Workshops

During the Congress, a number of Workshops is planned to discuss up-to-date information and development of concerned areas.

Workshop Topics

• Clubroot control (coordinated by Elke Diederichsen and Steve Strelkov)
• Genomic selection in rapeseed breeding (coordinated by Jinling Meng and Wallace Cowling)
• Functional components of rapeseed oil (coordinated by Elke Trautwein and Helmut Erbersdobler)
• Seed meal quality (coordinated by Rahman Habibur, Bogdan Slominski and Alan Quinsac)
• SNP workshop (coordinated by Rod Snowdon)
• The impact of sustainability requirements for the future perspective of rapeseed for the production of biodiesel (coordinated by Dieter Bockey)
• Weed control and herbicide tolerance (coordinated by Neil Harker)
   

Clubroot Control

Tuesday, June 7, 15.50 – 17.30

International Clubroot Working Group (ICWG). Welcome address by Geoff Dixon and workshop organizers, Elke Diederichsen and Steve Strelkov.

Section 1 - Clubroot in Oilseed Rape – Survey and Resistance Breeding

• Clubroot in the Canadian canola (Brassica napus) crop
  S. Strelkov, University of Alberta, Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Canada
• Clubroot in European oilseed rape crops
  E. Diederichsen, Freie Universität Berlin, Angewandte Genetik, Berlin, Germany
• Clubroot in Chinese oilseed rape crops
  Y. Liu, Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China

Section 2 - Poster presentations

• Clubroot resistance breeding in canola
  M.H. Rahman, University of Alberta, Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Canada
• Impact of temperature and pH on symptom development of Plasmodiophora brassicae in canola
  B.D. Gossen, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, Canada
• Clubroot development in resistant and susceptible canola cultivars affects soil populations of Plasmodiophora brassicae
  S.F. Hwang, Crop Diversification Centre North, Alberta Agriculture, Edmonton, Canada
• Virulence analysis of Plasmodiophora brassicae derived from different locations of the main European oilseed rape growing regions
  W. Lueders, Limagrain GmbH, Product Development, Edemissen, Germany
• Establishing a new semi-quantitative PCR-based method for detecting infectious Plasmodiophora brassicae spores in soil
  B. Strehlow, Universität Rostock Institut für Landnutzung, Phytomedizin, Rostock, Germany
• In-field distribution and quantification of Plasmodiophora brassicae in soil samples measured using real-time PCR
  A. Wallenhammar, HS Konsult AB, R&D, Örebro, Sweden
• Identification of differences in genetic molecules in the different sources of Plasmodiophora Brassicae Worm
  Y. Niu, Sichuan Agricultural University, Rapeseed Research Center, Yaan, China
• Control of clubroot on canola using the biofungicide Serenade plus cultivar resistance
  G. Peng, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, Canada

Section 3 – Open Discussion

Genomic Selection in Rapeseed Breeding

Wednesday, June 8, 16.20 – 17.50

• Gene cloning leads to efficient marker assisted selection for blackleg and clubroot resistance in Brassica crops
  Genyi Li, University of Manitoba, Plant Science, Winnipeg, Canada
• Candidate Gene selection for blackleg resistance
  Jacqui Batley, Australia
• Diversity array technology - A new tool for genomic selection in rapeseed
  Harsh Raman, Wagga Wagga Agriculture Institute, Industry and Investment NSW, Australia
• Brassica napus diversity populations and genome-wide SNP genotyping for association analysis and genomic selection
  Rod Snowdon, Justus Liebig University, Plant Breeding, Giessen, Germany
• Gain and remove: genomic selection on seed oil content
  Yan Long, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
• Cultivar improvement based on QTL information
  Jianyi Zhao, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture, Hangzhou, China

Functional components of rapeseed oil

Tuesday, 7 June, 15.50 – 17.30

The challenge with marketing high oleic low linolenic acid (HOLLI) rape seed oil as a new variant.

