196 Turfgrass Breeding, Genetics, and Molecular Techniques (student competition)

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science

Approved for 2.0 CM CEUs

Tuesday, November 8, 2016: 7:55 AM-10:00 AM
Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 225 B

Organizer:
Zachary J. Reicher
Moderator:
B. Shaun Bushman
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:00 AM
Performance of Fine Fescues Under Wear Stress in Different Seasons.
Hui Chen, Rutgers University; Bradley S. Park, Rutgers University; James A. Murphy, Rutgers University
8:15 AM
Preliminary Results Concerning the Development of Native Warm-Season Turfgrass Mixes for Sod Production in the South Central Great Plains.
James R. Underwood, Oklahoma State University; Dennis L. Martin, Oklahoma State University; Justin Quetone Moss, Oklahoma State University; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State University
8:30 AM
Field and Laboratory Evaluation of African Bermudagrass Germplasm for Freezing Tolerance.
Jeffrey C Dunne, North Carolina State University; Tan D. Tuong, U.S. Department of Agriculture; David P. Livingston, U.S. Department of Agriculture; David P. Livingston, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University
8:45 AM
Heritability Estimates for Fine Fescue Species (Festuca spp.) in Response to Wear.
Austin Lee Grimshaw, Rutgers University; Stacy A. Bonos, Rutgers University; William A. Meyer, Rutgers University; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis of Freezing Tolerance in Zoysiagrass.
Helen McCamy Pruitt, North Carolina State University; Jeffrey C Dunne, North Carolina State University; Xingwang Yu, North Carolina State University; Brian M. Schwartz, University of Georgia - Tifton; Aaron J. Patton, Purdue University; Consuelo Arellano, North Carolina State University; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University
9:30 AM
Should the Thatch be the Target of Microbial Studies in Turfgrass?.
Elisha Allan-Perkins, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Daniel K. Manter, USDA-ARS; Geunhwa Jung, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
9:45 AM
Characterization of an Epichloƫ Festucae Antifungal Protein.
Zipeng Tian, Rutgers University; Ruying Wang, Rutgers University; Bruce B. Clarke, Rutgers University; Faith C. Belanger, Rutgers University