The 8th International
Horticulture Research Conference

The 8th International
Horticulture Research Conference

July 20 - 22, 2021 
Nanjing, China & Zoom 

July 20 - 22, 2021 
Nanjing, China & Zoom 


 Program

July 19

July 20

July 21

July 22

Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


8:00
Opening Ceremony

8:50-11:40
General
Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


8:00-11:20 
General
Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


8:30-12:10 
General
Jinling hall 
4th floor


8:30-12:10
Session: Development II
Zijin hall 
4th floor


8:00-12:10
Session: Breeding II
Hotel Lobby

14:00-18:00       Registration
Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


14:00-18:30
General
Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


14:00-18:30 
General
Jinling hall 
4th floor


14:00-16:50
Session: Omics 

16:50-18:20
Session: Development I 
The 4th Meeting Room
3rd floor


14:00-15:30
Session: Postharvest

15:50-18:20
Session: Breeding I
Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor


14:00-18:10 
General
Jinling hall 
4th floor


14:00-15:50
Session: Stress

15:50-18:00 
General
Zijin hall 
4th floor


14:00-18:00
Session: Quality Control

18:00
Closing Ceremony

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July 19

14:00-18:00 Registration Hotel Lobby    

July 20

8:00 Opening Ceremony Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
8:15 Awarding of Highly Cited Articles
8:25 Group Photo
Moderator: Juyou Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
8:50 Douglas Soltis, University of Florida, USA 
Phylogenomic Perspectives on Angiosperm Phylogeny and Evolution
9:40 Jim Giovannoni, USDA/Cornell University, USA 
Dissecting ripening in tomato – there is more to the fruit than the pericarp
10:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
10:50 Tianlai Li / Tao Xu, Shenyang Agricultural University, China 
Molecular mechanism of tomato pedicel abscission
11:40 Lunch, Poster Viewing (2 h 20 min)
Moderator: Wenwu Guo, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
14:00 Michitaka Notaguchi, Nagoya University, Japan 
Grafting biology addressed by studying interfamily grafting
14:50 Qiang Xu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Citrus asexual reproduction, somatic mutations and breeding implications
15:40 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
16:00 Hongliang Zhu, China Agricultural University, China 
CRISPR technology is revolutionizing the improvement of fruit crops
16:50-17:40 Pere Arus, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain 
Genomic tools for peach and almond breeding
18:30-20:00 Welcome Banquet

July 21

Moderator: Qiang Xu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
8:30 Zhangjun Fei, Boyce Thomson Institute/Cornell University, USA
Phased genome assemblies and pan-genomes of domesticated apple and its wild progenitors
9:20 Vance Whitaker, University of Florida, USA 
Breeding for Strawberry Flavor in Florida: From Sensory to Chemical to Genomics to Breeding
10:10 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
10:30 Cameron P. Peace, Washington state University, USA
RosBREED: A bridged chasm for DNA-informed breeding in rosaceous crops
11:20 Yuelin Zhang, The University of British Columbia, Canada 
Molecular Mechanism of Systemic Acquired Resistance
12:10 Lunch, Poster Viewing (1 h 50 min)
Moderator: Yongfeng Zhou, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
14:00 Xiaowu Wang, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 
Evolution of the Brassica genome – Beyond the "Two-Step" 
14:50 Wenwu Guo, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Cell engineering facilitates horticultural crop breeding: citrus as an example
15:40 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
16:00 Zhengguo Li, Chongqing University, China 
GRAS transcription factors regulate fruit development and ripening
16:50 Manzhu Bao, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Breeding for fruitless and hairless London plane (Platanus acerifolia)
17:40 Bo Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
Transcriptional and epigenetic analysis reveals the regulation of flavor ester biosynthesis during fruit ripening
18:30 Dinner
Session: Omics
Moderator: Xingtan Zhang, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Jinling hall
4th floor
14:00 Zhonghua Zhang, Qingdao Agricultural University, China 
Graph-based pan-genome reveals novel structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
14:30 Weizhen Liu, Wuhan University of Technology, China 
Digital phenotyping using nano-biotechnology and computer vision
15:00 Zhenghua Liu, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China 
Polyploidy underlies co-option and diversification of biosynthetic triterpene pathways in the apple tribe
15:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
15:50 Yongfeng Zhou, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Population Genomics and Breeding of Grapevine
16:20 Fei Chen, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Session: Development I
Moderator: Baoqing Ding, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Jinling hall
4th floor
16:50 Hanhui Kuang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
The Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Heading in Lettuce
17:20 Zhihong Zhang, Shenyang Agricultural University, China 
Epigenetic Regulation of Flowering Time in Micropropagated Strawberry Plants
17:50 Aisheng Xiong, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
Study on the precise regulation mechanism of DcMYBs gene cluster at P3 locus on chromosome 3 in anthocyanin biosynthesis of carrot
18:20 Dinner
Session: Postharvest 
Moderator: Hanhui Kuang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China

