The 9th International
Horticulture Research Conference

The 9th International
Horticulture Research Conference

November 20 - 23, 2022 
Virtual

November 20 - 23, 2022 
Virtual


Registration Program

 Program


Nov. 20

14:00-21:00 Registration
18:00-20:00 Dinner

Nov. 21

Moderator: Jihong Liu
8:15 Opening Ceremony
Plenary Talk 
Moderator: Jihong Liu / Zhaobo Lang
8:45 Sanwen Huang, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, China 
Genome design of hybrid potato
9:30 Harry Klee, University of Florida, USA 
An integrated chemical and genetic approach to improve tomato flavor quality
10:15 Tea Break
10:35 Ryutaro Tao, Kyoto University, Japan 
Dioecy in Diospyros and Actinidia
11:20 Hailing Jin, University of California Riverside, USA 
A dual-functional stable antimicrobial peptide from Australian finger lime inhibits citrus Huanglongbing
12:10 Lunch and Break
Session I Growth and Development 
Moderator: Juyou Wu/Fei Zhang
14:00 Chuanyou Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences 
MYC2-MED25-directed transcriptional regulation of jasmonate signaling in tomato
14:30 Xiaolan Zhang, China Agricultural University, China 
Fruit appearance regulation and molecular breeding in cucumber
15:00 Chunying Kang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
A GT-1 and PKc domain-containing transcription regulator SIMPLE LEAF1 controls compound leaf development in woodland strawberry
15:30 Jordi Garcia-Mas, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics 
CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Spain 
Deciphering the genetic control of climacteric fruit ripening in melon
16:00 Xiaomeng Wu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Somatic embryogenesis research facilitates citrus improvement via cell engineering
16:25 Tea Break

Nov. 21

Session II Environmental Response 
Moderator: Chunlong Li/Xueren Yin
14:00 Qingmei Guan, Northwest A&F University, China 
Natural variation in apple response to abiotic stress
14:30 Chuankui Song, Anhui Agricultural University, China 
Sesquiterpene glucosylation mediated by Glucosyltransferase UGT91Q2 Is Involved in the Modulation of Cold Stress Tolerance in Tea Plants
15:00 Ruohe Yin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 
Key functions of photoreceptor UVR8 light signaling pathway in tomato
15:30 M. Eric Schranz, Wageningen University, Netherlands 
The genome of Lactuca saligna, a wild relative of lettuce, provides insight into non-host resistance to the downy mildew Bremia lactucae
16:00 Dagang Hu, Shandong Agricultural University, China 
Ethylene inhibits malate accumulation in apple by transcriptional repression of aluminumactivated malate transporter 9 via the WRKY31-ERF72 network
16:25 Tea Break
Session III Omics and Big Data & Session IV New Technology 
Moderator: Lei Gao/Feng Li
14:00 Jun Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
GWAS and eQTL analyses provide insights into the genetic determination of stone cells in pear fruit
14:30 Yongfeng Zhou, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Population Genomics and Breeding of Grapevine
15:00 Weiwei Wen, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Genetic dissection of flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plant
15:30 Feng Cheng, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 
Pepper variome reveals the history and key loci associated with fruit domestication and diversification
16:30 Chunli Chen, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Molecular cytogenetic map visualizes the heterozygotic genome and identifies translocation chromosomes in Citrus sinensis
16:25 Tea Break
Plenary Talk 
Moderator: Wenwu Guo
16:45 David Baulcombe, University of Cambridge, UK 
Using RNA silencing to exploit hybrids and enhance disease resistance in tomato
17:30 Charles Melnyk, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden 
Towards a molecular understanding of how plants graft
18:20 Dinner

