Session: Discovery and Utilization of Genetic Variation

Genetics of Watermelon Domestication.
Jason M. Prothro, Univ. of Georgia; Yufang Guo, Univ. of Georgia; Katherine Sandlin, Univ. of Georgia; Adam Heesacker, Univ. of Georgia; Nelly Khalilian, Univ. of Georgia; Cecilia McGregor, Univ. of Georgia; Joseph King, Monsanto Company; David Caldwell, Monsanto Company; Carl Braun, Monsanto Company; Steven Knapp, Univ. of Georgia

Endophyte Survival During Seed Storage: Endophyte/Host Interactions and Heritability.
Nicholas Hill, Univ. of Georgia; P. Kevin Roach, Univ. of Georgia

Genetic Variation for Agronomic Traits in Novel Orchardgrass Germplasm.
Joseph Robins, USDA-ARS; Shaun Bushman, USDA-ARS; Kevin Jensen, USDA-ARS

Germination and Persistence of Rangeland Grasses On Heavy Metal Soils.
Kevin B. Jensen, Forage and Range Res. Lab.; Steve R. Larson, Forage and Range Res. Lab.; Stuart R. Jennings, Reclamation Res.; Dennis R. Neuman, Reclamation Res.; Jack Staub, Forage and Range Res. Lab.

Mapping Resistance to Multiple Leaf Spotting Diseases in Steele-ND/ND 735 Wheat Population.
Pawan Singh, CIMMYT; Mohamed Mergoum, North Dakota State Univ.; Tika B. Adhikari, North Dakota State Univ.

AFLP and SSR Analysis of Genetic Diversity Among Synthetic Wheat Accessions with Resistance to Several Fungal Diseases.
Modan Das, Seeds West Inc.; Guihua Bai, USDA-ARS, Kansas State Univ.; Abdul Mujeeb-Kazi, Natl. Inst. of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

N, P and K Uptake in Bread Wheat 'Pavon 76' and Its 1RS Translocation Lines.
J. Giles Waines, Univ. of California, Riverside; Bahman Ehdaie, Univ. of California, Riverside; Toan Khuong, Univ. of California, Riverside; Andrew P. Layne, Univ. of California, Riverside

Indirect Selection for Grain Yield Using Parameters Locally Determined in NW Mexico in Diverse Worldwide Nurseries in Spring Bread Wheat.
Mario Gutierrez, Oklahoma State Univ.; Matthew Reynolds, CIMMYT; William Raun, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marvin Stone, Oklahoma State Univ.; Arthur R. Klatt, Oklahoma State Univ.

Field Performance of Selected Hybrid Rice at Five Louisiana Locations.
Xueyan Sha, Louisiana State Univ.; S.D. Linscombe, Louisiana State Univ.; S.B. Blanche, Louisiana State Univ.; D.E. Groth, Louisiana State Univ.

Stability of Hybrid and Varietal Rice Cultivars for Grain Yield and Milling Quality.
Sterling Blanche, Louisiana State Univ., AgCenter

Straighthead Resistance Is Controlled by Two Dominant and Additive Genes in Rice.
Xiaobai Li, Rice Res. & Ext. Center; Hesham A. Agrama, Univ. of Arkansas; Fernando Correa, CIAT; Wengui Yan, Dale Bumpers Natl. Rice Res. Center; Dianxin Wu, ZheJiang Univ.

The Use of AMMI and GGE Biplot Methods for Evaluation of Tropical Maize Hybrids and Environmental Stratification.
RENZO G. VON PINHO, Federal Univ. of Lavras; ROGÉRIO L. OLIVEIRA, Federal Univ. of Lavras; MÁRCIO BALESTRE, Federal Univ. of Lavras; DENIS V. FERREIRA, Federal Univ. of Lavras

Partial Resistance to Maize Streak Virus in the MSR Pool 9 x CML312 Population.
Mark Jones, USDA-ARS; Margaret Redinbaugh, USDA-ARS; Ana Niklioc, Maize Res. Inst.; Kevin Pixley, CIMMYT; Jean-Marcel Ribaut, CIMMYT; Richard Pratt, Ohio State Univ., OARDC

Evaluation of Maize Inbred Lines for Resistance to Aspergillus and Fusarium Ear Rot and Mycotoxin Accumulation.
W. Brien Henry, USDA-ARS; W. Paul Williams, USDA-ARS; Gary Windham, USDA-ARS; Leigh Hawkins, USDA-ARS

Influence of Parentage On in-Vivo Induction Rate of Haploid-Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.).
Aida Zewdu Kebede, CIMMYT; Jose Luis Araus, CIMMYT; Marianne Banziger, CIMMYT; Albrecht E. Melchinger, Univ. of Hohenheim

Yield Performance of the F2 Generation as a Predictor of Transgressive Segregation in Biparental Soybean Populations.
Martin R. Friedrichs, North Carolina State Univ.; J.W. Burton, USDA-ARS; Thomas Carter, USDA-ARS, North Carolina State Univ.

Responses of Soybean Cultivars to Elevated CO2 and O3.
Randall Nelson, USDA-ARS; Elizabeth Ainsworth, USDA-ARS; Stephen P. Long, Dep. of Plant Biology and of Crop Sciences; Donald R. Ort, USDA-ARS

JTN-5109 Soybean Germplasm Resistant to Nematode Population Infecting Cv. Hartwig.
Prakash R. Arelli, USDA-ARS-MSA; Lawrence Young, USDA-ARS-MSA

Phenotypic and Molecular Evaluation of Soybean Germplasm Resistant to Frogeye Leaf Spot.
William Daniel Clark, Southern Illinois Univ.; Jolanta Slawinska, Southern Illinois Univ.; M. Humberto Reyes Valdes, Univ. Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro; Jason Bond, Southern Illinois Univ.; Stella K. Kantartzi, Southern Illinois Univ.

Genetic Diversity in Canadian Common Bean Varieties Released Since 1930.
Alireza Navabi, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; K. Peter Pauls, Univ. of Guelph; Parthiba Balasubramanian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

A Seed Fatty Acid Profiling Study of Wild Sunflower Species.
Scott A. Radi, Dow AgroSciences, LLC; James T. gerdes, Dow AgroSciences, LLC

Inheritance of Seed Coat Color of Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun).
Mukhlesur Rahman, North Dakota State Univ.; Muhammad Tahir, Univ. of Manitoba

Heritability Estimates for Drought Resistance Related Traits in Cultivated Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.).
Charles Chen, USDA-ARS; Diana Rowland, USDA-ARS; Wilson Faircloth, USDA-ARS; Russell Nuti, USDA-ARS; Marshall Lamb, USDA-ARS; Ernest Harvey, Auburn Univ.

Fiber Length Distribution in An F2 of Medium Staple / ELS Upland Cotton.
C. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M Univ.; Ben Beyer, Texas A&M Univ.; Steve Hague, Texas A&M Univ.; Gregory Berger, Texas A&M Univ.