220 Crop Breeding and Genetics: Maize and Perennial Grasses

Oral Session
C01 Crop Breeding & Genetics General crop breeding and genetics.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:50 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 206B

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Organizer:
Mark Brick
Presider:
Jerry Johnson
1:05 PM
Combining Ability Analysis On Seven Maize Physiological Traits At 6th Leaf Seedlings.
Xingming Fan, Yunnan Agriculture Academy of Science; Li Liu, Yunnan Agriculture Academy of Science; Jing Tan, Yunnan Agriculture Academy of Science; Yudong Zhang, Yunnan Agriculture Academy of Science; QingSheng Cai, Nanjing Agriculture University
1:20 PM
Jasmonic Acid Is Essential for Maize Plant to Cope with Soil-Borne Pathogens and Insects In the Nature.
Yuanxin Yan, Texas A&M University; Shawn Chrichensen, Texas A&M University; Tom Isakeit, Texas A&M University; Jürgen Engelberth, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Robert Meeley, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Michael V. Kolomiets, Texas A&M University
1:35 PM
Estimation and Prediction of Hybrid Maize Performance In Mega-Environments.
Ani A. Elias, Purdue University; Kelly R. Robbins, Dow AgroSciences; Dev Niyogi, Purdue University; James Camberato, Purdue University; RW Doerge, Purdue University; Mitchell R. Tuinstra, Purdue University
1:50 PM
2:05 PM
Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Biomass and Moisture Contents In Testcrossed Double-Haploids of Maize.
Kendra Meade, Iowa State University; Mark Cooper, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. A DuPont Business; William Beavis, Iowa State University
2:20 PM
Designer Sorghum: Combining the High Digestible and Waxy Traits for Improving the Endosperm of Sorghum.
Babitha Jampala, Texas A&M University; Dirk Hays, Texas A&M University; William Rooney, Texas A&M University
2:35 PM
Breeding Sorghum for Resistance to Grass Targeting Herbicides.
Tesfaye Tesso, Kansas State University; Mitchell Tuinstra, Purdue University; Kassim Al-Khatib, University of California-Davis; Kellan Kershner, Ag Allumni Seed
2:50 PM
3:05 PM
Variation In Biomass Composition Components In Sorghums Grouped by End-Use.
Thomas Stefaniak, Texas A&M University; Ed Wolfrum, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jeffery Dahlberg, University of California; Brent Bean, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Service; Nilesh Dighe, Monsanto Texas Cotton Breeding and Technology Center; William Rooney, Texas A&M University
3:20 PM
An Ideotype for Selection Among F1 Half-Sibs of Switchgrass.
Fred Allen, University of Tennessee; Virginia Sykes, University of Tennessee; Richard Johnson, University of Tennessee; Janice Zale, University of Tennessee
3:35 PM
Lessons Learned In Six Generations of Divergent Breeding for IVDMD In Switchgrass.
Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS; Robert Mitchell, USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Gautam Sarath, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
3:50 PM
Switchgrass Selfing Confirmed by SSR Markers.
James Todd, Oklahoma State University; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State University; Carla Goad, Oklahoma State University
4:05 PM
Genetics and Genomics of Switchgrass and Its Relatives.
David Lowry, University of Texas at Austin; Thomas Juenger, University of Texas at Austin
4:20 PM
Ploidy Variation and Reproductive Pathways In Upland Switchgrass.
Denise Costich, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University; Patrick Redmond, Cornell University; Fei Lu, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University; Michael Casler, USDA-ARS; Jerome H. Cherney, Cornell University; Edward S. Buckler, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University
4:35 PM
Characterization of the Genetic Diversity of Perennial Grasses Using Genotyping by Sequencing.
Fei Lu, Cornell University; Alexander E. Lipka, USDA-ARS; Robert Elshire, Cornell University; J.C. Glaubitz, Cornell University; Jerome H. Cherney, Cornell University; Michael Casler, USDA-ARS; Edward S. Buckler, USDA-ARS; Denise Costich, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University
4:50 PM