Crop Wild Relative Genomics: a Key to Unlocking Diversity; Conference - December 11-13, 2012, Monterey, CA

该研讨会将召集来自世界各地的不同的科学家小组，于2012年12月举行为期3天的会议，评估现代“组学”技术的潜力，以帮助释放作物野生近亲的遗传潜力，以提高作物改良的效率。越来越多的人认识到，野生作物亲缘关系对于旨在使农业适应气候变化的育种努力至关重要。基因组学有可能帮助我们更好地理解和更有效地利用野生近缘植物进行作物改良。这次会议将提供一个论坛，以(A)探索我们对不同的作物野生近缘的理解中的基本差距，(B)了解基因组学技术帮助弥合这些差距的潜力，(C)在不同的科学家群体中交流信息和分享观点，以及(D)建立一个跨学科的研究人员网络，研究人员有兴趣使用基于基因组学的方法来利用在作物野生近缘中发现的丰富的遗传变异。讲习班将有助于加强来自公共和私营部门机构的科学家之间的互动，以加强全球粮食安全。

This workshop will assemble a diverse group of scientists from around the world for a 3 day meeting in December 2012 to assess the potential of modern "omics" techniques to help unlock the genetic potential of crop wild relatives to enhance the efficiency of crop improvement. Crop wild relatives are increasingly recognized as critical to breeding efforts aimed at adapting agriculture to climate change. Genomics has the potential to help us better understand and more efficiently use wild relatives in crop improvement. This conference will provide a forum for (a) exploring essential gaps in our understanding of diverse crop wild relatives, (b) understanding the potential of genomics technologies to help bridge those gaps, (c) exchanging information and sharing perspectives among a diverse group of scientists, and (d) building an interdisciplinary network of researchers interested in using genomics-based approaches to exploit the wealth of genetic variation found in crop wild relatives. The workshop will help strengthen interactions among scientists from both public and private sector institutions so as to enhance global food security.