Photosynthesis Symposium with Professor Don Ort as keynote

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Mini-Symposium

Optimising photosynthesis for societal needs

Tuesday 10 March 2020

C0221, Forum Building, Wageningen Campus

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Professor Don Ort is a distinguished photosynthetic biophysicist from the University of Illinois. Recently, he has been focussing on the problem of how to improve photosynthesis to meet scocietal needs, a field in which he has co-authored some of the key papers and reviews and has resulted in him being the leader of the Gates Foundation RIPE programme.

Don will give a key-note address at the Wageningen University DIES on the 9th of March. Given his presence in Wageningen, we take the occasion to organise a mini-symposium on the 10th of March to honour Don’s visit and expertise. 

The theme and title of the symposium is ‘Optimising photosynthesis for societal needs’. During this meeting we will hear about the latest progress and ideas from professor Don Ort, colleagues from Wageningen University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

Programme
09:30 - 09:45 Coffee / Tea  
09:45 - 10:00 Intro  
10:00 - 10:45 Don Ort
Are crops too green?
10:45- 11:10 Steven Driever
Where does it go? Insights from a re-analysis of major alternative electron sinks when CO2 assimilation is restricted		  
11:10 - 11:35 Elias Kaiser
Dynamic photosynthesis and the environment: (CO2), salinity and humidity		  
11:35 - 11:55 Tom Theeuwen
Exploring the unexplored: improving photosynthesis by using natural variation in organellar genomes		  
11:55 - 13:00 Lunch   
13:00 - 13:20 Evelien van Tongerlo
The undervalued potential of CAM crop production for future-proof agriculture		  
13:20 - 13:45 Xinyou Yin
Can differences in the energy budget among C4 subtypes be explored to improve crop productivity?		  
13:45 - 14:10 Emilie Wientjes
Distributing the energy between Photosystem I and Photosystem II		  
14:10 - 14:35 Roberta Croce
Extending the photosynthetic active radiation to the far-red: from cyanobacteria to plants		  
14:35 - 15:10 Coffee / Tea  
15:10 - 15:35 Martin van Ittersum
Progress in crop yields: putting our cards on G, E or M?		  
15:35 - 16:00 Bart Kruijt
Optimising photosynthesis in natural ecosystems and under climate change		  
16:00 - 16:25 Mark Aarts
Improving photosynthesis efficiency of crops, how genetics can contribute		  
16:25 Close and drinks  

 

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