General Plant Genetic Resources: I

Oral Session

C08 Plant Genetic Resources

General oral session on plant genetic resources.

Monday, October 22, 2012: 8:25 AM-11:00 AM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 201, Level 2
Organizer:
Raymond Porter
Presider:
Joanne Labate
8:25 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM
Mining Wild Species Alleles From Introgressed Genotypes.
Joanne Labate, USDA-ARS; Larry Robertson, USDA-ARS
8:45 AM
Evaluation and Utilization of Collection Materials to Solve Idaho Wheat Production Concerns.
Jianli Chen, University of Idaho; Junli Zhang, University of Idhao; Yueguang Wang, University of Idaho; Brian Bowman, University of Idhao; Santosh Nayak, University of Idhao; Justin Wheeler, University of Idaho; Weidong Zhao, University of Idaho; Katherine O'Brien, University of Idaho; Juliet Marshall, University of Idaho; J. Michael Bonman, USDA-ARS
9:00 AM
Comparative Analysis of Winter Wheat Genotypes of Diverse Origin for Morpho-Physiological Traits in Central Asia.
Ram C. Sharma, ICARDA; Zakir Khalikulov, ICARDA-Central Asia and the Caucasus Regional Program; Z. Ziyadullaev, Kashkadarya Research Institute of Grain Breeding and Seed Production; Jozef Turok, ICARDA-Central Asia and the Caucasus Regional Program
9:15 AM
Genetic Variation for Root Size In Tetraploid and Hexaploid Wheats.
John G. Waines, University of California, Riverside; Vardan Atanasian, University of California, Riverside; Bahman Ehdaie, University of California, Riverside; Lee F. Jackson, University of California-Davis; Monica Spiller, Whole Grain Connection
9:30 AM
Aegilops Species with S, C, and U Genomes As Sources of Novel Genes for Abiotic Stress Tolerance.
Harjit S. Rekhi, Punjab Agricultural University, India - Present address: Professor of Crop Genetics and Breeding, University of West Indies
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Cancelled
10:15 AM
Genetic Enhancement of Lentil for Adaptation to Various Production Niches in South Asia.
Ashutosh Sarker, ICARDA - Intl Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; Shiv Kumar, ICARDA; Renuka Shrestha, NARC; Jitender Kumar, IIPR; Rajib Nath, BCKV; Abid Hossain, PRC, BARI
10:30 AM
Screening Maize Germplasm for Drought -Adaptive Traits in the Rainforest Ecology of Sw Nigeria.
Morakinyo A. Fakorede, Obafemi Awolowo University; Abimbola Oluwaranti, Obafemi Awolowo University; Richard Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University; Abebe Menkir, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Baffour Badu-Apraku, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
10:45 AM
Diallel Mating to Determine Combining Ability for Important Economic, Agronomic, and Compositional Traits in a Diverse Set of Colored (Red, Blue, Purple) Maize [Z. Mays].
Adam L. Mahan, Texas A&M University; Seth Murray, Texas A&M University; Lloyd Rooney, Texas A&M University; Kevin Crosby, Texas A&M University
11:00 AM
Adjourn to C08 Business Meeting