Xiaohan Yang

Oak Ridge   National

Laboratory, ORNL, USA

Biosystems   design: the future promise of plant

science

Zachary   Lippman

Cold Spring   Harbor

Laboratory,   USA

Fine-tuning   flowering, plant architecture, and

crop productivity - lessons from tomato

Harry J.   Klee

University   of Florida, USA

An   integrated chemical and genetic approach to improve tomato flavor quality

Jiankang Zhu

Purdue   University, USA

Plant epigenetics and molecular breeding

Sanwen Huang

Agricultural   Genomics

Institute at Shenzhen,

Chinese Academy of

Agricultural   Sciences, China

Topic to be announced

Yi Li

University   of Connecticut,

USA

Dissection   of auxin action in promoting graft

union   formation

Shuhua Yang

China   Agricultural

University,   China

Molecular mechanism of plant response to

cold stress

Yunde Zhao

University of

California San Diego, USA

Marker-assisted plant transformation and

genome editing

July 6-8 Genomics session

Dario Cantu

University   of California

Davis, USA

Comparative   genomics of wild and cultivated

grapes

Amandine   Cornille

French   National Institute for

Agriculture,   Food, and

Environment   (INRAE),

rance

Towards   deciphering the genomic bases of

daptation in   apples

Yuepeng Han

Wuhan   Botanical Garden,

Chinese   Academy of

Sciences,   China

Genetic basis of fruit quality in peach

Timo Hytönen

University   of Helsinki,

Finland

Population genomics and gene functional

analyses reveal the genetic basis of   climate

adaptation in woodland strawberry

Zhaobo Lang

Shanghai   Center for Plant

Stress   Biology, China

To be advised

Concetta   Licciardello

CREA-Research   Centre for

Olive, Fruit   and Citrus Crops

of Acireale,   Italy

The genetic   control of the anthocyanin

pigmentation   in leaves, flowers and fruit tissues

along Citrus   species

Zhongjian   Liu

/Wenjie Cai

Fujian   Agriculture and

Forestry   University, China

The star   fruit (Averrhoa carambola) omics

provides new   insights into genome evolution,

cauliflory,   and fruit flavor

Sean Myles

Dalhousie   University,

Canada

Genomic   consequences of apple improvement

Stefano   Pavan

University   of Bari Aldo

Moro, Italy

Genome-wide   characterization of almond

diversity/homozygosity   defines structure,

kinship,   inbreeding and linkage disequilibrium in

cultivated   germplasm and reveals genetic

associations   with nut and seed weight

Carsten   Pedersen

University of

Copenhagen, Danmark

GWAS using   the Danish Apple collection – a

resource as   germplasm and for new apple-based

products

Rui Xia

South China   Agricultural

University,   China

The genome   of lychee reveals independent

domestication   events in early and late-maturing

cultivars

Liangsheng   Zhang

Zhejiang   University, China

The water   lily genome and the early evolution of

flowering   plants

Zhonghua   Zhang

Qingdao   Agricultural

University,   China

Comparative   genomics provide novel insights

into the   evolution and genetic basis of agronomic

traits in   cucurbits

July 9-10 Development session

Lailiang   Cheng

Cornell   University, USA

The   signaling role of sorbitol in apple flower

development   and pollen tube growth

Yongling   Ruan

The   University of Newcastle,

Australia

Zooming in   on sugar metabolism and signaling

for   development and defense

Shengnan   Wang

China   Agricultural

University,   China

Chaperonin   CCT assemble RNP complex and

facilitate   mRNA long-distance trafficking in

phloem

Juyou Wu

Nanjing   Agricultural

University,   China

Molecular mechanisms   of the pollen tube

tructural   changes in self-incompatibility response

of pear

Jialong Yao

Plant &   Food Research, New

Zealand

Over-expression   of MdBBM1 enhances apple

shoot   regeneration and alters plant development

Dong Zhang

Northwest   A&F University,

China

Cytokinin-responsive   MdTCP17 interacts with

MdWOX11 to   repress adventitious root

primordia   formation in apple rootstock

Xiaolan   Zhang

China   Agricultural

University,   China

Auxin and   fruit shape regulation in cucumber

July 13-14 Fruit quality control session

Eugenio   Butelli

John Innes   Centre, UK

Metabolic   engineering for nutritionally enhanced

tomatoes

Michael   Considine

The   University of Western

Australia,   Australia

Genetic   control of dietary flavonoid availability

in apple   germplasm

Zhanwu Dai

Institute of   Botany, Chinese

Academy of   Sciences, China

Fruit   quality and environments: modeling from a

fruit to the   whole plant

Yujin Hao

Shandong   Agricultural

University,   China

Forward   understanding the molecular mechanism

underlying   coloration of apple fruit

Chuanyou Li

Institute of   Genetics and

Developmental   Biology,

Chinese   Academy of

Sciences,   China

Why tomato   flesh is red but not purple?

