COST Conference on Omics technologies 

for crop improvement 

and traceability in saffron 

and allied species

14th ‐16th November 2013Tulln, Austria

UFT, AIT

Further information

Conference VenueUFT – AITKonrad‐Lorenzstr.24

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Train Station (REX, S40)Tulln an der Donau

Train Station (S40) Tulln Stadt

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Local information:Taxi: +43 (0) 2272 62877 Train: REX, S40 www.oebb.atContact: Silvia.fluch@ait.ac.atTel: +43 664 8251051

Conference catering:Coffee breaks: includedLunch:  15€ for 2 daysConference Dinner: 20 €

Thursday 14th November

11:00 – 11:40 Invited speaker

Salim al‐BabiliKAUST, Saudi Arabia

“Carotenoid cleavage oxygenases: differentactivities for different functions”

11:40 – 12:40 Contributed talks (20 minutes)

Marco PietrellaENEA‐Green Biotechnology Laboratory, ItalyCarbone F, Aprea G, Rubio‐Moraga A, Gomez‐Gomez L,Perrotta G, Giuliano G

”Saffron stigma transcriptomics: a hunt for anelusive biochemical pathway”

Sarah FruscianteENEA‐Green Biotechnology Laboratory, ItalyDiretto G, Ferrante P, Bruno M, Al‐Babili, S Giuliano G

“Identification of the dioxygenase responsible forthe carotenoid cleavage step in saffronapocarotenoid biosynthesis”

José F VouillamozStation de Recherche Agroscope, Centre de RechercheConthey, SwitzerlandRudolf von Rohr R, Carron C‐A, Veress A, Baroffio CA

“Comparison of Crocus sativus L. cultivated inSwitzerland originating from nine countries withfour other Crocus species using RAPD and SNPmolecular markers”

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Poster session

15:00 – 17:30 WG1 meeting

19:00 Conference dinner (optional)

Genomics and biosynthesis

How to reach Tulln (Please see website for further information )Public transport: ~ 1h 20 (airport) , 30min (Vienna),;CAT ( City Airport Train to Vienna),  U4 to  Heiligenstadt, REX or S40 to Tulln

Bus‐Taxi: for this option please send your arrival information toElisabeth.Wischnitzki@ait.ac.at

http://www.saffronomics.org/conference‐austria.html

Römerhof‐ HotelHafenstr. 3

Römerhof‐ PensionLangenlebarnerstr.66

NibelungenhofDonaulände 34

Youth‐HostelMarc Aurel Park 1

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http://www.saffronomics.org/conference‐austria.html

Metabolomics, proteomics and traceability

Friday 15th November

8:30 – 9:10 Invited speaker

Konstantinos AliferisMcGill University, Canada

“Making sense of the soup: interpretation of globalmetabolite profiling data and metabolic networking”

9:10 – 10:30 Contributed talks (20 minutes)

Konstantina AstrakaAgricultural University of Athens, GreeceMitsi C, Anastasaki E, Kanakis C, Tarantilis PA, Polissiou M

“Characterization of tepal flavonoids from Crocussativus L. and allies using Liquid Chromatography /Mass Spectrometry”

Gianfranco DirettoENEA‐Green Biotechnology Laboratory, ItalySulli M, Falcone G, Trapero‐Mozos A, Giuliano G

“The polar metabolome of saffron (C. sativus L.)mature stigmas”

Josep RubertInstitute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech RepublicLacina O, Hajslova J

“Saffronomics: Metabolomic fingerprinting as a toolfor saffron authentication and fraud detection“

Christina MitsiAgricultural University of Athens, GreeceDaferera D, Petrakis E, Anastasaki E, Pappas C, Tarantilis PA,Polissiou M

“Re‐addressing saffron quality testing techniques:Comparative evaluation of ISO proposed methodsand spectroscopic techniques for the optimization ofquality, authenticity and adulteration assessment ofsaffron”

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

Friday 15th November11:00 – 11:40 Invited speaker

Thomas ProhaskaUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,Vienna, Austria

“Isotopic fingerprints – unforgeable naturalmarkers of food provenance”

11:40 – 12:40 Contributed talks (20 minutes)

Andrea MozzarelliUniversity of Parma, Italy; Paredi G, Raboni S

“Saffron proteomics”

Sofia LalouAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceCagliani LR, Ordoudi S, Tsimidou MZ, Consonni R

“Examining NMR spectroscopy potential in thecharacterization of saffron ageing”

Nikolaos NenadisAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceHeenan S, Van Ruth S, Tsimidou MZ

“Application of PTR‐MS to detection of saffronbio‐adulterants: The case of ad‐mixtures withaged saffron”

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Poster session

15:00 – 17:30 WG2 andWG3 meeting

Saturday 16th November(only MC members)

9:00 – 12:00COST Management Committee meeting

Metabolomics, proteomics and traceability

Genomics and biosynthesis

Thursday 14th November

8:30 – 9:10 Invited speaker

Jaroslav DolezelResearch Institute of Experimental Botany, CzechRepublic

"Chromosome‐based approaches to tackle largeand polyploid genomes”

9:10 – 10:30 Contributed talks (20 minutes)

Trude SchwarzacherUniversity of Leicester, Department of Biology, UKAlsayaid N, Bailey JP, Badakshi F, Heslop‐Harrison JS

“Genome organisation in the triploid Crocussativus”

Gerhard MenzelDepartment of Biology, Dresden University of Technology,Germany; Schmidt T

“The repetitive fraction of the saffron (Crocussativus L.) genome”

Matteo BusconiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ItalySánchez R, Santaella M, de los Mozos M, Santana O, ColliL, Roldan M, Fernández JA

”Molecular Markers Analysis of the GeneticVariability inside the Species Crocus sativus L.”

Hakan OzkanUniversity of Cukurova, Faculty of Agriculture,Department of Field Crops, TurkeyGedik A, Kaya HB, Erol O, Sik L, Tanyolac B

”Development and characterization of genomicmicrosatellite markers for saffron (Crocus sativusL.) and their transferability across its wildrelatives”

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break