Populus Research Community Workshop
(Scientific Events)

Purpose of the workshop

The aim of the meeting was to bring together the Populus research community within EVOLTREE. The following objectives were addressed:

• Decide on HT sequencing requirements
• Decide on HT genotyping platform
• Determine traits for adaption to drought and adaption to day length
• Sharing of QTLs
• Report of comparative mapping in five mapping POPs
• Report of progess of the cMAP database
• Develop a workplan for the remainder of the project

Relevance

Work packages JERA 1.1, JERA 1.3, JERA 2.2, JERA 4.2

Lecturers

- Gail Taylor (Southampton)
- Michele Morgante (Udine)
- Patricia Faivre-Rampant (INRA)
- Veronique Jorge (INRA)
- Erwin Dreyer (INRA)
- Wout Boerjan (VIB)
- Richi Bhalerao (UPSC)
- Maurizio Sabatti (Tuscia)