554 Agro-Ecophysiology (includes Div. C02/C04 Graduate Student Competition)

Oral Session
C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:55 AM-11:45 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370B

Presiding:
Diane Rowland
8:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:00 AM
Effects of Plant Growth Regulator on Castor Development and Seed Yield Production on the Texas High Plains.
Joe Oswalt, Texas Tech University; Dick Auld, Texas Tech University; Tom Thompson, Texas Tech University; Craig Bednarz, Texas Tech University
9:15 AM
Effect of Gibberellic Acid and Salinity on Growth and Endogenous Growth Hormones of Soybean Cultivar Hwangkeum.
Muhammad Hamayun, Division of Plant Bioscience; Dong-Sheng Tang, Division of Plant Bioscience; Sang-Mo Kang, Division of Plant Bioscience; Young-Moon Ko, Division of Plant Bioscience; Kwang-Il Choi, Division of Plant Bioscience; Sun-A Lee, Division of Plant Bioscience; Eun-Young Sohn, Division of Plant Bioscience; In-Jung Lee, Division of Plant Bioscience
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Effects of High Nighttime Temperature and Preventive Exogenous Effectors on Rice Physiology and Grain Characteristics.
Abdul Mohammed, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Lee Tarpley, Texas AgriLife Res. & Ext. Center
10:15 AM
High Night Temperatures Effects on Cotton Respiration, ATP Levels and Carbohydrates.
Dimitra Loka, University of Arkansas; Derrick Oosterhuis, Univ. of Arkansas
10:30 AM
Comparative Responses of Early-maturing and Late-maturing Soybean Culitvars to an Irrigation Gradient.
Xiaoyan Hu, University of Arknasas; Larry Purcell, Univ. of Arkansas
10:45 AM
1-Methylcyclopropene Effects on the Physiology and Yield of Cotton.
Eduardo Kawakami, Univ. of Arkansas; Derrick Oosterhuis, University of Arkansas
11:00 AM
Judging
11:30 AM
Adjourn