Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology | The 8th International Symposium on
Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology

Time

Session

17.30 - 19.30

Cocktail Reception  - Welcome Mixer
Venue:  National Wine Centre of Australia - Pod 3
Welcome:  Professor Steve Tyerman - University of Adelaide (Australia)

Time

Session

7.30 - 8.30

Delegate Registration

8.30 - 10.30

Session 1
Chair:  Dr Paul Petrie - Foster's Group Limited (Australia)
Key note speakers:
1.1  Mr Peter Hayes - International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
Scene setting: using the genotype and management to cope with environmental challenges
1.2  Professor Hans Schultz - Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim (Germany)
Plant-Environment research status, what it can offer to address the challenges and limitations
1.3  Mr Peter Clingeleffer - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Plant management research-staus, what it can offer to address challenges and limitations
1.4  Professor Martinez Zapater - Dpto. de Genética Molecular de Plantas (Spain)
Plant Genetic research - status, what it can offer to address the challenges and limitations

10.30 - 11.00  ~  Morning tea

11.00 - 12.30

Session 2
Chair:  Professor Greg Dunn - University of Melbourne (Australia)
Key note speaker:  2.1  Professor Peter Dry - AWRI, University of Adelaide (Australia)
Reproductive performance of the grapevine: effect of site, season and cultural practices

2.2  Dr Suzy Rogiers - NSW Department of Primary Industries (Australia)
The contribution of photoassimilates and carbohydrate reserves to fruit set in Chardonnay vines

2.4  Dr Cassandra Collins - University of Adelaide (Australia)
Polyamines in molybdenum-deficient Merlot

12.30 - 14.00  ~  Lunch and poster viewing

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 
Chair:  Dr Mark Krstic - Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (Australia)
Key note speaker:  3.1  Dr Markus Keller - Washington State University (USA)
Managing vines to optimise fruit development in a challenging environment

3.2  Ms Vanessa Melino - University of Adelaide (Australia)
Ascorbate metabolism during grape berry development

3.3  Mr Kazuya Koyama - National Research Institute of Brewing (Japan)
Effect of bunch shading during different developmental stages on the flavonoid biosynthesis in berry skins of Cabernet Sauvignon grape

3.4  Dr Philippe Vivin - INRA (France)
Simulating berry growth and sugar concentration in a ripening grape with a process-based fruit model

15.30 - 16.00  ~  Afternoon tea

16.00 - 17.30

Session 4
Chair:  Professor Snow Barlow - University of Melbourne (Australia)
Key note speaker:  4.1  Professor Grant Cramer - University of Nevada (USA)
Abiotic stress & plant responses - from the whole vine to the genes

4.2 Dr Chris Soar - South Australian Research and Development Institute (Australia)
Resilience of Shiraz exposed to short episodes of heat stress in the field

4.3 Dr Victor Sadras - SARDI (Australia)
Phenotypic plasticity of yield and phenology in grapevine

4.4 Dr Anuradha Upadhyay - National Research Centre for Grapes Biotechnology (India)
Changes in gene expression in response to heat stress during berry development in grapevine

17.30 onwards  ~  Poster viewing and social networking

Time

Session

9.00 - 10.30

Session 5 
Chair:  Professor Rob Walker - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Key note speaker:  5.1  Professor Alain Carbonneau - Montpellier SupAgro (France)
A review of canopy management research: From field observation to modeling, and back to vineyard and beyond

5.2  Dr Jeff Bennett - Marlborough Wine Research Centre (New Zealand)
The influence of vine management on Sauvignon blanc performance and carbohydrate reserves

5.3  Dr Bruno Holzapfel - Charles Sturt University (Australia)
The relationship between carbohydrate reserve dynamics and vine productivity

 5.4 Professor Alan Lakso - Cornell University  (USA)
"VitiSim", a simplified model of grapevine dry matter production, partitioning and fruit abscission

10.30 - 11.00  ~  Morning Tea

11.00 - 12.30

Session 6
Chair:  Dr Amanda Walker - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Key note speaker:  6.1  Professor Brian Smith-White - National Center for Biotechnology Information (USA)
Genomics & bioinformatics - The role of NCBI

6.2  Dr Jérôme Grimplet - South Dakota State University (USA)
Systems Biology of the Grapevine

6.3  Mr Álvaro Cuadros-Inostroza - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (Germany)
Characterization of the grapevine development and ripening by integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolome

6.4 Ms Camila Gomez - INRA (France)
Two Vitis vinifera MATE proteins act as tonoplast acylated anthocyanin/H+ antiporters

12.30 - 14.00 ~  Lunch and poster viewing 

14.00 - 15.30

Session 7
Chair:  Dr Chris Ford - University of Adelaide (Australia)
Key note speaker:  7.1  Dr Steven Lund - University of British Columbia (Canada)
Expression profiling and kinetic characterization of a flavonol- and anthocyanin-3'5'-O-methyltransferase (FAOMT) from grapevine - implications for anthocyanin stability

7.2  Dr Chris Winefield - Lincoln University (New Zealand)       
Characterisation of the LOX-HPL biochemical pathway as a potential source of distinct flavour and aroma characteristics of Sauvignon blanc wine

7.3 Dr Simon Clarke
Developmental changes in cell vitality, osmotic water uptake and susceptibility to splitting in ripening grape berries

7.4  Dr Bhaskar Bondada - Washington State University (USA)
Physio-anatomical and compositional characterization of berry shrivel - a ripening disorder of grapevine

15.30 - 16.00 ~ Afternoon tea

16.00 - 17.30

Session 8
Chair:  Professor Chris Steel - National Wine & Grape Industry Centre (Australia)
Key note speaker:  8.1  Dr Ian Dry - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Molecular strategies to enhance the genetic resistance of grapevines to fungal pathogens

