2015—VitisGen Presentations and Conferences

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December

Reisch, B.I. (2015, December). Options among the newer wine grapes from the Cornell grape breeding program. Oral presentation at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

November

November Sacks, G.L. (2015, November). Disappearing tannins, missing-in-action SO2, reappearing H2S. Oral presentation at Cornell Recent Advances in Viticulture and Enology (CRAVE) Conference, Ithaca, NY.

Sacks, G.L. (2015, November) Consumer friendly wines from grower friendly grapes – the flavor chemistry challenges in sustainable wine production. Oral presentation at Muhlenberg College Chemistry Department Seminar Series, Allentown, PA.

October

Chin-Feng Hwang, presentation “Building Research and Education Capacities to Strengthen the Grape Breeding Program”, Non-Land-Grant Agricultural and Renewable Resources Universities Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 06, 2015.

Reisch, B.I. (2015) The Grape Breeding Program at Cornell and the Impact of the “VitisGen” Project. Seminar at the Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. October 26, 2015.

August

Barba, P. (2015, August). Genetic studies of predatory mite abundance and trichome traits at Cornell University and table grape breeding in Chile. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Barba, P., Hyma, K.E., Wang, M., Londo, J., Acharya, C., Mitchell, S., Sun, Q., Reisch, B., and Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, August). Fast and robust generation of high-resolution genetic maps in grapevine interspecific hybrid half-sib families using the HetMappS pipeline and R/qtl. Poster presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, August). Strategies for durable resistance to the grapevine powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe necator. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, August). Strategies for durable resistance to the grapevine powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe necator. Poster presented at the American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Pasadena, CA. Abstract retrieved from http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/Documents/2015_meeting_abstracts/aps2015abP486.htm

Fresnedo, J. (2015, August). A sneak peek at the cytoplasmic diversity of breeding material used by the North American Grape Breeding Programs of VitisGen. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Hwang, C-F. (2015, August) Progress in the Norton grape-breeding program. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Isby, A.D., Takacs, E.M., and Reisch, B.I. (2015, August) Black rot resistance in North American Vitis species. Poster presentation at North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Kovaleski, A. (2015, August). Deacclimation rate in cultivated and wild grapes is dependent on dormancy stage and temperature. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Kovaleski, A. (2015, August). Cold resistance in grapes: physical and genetic characterization. Oral presentation at the Cornell University Horticulture Section Graduate Field Review, Geneva, NY.

Kovaleski, A., and Londo, J. (2015, August). Deacclimation rate in cultivated and wild grapes is dependent on dormancy stage and temperature. Paper presented at the American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Abstract retrieved from https://ashs.confex.com/ashs/2015/webprogramarchives/Paper21817.html Paper presentation retrieved from
https://ashs.confex.com/ashs/2015/videogateway.cgi/id/1967?recordingid=1967

Ledbetter, C. (2015, August). Presentation at the Future Scientist Program at the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center.

Lillis, J.A., Majumdar, R., Ledbetter, C., and Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, August). Application of Genotyping-By-Sequencing for selection of locus-specific BAC clones to construct physical maps and identify candidate genes in Vitis. Poster presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Londo, J. (2015, August). Characterization of cold hardiness and dormancy in wild Vitis. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Reisch, B.I. (2015, August). Grape breeding live from New York-MAS, mutants, and more. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Repka, A.C., Takacs, E.M., and Reisch, B.I. (2015, August) Using linkage maps to develop molecular markers for black rot resistance in grapevines. Poster presentation at North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Springer, L.F. (2015, August) A Taste of Terroir: the role of cultivar, region, and pathogenesis-related proteins in red wine astringency. Cornell University Food Science Departmental Seminar, Ithaca, NY.

Takacs, E.M. (2015, August) VitisGen Project Achievements and Local Phenotyping Endeavors. Oral presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

Takacs, E.M. (2015, August) VitisGen Project Achievements and Local Phenotyping Endeavors. Oral presentation at the Cornell University Horticulture Section Graduate Field Review, Geneva, NY.

Yang, S., Fresnedo, J., Takacs, E.M., Barba, P., Hyma, K., Lillis, J., Acharya, C., Fisher, A., Cote, L., Manns, D., Ryona, R., Gadoury, D., Seem, B., Sacks, G., Mansfield, A.K., Ledbetter, C., Luby, J., Hemstad, P., Fennell, A., Hwang, C-F., Walker, A., Riaz, S., Cousins, P., Londo, J., Buckler, E., Mitchell, S., Schweitzer, P., Sun, Q., Cadle-Davidson, L., and Reisch, B. (2015, August). VitisGen on the road: mapping the way to the next generation of grapes. Poster presentation at the North American Grape Breeder’s Conference, Geneva, NY.

