Cropping Systems Session: Student Competition - Oral Presentations (Western Society of Crop Science (July 8-9, 2014))

8:00 AM

8:05 AM

8:30 AM

Molecular and Milling Characteristics of Novel Puroindoline Alleles in T. aestivum.
Jakob Kammeraad, Montana State University; Michael J. Giroux, Montana State University; John M. Martin, Montana State University; Susana Cuesta, University of Cordoba; Andy Hogg, Montana State University

8:50 AM

Genetic Characterization and Expression Analysis of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Line 07OR1074 Exhibiting Very Low Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO) Activity.
Steven Hystad, Montana State University; John M. Martin, Montana State University; Petrea Hofer, Montana State University; Robert A. Graybosch, USDA-ARS and University of Nebraska; Michael J. Giroux, Montana State University

9:10 AM

Increasing Rice Yield Via Leaf Starch Specific Transcription Factors.
Hannah Estabrooks, Montana State University; Alanna Schlosser, Montana State University; Michael J. Giroux, Montana State University; Brian Beecher, USDA-GIPSA Technology and Science Division

9:30 AM

Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Arabinoxylan Content in the Soft Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cross ‘Louise' x 'alpowa'.
Kendra L. Jernigan, Washington State University; Craig F. Morris, USDA-ARS; Kimberly A. Garland-Campbell, USDA-ARS; Arron H. Carter, Washington State University

9:50 AM

Potential of Forage Kochia and Other Plant Material to Reclaim Gardner Saltbush Ecosystems That Have Been Invaded By Halogeton.
Rob Smith, Utah State University

10:10 AM

Impact of Environmental and Biological Stressors on the Demography of Multiple Herbicide Resistant Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.).
Erin Burns, Montana State University; Fabian Menalled, Montana State University; William Dyer, Montana State University; Erik Lehnhoff, Montana State University; Barbara Keith, Montana State University

10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Evolution of Multiple Herbicide-Resistant Kochia: A Threat to Montana Wheat-Fallow Cropping System.
Vipan Kumar, Montana State University; Prashant Jha, Montana State University; Philip Westra, Colorado State University; Eric Westra, Colorado State University; Darci Giacomini, Colorado State University; Christopher Vanhorn, Colorado State University; Aruna Varanasi, Montana State University

11:10 AM

Rice Allelopathy on Weed Control and Underlying Molecular Mechanism.
Changxun Fang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Wenxiong Lin, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

11:30 AM

Evaluating the Role of Plant Soil Feedbacks on Crop-Weed Competition Between Organic and Conventional Dryland Farms in the Northern Great Plains.
Stephen Johnson, Montana State University; Fabian Menalled, Montana State University; Zach Miller, Montana State University; Perry R. Miller, Montana State University

11:50 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Establishment, Yield, and Forage Quality of Selected Rangeland Grasses, Legumes, and Forbs.
Craig Rigby, Utah State University

1:20 PM

Breeding for Root Lesion Nematode Resistance in Montana Winter Wheat.
David May, Montana State University; Philip L. Bruckner, Montana State University; James E. Berg, Montana State University; Alan Dyer, Montana State University; Deven R. See, Washington State University

1:40 PM

Using the Aquacrop Model to Assess the Long-Term Performance of Replacing Summer Fallow in Montana's Wheat-Based Systems.
Michael Bestwick, Montana State University

2:00 PM

Evaluation of Precision Sensors and Nitrogen Algorithms in Wheat.
Olga Walsh, Montana State University; Arjun Pandey, Montana State University; Robin Christiaens, Montana State University

2:20 PM

Microbial Immobilization of 15N Labelled Ammonium and Nitrate in an Agricultural Soil from Central Montana.
Carlos Matias Romero Sr., Montana State University; Richard E. Engel, Montana State University; Chengci Chen, Montana State University

2:40 PM

Impacts of Management System on Carabid Beetle Community in Northern Great Plain Dry Land Agroecosystems.
Subodh Adhikari, Montana State University; Fabian Menalled, Montana State University; Laura Burkle, Montana State University; David Weaver, Montana State University; Kevin O'Neill, Montana State University

3:00 PM

Afternoon Break

3:20 PM

Division Business Meeting

4:20 PM

Adjourn

Student Competition - Oral Presentations

Oral Session