Session: Symposium--Native Crops and Genetic Resources from the Southwest (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2016))

276 Symposium--Native Crops and Genetic Resources from the Southwest

C08 Plant Genetic Resources

This symposium will highlight research in native crops and genetic resources from the southwest.

Approved for 2.0 CM CEUs

C07 Genomics, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
C01 Crop Breeding and Genetics
C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial and Nutritionally Enhanced Plants

Tuesday, November 8, 2016: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 122 A

Organizer:

Richard Pratt

Moderator:

Richard Pratt

1:30 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:35 PM

Overview of Native Crops and Genetic Resources in the Southwest.
Richard Pratt, New Mexico State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:50 PM

Current Utilization of Native Crops in the Southwest.
Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

25 Years of Wild Potato Collecting.
John Bamberg, USDA - ARS

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:40 PM

Community and Human Element of Native Crops and Genetic Resources in the Southwest.
Melissa Kruse-Peeples, Native Seeds/SEARCH

3:05 PM

Sunflower Germplasm in the Southwest.
Laura Fredrick Marek, Iowa State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM

Adjourn