Session: Graduate Student Oral Competition: Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics, Stress Tolerance (ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings (2015))

85 Graduate Student Oral Competition: Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics, Stress Tolerance

Oral Session

C05 Turfgrass Science

Turfgrass science graduate student oral competition with the general themes of breeding and genetics, and stress tolerance.

Cosponsor(s):

C05 Turfgrass Science

Monday, November 16, 2015: 12:55 PM-4:15 PM

Minneapolis Convention Center, 103 DE

Organizer:

Kelly L. Kopp

Moderator:

Ambika Chandra

12:55 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:00 PM

85-1

Genetic Variation of Kikuyugrass in California, Hawaii, and Australia.
Tyler Joseph Mock, University of California-Riverside; James H. Baird, University of California, Riverside; Peter Martin, University of Sydney

1:15 PM

85-2

Genetic Diversity of Tall Fescue (Lolium arundinaceum (Screb.) Darbysh.) Cultivars Using Microsatellite (SSR) Markers.
Vincenzo Averello, Rutgers University; Christine Kubik, Rutgers University; Jennifer Vaiciunas, Rutgers University; William A. Meyer, Rutgers University; Stacy A Bonos, Rutgers University; Joshua Honig, Rutgers University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:30 PM

85-3

Improving Selection Accuracy with Post-Hoc Blocking in Turfgrass Breeding.
Lin Xing, University of Florida; Kevin E. Kenworthy, University of Florida; J. Bryan Unruh, West Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida; Patricio Munoz, University of Florida

Audio File Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

85-4

Membrane Composition and Membrane Proteins Associated with Heat Tolerance in Hard Fescue.
Jinyu Wang, Rutgers University; Bingru Huang, Rutgers University

2:00 PM

85-5

Chlorophyll Synthesis and Degradation Associated with Heat-Induced Leaf Senescence.
David Jespersen, University of Georgia - Griffin; Bingru Huang, Rutgers University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

85-6

Genetic Components Associated with Cold Tolerance and Turf Quality-Related Traits in St. Augustinegrass.
Jennifer Ann Kimball, North Carolina State University; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University; Maria Carolina Zuleta, North Carolina State University; Steven Edward Mulkey, North Carolina State University; Consuelo Arellano, North Carolina State University; Tan D. Tuong, U.S. Department of Agriculture; David P. Livingston, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

85-7

Finding Benefit in Endophytes to Mitigate the Effects of Freezing Stress in Perennial Ryegrass.
Garett Heineck, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota; Angela Orshinsky, University of Minnesota; Nancy Jo Ehlke, University of Minnesota

Audio File Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM

Break

2:55 PM

85-8

Effect of Polyamines on Salinity Stress Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass.
Yingmei Ma, Michigan State University; Emily B Merewitz, Michigan State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

3:10 PM

85-9

Performance of Fine Fescues Under Two Forms of Traffic.
Hui Chen, Rutgers University; James A. Murphy, Rutgers University; Bradley S. Park, Rutgers University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

3:25 PM

85-10

The Physiological Response of Rough Bluegrass (Poa trivialis L.) to Red and Blue Light.
Dominic Petrella, University of Minnesota; David S. Gardner, The Ohio State University; Joshua Blakeslee, The Ohio State University; James Metzger, The Ohio State University; T. Karl Danneberger, The Ohio State University

3:40 PM

85-11

Sod Tensile Strength and Handling Quality of Entries in the 2013 NTEP Bermudagrass Trial at Stillwater, OK.
Lakshmy Gopinath, Oklahoma State University Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Dept.; Dennis L. Martin, Oklahoma State University; Justin Quetone Moss, Oklahoma State University; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

3:55 PM

85-12

Sod Tensile Strength: How Strong Is Your Bermuda?.
Chrissie Segars, Oklahoma State University; Justin Quetone Moss, Oklahoma State University; Dennis L. Martin, Oklahoma State University; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State University; Niels maness, Oklahoma State University

Audio File Recorded Presentation

4:10 PM

Concluding Remarks

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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