Section 1 | Topics | Speakers | Chairperson |
| OpeningCeremony: Welcome Address | Zhenlin Wang Vice President of Shandong Agricultural University | Lingrang Kong |
1 | Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Polyploid Crops | Scott Jackson University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA |
Shubing Liu
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2 | Perspectives on Past and Future Improvements in Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Maize Production | Tony J. Vyn Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
3 | Escalating Peanut Breeding With Enhanced Diversity and Molecular Tools | Peggy Ozias-Akins University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA |
Qian Xu |
4 | Functional Genomics of Seasonal Flowering Behaviour of Wheat | Ben Trevaskis CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia |
5 | Importance of International Research Collaboration: UGA Experience | Amrit Bart University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA |
Section 2 | Topics | Speakers |
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6 | Gene Editing and Its Applications in Improving Plant Stress Tolerance | Jiankang Zhu Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China |
Jiwang Zhang |
7 | Utilizing Genomic Tools to Unlock the Power of Soybean Seeds | Zenglu Li University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA |
8 | Genotyping-by-Sequencing and Genomic Selection in Maize Breeding Applications: Progress and Experience From CIMMYT | Xuecai Zhang CIMMYT, Mexico |
9 | Dissecting Symbiosis Signaling Pathway in Soybean | Xia Li Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China |
Zhaohui Chu |
10 | Molecular Breeding Strategies to Overcome Stresses That Limit Wheat Growth in Korea | Yongweon Seo Korea University, Seoul, Korea |
11 | Genetic Basis of Soybean Domestication | Jianxin Ma Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
12 | Mining the C4 Photosynthetic Important Genes in Maize | Pinghua Li Shandong Agricultural University |
| Closing Ceremony: Closing Speech | Zhenlin Wang Vice President of Shandong Agricultural University | Lingrang Kong |