Wednesday Webinar: Using Molecular Tools in Poplar Hybridization for Bioenergy

Using Molecular Tools in Poplar Hybridization for Bioenergy

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 | 10am PST

To attend register at http://breeze.wsu.edu/e4vgnzaqh25/event/registration.html

On the day of the event, you can access the webinar at http://breeze.wsu.edu/growinggreen/.

Using inter-specific hybridization and selection techniques, researchers are developing a new class of poplar energy varieties. Integrating molecular breeding tools for poplar trees with conventional approaches can expedite the development of bioenergy feedstocks. Inter-specific hybridization involves crossing two species of the same genus to create a hybrid that can outgrow and outperform the parent species.

This webinar will describe the classical approach to poplar breeding currently being pursued by GreenWood Resources and the development of molecular-based improvement tools at the University of California, Davis.

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What’s covered? 

• Conventional and molecular poplar breeding techniques
• Molecular markers and the expression of variation in traits important to biofuel production
• Importance of the translational genomics stage

When: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 | 10am PST

Who should attend?
Bioenergy researchers, bio-industry representatives, Extension professionals, academic researchers, and environmental professionals

Presenters: Brain Stanton of GreenWood Resources and David Neale of the University of California, Davis.

Sponsored by:   Washington State University Extension with funding from Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

How to access the webinar: Please register for the webinar at http://breeze.wsu.edu/e4vgnzaqh25/event/registration.html

On the day of the event, you can access the webinar at http://breeze.wsu.edu/growinggreen/.

This webinar is part of the AHB Hardwood Biofuels Webinar Series. Find the series including archived presentations online at http://hardwoodbiofuels.org/webinars/.

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Questions? Contact Nora Haider nora.haider@wsu.edu | 425-741-9962

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