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Salt and Water Stress in Plants

Gordon Research Conference

Abiotic Stress Research for Impact

August 25 - 30, 2024

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Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River

97 Summit Road

Newry, Maine, United States

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Conference Description

The Salt and Water Stress in Plants GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Climate change-related abiotic stresses are increasingly affecting global food security. A range of novel plant science insights and approaches exist that can be used to improve tolerance to salt and water stress and have impact on food security. This meeting will emphasize linking promising fundamental work (molecular and cellular biology, and genetic approaches) with crop and agro-ecosystem sciences in order to bridge the gap between upstream science and breeding. Sessions will include stress signaling, physiological processes related to stress response, evolutionary ecology, and climate change and agriculture.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Salt and Water Stress in Plants" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Linking Promising Fundamental Work with Agro-Ecosystem Sciences Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	"Plant Cell Atlases in Drought and Recovery"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	"Translating Discoveries in Plant Science into Solutions for Agriculture"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Stress Signaling and Genomics Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Tuning Stress Response Transcription"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"Invisible Mild Drought with Significant Impact on Yield: Phosphate Starvation Response Occurs under Progressive Mild Drought in Plants"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"The Divining Root: How the Distribution of Water Determines Root Architecture"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm	"Altering Water Sensitivity in Arabidopsis: The Role of Transporters and their Interactors in Rapid Water Loss Stress"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	"Identification of New Targets for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: and
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Single Cell Omics and Stress Responses Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm	"Diverse Pathways in Extremophytes to Thrive Amidst the Adversity of Salt Stress"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm	"Cell-type Specific Gene Expression Patterns in Development and Stress Response"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"Unraveling the Cellular Basis of Salt Tolerance in Tomato"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Physiological Processes Related to Stress Response Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"The Effect of Rising Atmospheric Drought on Nitrogen Fixation in a Legume Crop"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"Manipulating Stomata to Enhance Stress Tolerance"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Improving Salinity Tolerance in Rice: Lessons from Oryza Coarctata"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:45 am	"Breaking Local Equilibrium: A New Point of Control of Transpiration"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	"Carbon Allocation Strategies Under Drought-Induced Carbon Limitation Differ in Annual and Perennial Species of Brachypodium at Reproductive Stage"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	"Embolism Refilling Revealed in a Grass Species (Echinochloa Crus-Galli) via Micro-Computed Tomography"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	A Critical Evaluation of Adaptive Traits, Abiotic Stress Experiments, and Crop Improvement Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm	"From Drought Tolerance Genes and Traits to Increased Yield Under Drought: A Reality Check on What can Work and What Cannot"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Greater Productivity Under Drought Among Zea Mays Genotypes is Linked to Greater Hydraulic Capacity, Production of Pressurized Root Flow During Hydraulic Recovery and Sensitive Stomatal Closure to VPD"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	"From R to D: Some Crucial Steps"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Climate Change and Agriculture Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am	"Wheat Adaptation to Heat and Drought in Current and Future Climates"
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:30 am	"Genes and Pathways Underlying Adaptive Plasticity in Root Traits in Response to Drought in Maize"
10:30 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:25 am	"Identifying Early Indicators of Plant Environmental Stress Through a Multi-Modal Approach"
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am	"Thriving Under Stress: Abiotic Stress in Quinoa"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	"Physiological and Seed Germination Responses of the Cover Crop Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) to Drought and Osmotic Stresses"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	"Opportunities for Funding Plant Science"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Anatomy, Development, and Stress Responses Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm	"How Anatomical Allometry Shapes Ecology and Evolution"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm	"Unveiling Spatiotemporal Control of Root Growth and Development"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	"Subcellular Salinity Stress Responses Mapped using Cryo-Elemental Imaging"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Transcriptional Networks Guiding Root Branching in Salt"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Adaptation to Extreme Environments Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Plant Life at the Extremes in the Atacama Desert"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:25 am	"Analysis of Regulatory Networks Controlling Seed and Vegetative Desiccation Tolerance: A Comparative Study"
10:25 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am	"Fine Drying: Regulatory Mechanisms of Seed Desiccation Survival"
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm	"Breeding of Microbiomes Conferring Salt Tolerance to Plants"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	"Identifying Genetic Regulators Involved in Desiccation Tolerance in the Resurrection Grass, Oropetium Thomaeum"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Natural Variation, Climate Adaptation, the Evolution of Stress Tolerance Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm	"Rapid Evolution in a Globally Distributed Plant Evolution Experiment"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	"Experimentally Variable Growing Seasons Create Complex Fitness Landscapes in an Annual Monkeyflower"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:20 pm	"Systems Genomics of Rice Drought and Salt Stress"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, under Award Number DE-SC0024934. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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