Uncovering the hidden half of plants: discovering novel ways roots sense and adapt to heterogeneous environments

Keynote Speaker: Malcom Bennett

A central role of root symbionts: the plant response to environmental stresses
Keynote Speaker: Raffaella Balestrini

11:30 – 13:00

Plant and algal development and evolution

Chaired by: Yoan Coudert

Interfaces with plant and soil microbiota   

Chaired by: Raffaella Balestrini

The genetic architecture of quantitative traits in plants

Chaired by: Martin Lascoux

Air channels create a directional light signal to regulate hypocotyl phototropism

– Christian FANKHAUSER

Impact of double root symbiosis (arbuscular mycorrhiza and nodulation) on nutrient distribution in cereal crop-legume interaction

– Pierre-Emmanuel COURTY

Fusing genome simulation and crop models for computer-aided breeding in future environments

– Arnaud DESBIEZ-PIAT

Understanding how flowering plants build communication devices on their petals

– Lucie RIGLET

Evolution of microbial community dynamics during field retting of hemp « Cannabis Sativa L. »

– Eliane BOU ORM

Regulation of sulfur content in Arabidopsis thaliana natural variants

– Daniela RISTOVA

A new framework for root gravitropic response kinetics

– Marta DEL BIANCO

Psychrotolerant plant-associated bacteria can enhance cold tolerance in crop plants

– Michele PERAZZOLLI

Pervasive Under-Dominance in Gene Expression Underlying Emergent Growth Trajectories in Arabidopsis thaliana Hybrids

– Wei YUAN

Developmental patterning of head-like inflorescences in Asteraceae

– Paula Elomaa

Role of zaxinone, a novel growth-promoting apocarotenoid metabolite, in shaping rice rhizomicrobiota

– Teresa MAZZARELLA

Reconsidering photoperiod-sensitivity for maize adaption to climate change

– Justine DROUAULT

16:00 – 18:00

Macro and micro nutrients in plants 

Chaired by: Jérémy Lothier

Domestication in retrospect and the future of breeding

Chaired by: Maud Tenaillon

Chromosomes and chromatin dynamics 

Chaired by:  Mathilde Grelon

The ability of Sorghum bicolor to cope with ammonium nutrition depends on root PEPC activity

– Marín Peña AGUSTÍN JAVIER

Changes in competitive ability over the course of durum wheat domestication are mediated by plant functional traits

– Taïna LEMOINE

Chromatin dynamics during fertilization of a liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha

– Tetsuya HISANAGA

Effect of N and Fe deficiencies in poplar roots and root exudates metabolites

– Maria Teresa CIESCHI VILLALBA

Genetic and phenotypic diversity in timothy and a closely related species

– Yousef RAHIMI

Identification of the first synaptonemal complex central element proteins in plants

– Marion PEUCH

Regulation of CRFs in plant nitrogen (N) sensing and signalling

– Marina BORGES OSORIO

Genome-wide association studies on DNA pools identifies promising maize landraces and genomic regions to develop next generation varieties

– Stéphane NICOLAS

Horizontal gene transfer in Hordeum species

– Marek SZECÓWKA

To be or not to be: a glimpse of micronutrients role in the prediction of plant tissue fate in soybean embryo axis

– João Paulo RODRIGUES MARQUES

Soil, climate and host genotype shape the seed transmissible microbiome structure in the fonio cereal

– Heribert HIRT

FESPB Award for Best Young Scientist

Exploring the Genetic Variability of Bean Germplasm for Nutritional Benefits

– Carla Sofia Santos

Unravelling the spatiotemporal component of carrier-mediated nutrient transport in Arabidopsis thaliana roots

– Kevin ROBE

FESPB Award for Best Young Scientist

Adaptation and mitigation strategies for grapevine response to climate change based on its physiology

– NazarethTorres

Getting organised – the (re)evolution of fertility after genome duplication

Keynote Speaker: Kirsten Bomblies

P-bodies and post-transcriptional gene regulation in plant reproduction and stress response