July

Chin-Feng Hwang, presentation “Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Grape Breeding Program at Missouri State University”, Ningxia Forestry Institute, State Key laboratory of the Seedling Bioengineering, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China, July 02, 2015.

Repka, A.C., Takacs, E.M., and Reisch, B.I. (2015, July) Using linkage maps to develop molecular markers for black rot resistance in grapevines. Poster presented at the Proceedings of the 2015 Summer Scholars Program, Geneva, NY. Abstract retrieved from http://www.scholars.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/pdf/2015-abstracts.pdf

Springer, L.F., Stahlecker, A.C., and Sacks, G.L. (2015). Disparate House Wines: The Role of Pathogenesis-related Proteins in Limiting Red Wine Astringency. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture Eastern Section Meeting, Dunkirk, NY.

June

Alston, J.M. (2015, June). The Benefits from Powdery Mildew Management Techniques for California Vineyards. Invited plenary presentation at the International Conference on Globalization, Working Conditions, and Health, Bordeaux, France.

Cadle-Davidson, L., Reisch, B., Sun, Q., Schweitzer, P., Sacks, G., Londo, J., Ledbetter, C., Luby, J., Hemstad, P., Hageman, A., Teh, S.L., Manns, D., Barba, P., Hyma, K., Lillis, J., Fresnedo, J., Yang, S., Takacs, E.M. (2015). An update on VitisGen: recent advances in using DNA marker technologies in U.S. grape breeding programs. Paper presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA.

Clark, M. (2015, June) Current and proposed work under new project leadership. Oral presentation at the University of Minnesota Grape Research Update for Minnesota Grape Growers Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Duncan, L., Adhikari, P., Chen, L-L., and Hwang, C-F. (2015, June). Genetic Analysis of Dormant Rooting Potential in Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Grape. 66th American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland, OR.

Logan Duncan, Pragya Adhikari, Li-Ling Chen, and Chin-Feng Hwang. Genetic Analysis of Dormant Rooting Potential in Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Grape. 66th American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, June 17-18, 2015, Portland, Oregon.

Mann, M., Adhikari, P., Williams, B., Chen, L-L., and Hwang, C-F. (2015, June). Interspecific Hybrid Identification and Linkage Map Construction of a Chambourcin x Cabernet Sauvignon Population. 66th American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland, OR.

Sacks GL. (2015). Getting Consumer-Friendly Wine from Grower-Friendly Grapes: Challenges to Improving the Flavor Chemistry of New Sustainable Grape Varieties. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the American Chemical Society – Northeast Regional Meeting, Ithaca, NY.

Sapkota, S., Chen, L-L., Yang, S., Cadle-Davidson, L., and Hwang, C-F. (2015, June). Genetic Study of Downy Mildew Resistance in Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Based Population. 66th American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland, OR.

Springer, L.F., Stahlecker, A.C., Sherwood, R.W., and Sacks, G.L. (2015). Limits on Red Wine Tannin Extraction and Addition Part II: The Role of Pathogenesis Related Proteins in Terroir. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture 66th National Conference, Portland, OR.

Springer, L.F., Stahlecker, A.C., Sherwood, R.W., and Sacks, G.L. (2015, June). Limits on Red Wine Tannin Extraction and Addition. Oral presentation at the E&J Gallo Winery Seminar Series, Modesto, CA.

Williams, B., Chen, L-L., Chitwood, D., and Hwang, C-F. (2015, June). Investigation into the Genetic Basis of Leaf Shape in Grapes. 66th American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland, OR.

May

Chin-Feng Hwang, presentation “Optimizing Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Grape Breeding with Marker-Assisted Selection”, 4th Missouri Grape and Wine Symposium, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, May 08, 2015.

Hwang, C-F. (2015, May). Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’ Grape Breeding with Marker-Assisted Selection. Oral presentation at the 4th Missouri Grape and Wine Symposium, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

April

Reisch, B.I. (2015, April). Grapevine Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University. Oral presentation at Finger Lakes Community College, Geneva, NY.

Teh, S.L. (2015, April) Vines and Wines in the Midwest: Challenges and Opportunities. Oral presentation at the Anoka and Hennepin County Master Gardener Update.

Teh, S.L. (2015, April) Grape Breeding at the University of Minnesota. Oral presentation at the University of Minnesota Hort/Agro 4401 Plant Breeding and Genetics class, Minneapolis, MN.

