Genetic Resources and Responding to New Challenges/Div. C08 Bus. Mtg.: II

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 9:55 AM-12:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 402, Fourth Floor
Presiding:
Yanqi Wu
Organizer:
Ann Marie Thro
10:15 AM
Characterization of Novel Low Phytate and Low Stachyose Germplasm for Soybean Breeding.
Laura Maupin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Luciana Rosso, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Katy Martin Rainey, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
10:30 AM
Variations in Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition in the US Castor Bean Germplasm.
Ming Li Wang, USDA-ARS; J. Bradley Morris, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit; Paul Raymer, Univ. of Georgia; Jerry W. Davis, Univ. of Georgia; Cindy Lowery, Texas Tech Univ.; Gary Pederson, Dep. of Agriculture
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Accessing Drought Tolerance Capacity in Stylosanthes Guianensis Germplasm.
Marcelo A. Carvalho, Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation; Claudio T. Karia, Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation; Allan Kardec Braga Ramos, Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation; Francisco Duarte Fernandes, Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation; Roberto Guimarães Jr., Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation; Maria Lídia S. Paterniani, UNESP
11:15 AM
Exploiting Agrobiodiversity to Meet New Challenges to Agricultural Production in 21st Century.
Hari D. Upadhyaya, Intl. Crops Res. Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); SL Dwivedi, Intl. Crops Res. Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); S. Gopalakrishnan, Intl. Crops Res. Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); C. L. L. Gowda, Intl. Crops Res. Inst. for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
11:30 AM
Sorghum TILLING Population- A Community Resource for Sorghum Improvement.
Zhanguo Xin, USDA-ARS; Ming Li Wang, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit; Gloria Burow, USDA-ARS; John Burke, USDA-ARS
12:15 PM