Call for Papers: Symposium on "Incorporating genomic knowledge into ecophysiological models" (USA)

Division A-3 (Agroclimatology and Agronomic Modeling) of the American Society of Agronomy is planning a symposium on “Incorporating genomic knowledge into ecophysiological models” at the 2010 annual meeting. The annual meeting will take place in Long Beach, CA from October 31 to November 4. Ecophysiological models of crops are powerful tools for addressing problems ranging from testing hypotheses related to biological responses to the environment to evaluating crop responses to climate change scenarios. Plant genomics is providing valuable information about plant responses to the environment at very basic levels of plant organization and at a time scale on the order of a few minutes down to fractions of a second. A current weakness in ecophysiological models of crops is how to incorporate genomic knowledge about responses to the environment, i.e., phenotypic plasticity, into these models. Ecophysiological models are usually run on an hourly or daily time step. Ecophysiological modeling has an important role to play in addressing problems associated with a world where climate change is a serious concern, the population is increasing, and land resources for agriculture are decreasing. However, they need to be better integrated with information from genomics and allied fields. This symposium will review issues relating to simulation of plant processes at scales from gene regulation to whole plant responses to temperature, water stress, and carbon dioxide. Oral and poster papers are welcome. For additional information contact Albert Weiss, (402/472-6761, aweiss1@unl.edu).

Albert Weiss, Professor
School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
703 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0987

Phone: 402.472.6761
Fax: 402.472.2946
Email: aweiss1@unl.edu
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