8.2  Professor Melane Vivier - Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Functional analysis of Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) from Vitis species: Identification of an additional role in plant defence

8.3 Dr Wenping Qiu - Missouri State University (USA)
Functional analyses of a grapevine mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase gene

8.4 Professor Jean-Marc Neuhaus - University of Neuchatel (Switzerland)
Beta-aminobutyric acid-induced resistance in grapevine against downy mildew and abiotic stress

17.30 onwards  ~  Poster viewing and social networking

Time

Session

8.15 - 17.30

McLaren Vale Wine Region Tour - See separate "Tour Program"
Buses depart promptly from 'The National Wine Centre' at 8.30am (lunch provided)

18.00 - 19.00

Poster viewing and social networking

19.00 - 23.30

Symposium Dinner
Venue:  National Wine Centre of Australia - Hickinbotham Hall

Time

Session

9.00 - 10.30

Session 9 
Chair:  Dr Nicola Cooley - University of Melbourne (Australia)
Key note speaker:  9.1  Dr Jaume Flexas - Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain)
Improving water-use-efficiency in grapevines: physiological and molecular approaches

9.2 Dr Rebecca Vandeleur - University of Adelaide (Australia)
The role of aquaporins in controlling root hydraulic conductance in grapevine

9.3 Dr Felicidad de Herralde - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia (Spain)
Influence of rootstock and water availability on young 'Grenache' vines growth, water use efficiency and yield

9.4  Dr Marisa Collins - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Characterising water-use strategies of major winegrape varieties grown in Australia

10.30 - 11.00  ~  Morning Tea

11.00 - 12.30

Session 10
Chair:  Dr Ian Dry - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Key note speaker:  10.1 Dr Avi Perl - Colcani Center (Israel)
Conventional and biotechnological approaches for the improvement of table grapes

10.2  Dr Laura Costantini - Fondazione Edmund Mach-Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige (Italy)
Characterization of major quantitative trait loci controlling berry and phenology - related traits

10.3  Dr Reinhard Töpfer - Julius Kühn-Institute (Germany)
Alleles of anthocyanin 5-glucosyltransferase of Vitis vinifera are non-functional

10.4 Dr Etti Or - Volcanu center, ARO (Israel)
A lesson from a large-scale comparative analysis of bud response to different artificial dormancy stimuli

12.30 - 14.00 ~ Lunch and poster viewing

14.00 - 15.30

Session 11
Chair:  Dr Dennis Greer - Charles Sturt University (Australia)
Key note speaker:  11.1  Dr Louise Comas - Penn State University (USA)
Biological and environmental factors controlling root dynamics and functioning: consequences of root aging affects and soil moisture

11.2  Mr Stewart Field - Charles Sturt University (Australia)
Seasonal carbohydrate, nitrogen and cytokinin dynamics and their impact on shoot and root growth

 11.3  Mr David Oag - Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries Horticulture & Forestry Australia)
Timing of 15N-depleted ammonium nitrate uptake by grapevines in a subtropical environment

11.4  Dr Everard Edwards - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Above and below-ground effects of six years of deficit irrigation in Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines

15.30 - 16.00 ~ Afternoon tea

16.00 - 17.30

Session 12
Chair:  Dr Mark Downey - Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (Australia)
Key note speaker:  12.1  Dr Laurent Torregrosa - Montpellier SupAgro (France)
Grapevine functional genomics and transgenic technology

12.2  Dr Anne Fennell - South Dakota State University (USA)
Functional genomics of dormancy induction in grapevines

12.3  Dr Maria Cruz Cutanda - UCLM (Spain)
Over-expression of VvHB13 gene changes the size of different organs in transgenic tobacco plants

12.4 Dr Amanda Walker - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Altering flavonoid composition in grapevine

12.5 Mr Peter Hayes - International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
Nomination and selection of the host for the "9th International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology"

17.30 onwards  ~  Poster viewing and social networking

Time

Session

9.00 - 10.30

Session 13
Chair:  Dr Simon Robinson - CSIRO (Australia)
Key note speaker:  13.1  Dr Gabriele di Gaspero - University of Udine (Italy)
Application of genomics to grapevine improvement

13.2  Dr Claudio Moser - E. Mach Foundation-IASMA (Italy)
A molecular study of the regulation of grape berry ripening

13.3  Dr Violeta (Tsolova) Colova - Florida A & M University (USA)
Comparative analyses of differentially expressed genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in North American native grapes: 'Noble' and 'Ison' muscadines vars., and  'Cynthiana' aestivalis var

13.4 Professor Mario Pezzotti - University of Verona (Italy)
Systems biology of berry ripening and postharvest withering processes

10.30 - 11.00  ~  Morning Tea

11.00 - 12.30

Session 14
Chair:  Dr Mark Thomas - CSIRO Plant Industry (Australia)
Key note speaker:  14.1  Professor Serge Delrot - UMR Ecophysiologie et Genomique (France)
Understanding the biology: Moving away from observation based science to predictive science

14.2  Dr Claudio D'Onofrio - University of Pisa (Italy)
Molecular characterization of aroma genes in Vitis vinifera var. moscato bianco

14.3 Dr Manuel Pinto - INIA (Chile)
Characterization of early light inducible proteins (ELIPs) in Vitis vinifera L

14.4 Dr Nathalie Ollat - INRA (France)
Differential gene expression in Vitis genotypes submitted to iron deficiency

12.30 - 12.45

Closing symposium presentation
Chair: Professor Steve Tyerman