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2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

117 Molecular Techniques, Turf Genetics and Breeding (includes student competition)

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
The session for molecular based research techniques, breeding and genetics
Monday, October 23, 2017: 2:30 PM-4:05 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 23

Organizer:
Cale Bigelow
Moderator:
Susana R. Milla-Lewis
2:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
2:35 PM
Seed and Pollen Fertility in Colchicine Induced Polyploid Zoysiagrasses.
Luellen Swayzer, University of Georgia-Athens; Brian M. Schwartz, University of Georgia - Tifton; Gerald M. Henry, University of Georgia-Athens
3:05 PM
Development and Characterization of Colchicine-Induced Tetraploid Lines of St. Augustinegrass.
Esdras Manuel Carbajal Melgar, North Carolina State University; Maria Carolina Zuleta, North Carolina State University; Luellen Swayzer, University of Georgia-Athens; Brian M. Schwartz, University of Georgia - Tifton; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University
3:20 PM
Transcriptomic Analysis Using RNA Sequencing of Hard Fescue (Festuca brevipila) Treated with Triazolic Fungicide.
Yinjie Qiu, University of Minnesota; Angela Orshinsky, University of Minnesota; Cory Hirsch, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
3:35 PM
Heritability of Dollar Spot Resistance in Hard Fescue.
Trent Matthew Tate, Rutgers University; Stacy A. Bonos, Rutgers University; Bruce B. Clarke, Rutgers University; William Meyer, Rutgers University
3:50 PM
A Glimpse into Community Stability of Creeping Bentgrass Fungal Communitites.
Joseph Doherty, University of Maryland; Jo Anne Crouch, USDA-ARS; Joseph Roberts, University of Maryland
4:05 PM
Adjourn