March

Awale, M., Yang, S., Fresnedo, J., Luby, J., and Fennell, A. (2015, March). Phenotyping F2 grapevine population for QTL analysis of freezing tolerance. University of Minnesota Plant Breeding Symposium 2015, Minneapolis, MN.

Reisch, B.I. (2015, March). Grapevine Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University. Oral presentation at Finger Lakes Community College, Geneva, NY.

Springer, L.F., and Sacks, G.L. (2015). Of Terroir and Tannins: The Role of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Red Wine Astringency. Paper presented at the American Chemical Society’s 249th National Meeting, Denver, CO.

Walter-Peterson, H. (2015, March). VitisGen Update: Progress and Prospects. Oral presentation at the National Viticulture and Enology Extension Leadership Conference Annual Meeting, Lodi, CA.

February

Fuller, K.B. (2015, February). The Economic Benefits from Virus Screening: A Case Study of Grapevine Leafroll-3 in the North Coast of California. Oral presentation at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Sambucci, O.S. (2015, February). Do Online Pest Management Courses Change Grower Behavior? Powdery Mildew and California Grape Growers. Oral presentation at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Yang, S. (2015, February). VitisGen on the road: Applying genotyping-by-sequencing for high resolution QTL mapping of disease resistance and other traits in grapevine. Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Cornell University, Geneva, NY.

January

Barba, P., Hyma, K.E., Wang, M., Londo, J., Acharya, C., Mitchell, S., Sun, Q., Reisch, B., and Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, January). Fast and robust generation of high-resolution genetic maps in grapevine interspecific hybrid half-sib families using the HetMappS pipeline and R/qtl. Poster presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Session3004.html

Cadle-Davidson, L., Reisch, B., Sun, Q., Schweitzer, P., Sacks, G., Londo, J., Ledbetter, C., Luby, J., Hemstad, P., Hageman, A., Teh, S.L., Manns, D., Barba, P., Hyma, K., Lillis, J., Fresnedo, J., Yang, S., Takacs, E.M.. (2015). An update on VitisGen: recent advances in using DNA marker technologies in U.S. grape breeding programs. Paper presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Paper14264.html

Hyma, K.E., Barba, P., Wang, M., Londo, J., Hare, M.P., Acharya, C., Mitchell, S., Sun, Q., Reisch, B., and Cadle-Davidson, L. 2015. HetMappsS: Heterozygous Mapping Strategy for High Resolution Genotyping-by-Sequencing Markers. Paper presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Paper14219.html

Lillis, J.A., Majumdar, R., Ledbetter, C., and Lance Cadle-Davidson, L. (2015, January). Application of Genotyping-By-Sequencing for selection of locus-specific BAC clones to construct physical maps and identify candidate genes in Vitis. Poster presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Paper15550.html

Luby, J. (2015, January) Update on VitisGen and Northern Grapes Projects. Oral presentation at the University of Minnesota Grape Research Update for Minnesota Grape Growers Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Teh, S.L. (2015, January) Genetics of powdery mildew resistance in U of MN grape breeding populations. Oral presentation at the University of Minnesota Grape Research Update for Minnesota Grape Growers Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Teh, S.L., Clark, M.D., Hemstad, P., Fresnedo Ramirez, J., Sun, Q., Cadle-Davidson, L., Hegeman, A., and Luby J. (2015, January). QTL Identification in an Interspecific Grapevine Cross Segregating for Resistance to Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Black Rot, and Phylloxera. Poster presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from
https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Paper16084.html

Yang, S., Fresnedo, J., Takacs, E.M., Barba, P., Hyma, K., Lillis, J., Acharya, C., Fisher, A., Cote, L., Manns, D., Ryona, R., Gadoury, D., Seem, B., Sacks, G., Mansfield, A.K., Ledbetter, C., Luby, J., Hemstad, P., Fennell, A., Hwang, C-F., Walker, A., Riaz, S., Cousins, P., Londo, J., Buckler, E., Mitchell, S., Schweitzer, P., Sun, Q., Cadle-Davidson, L., and Reisch, B. (2015, January). VitisGen on the road: mapping the way to the next generation of grapes. Poster presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, San Diego, CA. Abstract retrieved from https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxiii/webprogram/Paper15597.html

Yang, S. (2015). VitisGen on the road: Applying genotyping-by-sequencing for high resolution QTL mapping of disease resistance and other traits in grapevine. Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology seminar, Cornell University, Geneva, NY.

Funding for VitisGen "Accelerating grape cultivar improvement via phenotyping centers and next generation markers" is provided by a Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant, Award No. 2011-51181-30635, of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This site is hosted at Cornell University. Copyright © 2015.