295 Symposium--Markers and Strategies for Biofortification Breeding

Oral Session
C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial & Nutritionally Enhanced Plants
This symposium will discuss strategies to generate biomedical, health-beneficial and nutritionally enhanced crops, and discovery of genetic markers for biofortification breeding.
Cosponsor(s):

C09 Biomedical, Health-Beneficial, and Nutritionally Enhanced Plants (Provisional)

Tuesday, November 4, 2014: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Seaview C

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Organizer:
Brian M. Waters
Presider:
Brian M. Waters
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:45 AM
Exploring Wheat Grain Nutrient Content, Nutrient Remobilisation and Senescence Using the NAM-B1 Transcription Factor.
Philippa Borrill, John Innes Centre; Martin Trick, John Innes Centre; Alison M Smith, John Innes Centre; Cristobal Uauy, John Innes Centre
9:05 AM
Genome Wide Association Mapping of Grain Cadmium in Hard Winter Wheat.
Mary Guttieri, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Katherine Frels, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Peter Baenziger, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brian M. Waters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
9:25 AM
Transgenesis-Guided Folate Biofortification.
Ghulam Hasnain, University of Florida; James W. Olmstead, University of Florida; Andrew D. Hanson, University of Florida
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Sorghum: The Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Climate Resilient Cereal for the 21st Century.
Stephen Kresovich, Clemson University; Davina Rhodes, University of South Carolina; Nadia Shakoor, University of South Carolina; Richard E. Boyles, Clemson University
10:20 AM
A Novel Functional Genomics Platform for Dissecting Maize Kernel Maturation and Protein Quality.
David Holding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lingling Yuan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Chi Zhang, University of Nebraska
10:40 AM
Health-Promoting Phytochemicals in Rice: Genotype Screening for Biofortification Breeding.
Ming-Hsuan Chen, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Christine J Bergman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Robert G. Fjellstrom, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Anna M. Mcclung, USDA-ARS
11:00 AM
Rice Genotype Variation in Leaf-Grain Element Concentration Associations.
Lee Tarpley, Texas Agrilife Research-Beaumont; Ratnaprabha Chittoori, Texas A&M University; Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College; David E Salt, University of Aberdeen
11:15 AM
Identification of Major Genes Affecting Nutritional Element Concentrations in Rice Grains.
Shannon R. M. Pinson, USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center; Lee Tarpley, Texas Agrilife Research-Beaumont; Debra Jo Heuschele, USDA-ARS; Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College; David E Salt, University of Aberdeen
11:30 AM
Adjourn