279 C2 Graduate Student Oral Competition

Oral Session
C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism
Competition for the best graduate student oral presentations in C2 and C4
Cosponsor(s):

C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology

Tuesday, November 4, 2014: 8:15 AM-11:35 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 203A

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Organizer:
Matthew P. Reynolds
Presider:
Glen Lorin Ritchie
8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:20 AM
Plant Biomass and Nitrogen Partitioning Changes Between Flowering and Maturity in Older Versus Newer Maize Hybrids.
Keru Chen, Purdue University; James J. Camberato, Purdue University; Saratha V. Kumudini, The Climate Corporation; Matthijs Tollenaar, Monsanto Company - USA; Tony J. Vyn, Purdue University
8:35 AM
Physiological Response of a Drought Tolerant Hybrid to Plant Population and Irrigation.
Alexander J. Lindsey, Ohio State University; Peter R. Thomison, Ohio State University; Allen B. Geyer, Ohio State University; Rich Minyo, Ohio State University
8:50 AM
Drought Stress in Field-Grown Gossypium hirsutum Limits Net Photosynthesis By Decreasing Stomatal Conductance, Increasing Photorespiration, and Increasing the Proportion of Gross Photosynthesis Lost to Dark Respiration.
Daryl Chastain, University of Georgia - Tifton; John L. Snider, University of Georgia; Guy David Collins, University of Georgia - Tifton; Jared Whitaker, University of Georgia; Calvin Perry, University of Georgia; Seth A Byrd, Texas A&M AgriLife
9:05 AM
Membrane Lipid Composition Under High Temperature Stress in Wheat.
Sruthi Narayanan, Clemson University; P.V. Vara Prasad, Kansas State University; Ruth Welti, Kansas State University
9:35 AM
Characterizing Drought Tolerance and Agronomic Traits in Wheat Using Canopy Spectral Reflectance.
Sarah Grogan, Colorado State University; Scott D. Reid, Colorado State University; Scott D. Haley, Colorado State University; Patrick Byrne, Colorado State University
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
Effect of Sweet Sorghum Root Depth on Final Yield in North Central Florida.
Jose Roberto Lopez, University of Florida; John E. Erickson, University of Florida; Diane L. Rowland, University of Florida; Rebecca Darnell, University of Florida
10:35 AM
Diazotrophic Endophytes Alleviate Down-Regulation of Photosynthesis Under Elevated CO2 Concentrations in Rice Leaves.
Hyungmin Tony Rho, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington; Sharon Lafferty Doty, University of Washington; Soo-Hyung Kim, University of Washington
10:50 AM
Hormonal Changes Associated with Freezing Tolerance of Two Cool-Season Grasses.
Xian Guan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Sanalkumar Krishnan, Michigan State University; Emily B Merewitz, Michigan State University; Jeffery Scott Ebdon, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Michelle DaCosta, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
11:05 AM
Inter-Veinal Chlorosis and Reduced Seedling Vigor Associated with ALS Mutation in Sorghum Have No Impact on Adult Plant Performance.
Dilooshi Weerasooriya, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University; Ananda Yapa Bandara, Kansas State University; Tesfaye Tesso, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University
11:35 AM
Adjourn