Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 204, Second Floor
45: Symposium--Agronomy Matters: Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Rice-Based Agriculture
Sponsor:A06 International Agronomy
Presiding:Andrew McDonald, Cornell University
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
9:30 AM45-1Research Challenges and Opportunities for Rice Research in Asia and Africa.
Achim Dobermann, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
9:55 AM45-2Future Prospects for Rice Germplasm Improvement.
David Mackill, International Rice Research Institute
10:20 AM45-3Managing Soil Micronutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities for Rice Productivity and Human Health.
John Duxbury, Cornell University
10:45 AM45-4The State of the Us Rice Industry and Lessons for Developing Countries.
Bruce Linquist, UC Davis, James Hill, UC Davis
11:10 AM45-5Opportunities with Improved Crop and Healthy Canopy Management for Rice.
Roland J. Buresh, International Rice Research Inst., Shaobing Peng, International Rice Research Inst., Achim Dobermann, International Rice Research Inst., Andrew McDonald, Cornell University, Peter Hobbs, Cornell University
11:35 AM45-6Climate Change and Rice: Implications for Crop Adaptation.
Motohiko Kondo, National Agriculture and Food Research Orgnization (NARO), National Institute of Crop Science (NICS), Shaobing Peng, International Rice Research Institute
12:00 PM Discussion
12:15 PM Adjourn

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