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Monday, July 27th

Monday, July 27th, 10:00 am to 2:15 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session SY1: Symposium: Plant epigenetics: phenotypic and functional diversity beyond the DNA sequence
July 27th 10:00 amVirtual/VirtualIntroduction
SY1002July 27th 10:15 amVirtual/VirtualEnvironmental dynamics of DNA methylation in asexually reproducing plants Symposium PresentationVerhoeven, Koen; van Antro, Morgane; Peña Ponton, Cristian; Gawehns, Fleur.DNA methylation
Epigenetics
Asexual Reproduction
Stress
Transgenerational memory
Dandelion
Duckweed
Poplar
SY1003July 27th 10:45 amVirtual/VirtualEpigenetic modifications in response to heavy metal stress in two terrestrial bryophytesSymposium PresentationBoquete Seoane , M. Teresa; Alonso, Conchita; Richards, Christina L.; Schmid, Marc W.; Herrera, Carlos.mosses
Abiotic stress
epigenetic regulation
plant tolerance
Heavy metals
SY1004July 27th 11:15 amVirtual/VirtualA role of epigenetic variation in perennial climate adaptationSymposium PresentationToivainen, Tuomas; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Hytönen, Timo; Gaut, Brandon.Local Adaptation
July 27th 11:45 amVirtual/VirtualBreak
SY1006July 27th 12:15 pmVirtual/VirtualEpigenome analyses reveal a key developmental regulator responsible for sex determinationSymposium PresentationBraeutigam, Katharina.DNA methylation
chromatin
Gene expression
developmental program
sex determination
Dioecy
tree biology
Populus
SY1007July 27th 12:45 pmVirtual/VirtualTransgenerational responses to temperature modify locally adaptive signatures in Mimulus laciniatusSymposium PresentationColicchio , Jack M; Yuki, Cameron; Anderson, Ian; Adams, Sean; Smith, Aspen; Blackman, Benjamin.temperature
Plasticity
adaptation
Transgenerational
SY1008July 27th 1:15 pmVirtual/VirtualAlbinism in Agave: an epigenetic clue involvedSymposium PresentationDe-la-Peña, Clelia; Duarte-Aké, Fátima; Us-Camas, Rosa.Somaclonal Variation
DNA methylation
Histone modifications
July 27th 1:45 pmVirtual/VirtualDiscussion
Monday, July 27th, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P: Contributed Posters: Crops and Wild Relatives Posters
PCW001July 27th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualLeaf Area Index as an Indicator of Phenology and Dormancy in Allium cepa (L.)Poster: Crops and Wild RelativesChacon, Francisco; Cramer, Christopher; Guzman, Ivette.onion
dormancy
biennial
Allium
leaf area index
phenology
PCW002July 27th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualDeveloping De novo domestication in BrassicaPoster: Crops and Wild RelativesPisias, Michael; An, Hong; Yuan, Yuxiang; Mabry, Makenzie; Hurt, Sarah; Pires, Joseph.De novo domestication
Brassica
CRISPR
Brassica oleracea
crop wild relatives

Tuesday, July 28th

Tuesday, July 28th, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session ETH1: Contributed Papers: Ethnobotany
ETH1001July 28th 3:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPersistence of use of Amazigh medicinal plants documented by ibn al-BaytarOral PaperApplequist, Wendy.ethnobotany
Amazigh
Berber
Morocco
historical botany
ibn al-Baytar
ETH1002July 28th 3:15 pmVirtual/VirtualEthno-botanical study of medicinal plants in Syangja District, NepalOral PaperRegmi, Siddhartha.ethno-botanical
healers
open-ended questionnaires
ETH1003July 28th 3:30 pmVirtual/VirtualScreening of Rumex crispus extracts potency using Caenorhabditis elegans model: an ultrastructural study of the effect and non-targeted identification of the bioactive compoundsOral PaperIdris , Oladayo Amed; Wintola, Olubunmi Abosede ; Afolayan, Anthony Jide .Caenorhabditis elegans
gastrointestinal infections
anthelmintic novel drug
bioactive compounds
phytochemical 
ethnoveterinary medicines
ETH1004July 28th 3:45 pmVirtual/VirtualIdentification of 17 Chinese Rhododendron cultivars: A Preliminary Study Based on DNA Barcodes and Leaf Epidermis Microscopic CharacteristicsOral PaperShen, Fengjiao; Bai, Xiaoxia; Cui, Mengwei; Shi, Shuo; Li, Lin; Li, Zhibin; Zhao, Jiancheng.Rhododendrons
cultivated plants
cultivar
identification
parental tracing
ETH1005July 28th 4:00 pmVirtual/VirtualOpportunity versus Necessity: What drives Environmental Reliance?Oral PaperKemigisha, Esther; Angelsen, Arild.Environmental reliance
Environmental income
Uganda
Quantile regression
Forest
environment
Income
ETH1006July 28th 4:15 pmVirtual/VirtualCOVID-19, Plant Biodiversity, Utilization, Conservation and      biodiversity - climatic linkOral PaperPandey, Vashist.COVID-19
Biodiversity
Utilization
conservation
biodiversity - climatic link
Tuesday, July 28th, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ethnobotany Posters
PET001July 28th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPotential Antioxidant Capacity and Antibacterial Effect of Xylopia aethiopica Plant ExtractsPoster: EthnobotanyPerdomo, Rosemary ; Yerima, Fadel ; Priano, Christine; Koroch, Adolfina.
PET002July 28th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualLessons For On-Farm Conservation Of Djulis Diversity In Taiwan: I. An Ethnobotanical Survey Of Chenopodium formosanumPoster: EthnobotanyLiu, Shih-Hui; Lin , Chih-Chung ; Yang , Yuen-Po .Austronesian
Chenopodium
domestication
Female farmers
Landraces
PET003July 28th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualDeterminants of participation in state and private PES projects in UgandaPoster: EthnobotanyAganyira, Kellen; Tabuti , J.R.S.forestry carbon
community participation
REDD+
Uganda
PET004July 28th 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualBiodiversity and ethnobotany of Himalayan homegardensPoster: EthnobotanyHart, Robbie.ethnobotany
horticulture
himalaya
china
non-timber forest product
Alpine/montane
mountain
elevational gradient
anthropogenic

