Breeding for tolerance to heavy metals, nitrogen use efficiency, various nutrient deficiencies including studies of root development and drought.
C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 9:55 AM-4:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102B, First Floor
Organizer:
Georgia Eizenga
10:15 AM
Elimination of a Reproductive Barrier Facilitates Intergeneric Hybridization of Sorghum Bicolor and Saccharum.
George Hodnett, Texas A&M University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences;
Anna L. Hale, USDA-ARS-Sugarcane Research Unit;
Daniel Packer, Texas A&M University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences;
David Stelly, Texas A&M University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences;
Jorge Da Silva, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center;
William Rooney, Texas A&M University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
10:30 AM
Broadening the Genetic Base of Lentil in South Asia.
Ashutosh Sarker, ICARDA - Intl Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas;
Shiv Agrawal, International Centre of Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA);
Renuka Shrestha Jr., NARC;
Jitender Kumar Jr., IIPR;
Mohammed J. Uddin Jr., BARI
11:15 AM
Breeding for Enhanced AMF-Wheat Compatability.
Asheesh Singh, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada;
Chantal Hamel, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada;
Ronald Knox, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada;
Ronald DePauw, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
1:15 PM
Plasticity of Soybean Root System Development Under Water Deficits.
Justin Garnett, University of Missouri;
Yong He, University of Missouri;
Will McClain, University of Missouri;
Mineo Yamaguchi, University of Missouri;
Mary E. LeNoble, University of Missouri;
Felix Fritschi, University of Missouri;
David Sleper, University of Missouri;
James Shannon, University of Missouri;
Henry T. Nguyen, University of Missouri;
Robert Sharp, University of Missouri
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