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573 Symposium--Non-Traditional Uses for Plant Genetic Resources
(C08 Plant Genetic Resources)

Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:25 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371E
Presiding:
Gary A. Pederson
8:25 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:30 AM
573-1
Plant Genetic Resources: Not Just for Plant Breeding Anymore.
Gary A. Pederson, USDA-ARS
8:50 AM
573-2
Ancient Agriculture and Genetic Diversity.
Alexia Smith, Univ. of Connecticut
9:10 AM
573-3
Archaeobotany and the Development of an Eastern North American Starch Grain Reference Collection.
Timothy Messner, Temple University
9:30 AM
573-4
Arachis Genetic Resources for Peanut Improvement.
Shyamalrau Tallury, North Carolina State University
9:50 AM
Break
10:10 AM
573-5
Plant Genetic Resources Can Improve Our Understanding and Utilization of Endophytes.
Andrew A. Hopkins, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Carolyn Young, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
10:30 AM
573-6
DNA Barcoding the Major Medicinal Plants of the World.
W. John Kress, Smithsonian Institution; David L. Erickson, Smithsonian Institution
10:50 AM
573-7
Using Plant Genetic Resources to Understand the Developmental Genetic Basis of Grass Morphological Diversity.
Simon Malcomber, California State University-Long Beach; Ashley Christensen, California State University-Long Beach; Daniel Woods, California State University-Long Beach
11:10 AM
573-8
Genetics of Apomictic Embryo Sac Formation and other Morphometric Variables of Ovule Development in Sorghum.
John G. Carman, Utah State University
11:30 AM
573-9
Sericea Lespedeza use in Animal, Plant and Environment Health Issues.
Jorge Mosjidis, Auburn University
11:50 AM
Adjourn
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