allelic variation for hexaploid wheat, Triticum aestivum L and has provided numerous genes for resistance to diseases and insect pests.

Next generation DNA sequencing has revolutionised biology. However, the low cost and relative ease in generating draft genome assemblies has led to the production of many genome sequences of questionable quality or applicability.

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are being used to generate whole genome sequences for a wide range of crop species.

Genetic diversity in soybean is widely recognized as a limitation to increasing yields by breeding. The soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging pest of soybean. One allele,Rhg1, is responsible for protecting most U. S. soybean production from this pathogen.

EUCARPIA, the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding, provides a unique platform for meetings of the whole “production chain” of new plant cultivars.

As currently applied, digital PCR can only be used to detect known mutations at single sequence positions, for 'hotspot' mutations.

Higher eukaryotes, including plants, comprise tissues and organs comprising complex interspersions of different cell types.

Necrotrophic pathogens live and feed on dying tissue, but their interactions with plants are not well understood compared to biotrophic pathogens.

Developing and using sequence indexed, saturated collections of mutants allows us to understand the functions of nearly every gene. We have developed such a platform for sorghum, and will discuss it and ways to use this resource to make the long-promised functional improvements to both food and fuel crops.

In this talk, Christine Dufes demonstrates that the intravenous administration of a tumour-targeted dendriplex led to tumour disappearance of 90% of the tested tumours over one month.