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Category: Symposia

Track: Pending

Proposed Symposium Title: FERN AND LYCOPHYTE EVOLUTION: A PHYLOGENOMIC PERSPECTIVE. SESSION 1

Abstract: Ferns and lycophytes are two lineages of vascular plants that are emerging model systems for studying evolutionary processes, such as allopolyploidy and hybridization. Despite their intrinsic interest, ferns and lycophytes have been underrepresented in phylogenomic studies compared to angiosperms. This symposium will explore the latest advances in the application of phylogenomics to ferns and lycophytes, and discuss how these techniques can help us better understand the evolutionary history of these lineages and how they have adapted to various environments. Advances in sequencing technologies and analytical methods have made it possible to examine the genomic basis of these plants at an unprecedented level of detail. By combining these techniques with traditional taxonomic approaches, we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of their evolutionary history. We expect this symposium to provide a valuable opportunity for researchers to discuss the latest advances in the expansion of phylogenomics beyond angiosperms and to identify areas for future research.

Speaker 1: Alejandra Vasco Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) avasco@brit.org Interpreting diversity and trait evolution through omics approaches in the fern genus Elaphoglossum

Speaker 2: Fay-Wei Li Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences fl329@cornell.edu The genomic landscape of ferns and lycophytes

Speaker 3: Darina Koubínová University of Neuchâtel darina.koubinova@gmail.com Fern genus Botrychium s.s. revised with the use of target capture enrichment approach

Topics (Up to three): Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics

Topic 2: Pteridology

Topic 3: Systematics

Justification: Genomics is a scientific field that is in full expansion in pteridology. Therefore, we have decided that proposing a symposium in this sense was ideal for the IBC. We have chosen speakers from different geographical areas (Asia, South America, and Europe). At the same time, we have chosen consolidated researchers such as Dr. Li, who led the first sequencing of fern genomes, Dr. Vasco, reputed pteridologist recently tenured at BRIT or Dr. Koubínová, postdoc who is pioneering the use of target capture to Ophioglossaceae.