Wednesday, July 29th

Wednesday, July 29th, 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session CWR1: Contributed Papers: Crops and Wild Relatives
Presiding: Joel Swift, Saint Louis University; Laura Klein, ; Matthew Rubin, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
July 29th 3:00 pmVirtual/VirtualIntroduction
CWR1002July 29th 3:15 pmVirtual/VirtualGrowing the botanical foundation for crop development: characterizing patterns of variation and covariation in herbaceous perennialsOral PaperRubin, Matthew; Bhakta, Niyati; Brand, Leah; Cyr, Maxwell; Frawley, Emma; DeHaan, Lee; Long, Quinn; Schlautman, Brandon; Van Tassel, David; Miller, Allison.trait correlations
herbaceous perennials
future agricultural systems
CWR1003July 29th 3:30 pmVirtual/VirtualLifespan-associated seed and early growth trait patterns in Lathyrus, Phaseolus, and Vicia (Fabaceae)Oral PaperHerron, Sterling A; Rubin, Matthew; Miller, Allison.life history
lifespan
trait correlation
seed size
legume
Leguminosae
annual
perennial

Thursday, July 30th

Thursday, July 30th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session COL03: Colloquium: Enriching basic and applied botany through multi-stakeholder collaborations
Presiding: Laura Klein, ; Michael Kantar,
COL03001July 30th 10:15 amVirtual/VirtualBack to Canna-basics: investigating Cannabis label fidelityColloquium PresentationsMasalia, Rishi; Klein, Laura.applied botany
Cannabis
population genomics
Taxonomy
COL03002July 30th 10:30 amVirtual/VirtualRevealing the dynamics of sunflower domestication with archaeological DNAColloquium PresentationsBlackman, Benjamin.domestication
archaeological DNA
sunflower
Helianthus
COL03003July 30th 10:45 amVirtual/VirtualPredicting medicinal activity in Chinese magnoliid dicot species using phylogenetic diversityColloquium PresentationsChao , Krystal Shinhuei; Metzgar, Jordan.ethnobotany
magnoliid dicot
phylogenetic diversity
traditional Chinese medicine
COL03004July 30th 11:00 amVirtual/VirtualUsing Genome Skimming to Diagnose Botanical Contamination in a Ugandan Foodborne Illness OutbreakColloquium PresentationsHandy, Sara; Mammel, Mark; Windsor, Amanda; Knolhoff, Ann; Mangrum, Brad; Fong Sam, Jennifer; McFarland, Melinda; Callahan, John; Croley, Timothy.food safety
DNA based identification
genome skimming
Datura
COL03005July 30th 11:15 amVirtual/VirtualSeedbanks and herbaria for DNA and other data: understanding underutilised crops for food securityColloquium PresentationsChapman, Mark.crop wild relatives
underutilised crops
food security
COL03006July 30th 11:30 amVirtual/VirtualCrop Wild Relative data in the Germplasm Resources Information NetworkColloquium PresentationsSchori, Melanie; Leon, Blanca; Kittell, Karen.germplasm
crop wild relatives
breeding traits
genepools
COL03007July 30th 11:45 amVirtual/VirtualThe interface between Government, Academia and Industry: leveraging basic research for applied questionsColloquium PresentationsOtt, Brittany; Hunter, Elizabeth; Kirk, Riley; Little, Damon; Bertin, Matthew; Literman, Robert; Sarmashghi, Shababeddin; Erickson, David; Bafna, Vineet; Wen, Jun; Handy, Sara.DNA based identification
applied botany
dietary supplements
food safety
COL03008July 30th 12:00 pmVirtual/VirtualCombatting Illegal Logging via Global Collaboration and Innovation in Wood Identification TechnologiesColloquium PresentationsFinch, Kristen; Cronn, Rich; Jones, Andy; Lancaster, Cady; Lebow, Beth.DART TOF Mass Spectrometry
forensic genetics
forensic chemistry
rosewood
Spanish cedar

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