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648 Graduate Student Oral Competition: Breeding and Genetics

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 12:55 PM-3:20 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 382AB

Presiding:
Brandon Horvath
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
648-1
Diversity of USDA Accessions of Koeleria macrantha for Use in a Turfgrass Breeding Program.
Matthew Clark, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
1:15 PM
648-2
Bermudagrass Cultivars Differ in Their Traffic Tolerance.
Jon Trappe, University of Arkansas; Aaron Patton, University of Arkansas; Michael Richardson, University of Arkansas; Freddie Waltz, Univ. of Georgia
1:30 PM
648-3
Combining Ability of Brown Patch Resistance in Tall Fescue.
Jonathan Bokmeyer, Rutgers University; Stacy Bonos, Rutgers University; William Meyer, Rutgers University
1:45 PM
648-4
Gene Expression and Physiological Responses of Drought Stressed Creeping Bentgrass Transgenic for an ipt Gene Controlling Cytokinin Synthesis.
Emily Merewitz, Rutgers State Univ.; Bingru Huang, Rutgers Univ.
2:00 PM
Discussion
2:05 PM
Break
2:15 PM
648-5
Greenhouse Screening of Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars for Salinity Tolerance.
Matthew Koch, Rutgers State Univ.; Stacy Bonos, Rutgers State University
2:30 PM
648-6
Identification of Resistance in Festuca arundinacea Schreb Lines to Both Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn and Rhizoctonia zeae Voorhees Using Digital Image Analysis.
Virginia Sykes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brandon Horvath, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Warnke, USDA-ARS
2:45 PM
648-7
Identification, Characterization, and Utility of MITEs in Agrostis.
Keenan Amundsen, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture; David Rotter, Rutgers State University; Huaijun Li, Rutgers State University; Joachim Messing, Rutgers State University; Faith Belanger, Rutgers State University; Scott Warnke, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture
3:00 PM
648-8
Wear Tolerance of Bermudagrass Varieties with Mowing Events and Overseeding for Athletic Fields in the Transition Zone.
Adam Thoms, Univ. of Tennessee; John Sorochan, University of Tennessee; Thomas Samples, University of Tennessee; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn University; Dean Kopsell, University of Tennessee
3:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
3:20 PM
Adjourn
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