440 Crop Breeding & Genetics Oral II

Oral Session
C01 Crop Breeding and Genetics
This session will provide oral presentation opportunities in the general area of Crop Breeding and Genetics.

Approved for 2.0 CM CEUs

Wednesday, November 9, 2016: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Phoenix Convention Center North, Room 124 B

Organizer:
Todd Campbell
Moderators:
Todd Campbell and Georgia C. Eizenga
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Mapping Genetic Determinants of Protein and Amino Acid Composition in Bi-Parental G. Max x G. Soja Populations.
Edward Large, University of Missouri; Eduardo Beche, University of Missouri; Thang La, University of Missouri; Earl Taliercio, USDA-ARS; Randall Nelson, USDA-ARS/University of Illinois; Thomas E. Carter Jr., USDA-ARS; Xiaofan Niu, University of Missouri; Qijian Song, USDA-ARS; Grover Shannon, University of Missouri; Andrew Scaboo, University of Missouri
1:50 PM
2:05 PM
Exploring the Power of Rice (O. sativa x O. rufipogon) Chromosome Segment Substitution Line Libraries.
Georgia C. Eizenga, USDA-ARS; Namrata Singh, Cornell University; Ehsan Shakiba, University of Arkansas; M. Liakat Ali, University of Nebraska; HyunJung Kim, Cornell University; Genevieve DeClerck, Cornell University; Mark H. Wright, Cornell University; Sang-Nag Ahn, Chungnam National University; Susan R. McCouch, Cornell University
2:20 PM
Implementation of Genomic and Marker-Assisted Selection for Improving Winter Wheat: Insights from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Breeding Program.
Vikas Belamkar, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Mary Guttieri, USDA-ARS; Ibrahim El-basyoni, Damanhour University; Waseem Hussain, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Juan Diego Hernandez Jarquin, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Nicholas Garst, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; MengYuan Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Amanda Easterly, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jesse Poland, Kansas State University; Aaron J Lorenz, University of Minnesota; Peter Stephen Baenziger, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:35 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Genome-Wide Association Study for Yield and Agronomic Traits in Soft Winter Wheat.
Dennis Nicuh Lozada, University of Arkansas; Richard Esten Mason, University of Arkansas; Maria Arguello Blanco, University of Arkansas; Andrea Acuna, University of Arkansas; Gina Brown-Guedira, USDA-ARS, North Carolina State University
3:00 PM
Towards Effective Use of Gossypium A2 and D1 Genomes for Improvement of Upland Cotton.
Ammani Naidu Kyanam, Texas A&M University Agronomy Society; Amanda M. Hulse-Kemp, Texas A&M University; Silvano Ocheya, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Trevis D. Huggins, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Robert N. Vaughn, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Luis De Santiago, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Mitchell Schumann, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Dwaine A. Raska, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; Fei Wang, Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University; David M. Stelly, Texas A&M University
3:15 PM
Application of Emerging Technologies for Precision Breeding in Maize.
Honor Lafitte, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.; Scott Betts, DuPont Pioneer; A Mark Cigan, DuPont Pioneer; Huirong Gao, DuPont Pioneer; Jeffrey Habben, DuPont Pioneer; Salim Hakimi, DuPont Pioneer; Bob Meeley, DuPont Pioneer; Hua Mo, DuPont Pioneer; Jinrui Shi, DuPont Pioneer; Ben Weers, DuPont Pioneer
3:30 PM
Adjourn