Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT

Speaker Ready Room

Location: Gwinnett Board Room

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT

Community Agreement Listening Session

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM EDT

Registration Open

Location: River Concourse

9:00 AM – 9:03 AM EDT

(PL-4-0) Plenary Session - Overview by Chair

Location: Chatham ABC

Plenary Chair: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

9:03 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

(PL-4-1) Lost in translation? The long-distance travel of messenger RNAs

Location: Chatham ABC

Plenary Speaker: – Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT

(PL-4-2) Callose deposition at plasmodesmata and the regulation of plant root development

Location: Chatham ABC

Plenary Speaker: – University of Leeds

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM EDT

(PL-4-3) Coffee Break

Location: Chatham ABC

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

(PL-4-4) Three Minute Thesis Presentation

Location: Chatham ABC

Presenter: – Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

(PL-4-5) An uncommon view: 3D imaging of plasmodesmata formation

Location: Chatham ABC

Plenary Speaker: – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

(PL-4-6) Deciphering signals from the noise in the mRNA mobileome using comparative Solanaceae genomics

Location: Chatham ABC

Plenary Speaker: – Cornell University

11:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Exhibit Hall A

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Workshop: Entering leadership roles

Location: Meeting Room 102/103

Workshop Presenter: – Vassar College

Workshop Co-Organizer: – Corteva Agriscience

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Workshop: How to create your mentoring network

Location: Meeting Room 105/106

Workshop Presenter: – Michigan State University

Workshop Co-Organizer:

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Boxed Lunch in Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall A

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

One-on-One Mentoring Sessions

Location: Near Registration

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Workshop: Practical Aspects of Complying with US Regulations on Genetically Engineered and Genome Edited Plants

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Workshop Co-Organizer: – Bayer Crop Science

Workshop Presenter: – Bayer Crop Science

Workshop Presenter: – Pairwise

Workshop Co-Organizer: – Bayer

Workshop Presenter: – USDA-APHIS

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

Workshop: Writing Your Diversity Statement

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Workshop Presenter: – Iowa State University

Workshop Co-Organizer: – University of Florida

Workshop Co-Organizer: – NASA

1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT

(CS-23-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

Symposium Chair: – North Carolina State University

1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT

(CS-23-1) From Genes to Communities: Uncovering the Impact of GOLVEN10 on Root Nodule Symbiosis through GWAS

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – Tennessee State University

1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT

(CS-23-2) Investigating microbiome composition shifts in wheat leaves under P. nodorum infection

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Abstract Co-Author:

1:43 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

(CS-23-3) Mechanistic insights into the soybean microbiome to combat iron deficiency chlorosis - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – North Dakota State University

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

(CS-23-4) Reproducible microbiome formation in controlled fabricated ecosystems, EcoFABs

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

(CS-23-5) Partner quality and patterns of selection on functional traits in Trifolium

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – Clark University

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

(CS-23-6) A snapshot of Medicago’s shoot and root transcriptome in response to an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and aphids.

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – University of Northern Colorado

1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT

(CS-25-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Chair: – UC Davis

1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT

(CS-25-1) Avocado WRINKLED2 is functional and positively regulates lipid biosynthesis in nonseed tissues

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – East Tennessee State University

Abstract Co-Author: – East Tennessee State University

Biochemistry and Metabolism

1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT

(CS-25-2) Plant Metabolic Network: A Unified Resource for Plant Metabolism

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Carnegie Institution for Science

Abstract Co-Author: – Carnegie Institution for Science

Abstract Co-Author: – Michigan State University

1:43 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

(CS-25-3) The link between Photorespiration and one carbon metabolism - Lightning Talk

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Michigan State University

Abstract Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Biochemistry and Metabolism

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

(CS-25-4) Plant-specific features of respiratory supercomplex I + III2 from Vigna radiata

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – UC Davis

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

(CS-25-5) Determination of a Subcellular Metabolic Network Map for Sorghum bicolor

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Carnegie Institution for Science

Abstract Co-Author: – DOE Joint Genome Institute

Abstract Co-Author: – Carnegie Institution for Science

Abstract Co-Author: – University of California, Berkeley

Abstract Co-Author: – DOE Joint Genome Institute

Abstract Co-Author: – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of Adelaide

Abstract Co-Author: – Michigan State University

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

(CS-25-6) Modeling the impact of micronutrient scarcity on macronutrient flow in a metabolic network - pre-recorded talk

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Brookhaven National Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Argonne National Laboratory

Biochemistry and Metabolism

1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT

(CS-21-0) Overview By Chair

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Chair: – North Carolina State University

1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT

(CS-21-1) Controlling for total RNA abundance affects the identification of differentially expressed genes revealing bias toward morning-expressed responses

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – North Carolina State University

Abstract Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT

(CS-21-2) Changes in Moon, Mars, and Micro Gravity: A Meta-Analysis of Transcriptome Shifts in Responses to Gravity and Spaceflight