Keynote Speaker: Karel Riha

11:00- 12:30

Plant responses to abiotic stresses (1)

Chaired by: Laurent Laplaze & Abdelazziz Smouni

Plant reproduction: mechanisms and evolution

Chaired by: Susana Coelho

Genome editing and its use for plant breeding

Chaired by: Josep Casacuberta & Ivan Reyna-Llorens

Improving tomato plant growth under salt and heat stress – rhizosphere-based solutions

– Bruno SOUSA

The F-box protein UFO controls flower development by redirecting the master transcription factor LEAFY to new cis-elements

– Francois PARCY

Controlling transcription from within transcribed regions in plants

– Yoav VOICHEK       

Coupling chloroplast activity to environmental constraints: TOR set the brake on photosynthesis

– Stefano D’ALESSANDRO

Timely endosperm elimination in Arabidopsis requires a programmed cell death pathway regulated by NAC transcription factors

– Nicolas M. DOLL

An iterative gene editing strategy broadens eIF4E1 genetic diversity in Solanum lycopersicum, triggering resistance to multiple potyvirus isolates

– Kyoka KUROIWA

RabA-mediated plasma membrane trafficking increases plant tolerance to drought and heat

– Yehoram LESHEM

MAP kinase signaling in cell polarity – a lesson from the plant embryo

– Martin BAYER   

Predictable gene editing through Prime Editing in model plants and potential for crop breeding

– Fabien NOGUE

New insights on magnesium deficiency-induced molecular alterations in Arabidopsis thaliana

– Armand D. ANOMAN

Evolutionary interplay between polyploidy and self-incompatibility in plants: case studies from allo- and autotetraploid Brassicaceae lineages

– Xavier VEKEMANS

CRISPR-based tool development to engineer plant genomes at the megabase scale

– Júlia ARRAIZA RIBERA

Publishing with Molecular Plant and Plant Communications

Symposium by Molecular Plant

Arabidopsis thaliana natural variation for photosynthesis: a model to guide improving crop photosynthesis?

Keynote Speaker: Mark Aarts

Structure, function and host control of the rhizosphere microbiota

Keynote Speaker: Davide Bulgarelli

15:30 – 17:00

Plant responses to abiotic stresses (2)

Chaired by: Laurent Laplaze & Abdelazziz Smouni

Organellar biology

Chaired by:Ben Field

Comparative genomics

Chaired by: Bruno Contreras-Moreira

Physiological, and molecular responses of the Greek Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana L.) to Pb stress

– Said EL HASNAOUI

CRY1-to-GUN1 anterograde pathway promotes early PSII biogenesis

– Chaojun CUI

The first pan-genome of a non-vascular plant broadens the understanding of land plants adaptation to their environment

– Chloé BEAULIEU

Characterization of a uranium-tolerant green microalga with high potential for the remediation of metal-polluted waters

– Camille BEAULIER

Genetic inactivation of mitochondrial complexes I and IV in Physcomitrium patens: deciphering the role of respiration in plant bioenergetics and primary metabolism

– Antoni Mateu VERA VIVES

Adapting CRISPR from Physcomitrium patens to sexually dimorphic moss, Ceratodon purpureus

– Emilie-Katherine TAVERNIER

Physiological drought responses of plane trees in an urban context and impact on isoprene emissions

– Juliette LEYMARIE

Role of mitochondrial activities in the under-ground early development of Arabidopsis seedlings

– Livia MERENDINO-ISENI

The evolution of Arabidopsis centromeres

– Fernando RABANAL

Restricted O2 consumption in pea roots induced by hexanoic acid is linked to depletion of Krebs cycle substrates

– Sara GARGIULO

Cytonuclear interactions in auto- and allopolyploids of Festuca-Lolium complex

– Jana SZECÓWKA

Divide and conquer: Evolutionary adaptations of the plant cytoskeleton during cell division

