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International Symposium on the Biology of the Palm Family


5-7 May 2010 - Montpellier, France (Corum)
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Wednesday, May 05 2010
08:15 am - 09:00 am : Registration

09:00 am - 09:30 am : Opening session
Welcome address from Languedoc-Roussillon Region
Welcome address from Cirad
Welcome address from Ird
Welcome address from Palms2010 Organising Committee
09:30 am - 12:30 pm : Plenary Sessions
Palm diversity and taxonomy

12:30 pm - 02:00 pm : Lunch
02:00 pm - 05:30 pm : Concurrent sessions
Thursday, May 06 2010
09:00 am - 12:30 pm : Plenary Sessions
Palm Structural Biology
  • Paula Rudall, RBG Kew, United Kingdom -  Palm flowers in a monocot context: insights from developmental and comparative morphology
  • Fred Stauffer, CJB Geneva, Switzerland - Palm floral structure - Diversity and evolution
  • Stefen Jouannic, Ird Montpellier, France -Architecture and organogenesis in palms: role of the KNOX and CUC genes
  • Nick Rowe, Cirad Montpellier, France - How do climbing palms climb and why are they so long?
  • Michel Ferry, Estacion Phoenix, Elche, Spain - Phyllotaxy and leaf morphology in Phoenix
  • Jack Fisher, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, USA - The Beauty and significance of palm anatomy
12:30 pm - 02:00 pm : Lunch
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm : Poster session
04:00 pm - 05:30 pm : Visit "Jardin des plantes"
Friday, May 07 2010
09:00 am - 12:30 pm : Concurrent sessions
12:30 pm - 02:00 pm : Lunch
02:00 pm - 05:30 pm : Plenary session
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Update: 03 May 2010

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