Tuesday, November 14, 2006: 9:00 AM
Indiana Conv. Center, Sagamore 2, Second Floor
169: Symposium--Turfgrass Improvement via Comparative Genomics of Cereals
Sponsor:	C05 Turfgrass Science
Presiding:	Michael Kenna, U.S. Golf Association
9:00 AM			Introductory Remarks
9:05 AM	169-1		Comparative Genome Analysis: Trends and Applications. Mark Sorrells, Dept. Plt. Breeding & Genetics
9:30 AM	169-2		Comparative Analysis of Disease Resistance in Turfgrass and Cereals. Geunhwa Jung, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Young-Ki Jo, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Reed Barker, USDA/ARS, Scott Warnke, USDA ARS
9:55 AM			Break
10:10 AM	169-3		Optimizing Turfgrass Quality Potential with the Aid of Molecular Tools. Reed E. Barker, USDA ARS, Scott Warnke, USDA ARS, Geunhwa Jung, Univ. of Wisconsin-Plant Pathology, Laurel D. Cooper, Oregon State University, Rebecca Brown, Unviersity of Rhode Island, Jim Dombrowski, USDA ARS
10:35 AM	169-4		A Framework Linkage Map of Bermudagrass: A Foundation for Leveraging the Genomes of Model Cereals in Turfgrass Improvement. A.H. Paterson, University of Georgia, Wayne Hanna, University of Georgia, C.M. Bethel, University of Georgia, E.B. Sciara, University of Georgia, J.E. Bowers, University of Georgia
11:00 AM	169-5		Practical Applications of DNA Markers for Turfgrass Improvement. Stacy Bonos, Rutgers University
11:25 AM			Discussion
11:35 AM			Adjourn

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