General Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants: II

Oral Session

C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants

General Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012: 8:40 AM-10:15 AM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 201, Level 2
Organizer:
Shannon Pinson
Presider:
Shannon Pinson
8:40 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:45 AM
9:00 AM
Found: Genes Controlling the Nutrient Content of the Rice Grain.
Shannon Pinson, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Lee Tarpley, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Kathleen M. Yeater, USDA-ARS; Min Zhang, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Wengui Yan, USDA-ARS; Xinghuan Huang, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Brett Lahner, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Elena Yakubova, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Mary Lou Guerinot, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; David Salt, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center
9:15 AM
Induced Mutations in the Starch Branching Enzyme II (SBEII) Genes Increase Amylose and Resistant Starch Content in Durum Wheat.
Brittany Hazard, University of California Davis; Xiaoqin Zhang, University of California Davis; Pasqualina Colasuonno, University of Bari; Cristobal Uauy, John Innes Centre; Diane Beckles, University of California Davis; Jorge Dubcovsky, University of California Davis
9:30 AM
Validation and Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci for Soybean Isoflavones.
Christopher Smallwood, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Dean Kopsell, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Carl Sams, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Dennis West, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Vincent Pantalone, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
9:45 AM
There Are Genotypic Differences for Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Concentration in Short-Season Soybean.
Malcolm J. Morrison, ECORC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Elroy Cober, ECORC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Judith Frégeau-Reid, ECORC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
10:00 AM
Dietary Fiber and Oligosaccharide Content in a Diverse Collection of Dry Edible Beans.
Adrienne E. Kleintop, Colorado State University; Dimas Echeverria, Colorado State University; Mark A. Brick, Colorado State University; Henry J. Thompson, Colorado State University
10:15 AM
Adjourn