Session: General Seed Physiology, Production & Technology

A Temperature Programmable One Dimensional Thermogradient Table with LED Lighting for Germination and Seedling Research.
Gregory E. Welbaum, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

Seed Quality of Organic-Certified Corn Hybrids.
Allen Geyer, Ohio State Univ.; Peter Thomison, Ohio State Univ.; Deborah Stinner, Ohio State Univ.; Leslie Freehill, Iowa State Univ.; Joseph G. Lauer, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Lori Abendroth, Iowa State Univ.; Roger Elmore, Iowa State Univ.; Andy Evans, Ohio State Univ.

Chemical Inactivation of Tobacco Mosaic Virus in Tobacco Seed.
R.E.L. Loveday, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); C.A. Wilkinson, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); S.A. Tolin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); P.J. Shepherd, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

Comparison of the Bacterial Community Naturally Occurring On Spinach Seeds and the Plants Produced From Those Seeds.
Phyllis Carder, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Monica Ponder, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Gregory Welbaum, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

Identification of Elemental Physiological Processes Controlling Genetic Variation in Soybean Seed Composition.
Jose Rotundo, Iowa State Univ.; Silvia Cianzio, Iowa State Univ.; Mark Westgate, Iowa State Univ.

Electrical Conductivity Test for Maize Seeds Stored at Low Temperature.
Roberval D. Vieira, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP; Mariana S. Rosa, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP; Claudia D. Silva, São Paulo State Univ., UNESP

Kentucky Bluegrass Germplasm Evaluation for Non-Burn Seed Production.
William J. Johnston, Washington State Univ.; Richard C. Johnson, Washington State Univ.; Kathleen L. Dodson, Washington State Univ.; Charles T. Golob, Washington State Univ.

Genomic Mapping for Drought Tolerance in Sorghum.
Sivakumar Sukumaran, Kansas State Univ.; Yuye Wu, Kansas State Univ.; Raymond Mutava, Kansas State Univ.; P.V. Vara Prasad, Kansas State Univ.; Guihua Bai, USDA-ARS, Kansas State Univ.; Mitchell R. Tuinstra, Purdue Univ.; Tesfaye Tesso, Kansas State Univ.; Jianming Yu, Kansas State Univ.

Variation of Grain Thickness and Its Anthocyanin Content and RVA Properties of Colored Rice as Affected by Transplanting Date.
Chong -Tae Chung, Chungnam Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Sun-Gye Lee, Chungnam Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Jae-Chul Lee, Chungnam Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Hyun-Gu Choi, Chungnam Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Kyeong-Hak Kwon, Chungnam Agricultural Res. & Ext. Services; Hee-Bong Lee, Chungnam National Univ.

Acquisition of Seed Desiccation Tolerance and Vigor in Wheat (Triticum durum) During Maturation as Influenced by Drying Methods.
Nezar Samarah, JORDAN, Univ. Sci. & Tech.; M. Al-Mahasneh, Jerash Private Univ.; H Ghosheh, JORDAN, Univ. Sci. & Tech.; A Alqudah, JORDAN, Univ. Sci. & Tech.; M Turk, JORDAN, Univ. Sci. & Tech.

Potential Link Between Contents of Fatty Acids and Soybean Seed Germination Rate Under Early Production System.
Lingxiao Zhang, Mississippi State Delta Res. Center; Nacer Bellaloui, USDA-ARS