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – Ohio University

Abstract Co-Author: – Ohio University

Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Immunity

1:43 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

(CS-21-3) The Proteomes that Feed the World - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – Technical University of Munich

Abstract Co-Author: – Technical University of Munich

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

(CS-21-4) High-throughput phenotyping uncovers differential pollen tube growth patterns during heat stress in a diverse panel of tomato accessions

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – University of Arizona

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Arizona

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

(CS-21-5) Regulatory Networks Governing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize and Sorghum

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,

Abstract Co-Author: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada

Abstract Co-Author: – Miller Institute University of California

Abstract Co-Author: – Corteva, Agriscience

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Saskatchewan

Abstract Co-Author: – Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center

Abstract Co-Author: – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,/ USDA-ARS-NAA, Ithaca

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

(CS-21-6) ZmIRA1, a new mediator between Root System Architecture (RSA) and nitrogen metabolism identified by phenomics

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – Washington University in St. Louis

Abstract Co-Author: – Partek Inc

Abstract Co-Author: – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Abstract Co-Author: – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT

(CS-22-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Chair: – Michigan State University

1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT

(CS-22-1) Understanding Mechanisms of Thermoadaptation of Desert Extremophiles

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Michigan State University

1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT

(CS-22-2) Plant growth stimulation by elevated CO2 depends on phosphorus homeostasis in chloroplasts

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Michigan State University

1:43 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

(CS-22-3) Stomatal CO2 sensor in stomata consists of two interacting protein kinases, Raf-like HT1 and MAP kinase MPK12 followed by CBC1 Kinase - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – University of California San Diego

Abstract Co-Author: – Nagoya University, Japan

Abstract Co-Author: – University of California, San Diego

Abstract Co-Author: – University of California San Diego

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Tartu, Estonia

Abstract Co-Author: – University of California, San Diego

Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

(CS-22-4) Rapid evolution across climates in globally-distributed experiments of an annual herb

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford University

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

(CS-22-5) Climate impact on plant-pathogen interactions

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Duke University

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

(CS-22-6) Bridging the lab-field gap in microbiome research

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – DDPSC

1:00 PM – 1:03 PM EDT

(CS-24-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

1:03 PM – 1:23 PM EDT

(CS-24-1) De novo discovery of known and new regulators of lipid metabolism: A novel approach to learn regulatory networks from extremely large gene expression datasets.

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – Purdue University

Abstract Co-Author: – Purdue University

1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT

(CS-24-2) small RNAs from transposons affect gene expression in hybrids

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Cambridge

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Cambridge

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Cambridge,

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT

(CS-24-4) Single-cell genomics of Populus lignified stems reveals distinct cell population and developmental tracing of cambial derivatives

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Florida

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Florida

Abstract Co-Author: – Centro de Biotecnologıa y Genomica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnologıa Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Madrid 28223, Spain

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Florida

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

Genes & Genomes: Gene Regulation and Transcriptional Networks

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM EDT

(CS-24-5) MiRNAs in Extremophytes Involved in Re-organizing the Salt Stress-responsive Transcriptomes

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – Louisiana State University

Abstract Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

(CS-24-6) An integrated transcriptomic insight into shade and high temperature signaling and gene regulatory networks at tissue resolution across evolutionarily different plant species (pre-recorded)

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – National Institute of Plant Genome Research

Abstract Co-Author: – National Institute of Plant Genome Research

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM EDT

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Exhibit Hall A

3:15 PM – 3:18 PM EDT

(CS-28-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

3:18 PM – 3:38 PM EDT

(CS-28-1) Tripartite interactions between associative diazotrophs and mycorrhizal crop plants

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – University of Minnesota

3:38 PM – 3:58 PM EDT

(CS-28-2) Single-cell lineage dynamics of nodule development in Medicago truncatula

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – University of Florida

3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

(CS-28-3) Synergy and complexity in the Autoregulation of Nodulation MtTML1 and MtTML2 and DAR hypernodulation mutants add new insights to regulation of nodulation - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – Clemson University

Abstract Co-Author: – Clemson University

Biotic Interactions: Plant-Microbe Beneficial

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

(CS-28-4) Deciphering the hyperinduction of host genes during rhizobium-legume symbiosis under salt stress

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

(CS-28-5) From genes to genera: Assessing genetic determinants of rhizobia fitness in legume nodules across genetic scales

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – Pennsylvania State University

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-28-6) Discovering traits that support functional and effective nitrogen-fixing symbioses with synthetic genomics

Location: Meeting Room 201-202

Symposium Speaker: – North Dakota State University

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-29-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Chair: – Purdue University

3:18 PM – 3:38 PM EDT

(CS-29-1) Conserved and lineage-specific proteins driving gamete membrane fusion in the green alga Chlamydomonas

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Maryland College Park

3:38 PM – 3:58 PM EDT

(CS-29-2) The dual roles of a fern EXCESS MICROSPOROCYTES1: suppression of sporangium formation during sporophyte development and promotion of antheridium in the gametophyte

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Iowa

3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

(CS-29-3) Progress Towards Self-Reproducing Hybrid Wheat - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – Corteva Agriscience

Abstract Co-Author: – Corteva Agriscience

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

(CS-29-4) Tetraspanins-enriched domains as membrane signaling hubs for fertilization factors

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Chair;Speaker: – Purdue University

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

(CS-29-5) How do flowering plants transport the sperm nucleus to female gamete nucleus for karyogamy?

