288 Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics: I

The use of classical breeding and genetic engineering to develop improved turfgrass cultivars.

C05 Turfgrass Science
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 9:55 AM-12:25 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104B, First Floor
Organizer:
Anthony Koski
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
288-1
Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Zoysiagrass Germplasm Using AFLP Markers.
Jennifer Kimball, North Carolina State University; M. Carolina Zuleta, North Carolina State University; Kevin E. Kenworthy, Univ. of Florida; Virginia Lehman, Blue Moon Farm; Susana Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University
10:15 AM
288-2
Colchicine-Induced Tetraploidy in Centipedegrass.
Brian Schwartz, University of Georgia; Karen Harris, USDA-ARS; Ryan Contreras, Oregon State University; Wayne Hanna, University of Georgia
10:30 AM
288-3
Molecular and Cytological Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Stenotaphrum Germplasm.
Susana Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University; M. Carolina Zuleta, North Carolina State University; George Van Esbroeck, North Carolina State University; Kenneth H. Quesenberry, Univ. of Florida; Kevin E. Kenworthy, Univ. of Florida
10:45 AM
288-4
Towards Association Mapping of Drought and Heat Tolerance in Perennial Ryegrass.
Yiwei Jiang, Purdue University; Xiaoqing Yu, Purdue University; Guihua Bai, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy; Scott Warnke, USDA-ARS; Jianming Yu, Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy
11:00 AM
Break
11:15 AM
288-5
Diploid Progenitors of Agrostis stolonifera L., Why Are They Important?.
Keenan L. Amundsen, USDA-ARS; Geunhwa Jung, University of Massachusetts; Rebecca Brown, University of Rhode Island; Scott Warnke, USDA-ARS
11:30 AM
288-6
Comparative Genome Relationship Between Agrostis Stolonifera and Brachypodium Distachyon.
Loreto Araneda, University of Massachusetts; Scott Warnke, USDA-ARS; Geunhwa Jung, University of Massachusetts
11:45 AM
288-7
Classification of Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) Cultivars and Accessions Using SSR Markers.
Josh Honig, Rutgers University; William Meyer, Rutgers University; Stacy Bonos, Rutgers University
12:00 PM
Discussion
12:10 PM
Adjourn
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