Graduate Student Oral Competition

Oral Session

C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism

This is the oral session for the joint C-2 and C-4 graduate student competitions on topics pertinent to crop physiology and metabolism and to seed physiology. Please note that students must compete in only one category, oral or poster.

Cosponsor(s):

C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology
Monday, October 22, 2012: 7:55 AM-4:30 PM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 202, Level 2
Presider:
Glen Ritchie
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:00 AM
Teff Growth and Yield As Affected by Day Length, Temperature and Soil Moisture.
Muaid Ali, Oklahoma State University; Apurba Sutradhar, Oklahoma State University; Ma. Lourdes s. Edano, Oklahoma State University; Kefyalew Girma Desta, Oklahoma State University; Jeffrey Edwards, Oklahoma State University
8:15 AM
The Physiological Utility of Root Cortical Aerenchyma for Efficient Nitrogen Acquisition in Maize (Zea mays).
Patompong Saengwilai, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen Brown, The Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan Lynch, Penn State
8:30 AM
Interactive Effects of Temperature and Elevated Carbon Dioxide On Early-Season Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.) Growth and Development.
Karande Gajanayake, Mississippi State University; K. Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University; Mark Shankle, Mississippi State University; Ramon Arancibia, Mississippi state university
8:45 AM
Drought Tolerant Corn Under Varying Irrigation and Seeding Rates.
Jacob Becker, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Service; Brent Bean, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Service; Qingwu Xue, Texas AgriLife Research; Thomas Marek, Texas AgriLife Research
9:00 AM
Genetic Variability in Root Traits Among Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes.
Sruthi Narayanan, Kansas State University; P.V. Vara Prasad, Kansas State University; Kulvinder Gill, Washington State University; Bikram Gill, Kansas State University; Amita Mohan, Washington State University
9:15 AM
QTL Associated with Waterlogging Tolerance and Related Physiological Traits in Wheat.
Diana Ballesteros Benavides, University of Arkansas; Andrea Acuna, University of Arkansas; Nithya Subramanian, University of Arkansas; Richard Mason, University of Arkansas
9:30 AM
Physiological Characteristics of High Yield Soybeans.
Ryan J. Van Roekel, University of Arkansas; Larry Purcell, University of Arkansas
9:45 AM
Rice Root Physiological and Morphological Traits of Diverse Genotypes Grown in Different Media.
Ratnaprabha Chittoori, Texas A&M University; Shannon Pinson, USDA-ARS National Rice Research Center; Lee Tarpley, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Genetic Variability for Heat Tolerance in Cowpea.
Brijesh Angira, Texas A&M University; Tulle Alexander, Texas A&M University; Padmavathi Sengodon, Texas A&M University; Bir Singh, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A&M University
10:30 AM
Metabolic and Physiological Responses to Water Deficit Stress of Eight Virginia-Type Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Cultivars and Breeding Lines.
Daljit Singh, Virginia Tech; Maria Balota, Virginia Tech; Eva Collakova, Virginia Tech; Gregory Welbaum, Virginia Tech; Thomas Isleib, North Carolina State University
10:45 AM
Genotypic Differences in Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Traits in Grain Sorghum.
George Y. Mahama, Kansas State University; P.V. Vara Prasad, Kansas State University; David Mengel, Kansas State University; Tesfaye Tesso, Kansas State University
11:00 AM
Physiological and Morphological Effects of High Water Tables On Giant Reed (Arundo donax), Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum), Energycane and Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.).
Stephen Jennewein, University of Florida; Robert Gilbert, University of Florida; Alan Wright, University of Florida; Barry Glaz, USDA-ARS; Diane Rowland, University of Florida; Jerry Bennett, University of Florida; Ronnie Schnell, University of Florida
11:15 AM
Water-Deficit Stress On Cotton During Reproductive Development.
Dimitra Loka, University of Arkansas; Derrick Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas; Cristiane Pilon, University of Arkansas
11:30 AM
Screening of Spring and Winter Wheat for Water Use Efficiency by Carbon Isotope Discrimination Analysis.
Surya L. Shrestha, Washington State University; Scot H. Hulbert, Washington State University; Kimberly Garland-Campbell, Washington State University; Camille M. Steber, Washington State University; Michael Pumphrey, Washington State University; Arron Carter, Washington State University
11:45 AM
Evaluation of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Root Characteristics As Influenced by Row Spacing and Cultivar Difference.
Arjun Pandey, Oklahoma State University; Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State University; Jason Warren, Oklahoma State University
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
12:55 PM
Afternoon Intro Remarks
1:00 PM
Row Spacing Effects On Hybrid Growth and Yield for Mississippi Irrigated Corn Production.
Tyson Poulsen, Mississippi State University; Erick Larson, Mississippi State University; Michael Cox, Mississippi State University; M. Wayne Ebelhar, Mississippi State University; Normie Buehring, Mississippi State University; Darrin Roberts, Mississippi State University
1:15 PM
Seasonal Variations In Carbon Dioxide Exchange of Drought Stressed Switchgrass Ecosystem.
Pradeep Wagle, Oklahoma State University; Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State University
1:45 PM
Use of Strobilurin Fungicide to Prevent Disease and Increase Yield in Soybean.
Evan Sonderegger, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Timothy Shaver, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; James Specht, University of Nebraska; Charles Wortmann, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Greg Kruger, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:00 PM
Assessing the Sap Flow and Rooting Characteristics of the Castor Plant (Ricinus communis L.): Developing a Sustainable Cropping System for Florida.
David Campbell, University of Florida; Diane Rowland, University of Florida; Ronnie Schnell, University of Florida; Jason Ferrell, University of Florida; Ann C. Wilkie, University of Florida
2:15 PM
Expression Levels of Heat Tolerance Associated Genes in Bentgrasses.
David Jespersen, Rutgers University; Bingru Huang, Turfgrass center,Rutgers
2:30 PM
Afternoon break
2:45 PM
Growth, Yield, and Water Relations of Sorghum Genotypes Differing in Root Architecture Under Deficit Irrigation.
Xi Liang, University of Florida; John E. Erickson, University of Florida; Wilfred E. Vermerris, University of Florida; Diane L. Rowland, University of Florida; Lynn E. Sollenberger, University of Florida; Maria Lucia L. Silveira, University of Florida
3:00 PM
Characterization of Physiological Parameters in Soybean with Genetic Improvement in Seed Yield.
Nathan Keep, Kansas State University; William Schapaugh, Kansas State University; P.V. Vara Prasad, Kansas State University; John E. Boyer Jr., Kansas State University
3:15 PM
Epicuticular Wax: Its Deposition During the Reproductive Stages of Wheat in Response to Heat Stress.
Trevis Huggins, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A&M University
3:30 PM
Effect of 1-MCP On Plant Physiology and Yield of Cotton Plants Under Abiotic Stress Caused by Ethephon.
Yuan Chen, Texas A&M University; J. Tom Cothren, Texas A&M University
3:45 PM
Cancelled
4:00 PM
Estimating Forage Wheat Biomass From 3-D Vegetation Parameters Collected Using a Terrestrial Laser Scanner.
Sean M. Thompson, Texas A&M University; Alfredo Delgado, Texas A&M University; Aaron M. Franks, Texas A&M; Robert A. Washington-Allen, Texas A&M University; Robert W. Duncan, University of Manitoba; Amir Ibrahim, Texas A&M University; Dirk B. Hays, Texas A&M University
4:15 PM
Adjourn
4:15 PM
Judges meeting