– Katharina BÜRSTENBINDER

Gene DNA methylation in plants: selective pressures and sex chromosome evolution

Keynote Speaker: Aline Muyle

Learning to build and interrogate the pangenome of Brachypodium distachyon

Keynote Speaker: Bruno Contreras-Moreira

11:00 – 12:30

Plant adaptation to climate change

Chaired by: Laura de Gara

Epigenetic mechanisms and responses in plants

Chaired by: Leandro Quadrana

Mechanics and stress responses

Chaired by: Benoit Landrein

Partial root drying of maize grown in a split-root system leads to local and systemic metabolic adjustments and hydraulic redistribution

– Monika WIMMER

Uncovering the gene expression regulatory mechanisms underlying self-incompatibility dominance networks in Arabidopsis

– Rita A. BATISTA 

Limited water stress modulates expression of circadian clock genes in Brachypodium distachyon roots and induces differential response of proline-metabolism related genes

– János GYÖRGYEY

Two examples of genome-wide evolutionary response of European forest trees to past climate changes

– Martin LASCOUX

Global increase of the nuclear transcriptional regime during Arabidopsis photomorphogenesis: effects on gene expression

– Clara RICHET-BOURBOUSSE

Dynamics of the calcium signal elicited by mechanical stimulation of Arabidopsis root

– Sébastien THOMINE

Exploring phenotypic space for mining genotypes and alleles in maize

– Jonas RODRIGUEZ 

Deciphering the epigenetic and molecular logic of WOX5 function in the columella stem cell niche of Arabidopsis thaliana

– Ning ZHANG

Multiscale modelling of cell adhesion and separation in plants

– Rawen BEN MALEK

Impact of development-induced structural changes on drought responses of winter oilseed rape leaf – NMR relaxometry, water relations and multi-omics investigations

– Pierre-Nicolas BOULC’H

Mechanism of E3 ubiquitin ligase SlXERICO1/3 regulating high temperature resistance in tomato plants

– Kaixin WANG

It’s just a phase: Structural characterization of LLPS and its role in temperature sensing in plants

– Chloe ZUBIETA

How to conquer a plant using just eight genes: learning from geminiviruses

Keynote Speaker: Rosa Lozano-Duran

Controlling communication during reproductive development: The genesis and roles of apoplastic barriers

Keynote Speaker: Gwyneth Ingram

11:00 – 12:30

Plant Immunity

Chaired by: Rosa Lozano-Duran

Photosynthesis: understanding and progress in its manipulation

Chaired by: Xenie Johnson

The genetics of natural variation of plant- plant interactions

Chaired by: Fabrice Roux

Investigating antiviral defenses protecting plant stem cells and germline

– Marco INCARBONE

From Algae to Sea Slugs: Functioning of Stolen Chloroplasts in Animal Cells

– Luca MORELLI

Evolution of cooperation in post-green revolution durum wheat cultivars

– Michel COLOMBO

Gradual immune system maturation in the root affects plant microbe interaction

– Elhanan TZIPILEVICH

Two vacuolar channels from the ALMT family regulate C4-organic acids metabolism

– Roxane DOIREAU

Chromatin regulation of and by gene islands in plants

– Louis-Valentin METEIGNIER

Role of the plasma membrane signalling during plant virus propagation

– Sébastien MONGRAND

From oxidative stress to antenna quenching: regulation of qH-energy dissipation in plants

– Aurélie CREPIN

Identification of genes and metabolites controlling plant-plant interaction (Allelopathy)

– Sophie JASINKSI

Engineering danger sensing and signaling in plant immunity: use of oligosaccharins to enhance durum wheat resistance to fusariosis

– Valentina BIGINI

Chloroplast redox status modulates leaf development via changes in proteasomal activity and endoreduplication index

– Arce ROCIO CECILIA

Molecular bases of plant-plant interactions: identification of the molecular pathways depending on ESC-1, a RLK involved in the competitive response in Arabidopsis thaliana

– Marie INVERNIZZI