Nov. 22

Plenary Talk 
Moderator: Zhonghua Zhang/Qiang Xu
8:00 Pamela S. Soltis, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, USA 
Plant Comparative Genomics: Patterns and Processes
8:45 Nian Wang, University of Florida, USA 
Citrus Huanglongbing is a pathogen-triggered immune disease and its implications in HLB management
9:30 Tea Break
9:50 Zhanao Deng, University of Florida, USA 
Ploidy manipulation for genetic sterilization and novel phenotypes in ornamental plants
10:35 Hanhui Kuang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Similar pathways are involved in regulation of leafy heads and lobed leaves in lettuce
11:20 Shuhua Yang, China Agricultural University, China 
Molecular regulation of plant responses to cold stress
12:00 Lunch and Break
Session I Growth and Development 
Moderator: Lijun Chai/Guibing Hu
14:00 Yuepeng Han, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design of Chinese Academy of Sciences
The dual role of PpMYB62 in tissue browning and growth retardation
14:30 Cao Xu, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 
Robust control of shoot stem cell fate transition in tomato
15:00 Pengwei Wang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Plant cell morphogenesis and fruit shape formation: manipulating the functions of microtubules may do the trick
15:30 Wei Deng, Chongqing University, China 
Phytohormones regulate fruit nutrition accumulation and trichome formation in tomato
16:00 Tea Break
16:20 Yuyang Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Genetic basis of agronomically important traits in tomato and its implications for breeding
16:50 Mingchun Liu, Sichuan University, China 
Ethylene response factors: key regulators of fruit ripening and quality regulation
17:20 Baowen Huang, Chongqing University, China 
Interaction of two MADS-box genes leads to growth phenotype divergence of all-flesh type of tomatoes
17:50 Nan Wang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Pan-mitogenomics reveals the genetic basis of cytonuclea
18:20 Dinner

Nov. 22

Session II Environmental Response 
Moderator: Zhulong Chan/Zongcheng Lin
14:00 Lijun Wang, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 
MYB30 and MYB14 form a repressor-activator module with WRKY8 that controls stilbene biosynthesis in grapevine
14:30 Nan Ma, China Agricultural University, China 
Rapid clearance of cytokinin controls transition from cell division to expansion during petal development in rose (Rosa hybrida)
15:00 Songling Bai, Zhejiang University, China 
Histone H3K4me3 modification is involved in the on regulation of pear bud dormancy cycle
15:30 Ting Wu, China Agricultural University, China 
MdERF17 allelic variation underlies fruit peel degreening during light/dark transitions
16:00 Tea Break
16:20 Aurelio Gómez Cadenas, Universitat Jaume I, Spain 
Plant responses to stress situations derived from climate change
16:50 Nianjun Teng, Nanjing Agricultural University, China 
Two WRKY transcription factors, LlWRKY39 and LlWRKY22, are implicated in lily thermotolerance
17:20 Tong Wei, BGI-Shenzhen, China 
Domestication history of cultivated lettuce revealed by resequencing 445 Lactuca accessions
17:50 Xiaopeng Fu, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Integrated multi-omic data and analyses reveal the pathways underlying key ornamental traits in carnation flowers
18:20 Dinner

Nov. 22

Session III Omics and Big Data & Session IV New Technology 
Moderator: Zhengming Wang/Fan Zhang
14:00 Jinghua Yang, Zhejiang University, China 
Editing of ORF138 confers fertility reversion from cytoplasmic male sterile hybrid of broccoli via mitoTALENs 
14:30 Ke Cao, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 
Study of molecular breeding in peach based on variome construction
15:00 Rui Xia, South China Agricultural University, China 
Comparative genomics reveal the mechanism of unique feature development in Sapindaceae species
15:30 Xuepeng Sun, Zhejiang A&F University, China 
Dissecting the complex genomes to understand plant evolution
16:00 Tea Break
16:20 Hongliang Zhu, China Agricultural University, China 
SlRBP1 promotes translational efficiency via SleIF4A2 to maintain chloroplast function in tomato
16:50 Jingjing Yue, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China 
SunUp and Sunset genomes revealed impact of particle bombardment mediated transformation and domestication history in papaya
17:20 Paul Arens, Wageningen University, Netherlands 
Developments within genetics and genomics of polyploid ornamental plants: Breeding in ornamentals is coming of age
17:50 Fei Chen, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute from Hainan University, China 
Water lily genomes illuminate the angiosperm origin and angiosperm adaptation to water
18:20 Dinner

Nov. 23

Plenary Talk 
Moderator: Yunjiang Cheng/Zhengguo Li
8:10 Barbara Baker, University of California Berkeley, USA 
Small RNAs fine-tune plant defense
9:00 Zhongchi Liu, University of Maryland, USA 
Mechanism of Fertilization-Induced Auxin Biosynthesis in Strawberry Seed and Fruit Development
9:45 Tea Break
10:05 Heqiang Huo, University of Florida, USA 
Application of Morphogenic Regulators for in planta and in vitro Transformation in Multiple Plant Species
10:50 Zhangjun Fei, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, USA 
Genomic basis of watermelon origin, domestication and breeding
11:35 Closing Ceremony
12:05 Lunch

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