• Introduction
  Ch. Barth, Universität Potsdam, München, Germany
• The economical importance of HOLLI-rape seed oil
  A. Richter, Monsanto Agrar Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
• How important is α-linolenic acid (α-LNA) to rape seed oil quality? An overview of the evidence for the health benefits of dietary α-LNA
  B. Griffin, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
• Benefits of phytosterols in rape seed oils
  E.A. Trautwein, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Netherlands
• Vitamin E and similar compounds in rape seed oils
  J. Lodge, Cranfield Health, Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Rapeseed/Canola Meal Quality

Tuesday, June 7, 15.50 – 17.30

The objective of this workshop is to present and discuss recent advances in the development of new and improved types of rapeseed/canola and how the genetics and the breeding efforts undertaken over the last years could contribute to the production of meal of superior nutritive value. The effect of seed processing on the nutritive value of rapeseed/canola meal will also be given a serious consideration.

Genetics and Breeding
This theme will include reports from various research groups on recent advances in the development of rapeseed/canola of improved nutritive value. Presented by:

• Jiana Li
• Benjamin Wittkop
• Iwona Bartkowiak-Broda
• Habibur Rahman

Meal Nutritive Value
Group presentations on chemical composition and nutritive value of meals derived from new and improved types of rapeseed/canola. Presented by:

• Stefania Smulikowska
• Bogdan Slominski

Nutritive value of rapeseed meal of different origin and processing conditions as determined in long-term feeding trials with swine and poultry. Group presentations by:

• Corrinne Peyronnet
• Friedrich Schone

Processing and Meal Quality
Survey results on the effect of seed processing on meal quality. Chemical indicators and quality parameters used for the production of high quality meal. Presented by:

• Sylvie Dauguet
• Anna Rogiewicz
• Alain Quinsac

General Discussion

SNP Workshop

Tuesday, June 7, 15.50 – 17.30

Organiser: Rod Snowdon, Department of Plant Breeding, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

• A public Brassica 60k Infinium SNP array – Background and progress report
  Andrew Sharpe, NRC-PBI, Saskatoon, Canada
• The Illumina Infinium platform: SNP content, service options and pricing scenarios
  Jack Peart, Illumina, UK
• Resequencing and SNP discovery in Brassica species
  Jacqui Batley, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• Rapeseed reference sequencing and SNP discovery
  Boulos Chaloub, INRA, Èvry, France
• Genome wide SNP discovery and mapping in Brassica napus
  Jerome Pauquet, BIOGEMMA, France
• SNP genotyping in Brassica fixed foundation diversity sets
  Graham Teakle, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, UK 

The impact of sustainability requirements for the future perspective of rapeseed for the production of biodiesel

Wednesday, June 8, 16.20 – 17.50

Chair: Stefan Majer

• The world biodiesel balance – The current situation and prospects amid rising food prices
  Klaus Keller, F.O. Licht Commodity Analysis
• Possible approaches for optimising the GHG balance of biodiesel produced from rapeseed
  Stefan Majer, German Biomass Research Center
• GHG Emission Advantages of Canadian Canola Biodiesel
  Vincent A. van Dijk, External Advisor Canola Council Canada
• Sustainability and certification – insights into the certification system ISCC
  Andreas Feige, ISCC System GmbH

Weed Control and Herbicide Tolerance

Wednesday, June 8, 16.20 – 17.50

• Evolving Canola-OSR Weed Management Systems
  Introduction
• Canadian Canola Weed Management Systems
  Robert Blackshaw, John O’Donovan, K. Neil Harker and Murray Hartman
• Australian Canola Weed Management Systems
  Phil Salisbury and Trent Potter
• European OSR Weed Management Systems
  Ewa Meinlschmidt and Gerhard Schröder
• The New Clearfield OSR Weed Management System for Europe
  Matthias Pfenning
   
  Closing Remarks