242 Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics, Stress Tolerance

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Contributed papers in the broad categories of turfgrass breeding and genetics, and stress tolerance.
Cosponsor(s):

C05 Turfgrass Science

Tuesday, November 17, 2015: 12:55 PM-4:15 PM
Hilton Minneapolis, Marquette Ballroom IV-V

Organizer:
Kelly L. Kopp
Moderator:
Shui-Zhang Fei
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
Freeze Tests in St. Augustinegrass: Evaluation of Acclimation Effects.
Jennifer Ann Kimball, North Carolina State University; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University; Tan D. Tuong, U.S. Department of Agriculture; David P. Livingston, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Consuelo Arellano, North Carolina State University
1:15 PM
Freezing Tolerance of Creeping Bentgrass Cultivars.
Matthew Cavanaugh, University of Minnesota; Samuel Bauer, University of Minnesota; Garett Heineck, University of Minnesota; Andrew Hollman, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota; Brian Horgan, University of Minnesota
1:30 PM
Genetic Mechanisms of Winter Survival in Perennial Ryegrass.
Xiaoqing Yu, Iowa State University; Paula M Pijut, USDA-Forest Service,; Torben Asp, Aarhus University; Stephen Byrne, Aarhus University; Guihua Bai, USDA-ARS; Yiwei Jiang, Purdue University
1:45 PM
Genetic Variations in Drought Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass.
Qi Zhang, North Dakota State University
2:15 PM
Down-Regulation of the Brassinosteroid Receptor Gene, BRI1 in Creeping Bentgrass Results in a Dwarf Phenotype and Increased Drought Tolerance.
Shui-Zhang Fei, Iowa State University; Jingjie Hao, Iowa State University; Yanhai Yin, Iowa State University
2:30 PM
Break
2:40 PM
Understanding Seed Dormancy Breaking in Buchloe Dactyloides.
Katherine Kreuser, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Keenan Amundsen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; William Collin Kreuser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Gautam Sarath, USDA-ARS
2:55 PM
Evaluation of Tenacity Selected Fine Fescues to Eleven Rates of Tenacity from 0-8966 Grams a.I. ha-1.
Trent Matthew Tate, Rutgers University; William A. Meyer, Rutgers University; Stacy A Bonos, Rutgers University; Patrick E. McCullough, University of Georgia - Griffin; Carrie Mansue, Rutgers University
3:25 PM
Aerial and Ground Based Imagery Techniques for Evaluation of NTEP Variety Trials.
James D. McCurdy, Mississippi State University; Lee Hathcock, Mississippi State University; Sean Meacham, Mississippi State University; Barry R. Stewart, Mississippi State University; Herbert W. Philley, Mississippi State University; Christian M. Baldwin, Mississippi State University; Robert J. Moorhead II, Mississippi State University; Dana Sullivan, Turf Scout
3:40 PM
Insights from Low-Throughput Genomic DNA Sequencing.
Keenan Amundsen, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Scott E. Warnke, USDA-ARS
3:55 PM
Survivorship of Curly Mesquite Clones on a Severe Shrinking Clay Based Soil.
David M. Kopec, University of Arizona; Steven Smith, Univ. Az.; Kent Eskridge, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heather Dial, USDA -NRCS- Tucson Plant Materials Center; Blase Evancho, USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center; Mohammed Pessarakli, Univ. Arizona
4:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
4:15 PM
Adjourn