Mario   Pezzotti

University   of Verona, Italy

How the   genotype and the environment can

direct grape   berry ripening

Jun Wu

Nanjing   Agricultural

University,   China

The new gene   mining and regulation roles in red

skin   coloration of pear

Rui Zhai

Northwest   A&F University,

China

Flavonoid   biosynthesis and 4 related MYB

transcription   factors in pear fruit

July 15-16 Abiotic stress session

Zhenhai Han

China   Agricultural

University,   China

Possible   regulation of RNA signal transition

between   scion and rootstock of apple under Fe

deficient   stress

Zhengguo Li

Chongqing   University, China

SlGRAS4   mediates a novel regulatory pathway

promoting   chilling tolerance in tomato

Changhai Liu

Northwest   A&F University,

China

Identification   and functional analysis of Malus

genes   involved in abiotic stress response

Jihong Liu

Huazhong   Agricultural

University,   China

MYC2 of Poncirus   trifoliata regulates glycine

betaine   accumulation under cold conditions

Pei Xu

China   Jiliang University,

China

A universal   pipeline for mobile mRNA detection

and insights   into heterografting advantages under

chilling   stress

Shuangxi   Zhou

Plant & Food   Research, New

Zealand

Crop stress   ecophysiology: a trait perspective

July 17 Biotic stress session

Yongping   Duan

U.S.   Department of

Agriculture,   USA

Dissecting   the Citrus HLB complex

Mickael   Malnoy

Fondazione   Edmund Mach,

Italy

Application   of genome editing in apple for

improving   disease resistance or functional study

Jianjun Zhao

Hebei   Agricultural

University,   China

Identification   of candidate genes for important

traits based on EMS mutants in Chinese

cabbage

July 20-21 Breeding session

Vincent Bus

Plant &   Food Research, New

Zealand

Genetic mapping of fire blight resistance

QTLs in two rootstock families

David Chagné

Plant &   Food Research, New

Zealand

A new method for fine mapping

non-domesticated alleles and marker

development in apple

Fadi Chen

Nanjing   Agricultural

University,   China

Chrysanthemum germplasms innovation

and breeding

Wenwu Guo

Huazhong   Agricultural

University,   China

Assembly of citrus mitochondrial genomes

and molecular mechanism of male sterility

in a somatic cybrid of pummelo

Fengwang Ma

Northwest   A&F University,

China

Apple breeding for high fruit quality and

stress resistance

Daniel   Sargent

Driscoll's   Genetics Limited,

UK

Identification of genes associated with

polyphenol biosynthesis in cultivated

strawberry

Xiaofeng   Wang

Northwest   A&F University,

China

Establish tomato male-sterile lines with   a

marker for hybrid production by

CRISPR/Cas9 system

Qiang Xu

Anhui   Agricultural

University,   China

Genome assisted breeding in Citrus

July 22 Postharvest biology session

Yunjiang   Cheng

Huazhong   Agricultural

University,   China

Fruit postharvest biology and its   application

in Citrus Industry

Junping Gao

China   Agricultural

University,   China

Senescence physiology and postharvest

handling of roses

Giovanni   Battista Tornielli

University   of Verona, Italy

From ripening to post-ripening: the   restless

third age of the grape berry

Aide Wang

Shenyang   Agricultural

University,   China

The mechanism of auxin-induced fruit

ripening in apple

July 27-30 Journal session

Xiaofeng Cui

Deputy   Editor-in-Chief of

Molecular   Plant

Introduction of Molecular Plant

Blake C.   Meyers

Editor-in-Chief   of The Plant

Cell

Introduction of The Plant Cell

Shuangxia   Jin

Associate   Editor of Plant

Biotechnology   Journal

Introduction of Plant Biotechnology

Journal

Zong-Ming   (Max) Cheng

Editor-in-Chief   of

Horticulture   Research

Introduction of Horticulture Research

Qingmei Guan

Associate   Editor of Journal

of   Integrative Agriculture

Introduction of Journal of Integrative

Agriculture

Xiaowu Wang

Editor-in-Chief   of

Horticultural   Plant Journal

Introduction of Horticultural Plant   Journal

Yunde Zhao

Editor-in-Chief   of

aBIOTECH

Introduction of aBIOTECH

Seishi   Ninomiya

Editor-in-Chief   of Plant

Phenomics

Introduction of Plant Phenomics