C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants Session: Symposium--Markers and Strategies for Biofortification Breeding (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings)

295 Symposium--Markers and Strategies for Biofortification Breeding

Oral Session

C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants

This symposium will discuss strategies to generate biomedical, health-beneficial and nutritionally enhanced crops, and discovery of genetic markers for biofortification breeding.

Cosponsor(s):

C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial, and Nutritionally Enhanced Plants (Provisional)

Tuesday, November 4, 2014: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Seaview C

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Organizer:

Brian M. Waters

Presider:

Brian M. Waters

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM

295-1

Harvestplus Strategies for Zinc Molecular Marker Development in Wheat and Rice.
James Stangoulis, Flinders University

8:25 AM

295-2

Markers and Strategies for Biofortification Breeding in Wheat.
Velu Govindan, CIMMYT

Audio File Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

295-3

Exploring Wheat Grain Nutrient Content, Nutrient Remobilisation and Senescence Using the NAM-B1 Transcription Factor.
Philippa Borrill, John Innes Centre; Martin Trick, John Innes Centre; Alison M Smith, John Innes Centre; Cristobal Uauy, John Innes Centre

9:05 AM

295-4

Genome Wide Association Mapping of Grain Cadmium in Hard Winter Wheat.
Mary Guttieri, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Katherine Frels, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Peter Baenziger, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brian M. Waters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:25 AM

295-5

Transgenesis-Guided Folate Biofortification.
Ghulam Hasnain, University of Florida; James W. Olmstead, University of Florida; Andrew D. Hanson, University of Florida

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

295-6

Sorghum: The Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Climate Resilient Cereal for the 21st Century.
Stephen Kresovich, Clemson University; Davina Rhodes, University of South Carolina; Nadia Shakoor, University of South Carolina; Richard E. Boyles, Clemson University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

10:20 AM

295-7

A Novel Functional Genomics Platform for Dissecting Maize Kernel Maturation and Protein Quality.
David Holding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lingling Yuan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Chi Zhang, University of Nebraska

Audio File Recorded Presentation

10:40 AM

295-8

Health-Promoting Phytochemicals in Rice: Genotype Screening for Biofortification Breeding.
Ming-Hsuan Chen, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Christine J Bergman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Robert G. Fjellstrom, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Anna M. Mcclung, USDA-ARS

11:00 AM

295-9

Rice Genotype Variation in Leaf-Grain Element Concentration Associations.
Lee Tarpley, Texas Agrilife Research-Beaumont; Ratnaprabha Chittoori, Texas A&M University; Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College; David E Salt, University of Aberdeen

11:15 AM

295-10

Identification of Major Genes Affecting Nutritional Element Concentrations in Rice Grains.
Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Lee Tarpley, Texas Agrilife Research-Beaumont; Debra Jo Heuschele, USDA-ARS; Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College; David E Salt, University of Aberdeen

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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