The 4th Meeting Room
3rd floor
14:00 Nan Ma, China Agricultural University, China
Ethylene-regulated asymmetric growth of the petal base promotes flower opening in rose (Rosa hybrida)
14:30 Xueren Yin, Zhejiang University, China
One step at a time: understanding the role of ethylene on kiwifruit ripening regulation
15:00 Mingchun Liu, Sichuan University, China 
Role and mode of action of Ethylene response factors in fruit ripening and quality formation
15:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
Session: Breeding I 
Moderator: Qiaohong Duan, Shandong Agricultural University, China

Zijin hall
 4th floor
15:50 Wenge Liu, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, CAAS, China
Genetic mapping and application of main agronomic traits in watermelon
16:20 Liang Chen, Tea Research Institute, CAAS 
Genetic Variation of Purine Alkaloids in Tea Plants: from Special Germplasms to Improved Cultivars
16:50 Wei Guo, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Image-based Phenotyping Techniques for Smart Orchard Production Systems
17:20 Fangyun Cheng, Beijing Forestry University, China 
Dissection of Allelic Variation Underlying Yield-Related Traits in Paeonia rockii by Using Association Mapping
17:50 Xingtan Zhang, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China 
The implications of haplotype-resolved genome assembly on horticulture plants
18:20 Dinner

July 22

Moderator: Kai Shi, Zhejiang University, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
8:30 Li Li, USDA/Cornell University, USA 
Uncovering the mechanisms of carotenoid accumulation in horticultural crops
9:20 Lisa W. Alexander, USDA, USA 
Genomic resource development for Hydrangea macrophylla
10:10 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
10:30 Ray Ming, University of Illinois, USA 
Diverse molecular mechanisms for sex determination in plants
11:20 Wansheng Chen, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Biosynthetic Pathway and Metabolic Engineering of Bioactive Compounds of Isatidis Radix
12:10 Lunch, Poster Viewing (1 h 50 min)
Moderator: Zhenxing Wang, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
14:00 Xiaorong Tao, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Tospovirus Invasion and Host Defense
14:50 Shaoling Zhang / Xin Qiao, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
Deciphering pear genomes and genetic diversity for high-efficiency breeding
15:40 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
16:00 Fengwang Ma, Northwest A&F University, China 
Overexpression of MdTyDC enhances drought tolerance and water use efficiency in apple
16:30 Xilin Hou / Ying Li, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
Branches (Tillering) Trait in Non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis)
17:20 Sumei Chen, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Molecular modules involved in flowering time and flower coloration of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
18:10 Closing Ceremony
18:30 Dinner
Session: Development II 
Moderator: Mingchun Liu, Sichuan University, China
Jinling hall 
4th floor
8:30 Wusheng Liu, North Carolina State University, USA 
Coordinated Transcriptional Regulation of the Carotenoid Biosynthesis Pathway Genes Contributes to Fruit Lycopene Content in High-Lycopene Tomato Cultigens
9:00 Wei Deng, Chongqing University, China 
MYB dependent auxin signalling regulates fruit nutrition accumulation and trichome formation in tomato
9:30 Steven van Nocker, Michigan State University, USA 
Pivotal role for gibberellins and the TFL1 genes in flowering in apple
10:00 Baoqing Ding, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
Developmental Genetics of Corolla Tube Formation in Mimulus lewisii
10:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
10:50 Yonghua Qin, South China Agricultural University, China 
Genome-wide identification and functional analyses of genes involved in betalain biosynthetic pathway in pitaya
11:20 Qiaohong Duan, Shandong Agricultural University, China 
FERONIA receptor kinase-regulated reactive oxygen species mediate self-incompatibility in Brassica rapa
11:50 Robert Schaffer, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, New Zealand 
Understanding fleshy fruit development in apple
12:20 Lunch, Poster Viewing (1 h 40 min)
Session: Stress
Moderator: Qingmei Guan, Northwest A&F University, China
Zijin hall 
4th floor
14:00 Zhenchang Liang, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Science, China 
Molecular basis and regulation mechanism of cold resistance in Shanputao (Vitis amurensis)
14:30 Jihong Liu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Molecular mechanisms underlying polyamine accumulation in Citrus and Poncirus trifoliata under abiotic stresses
15:00 Nathalie Ollat, INRAE, France 
The ornamental flower plant genomes reveal the origin and diversity of angiosperms
15:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
Moderator: Jihong Liu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Zijin hall 
4th floor
15:50 Yushi Luan, Dalian University of Technology, China 
Mechanisms of coordinate regulation of the lncRNA and miRNA on tomato late blight
16:20 Kai Shi, Zhejiang University, China
A plant phytosulfokine peptide regulate plant growth and defense in tomato
16:50 Wenxiu Ye, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China 
Stomatal immunity mechanisms
17:20-17:50 Qingmei Guan, Northwest A&F University, China
Mobile Mdm-miR160 from scion to rootstock mediates root development and drought tolerance of apple
18:00 Closing Ceremony Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
18:20 Dinner
Session: Breeding II 
Moderator: Wenge Liu, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, CAAS, China
Zijin hall
4th floor
8:30 Meg Staton, The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, USA 
The transcriptome and epigenome undergo dynamic changes during dormancy progression and bud break in peach (Prunus persica)
9:00 Yunde Zhao, University of California San Diego, USA 
Accelerate plant breeding using CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drives
9:30 Elizabeth I. AlgerMichigan State University, USA Beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) genome provides insights into high salinity tolerance
10:00 Zhengming Wang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China Epigenetic control of tomato transposons and it potential in breeding
10:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
10:50 Jianxiu Liu, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Science, China 
Genetic resource assessment,improvement and utilization of warm season turf grass conducted in NBG, China
11:20 Wei Li, China Agricultural University, China 
Molecular and genetic bases of self-compatible varieties in Rosaceae.
11:50 Lidan Sun, Beijing Forestry University 
Mapping floral genetic architecture in Prunus mume
12:20 Lunch, Poster Viewing (1 h 40 min)
Session: Quality control 
Moderator: Aisheng Xiong, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Zijin hall 
4th floor
14:00 Yuepeng Han, Wuhan Botanical Gardenn, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Genetic basis of the flat fruit trait in peach
14:30 Bingbing Li, China Agricultural University, China 
Low temperature inhibits anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry fruit by activating FvMAPK3-induced phosphorylation of FvMYB10 and degradation of FvCHS1
15:00 Pasquale Tripodi, CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Italy 
Genomic and genome-wide association approaches to highlight the potentialities of Mediterranean long shelf-life tomato germplasm: new tools for organic breeding
15:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing
15:50 Yuncong Yao / Ji Tian, Beijing University of Agriculture, China 
Long Non-Coding RNAs Involved in Light-Induced Anthocyanin in Apple Fruit
16:20 Xiang Gao, Northeast Normal University, China 
MYB regulators responsible for the biosynthesis of floral flavonoids and volatile terpenes in Freesia hybrida
16:50 Yuxin Yao, Shandong Agricultural University, China 
Melatonin increases accumulation of proanthocyanins via VvMYB14 and VvERF104 in grape berries
17:20-17:50 A.K. Srivastava, National Research Centre for Citrus, India 
Microbes-mediated soil fertility management in citrus
18:00 Closing Ceremony Zhongshan hall 
3rd floor
18:20 Dinner

