International Durum Wheat Symposium
"From Seed to Pasta: The Durum Wheat Chain"
Bologna – Italy, June 30 – July 3, 2008
June 30, 2008
09.15 - 12.50
Opening Session
E. De Ambrogio
Introduction - part 1
E. Borasio
Introduction - part 2
G.T. Scarascia Mugnozza
Introduction - part 3
M. Montanari
The history of pasta
C. Cannella and A. Pinto
Nutritional characteristics of pasta
R. Rizzo
What future for pasta?
E. Porceddu, L. Rossi and A. Blanco
Evolution of durum wheat breeding in Italy
T. Hall
Approaches to crop research in FP7
D. Habash et al.
EU projects to unravel drought resistance in durum wheat
K. Eversole
A glimpse into the impossible- Perspectives in wheat genomics research - part 1
C. Feuillet
A glimpse into the impossible- Perspectives in wheat genomics research - part 2
14.00 - 16.00
Session 1: Genomics
B.S. Gill et al.
Towards the Construction of a Sequence- ready Physical Map of the 3AS Chromosome Arm of Hexaploid Wheat
J. Dvorak et al.
Wheat diversity map
J. Dolezel et al.
Development of chromosome genomics in wheat
M.A.J. Parry et al.
TILLING in durum wheat
16.40 - 18.30
Session 2: QTLs and Marker Assisted Selection
P. Langridge
Genomics assisted breeding of wheat
R. Tuberosa et al.
Searching for major QTLs for tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress in durum wheat
H. Salvo-Garrido et al.
Marker-assisted selection and graphical genotyping. A strategy to introgress imidazolinone resistance genes into elite cultivars
P. Galeffi et al.
TdDRF1, a DREB homologue in durum wheat, as a possible marker for response to water stress
July 1, 2008
08.30 - 10.00
Session 3: Genetic Resources and Use of Wild Relatives
F. Salamini et al.
Genetics and Geography of wild cereal domestication in the Near East
T. Fahima
From genetic diversity to map-based cloning in wild emmer wheat
T. Payne, S. Dreisigacker et al.
Global aspects of conservation and utilization of durum/tetraploid wheat genetic resurces
10.30 - 12.35
Session 4: Breeding and Agronomy
K. Ammar, R. J. Peña and W.H. Pfeiffer
Advances in durum breeding at CIMMYT
E. DeAmbrogio
“Produttori Sementi” breeding for the durum-pasta production chain
J.M. Clarke
Durum breeding in North America
J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio et al.
Changes in nitrogen use efficiency in CIMMYT’s durum wheat
J.W. van der Kamp
The HEALTHGRAIN project - new perspectives for healthy cereal foods
14.30 - 16.30
Session 5: Abiotic stresses and yield physiology
M. Reynolds
Drivers of yield under drought and reeding applications
C. Royo et al. M.M. Nachit, J. Motawaj and N.Nserallah
Biomass partitioning and grain filling of durum wheat adapted to Mediterranean environments
M.M. Nachit, J. Motawaj and N.Nserallah
Durum breeding for drought tolerance using tools of stress physiology and molecular markers
R.A. Hare et al.
Breeding for salt tolerance in durum wheat
L. Cattivelli et al.
Genetics of durum wheat adaptation to stressful environments
17.00 - 19.10
Session 6: Biotic stresses
E.S. Lagudah et al.
Reciprocal gains from disease resistance gene transfers between common and durum wheat
R.P. Singh, S.A. Herrera Foessel
Characterization and mapping of major genes and breeding for minor gene based resistance to leaf rust, in durum wheat
H. Buerstmayr et al.
Resistance to Fusarium head blight in common and durum wheat
G.H.J. Kema
Specificity of septoria tritici blotch towards durum wheat
A. Yahyaoui et al.
Breeding for global resistance to stem rust in durum wheat: Update on the Global Rust Initiative from Ethiopia
July 2, 2008
08.30 - 10.00
Session 7: Nutritional quality
D. Lafiandra et al.
Approaches for the modification of starch composition in durum wheat
I. Cakmak
Wild Wheats in Improving Micronutrient Concentrations of Durum Wheat
W. Pfeiffer
Breeding Crops for Better Nutrition
10.30 - 14.20
Session 8: End-Use Quality
B.A. Marchylo and L. M. Schlichting
Durum wheat quality evaluation to meet customer requirements
C.J. Pozniak et al.
Genetics of Endosperm colour in durum wheat
M.G. D’Egidio
Tradition and new trends in durum wheat end-products
A. Visconti
Fusarium mycotoxins in the durum wheatpasta production chain
M. Carcea, F. Aureli and F. Cubadda
Minerals and trace elements in Italian wheat and products
E.P. Guimarães
An international partnership platform to promote plant breeding, including durum wheat
14.20 - 15.50
Session 9: Pasta production
J. Abecassis et al.
Opportunities and limits to better exploit the durum wheat grain potential
F. Pantò
Innovation and pasta-making technology
C.M. Pollini
Process innovations for high-quality durum wheat products
M. Sissons
DURUM WHEAT. Chemistry and Technology
16.20 - 18.30
Session 10: Socio-economy of durum wheat production and processing
R. Ranieri and G.P. Bernardi
The Barilla Pasta Integrated Production Chain
V. Lombardi
Breakdown and recomposition of the value chain
J.E. Dexter
The Continuing Evolution of the Canadian Quality Model and the Canadian Quality Assurance System in Response to Market Requirements
A. Laamari
Durum wheat status in low rainfall areas of Morocco. Socio-economic considerations
P.L. Pianu
Development perspectives of durum wheat in the European Union
18.30 - 19.00
Concluding remarks