Zoysiagrass Symposium

Oral Session
ITRC Program
Friday, July 21, 2017: 8:00 AM-12:30 PM
Regency Ballroom Salon D-F

Moderator:
Jack D. Fry
8:00 AM
Ecological Implications of Zoysia Species, Distribution and Adaptation for Management and Use of Zoysiagrasses
Donald S. Loch, The University of Queensland; Masumi Ebina, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO; Joon Choi, Dankook University; Liebao Han, Institute of Turfgrass Science, Beijing Forestry University
8:30 AM
Occurrence, Distribution and Introduction of Zoysia spp. and their Management and Current Use in Australia
Peter E. McMaugh, Turfgrass Scientific Services; Donald S. Loch, The University of Queensland; Peter G. Harrison, Capircorn Technologies
9:00 AM
Zoysiagrass Use and Culture in Europe
Simone Magni, University of Pisa; Antonio Pompeiano, University of Pisa; Marco Volterrani, University of Pisa
9:30 AM
Coffee Break and View Posters
10:00 AM
Evaluation and Breeding of Zoysiagrass Using Japan’s Natural Genetic Resources
Masumi Ebina, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO; Makoto Kobayashi, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO; Hideaki Tonogi, Chiba University; Shin-ichi Tsuruta, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, JIRCAS; Hikaru Akamine, University of the Ryukyus; Shigemitsu Kasuga, Shinshu University
10:30 AM
Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) History, Utilization, and Improvement in the United States: A Review
Aaron J. Patton, Purdue University
11:00 AM
An Overview of Molecular Advances in Zoysiagrass
Ambika Chandra, Texas A&M University; Susana R. Milla-Lewis, North Carolina State University; Qingyi Yu, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
11:30 AM
Panel Discussion
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