Satellite session

Name Title
Yanbin Hua A Novel Portable Successively-Delivering Fruit Bagging Device
Nianjun Teng Mechanism of LlWRKY39-LlMBF1c-LlCaM3 regulating lily thermotolerance
Chong yang Li Study on somatic polyploid induction of Salvia splendens with colchicine , trifluraline and propyzamide
Dacheng Liang Tracheary element remodeling at the grafting interface of Arabidopsis/Nicotiana interfamilial graft
Dandan Huang Strigolactone maintains strawberry quality by regulating phenylpropanoid, NO, and H2S metabolism during storage
Guanglian Liao Genome-wide identification of bHLH gene family and mining of gene family members related to ascorbic acid in Actinidia eriantha
Guiyan Huang Identification of citrus targets of the plant Golgi-located effector SDE-G1 from Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
Hao Zou A solid-desiccant dehumidification system coupled with water harvesting and latent heat recovery used in greenhouse
Lihong Liu Regulation of tomato fruit ripening by brassinosteroids
Mohammad Shah Jahan Melatonin treatment alleviated heat-induced leaf senescence in tomato via the coordination of ABA- and GA-mediated pathways
QI SUN Identification of SNP Loci and Candidate Genes Genetically Controlling Glycosylated and Total Monoterpenes in Grape Berry
Qiongqiong Zhang Over-expression of SlCIN2 inhibited pollen development and induced parthenocarpy in tomato
Shuo Zhao Hydro-Electro Hybrid Priming Promotes Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Seed Germination by Activating Lipid Utilization and Respiratory Metabolism in Advance
Wei Li Biosynthesis of Pyrethrins in Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Xiaqing Yu Instant sub-genome dominance and enhanced adaptability of synthetic allotetraploid in Cucumis
Yuhui Hong  Editing miR482b and miR482c Simultaneously by CRISPRCas9 Enhanced Tomato Resistance to Phytophthora infestans
Xiaolong Huang Functional divergence of RrGL3 and RrEGL3 from Rosa roxburghii in mediating trichome development
Yaoyao Huang CmERF110 interacts with CmFLK to accelerate flowering through the circadian clock in Chrysanthemum morifolium
Song Jie PtrABF2 is a substrate of PtrSnRK2.4 kinase and positively regulates putrescine accumulation in Poncirus trifoliate responding to drought tolerance
Dongmei Yin PhERF2, an ethylene-responsive element binding factor, plays an essential role in waterlogging tolerance of petunia
Wenqian Zhao The atypical bHLH protein CmHLB interaction with CmKNAT7 regulates lignin biosynthesis to affect stem mechanical strength in Chrysanthemum
Xiongwei Li QTL detection of peach gummosis disease resistance by genome-wide association
Bo Ma The Chromosome-level Genome Provides New Insights into flavonoid Biosynthesis in Syringa oblata



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