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INCT PlantStress Biotech’s Participation in the Crop Genomics for Global Food Security Workshop at PAG 2024


Professor Robert Miller (UnB), a member of the INCT PlantStress Biotech, participated in the 31st Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, California, USA between 12-17 January 2024. As an invited speaker at the Crop Genomics for Global Food Security Workshop, he delivered a lecture entitled “Functional Genomics Approaches to Promote Stress Resilience in Musa” with focus on results generated in the INCT project. The fungal pathogen Pseudocercospora musae is responsible for Sigatoka leaf spot disease, which results in considerable economic losses in bananas, especially in the important Cavendish subgroup. A transcriptome analysis of the early-stage immune responses to P. musae was investigated in resistant Musa acuminata Calcutta 4 leaf material. Data on the characterization of the microRNAs in the early-stage immune response was also presented. The PAG conference provides a forum for presentation and discussion on recent developments and future applications for plant and animal genome projects worldwide. The conference is typically attended by scientists from more than 65 countries worldwide.


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