560 Seed Production, Germination and Utilization/Div. C04 Business Meeting

Oral Session
C04 Seed Physiology, Production & Technology
This session will have presentations of research related to seed production, germination and stand establishment for a variety of species.
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:15 AM-12:15 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 370D

Presiding:
Janet Spears
8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:20 AM
Exploiting the USDA Castor Bean and Peanut Germplasm Collection as a Potential Energy Crop for Biodiesel Production.
Ming Li Wang, USDA-ARS; J. Bradley Morris, USDA-ARS; Roy Pittman, USDA-ARS; Manjeet Chinnan, University of Georgia; Gary Pederson, USDA-ARS
8:35 AM
Alternative Procedures for Evaluation of Soybean Seed Vigor.
Julio Marcos-Filho, University of São Paulo/ESALQ; Ana Lucia P. Kikuti, University of São Paulo/ESALQ; Liana B. Lima, University of São Paulo/ESALQ
8:50 AM
Seed Size, Coat Thickness and Water Uptake Relationships of Chickpea.
Rosalind Bueckert; Thomas Warkentin, University of Saskatchewan
9:05 AM
Break
9:20 AM
Physical Capsule and Seed Characteristics Impact Nutrient Densities in Cuphea Seed.
Abdullah Jaradat, USDA-ARS; Jana Rinke, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
9:35 AM
Impact of Temperature on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Seed Germination.
Timothy Grey, University of Georgia; John Beasley Jr., Univ. of Georgia; Aaron M. Wise, University of Georgia; Theodore Webster, USDA/ARS
9:50 AM
Hooded and Shortspike Windmillgrass Ecotypes Seed Yield as a Response to Increasing Nitrogen Fertilization in Texas.
Jorge Lopez Garcia, Texas A&M Univ. - Kingsville; William Ocumpaugh, Texas A&M Univ.; J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos Sr., Texas A&M at Kingsville; John Lloyd-Reilley, USDA-NRCS
10:05 AM
Discussion
10:20 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Div. C04 Business Meeting
12:00 PM
Adjourn