318 Tools to Improve Selection Efficiency In Plant Breeding: I



C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics
Wednesday, October 19, 2011: 1:00 PM-3:05 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 207B
Presider:
Mohamed Mergoum
1:05 PM
Identification of Metabolite Markers That Correlate with Grain Quality In Barley (Hordeum vulgare).
Adam Heuberger, Colorado State University; Corey Broeckling, Colorado State University; Gary Hanning, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; Jessica Prenni, Colorado State University
1:20 PM
Techniques to Determine Salt Tolerance In Safflower.
Kevin B. Meeks, Texas Tech University; Dick Auld, Texas Tech University & Texas AgriLife Reserch; Jane Dever, Texas Agrilife Research-Lubbock; Mayo Castillo, Texas Tech University & Texas AgriLife Reserch; Michael A. Foster, Texas Agrilife Research
1:35 PM
Practical Application of Modern Molecular Techniques to Musa Breeding In Nigeria.
Happiness O. Oselebe, Ebonyi State University; Ignatius I. Obi, University of Nigeria; Micheal Uguru, University of Nigeria
1:50 PM
Genotyping Services for Molecular Breeding In Developing Countries: Opportunities and Perspectives.
Chunlin He, Generation Challenge Programme, c/o CIMMYT; Xavier Delannay, Generation Challenge Programme, c/o CIMMYT
2:05 PM
2:20 PM
Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Selection In Perennial Grasses.
Alexander E. Lipka, USDA-ARS; Fei Lu, Cornell University; Michael Gore, USDA-ARS; Kenneth M. Paddock, Cornell University; Nicholas Lepak, USDA-ARS; Jerome Cherney, Cornell University; Michael Casler, USDA-ARS; Edward S. Buckler, USDA-ARS; Denise Costich, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University
2:50 PM
Rice Chromosome Segment Substitution Line Selection Utilizing SNP Markers.
Georgia Eizenga, USDA-ARS; M. Liakat Ali, University of Arkansas; HyunJung Kim, Cornell University; Mark H. Wright, Cornell University; Sang Ahn, Chungnam Natl Univ Yuseong; Susan McCouch, Cornell University
3:05 PM