178 Canadian Society Of Agronomy: General Session

Oral Session
Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA)
During this general session in which presentations will be made on various topics pertaining to Canadian agronomy such as crop breeding, crop physiology and cropping systems.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 1:00 PM-4:20 PM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Florida Salon V

Organizer:
Gavin Humphreys
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
Nitrogen Studies in Finger Millet With Reference to Physiological and Developmental Mechanisms.
VIJAY KUMAR BHOSEKAR, University of Guelph; Manish Raizada, University of Guelph
1:20 PM
Pulse – Wheat Systems Are Economically Superior to Wheat – Only Systems At Reduced N Fertilizer Rates.
Perry R. Miller, Montana State University; Anton Bekkerman, Montana State University; Macdonald Burgess, Montana State University; Clain A. Jones, Montana State University; Justin Kevin O'Dea, Washington State University; Richard E. Engel, Montana State University
1:35 PM
Determination Of Photoperiod-Sensitive Phase and Flowering Response To Temperature and Photoperiod In Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).
Ketema Daba ABDI, University of Saskatchewan; Thomas D. Warkentin, University of Saskatchewan; Bunyamin Tar'an, University of Saskatchewan
1:50 PM
Breeding Canada Western Red Spring Wheat for the Parkland Region of Western Canada.
Gavin Humphreys, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Alanna Olson, Beaverlodge Research Station; Brent McCallum, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Stephen L. Fox, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Tom Fetch, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Jim Menzies, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Nancy Edwards, Grain Research Laboratory
2:05 PM
Winter Wheat Cropping System Response to Seed Treatments, Seed Size and Sowing Density.
Brian L. Beres, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Thomas Kelly Turkington, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Randy Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan; Byron Irvine, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Eric Johnson, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; John T. O'Donovan, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Kenneth Neil Harker, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Christopher B. Holzapfel, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation; Ramona Mohr, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Gary Peng, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Dean Spaner, University of Alberta
2:20 PM
Effect of Fungicide and Nitrogen Combinations on Spring Wheat Production in Ontario.
Ashraf Tubeileh, University of Guelph; Tarlok Singh Sahota, Thunder Bay Agric. Research Assn.; John Rowsell, University of Guelph; David Hooker, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
2:35 PM
Break
2:50 PM
Progress Toward Development of Canola Resistant to Attack By Root Maggots.
Lloyd M. Dosdall, University of Alberta; James Tansey, University of Alberta; Adam Blake, University of Alberta
3:05 PM
New Tools for Breeding Forage Barley.
Patricia E. Juskiw, Alberta Agriculture; Mary Lou Swift, Livestock Research Branch; Vern S. Baron, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; Raquel R. Doce, Lacombe Research Centre; Joseph M. Nyachiro, Alberta Agriculture
3:35 PM
Simulation of Over-Winter Low-Temperature Responses of Winter Cereals.
David Brian Fowler, University of Saskatchewan; Kenneth J. Greer, Western Ag Innovations Inc.; Brook Byrns, University of Saskatchewan
4:20 PM
Adjourn