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Kentucky

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-29-6) Seed formation: Is triggering embryo development sufficient?

Location: Meeting Room 203-205

Symposium Speaker: – University of Georgia

3:15 PM – 3:18 PM EDT

(CS-30-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Chair: – Boyce Thompson Institute

3:18 PM – 3:38 PM EDT

(CS-30-1) Medicinal Genomics: Exploring natural products in blueberry for human health benefits

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Auburn University

3:38 PM – 3:58 PM EDT

(CS-30-2) Plant Magic - Unraveling the Unique Biochemistry in Secretory Structures and Specialized Cell Types

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Washington State University

3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

(CS-30-3) Exploiting natural variation in starch granule size and composition in Aegilops tauschii to improve wheat starch - Lightning Talk

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – John Innes Centre

Abstract Co-Author: – John Innes Centre

Biochemistry and Metabolism

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

(CS-30-4) The evolutionary origin of acutumine biosynthesis in Menispermaceae plants

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – Institute for Plant-Human Interface, Northeastern University

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

(CS-30-5) It happened again: convergent evolution of acylglucoses in black nightshade and wild tomato

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – University of California, Davis

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-30-6) Improving tomato flavor using biochemistry, genomics and breeding

Location: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Symposium Speaker: – University of Florida

Abstract Co-Author: – North Carolina State University

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Florida

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Georgia

3:15 PM – 3:18 PM EDT

(CS-26-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Chair: – University of Georgia

3:18 PM – 3:38 PM EDT

(CS-26-1) Orphan Crop Genetics and Genomics

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – University of Georgia

3:38 PM – 3:58 PM EDT

(CS-26-2) Exploiting sorghum resilience using advanced breeding tools

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – ICRISAT

3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

(CS-26-3) Improving morphogenic growth responses of pennycress to the dual threats of shade and elevated temperature - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Abstract Co-Author: – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Abiotic: Light & Temperature

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

(CS-26-4) Genomic research in finger millet: The good, the bad and the exciting

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – University of Georgia

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

(CS-26-5) Exploring genetic diversity in yaupon holly, a North American native beverage plant

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – University of Georgia

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-26-6) Transcriptome changes under Fe deficiently reveals combined Fe acquisition strategies in the orphan crop tef (Eragrostis tef)

Location: Meeting Room 102-103

Symposium Speaker: – UNC Greensboro

3:15 PM – 3:18 PM EDT

(CS-27-0) Overview by Chair

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Chair: – University of Rhode Island

3:18 PM – 3:38 PM EDT

(CS-27-1) Functional analysis of Cellulose Synthase-like D (CSLD) in moss lines lacking Cellulose Synthase (CESA)

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – University of Rhode Island

Abstract Co-Author: – Rhode Island College

Abstract Co-Author: – Dartmouth College

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Rhode Island

Abstract Co-Author: – Dartmouth College

Cell Biology: Cell Walls

3:38 PM – 3:58 PM EDT

(CS-27-2) Multiscale structural characterization of epidermal cell walls during mechanical stretch

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Pennsylvania State University

Abstract Co-Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Cell Biology: Cell Walls

3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

(CS-27-3) Elucidating the role of lignification during silique development in Arabidopsis thaliana - Lightning Talk

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – University of Calgary

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Calgary

Cell Biology: Cell Walls

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT

(CS-27-4) Targeted enzymatic degradation of the pectic glycan Rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) to enhance solubilization of poplar biomass during consolidated bioprocessing

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – University of Georgia

Abstract Co-Author: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Abstract Co-Author: – Complex Carbohydrate Research Ctr, Univ. of Georgia

Abstract Co-Author: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Abstract Co-Author: – University of Georgia

Cell Biology: Cell Walls

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM EDT

(CS-27-5) A signaling circuitry maintains cell integrity during hormone induced cell expansion.

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford

Abstract Co-Author: – Department of Plant biology, Carnegie institute for Science, Stanford

4:40 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

(CS-27-6) Shoring up the base: the development and regulation of cortex sclerenchyma in the basal region of B. distachyon nodal roots

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

Symposium Speaker: – UMass Amherst

Abstract Co-Author: – UMass Amherst

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

ASPB Town Hall

Location: Meeting Room 105-106

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

Annual Party

Location: Georgia International Gallery