Genetics and Genomics of Rice

Qifa Zhang, PhDHuazhong Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Wuhan, China Rod A. Wing, PhDUniversity of Arizona, Arizona Genomics Institute, The School of Plant Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA

• A reference rice genome sequence in the 10K genome era.- The Wild Relative of Rice – Genomes and Genomics.- Natural variation and sequencing-based genetics studies in rice.- Genome mapping, markers and QTLs.- Transposable element dynamics in rice and its wild relatives.- Molecular cytogenetics of rice and its wild relatives.- Mutant resources for functional analysis of the rice genome.- Transcriptome profiling in rice.- Epigenomics of rice.- Non-coding regulatory RNAs.- Disease resistance.- Insect Resistance.- Abiotic stress resistance.- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake and Utilization.- Yield.- Understanding Genetic Molecular Basis of Rice Grain Quality.- Advances in the Understanding of Genetic and Molecular Basis of Heterosis in Rice.- Flowering.- Panicle Development.- Root Development.- Reproductive isolation between indica and japonica subspecies.- Genomics-based breeding technology.- Utilization of Exotic Germplasm.- Transformation and transgenic breeding.