184 Tools for Evaluating and/or Enhancing Genetic Progress

Focus on statistical analysis related to plant breeding and done on data from yield trials, statistical methods for evaluating breeding lines for variety release, evaluations of genotype x environment interactions

C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 101A, First Floor
Organizer:
Georgia Eizenga
Presiding:
Ganesan Srinivasan
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:00 AM
184-1
Indirect Selection Efficiency of Sugarcane Genotypes for Organic and Mineral Soils In Florida.
Isabel del Blanco, USDA-ARS; N.C. Glynn, USDA-ARS; R.W. Davidson, Florida Sugarcane League; Jack Comstock, USDA-ARS; S.B. Milligan, Monsanto Vegetable Seeds; Barry Glaz, USDA-ARS; Serge Edme, USDA-ARS; M. Irey, U.S. Sugar Corporation
8:15 AM
184-2
Analysis and Interpretation of Sugarcane Cultivar Adaptability to Time of Harvest in South Africa.
Sanesh Ramburan, South African Sugarcane Research Institute
8:30 AM
184-3
Evaluation of Field Emergence and Extended Cold Germination Testing of Advanced Soybean Lines From Two Sources of Low Phytate Germplasm Grown in 12 Environments.
Laura Maupin, Virginia Tech; Katy Rainey, Virginia Tech; Luciana Rosso, Virginia Tech
8:45 AM
184-4
Evaluating Soybean Genetic Progress in Weed-Free and Weedy Conditions.
Elroy Cober, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre; Malcolm J. Morrison, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre
9:00 AM
184-5
Paternity and Nested-within-Family Marker Assisted Selection In Space Planted Red Clover Nurseries.
Heathcliffe Riday, US Dairy Forage Research Center (USDA-ARS)
9:15 AM
184-6
Comparison and Heritability of Major Rice End-Use Quality Traits Among Diverse Accessions Grown in Both Tropical and Temperate USA Environments and Genetic Marker Implications.
Robert Fjellstrom, USDA-ARS; Ming-Hsuan Chen, USDA-ARS; Kent McKenzie, California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation; Christine J. Bergman, University of Nevada
9:30 AM
184-7
Can Population Crosses Be a Means to Exploit Heterosis in American Wildrice?.
Raymond Porter, University of Minnesota; Alexander Kahler, University of Minnesota
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
184-8
Effective Recombination in Plant Breeding and Linkage Mapping Populations: Testing Models and Mating Schemes.
Seth Murray, Texas Agrilife Research
10:15 AM
184-9
Unbalanced Genetic Data Analyses: Genetic Model Evaluations and Applications.
Jixiang Wu, South Dakota State University; Johnie Jenkins, Genetics & Precision Ag Research Unit, USDA-ARS; Jack McCarty, Genetics & Precision Ag Research Unit, USDA-ARS; Karl Glover, South Dakota State University; William Berzonsky, South Dakota State University
10:30 AM
184-10
Genetic Simulation Tools for Enhancing and Measuring Breeding Progress.
Jiankang Wang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
10:45 AM
184-11
Modeling Stalk and Root Lodging as a Heterogeneous Zero-Inflated Process.
Kelly Robbins, Dow AgroSciences; Jan Erik Backlund, Dow AgroSciences; Cherie Ochsenfeld, Dow AgroSciences; Fabiano Pita, Dow AgroSciences
11:00 AM
184-12
A New Method for Identifying Lines with Superior and Stable Alleles to Improve An Elite Single Cross Hybrid.
D. Mohan Reddy, A.N.G.R. Agricultural University; K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University; K. Hariprasad Reddy, A.N.G.R. Agricultural University
11:15 AM
184-13
Forming Double Cross Hybrids Using Two Line Synthetics.
Gary Atlin, CIMMYT; Biswanath Das, CIMMYT; Bindiganavile Vivek, CIMMYT; Cosmos Magorokosho, CIMMYT
11:30 AM
184-14
Evaluation of Hybrid Maize Performance Under Diverse Weather Conditions and Soil Types.
Ani A. Elias, Purdue University; Kelly Robbins, Dow AgroSciences; Rinkal Patel, Dow AgroSciences; Rebecca W. Doerge, Purdue University; Dev S. Niyogi, Purdue University; James J. Camberato, Purdue University; Mitchell R. Tuinstra, Purdue University
11:45 AM
184-15
Genotype x Location and Genotype x Country Interaction for Maize Hybrid Yield in the Central American Lowland Tropics: Implications for Breeding and Testing Programs.
Felix San Vicente, CIMMYT; Gary Atlin, CIMMYT; Biswanath Das, CIMMYT; Roman Gordon, IDIAP; Hector Deras, CENTA; Oscar Cruz, DICTA
12:00 PM
Adjourn
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