Indo-German Workshop on Plant-Insect Interactions Across Gradients - Schedule
Day 1: November 16, 2017
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9.00-9.30 |
Introduction and welcome address |
Radhika Venkatesan and Wilhelm Boland |
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Plenary Lecture |
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9.30-10.00 |
Factors controlling the composition of the microbiome of the agricultural pest Spodoptera littoralis |
Wilhelm Boland |
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Session 1: Plant Communication Networks |
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10.00-10.30 |
To be in Time: The Challenge in Systemic Signaling Analysis |
Axel Mithöfer |
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee |
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11.00-11.30 |
Ant–plant interactions: lessons in symbioses |
Renee Borges |
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11.30-12.00 |
Interaction of roots with beneficial endophytes: Afungal hyphal network converts a jasmonate-dependent defense response to a general stress response in neighboring Arabidopsis plants |
Ralf Olmüller |
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Session 2: Plant Secondary Metabolites |
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12.00-12.30 |
How and why do endophytes produce plant secondary metabolites? |
Uma Shaanker |
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12.30-14.30 |
Lunch and lab visit |
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14.30-15.00 |
Genome sequencing of Tulsi - a herbal plant |
Sowdhamini |
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15.00-15.30 |
microRNA-mediated regulation of plant secondary metabolic pathways |
Shivaprasad |
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15.30-16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session 3: Early Signaling and Plant Resistance |
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16.00-16.30 |
Arabidopsis cyclic nucleotide gated channel in perception of insect herbivory and defense activation |
Jyothilakshmi Vadassery |
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16.30-17.00 |
Dynamic metabolic reprogramming of steroidal glycol-alkaloid may impart early blight resistance in wild tomato |
Ashok Giri |
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17.00-17.30 |
Simulated herbivory brings about rapid transcriptional changes in hormonal networks in chickpea |
Anirudha Sane |
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17.30 onwards |
Banquet Dinner |
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Day 2: November 17, 2017
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Session 4: Insect Ecology |
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9.00-9.30 |
Cuticular hydrocarbons as potential cues for recognition processes in honeybees |
Thomas Schmitt |
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9.30-10.00 |
Ovipositioning behavior in the Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii: a case study |
Sanjay Sane |
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10.00-10.30 |
Causes and consequences of diet choice in insects |
Deepa Agashe |
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10.30-11.00 |
The Objects of Insects’ Affections |
Shannon Olsson |
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11.00-11.30 |
Coffee Break |
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11.30-12.00 |
Molecular mechanisms involved in honey bee foraging behavior |
Axel Brockmann |
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12.00-12.30 |
Controlled release dispensers for delivery of semiochemicals |
Subaharan Kesavan |
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12.30-12.45 |
Closing remarksand Lunch |
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Registration is open for all