C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism Session: Graduate Student Oral Competition (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

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

97-1

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

97-2

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

97-3

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

97-4

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

97-5

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

97-6

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

97-7

Physiological Characteristics of High Yield Soybeans.
Ryan J. Van Roekel, University of Arkansas; Larry Purcell, University of Arkansas

9:45 AM

97-8

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

97-9

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

97-10

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

97-11

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

97-12

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

97-13

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

97-14

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

97-15

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

97-16

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

97-17

Seasonal Variations In Carbon Dioxide Exchange of Drought Stressed Switchgrass Ecosystem.
Pradeep Wagle, Oklahoma State University; Vijaya Gopal Kakani, Oklahoma State University

1:30 PM

97-18

Physiological and Metabolic Factors Associated with the Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) Expressing SAG12-Ipt Gene Controlling Cytokinin Synthesis.
Patrick W. Burgess, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

1:45 PM

97-19

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

97-20

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

97-21

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

97-22

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

97-23

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

97-24

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

97-25

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

97-27

Cancelled

4:00 PM

97-26

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

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