Physiology of Crop Stress Tolerance

Monday, November 2, 2009: 12:55 PM-3:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 306, Third Floor
Presiding:
James Heitholt
1:00 PM
Identification and QTL Mapping of Aluminum Tolerance in Tetraploid Alfalfa.
Dong-Man Khu, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Rafael Reyno, Univ. of Georgia; E. Charles Brummer, Univ. of Georgia; Joe H. Bouton, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Maria J. Monteros, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Protein Synthesis and Thermal Stability Associated with Root Thermotolerance in Agrostis Species.
Bingru Huang, Rutgers State Univ.; Chenping Xu, Rutgers State Univ.; Shimon Rachmilevitch, Rutgers State Univ.
1:45 PM
Root Cortical Aerenchyma Improves the Drought Tolerance of Maize.
Jinming Zhu, Pennsylvania State Univ.; Kathleen Brown, Pennsylvania State Univ.; Jonathan Lynch, Pennsylvania State Univ.
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Progress in Oilfield Water Research in Oman.
Humphrey Esechie, Sultan Qaboos Univ.; Ali Al-Bemani, Sultan Qaboos Univ.; Mushtaque Ahmed, Sultan Qaboos Univ.; Akihiko Hirayama, Shimizu Corporation.
2:30 PM
Drought Tolerance Evaluation in Maize Germplasms: A Field Study.
Junping Chen, USDA-ARS; James Mahan, USDA-ARS; Paxton Payton, USDA-ARS; Wenwei Xu, Texas A&M Univ., Rangeland Ecology & Management; John Burke, USDA-ARS; Zhanguo Xin, USDA-ARS
2:45 PM
Effect of Progressive Drought On Yield, Root Carbohydrates and Amino Acids Composition of Different Alfalfa Accessions.
Janakiraman Maruthavanan, New Mexico State Univ.; Nina Klypina, New Mexico State Univ.; Ian Ray, New Mexico State Univ.; Tracy Sterling, New Mexico State Univ.
3:00 PM
A Three Dimensional View of Damage in Oat Crown Tissue Recovering From Freezing.
David Livingston, USDA-ARS and North Carolina State Univ.; Tan Tuong, USDA-ARS; Cynthia Henson, USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Res. Unit; Stanley Duke, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Shyamalrau Tallury, North Carolina State Univ.; J. Paul Murphy, North Carolina State Univ.; Candace Haigler, North Carolina State Univ.
3:15 PM