Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

268 Plant Genetic Resources General Oral

Oral Session
C08 Plant Genetic Resources
This is a general oral session for the Plant Genetic Resources Division.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017: 1:30 PM-4:20 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 1

Organizer:
Laura Fredrick Marek
Moderator:
Clarice J. Coyne
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Leasyscan - a Novel Semi-Field Platform to Phenotype Traits Controlling Plant Water Budget.
Paul McMahon, Phenospex; Vincent Vadez, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); Jana Kholova, ICRISAT; Grégoire Hummel, Phenospex B.V.; Uladzimir Zhokhavets, Phenospex B.V.; S.K. Gupta, ICRISAT; Charles Hash, ICRISAT, Sahelian Center
2:05 PM
Evaluation of Winter Wheat Germplasm of Diverse Genetic Background for Heat Tolerance in Central Asia.
Ram C. Sharma, ICARDA - Intl Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; Diyor Juraev, Kashkadrya Branch of Research Institute of Grain and Leguminous Crops Breeding and Seed Production; Amir Amanov, Uzbek Research Institute of Plant Industry; Oybek Amanov, Kashkadrya Branch of Research Institute of Grain and Leguminous Crops Breeding and Seed Production; Shukhrat Amanov, ICARDA; Tadesse Walettaw, ICARDA; Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, ICARDA; Alexey Morgounov, CIMMYT; Mesut Keser, ICARDA; Michael Baum, ICARDA
2:35 PM
Association Mapping of SSR Markers to Sweet, Bitter and Roasted Peanut Sensory Attributes in Cultivated Peanut.
Tao Jiang, Auburn University; Lisa Dean, Market Quality and Handling Research Unit; Yueyi Tang, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciecnes; Phat Dang, USDA-ARS; Ming Li Wang, USDA, ARS; Guohao He, Tuskegee University; Marshall Lamb, ARS-USDA; C. Corley Holbrook, USDA-ARS; Peggy Ozias-Akins, University of Georgia; Charles Yiwu Chen, Auburn University
2:50 PM
Break
3:05 PM
Genetic Control and Eco-Geographic Adaption of Pod Dehiscence during Soybean Domestication.
Jiaoping Zhang, Iowa State University; Asheesh K. Singh, Iowa State University
3:20 PM
Morpho-Physiological and Yield Variability Assessment Among indica Rice Lines.
Naqeebullah Naqeebullah, Mississippi State University; Edilberto Redoña, Mississippi State University; K Raja Reddy, Mississippi State University
3:35 PM
Farmer-Driven Approach to Sorghum Improvement in Burkina Faso.
Soutonnoma Zara Nikiema, WACCI (West African Center for Crop Improvement); Morakinyo Abiodun Fakorede, Obafemi Awolowo University; Vernon Gracen, University of Ghana; S K Offei, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana; Bernard Pangirayi Tongoona, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI),
3:50 PM
Crop Wild Relatives of Sunflower As a Genetic Resource for Resistance to Sunflower Broomrape.
Gerald J. Seiler, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center
4:05 PM
Open-Pollinated and Hybrid Maize Varieties for the Rainforest Agroecology of Southwest Nigeria.
Adeyoola Omolara Ayanniyi, Obafemi Awolowo University; Morakinyo Abiodun Fakorede, Obafemi Awolowo University
4:20 PM
Adjourn