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DESCRIPTION:Special Plant Science seminar by Dr Harkamal Walia\, University
  of Nebraska-Lincoln\n\nRising global temperatures during cropping seasons
  are resulting in yield losses. These yield losses are emerging as a major
  obstacle for important cereal crops such as wheat and rice and hence glob
 al food security. Rice grain development is very sensitive to high tempera
 tures\, particularly higher nighttime temperatures. We aimed to explore th
 e natural variation for high nighttime temperature tolerance using a suite
  of phenotyping approaches including an image-based\, non-destructive plat
 form for panicle imaging. To associate genomic linkages with these image-d
 erived features\, we have performed genome-wide association analysis (GWAS
 ) to identify loci for high temperature tolerance that explain the natural
  variation within the rice germplasm. Conventional yield parameters were a
 lso used for association analysis. Results from these genetic analyses at 
 panicle level over spatial and temporal scale and grain-related response t
 o high temperatures will be presented.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER:\n\nDr. Walia 
 received his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California\, Ri
 verside. His research interest is in understanding the physiological and m
 olecular basis of abiotic stress tolerance in crops. His program uses geno
 mics and phenomics approaches for discovering novel genes and genetic vari
 ants for improving crop performance in sub-optimal growing conditions. Of 
 particular interest are crop responses to variation in water quantity and 
 quality and high temperature.\n\nTo participate:\n\nFor McGill attendees (
 you will need to sign in with your McGill email): Zoom https://mcgill.zoom
 .us/j/96457457229\n\nFor External attendees: YouTube https://www.youtube.c
 om/channel/UCtsHIIzwNi0VVN9ylYGR8pA/videos?view_as=subscriber\n
DTSTART:20201204T150000Z
DTEND:20201204T150000Z
LOCATION:Online
SUMMARY:Genetic Basis of Heat Tolerance in Rice During Grain Development
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/genetic-basis-heat-toler
 ance-rice-during-grain-development-326631
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