FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COST ACTION FA1101 SAFFRONOMICS: OMICS TECHNOLOGIES FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT, TRACEABILITY, DETERMINATION OF AUTHENTICITY, ADULTERATION AND ORIGIN IN SAFFRON
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2015 FINAL CONFERENCE Official website DRAFT AGENDA September 16 (Morning) - Session 1- Advances in WG1 Genetics, Genomics & Transcriptomics 9.00-10:30 Oral presentations (Six, 15 min. each) 10.30 Coffee break 11.00 –12:30 Oral presentations (Six, 15 min. each) 12.30-13.13 Poster presentation (for all WGs) 13.30 Lunch September 16 (Afternoon) - Session 2-Advances in WG2 Phytochemistry & Metabolomics 15.15-16:45 Oral presentations (Six, 15 min. each) 16.45 Coffee break 17.15-18.45 Oral presentations (Six, 15 min. each) 21.00 Social Dinner September 17 (Morning) - Session 3 Integrated WG3 Tools for breeding, traceability, and authenticity 9.00-10.30 Oral presentations 10.30 Coffee break 10:30-11.30 Invited speakers 11:30-13.13 Round Tablet to achieve consensus on the best OMICs tools for saffron research in the next future. 13.30 Lunch September 17 (Afternoon) – Session 4 Showcase results to Saffron farmers, producers and traders. 15.15-16:15 Oral presentations (Six, 15 min. each) 16:15-16.45 Round Table to get consensus on the best omics tools to certify saffron quality and detect adulteration and fraud in geographical origin 16.45 Coffee break 17.15-Visit to Consuegra historical site of saffron “La Mancha” and to Madridejos Saffron Museum September 18 (Morning) 9.00-10.30 Working Groups Meetings (separately WG1 and WG2) 10.30 Coffee break 10:30-11.00 COST Scientific Officer input helping to a sound closing of the Action FA1101 SAFFRONOMICs 11:30-13.00 Management Committee Meeting 13:00--13.30 Reflections 13.30. Conclusions and commitments to face the H2020 challenges