Day II : September 22, 2026

09:30 – 10:00: Registration 

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Session 2: Advances in Molecular Plant Breeding and Genetics
10:00 – 13:50 (Cairo, Egypt time | GMT+3)

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ali & Prof. Dr. Diaa Abdel Moneam​

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 🎤 Keynote Lectures

10:00 – 10:40 : Plant Genetic Resources for Genetic Studies on Abiotic Stress Tolerance,

                           Prof. Dr. Andreas Boerner, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK),

                           Germany

10:40 – 11:20:  Translational Genomics for Wheat Breeding.

                            Dr. Awais Rasheed, CIMMYT, China 

11:20 – 12:00 : Induced Genetic Diversity Through Mutagenesis in Wheat Gene Pool and Significant Use of SCoT

                           Markers to Underpin Key Agronomic Traits.

                          Dr. Mohamed Ali, Genetic Resources Department, Desert Research Center, Egypt

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12:00 – 12:20 : ☕ Break​

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🧬 Oral & Poster Presentations

12:20 – 12:40: Genetic Dissection of Grain Zinc Concentration Reveals Novel QTL on Chromosome 6AS from                                     Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat,

                           Youshaa Danyal, (CAAS), China. Oral Presentation

12:40 – 13:00: Genetic Diversity of Azerbaijani Wild Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.): Molecular                                                Characterization,

                           Shahmar R. Hajiyev, Azerbaijan State Agricultural University, Ganja, Azerbaijan. Oral Presentation

13:00 – 13:20: Population Structure and Migration Patterns of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Revealed by                                Genome-Wide SNP Analysis,

                          Oliver Johns, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Oral Presentation

13:20 – 13:35: Map-basedCloning of the Grain Zinc Concentration Gene TaNAS10-6D in Common Wheat,

                          Mengjing Sun, (CAAS), China. Poster Presentation

13:35 – 13:50 : Genome-wide Identification of Zn/Fe Homeostasis Genes and Association Mapping for the                                          Candidate Gene TaZIP14-3A in Common Wheat

                          Ms. Huichun Ye,  (CAAS), China. Poster Presentation

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Session 3: Legume Breeding and Genetics Session
16:00 – 20:00 (Cairo, Egypt time | GMT+3)​

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sallam, Dr. Diaa Daghma

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 🎤 Keynote Lectures

16:00 – 16:40: Integrating Breeding and Omics Tools to Address Dry Bean Productivity and Quality,

                          Prof. Dr. Juan M. Osorno, North Dakota State University (NDSU), USA

16:40 – 17:20: Faba bean pan-omics.

                          Prof. Dr. Stig Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark

17:20 – 18:00: Structural Variation and Breeding Trade-offs Underlying Disease Resistance in Pea

                          Dr. Sanu Arora, John Innes Centre (JIC), UK

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18:00 – 18:20: ☕ Break​

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🧬 Oral & Poster Presentations

18:20 – 18:40: Genome-wide Association Mapping Highlights Stable SNP Markers Associated with Yield-related                                Traits in Faba bean

                          Ms. Salwa Mohammed Mahmoud, Assuit University, Egypt. Oral Presentation

18:40 – 19:00: Dissecting the Genetic Basis of White Mold Resistance in Common Bean through Genome-wide                                   Association Analysis,

                           Neha G. Paserkar, McGill University, Plant Science Department, Canada. Oral Presentation

19:00 – 19:15: Genetic Diversity Assessment of Portuguese Cowpea Germplasm: A Foundation for Next-Generation

                          Breeding, Ms. Graça Pereira, INIAV, Portugal. Poster Presentation

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