CAP: Coordinated Agricultural Project

Conifer Translational Genomics Network

Workshop: GENOMICS IN TREE BREEDING AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

When: June 15-19, 2009
Where: University of California, Davis

Course Topics:

Basic principles in population and quantitative genetics
Introduction to conventional tree breeding
Genetic markers
Measuring and interpreting marker variation
Genetic maps and QTL mapping
Association testing and mapping
MAS in tree improvement - concepts and experimental results
Implementation strategies and economics of MAS in tree improvement
Genomic applications in genetic resource management: cross disciplinary studies
On-line tools and resources

Registration Fee: $250

Instructors:

David Harry, Oregon State University
Nicholas Wheeler, Oregon State University
David Neale, University of California, Davis
Jill Wegrzyn, University of California, Davis