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638 Symposium --Drought Resistance and Water-Use Efficiency: Experiments and Models

Oral Session
C02 Crop Physiology and Metabolism
The symposium will highlight experiments conducted to gain a better understanding of plant drought resistance and/or water-use efficiency at the physiological level. It will also deal with crop growth models, their potential weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:40 AM-11:45 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 372F

Presiding:
Bjorn Martin
8:40 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:45 AM
638-1
Physiological Traits in Temperate Cereals to Breed New Cultivars in Water–Scarce Environments.
Richard Richards, CSIRO Plant Industry; Greg Rebetzke, CSIRO Plant Industry; Tony Condon, CSIRO Plant Industry; John Passioura, CSIRO Plant Industry
9:15 AM
638-2
Water Use Efficiency in Soybean – Variation, Physiological Basis, and Surrogate Traits.
Hugh Earl, University of Guelph; Alison Walden, University of Guelph
9:45 AM
638-3
Challenges of Phenotyping.
Matthew Reynolds, CIMMYT
10:15 AM
Break
10:30 AM
638-4
Root Growth Under Water Deficits: Physiological Complexity and Genetic Diversity.
Robert Sharp, University of Missouri
11:00 AM
638-5
Assessing Impact of Trait Modification Using Crop Models.
Thomas Sinclair, Univ. of Florida
11:30 AM
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM
Adjourn
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