Presentations

  1. Introduction to thermochemical technologies for production of fuels and biobased products (10.3MB PDF)
    Mark Wright, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
  2. Formation and germination of turion in the duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza (2.9MB PDF)
    Klaus Appenroth, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
  3. Use of duckweeds for physiological and genetic researches in the laboratory (16.2MB PDF)
    Tokitaka Oyama, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  4. Using disease resistance genes to identify duckweed plants (45.5MB PDF)
    Philomena Chu, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
  5. Creating 'The Charms of Duckweed,' an educational website (2.5MB PDF)
    John Cross, Alexandria, VA, USA
  6. Revolutionizing duckweed research with high throughput sequencing technologies (14MB PDF)
    Todd Michael, IBIS Biosciences, Carlsbad, CA, USA
  7. Genomics and transcriptomics of Spirodela polyrhiza (4.4MB PDF)
    Doug Bryant, Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA
  8. Chromosomal integration of the Spirodela reference genome (818k PDF)
    Hieu X. Cao, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
  9. Duckweeds: Genetic study for biofuel production (61.7MB PDF)
    Almudena Molla-Morales, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, USA
  10. Phenolic compounds degradation in the rhizosphere of giant duckweed (5.4MB PDF)
    Kazuhiro Mori, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
  11. Development of multifunctional vegetation bioprocess by utilizing symbiotic microorganisms in the rhizosphere (3MB PDF)
    Masaaki Morikawa, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
  12. Rhizosphere microbial community of duckweed (Lemna minor) in pilot-scale wastewater treatment system (756k PDF)
    Yonggui Zhao, Chengdu Institute of Biology, CAS, Chengdu, China
  13. Wastewater treatment by duckweed and production of high starch biomass: the pilot-scale studies (2.1MB PDF)
    Yang Fang, Chengdu Institute of Biology, CAS, Chengdu, China
  14. Enhanced photosynthesis, biomass production and nutrient uptake of duckweeds by plant growth-promoting bacterium, Sinorhizobium sp. SP4 (4MB PDF)
    Tadashi Toyama, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
  15. High starch duckweed cultivation and ethanol fermentation efficiency optimization (4.7MB PDF)
    Hai Zhao, Chengdu Institute of Biology, CAS, Chengdu, China
  16. Applications of duckweed: bioproducts (2.1MB PDF)
    Jay J. Cheng, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
  17. Nitrogen deficiency enhances accumulation of triacylglycerols in vegetative tissues of Lemna gibba DWC131 (3.3MB PDF)
    Seung Cho Lee, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, USA
  18. Pathway to scale-up production of duckweed: sustainability, experience and progress (1.1MB PDF)
    Eric Lam, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
  19. Commercial duckweed start-up case study: GreenSun Products, LLC (12.2MB PDF)
    Tamra Fakhoorian, International Lemna Association, Mayfield, KY, USA
  20. MamaGrande, a social company: duckweed-based, cost-effective biorefineries as an integral component of a better socioeconomic sustainable paradigm (20.5MB PDF)
    Eduardo Mercovich, MamaGrande, Rosario, Argentina
  21. Duckweed as food: nutrition value, traditional consumption and commercialization challenges (2.3MB PDF)
    Benny Shoham, GreenOnyx, Gany-Tikvah, Israel